The Happy Thread V - Page 17

tolkienfan · 02-08-2011, 04:41 PM

Thanks Mari! And that billboard is hilarious

***Tessar*** · 02-08-2011, 10:21 PM

Today I got a raise.

A BIG ONE. O_o

I think I was making about 8.50 an hour (maybe more?) and now all of the sudden I'm making $12 retroactive as of January 1st. For a 10 hour a week desk-monkey/gofer' job that's beyond pretty freakin' excellent.

I need to find out who I have to thank for that and go attack them with love and gratitude. Seriously. I may be dying just a little bit trying to do the music, plus classes, plus working the two jobs, BUT... $12 an hour makes it a little more worthwhile.

katya · 02-08-2011, 11:11 PM

Yay for raises! Me, I had an interview with a staffing company today, hopefully I get hooked up with something very soon. She seemed encouraging. I'll be real sad if I can't see my school kids anymore though.

Nerdanel · 02-11-2011, 01:17 PM

after 30 years of rule, the dictator mubarak resigned in a 30 second statement (by ex-vice presiden suleiman).. the second arab dictator (supported by the west) to fall within one month. people-power indeed.

"Ben Ali said 2014, Tunisians said Jan. 14, Mubarak said 2011, Egyptians said Feb. 11. Long live Tunisia, Long live Egypt"

been following the revolution from the beginning, and i know it's not over yet.. but we're sure going to party like it's 2011!

mabrouk, Misr, mabrouk..

***Valandil*** · 02-12-2011, 12:46 AM

Personal achievement today: I've been deep-frying turkeys for the past few years - usually a few each around Thanksgiving and Christmas, sometimes another one or two. This year I did one for our church's Super Bowl Party. Lately I've toyed with the idea of trying home made soup from the what's left of the turkey. Today - I finally did it.

I only got about half the bones in - and it was just a 12 1/2 pound bird. There was still plenty of meat on them, because people were really just picking at the turkey at the party, and mostly ate the breast meat. I ended up using about a gallon of water, I picked as much meat as I could off the other bones and eventually put some of that in (I may try this again Sunday with the rest of the bones and meat). Once I cleared out the bones I put in 3 potatoes and 2 carrots. Then I added in some other veggies I had sauteed in butter: onion, celery, mushrooms and a red pepper. I cut everything into big chunks. Then I threw in a few seasonings.

It came out alright. I made a few biscuits to go with it, and some cranberry sauce.

I think I'll start making this a 'next day' tradition after our holiday meals with the deep-fried turkey.

***Tessar*** · 02-12-2011, 12:29 PM

Valandil, that sounds INCREDIBLY delicious. O_o Mind you, I'm a soup nut... I love soup. But either way, that sounds amazing.

.... now I want biscuits.

***Jonathan*** · 02-21-2011, 02:09 PM

Today was my first day at the new job!

And sheesh! I didn't expect to be thrown into it all like this! Before noon I had attended two surgeries - even assisted during the first one - as well as having been delegated the responsibility by the chief doctor to contact an infection specialist regarding a septic patient and lead the afternoon round...

But well, I lived through the day with my honour intact

And my mentor could possibly be the best mentor this side of the Atlantic

***Tessar*** · 02-21-2011, 08:10 PM

HUZZAH!!!

Good for you. Congratulations on surviving your first day, and on your mentor. I'm sure you are well on your way to becoming a brilliant doctor.

***Rían*** · 02-21-2011, 08:54 PM

Congrats!!

"paging Dr. Jon, paging Dr. Jon ... "

Gwaimir Windgem · 02-21-2011, 08:59 PM

Yay! Champagne!

***Rían*** · 02-22-2011, 02:19 AM

I'm glad about your mentor, too - I was lucky enough to be snagged by the head of the systems research group at the radar company that I worked for (we made radars for the military of many countries) who was a brilliant guy, and I got a lot of wonderful experience - SO much more fun than just working on a long-term project. We were working with plasma displays almost 30 years ago, back when they were really new and extremely rare. And now look at them! It's great to have a wonderful mentor!

**Mari** · 02-22-2011, 05:33 AM

Yes, what they said

Congrats! I hope you'll have many many more good days to come

***Varnafindë*** · 02-22-2011, 01:46 PM

Gratulerer, Jonathan!

***Valandil*** · 02-23-2011, 09:50 PM

You'll see on another thread that - I just got a job!

It's not in my field.

But at least it's something!

On an even happier note: I've been involved for a long time in a Bible study/competition program called 'Bible Quizzing'. My oldest son started doing it last year - and he and a few others from our tiny little church are really kicking it in gear. This past weekend we went to one of the top invitationals - teams come from hundreds (even a thousand) miles away. And I was totally shocked - but our team was 4th of the 36 teams there!!!

Lots of fun.

Gwaimir Windgem · 02-24-2011, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valandil

You'll see on another thread that - I just got a job!

It's not in my field.

But at least it's something!

On an even happier note: I've been involved for a long time in a Bible study/competition program called 'Bible Quizzing'. My oldest son started doing it last year - and he and a few others from our tiny little church are really kicking it in gear. This past weekend we went to one of the top invitationals - teams come from hundreds (even a thousand) miles away. And I was totally shocked - but our team was 4th of the 36 teams there!!!

Lots of fun.

Congrats on all counts!

***Jonathan*** · 02-24-2011, 12:13 PM

Many congrats Val!

***Rían*** · 02-24-2011, 03:33 PM

Yay!!!

***Tessar*** · 03-12-2011, 09:53 PM

Okay, I'm a little confused by my grade. It was posted as a "50" but there's a 0.98% right next to it. I looked down the "grade sheet" (it has our student ID numbers, but not names, and the scores we made... it's a weird setup, never had a professor do that before) and no one else had over a 50 either.

So it looks like I MAY have totally aced my Ethics midterm. I think that's 50 "points" and .98 out of a possible 1.0 but I could be wrong. O_o So confused.

Plus I don't know how I did on Wednesday's accounting mid-term, but I'm preeeeetty sure I freakin' aced my Friday accounting mid-term (it was a two-day test). I was the third or fourth person done, and that's with double checking all of my math, and there wasn't a single thing on there that I couldn't do without even thinking twice. So hopefully that means I'll have a good accounting grade too. *fingers crossed*

Gwaimir Windgem · 03-12-2011, 10:06 PM

Acing Ethics is always a good sign.

***Rían*** · 03-13-2011, 01:03 AM

(unless you cheat ...

)

02-08-2011, 04:41 PM	#321
tolkienfan Elf Lord Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Internet Posts: 803	Thanks Mari! And that billboard is hilarious __________________ Don't be hasty! Thanks so much to Last Child of Ungoliant, Twista, and BeardofPants for my avatar!

02-08-2011, 11:11 PM	#323
katya Elven Maiden Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,309	Yay for raises! Me, I had an interview with a staffing company today, hopefully I get hooked up with something very soon. She seemed encouraging. I'll be real sad if I can't see my school kids anymore though. __________________ ~~eat until you can't anymore, play until you drop, sleep the day away, laugh, cry, yell, just live live live!~~

02-11-2011, 01:17 PM	#324
Nerdanel Spammer of the Happy Thread Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 3,512	after 30 years of rule, the dictator mubarak resigned in a 30 second statement (by ex-vice presiden suleiman).. the second arab dictator (supported by the west) to fall within one month. people-power indeed. "Ben Ali said 2014, Tunisians said Jan. 14, Mubarak said 2011, Egyptians said Feb. 11. Long live Tunisia, Long live Egypt" been following the revolution from the beginning, and i know it's not over yet.. but we're sure going to party like it's 2011! mabrouk, Misr, mabrouk.. __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. " - C. Sagan My (photography) website My Flickr page

02-12-2011, 12:46 AM	#325
*Valandil* High King at Annuminas Administrator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wyoming - USA Posts: 10,752	Personal achievement today: I've been deep-frying turkeys for the past few years - usually a few each around Thanksgiving and Christmas, sometimes another one or two. This year I did one for our church's Super Bowl Party. Lately I've toyed with the idea of trying home made soup from the what's left of the turkey. Today - I finally did it. I only got about half the bones in - and it was just a 12 1/2 pound bird. There was still plenty of meat on them, because people were really just picking at the turkey at the party, and mostly ate the breast meat. I ended up using about a gallon of water, I picked as much meat as I could off the other bones and eventually put some of that in (I may try this again Sunday with the rest of the bones and meat). Once I cleared out the bones I put in 3 potatoes and 2 carrots. Then I added in some other veggies I had sauteed in butter: onion, celery, mushrooms and a red pepper. I cut everything into big chunks. Then I threw in a few seasonings. It came out alright. I made a few biscuits to go with it, and some cranberry sauce. I think I'll start making this a 'next day' tradition after our holiday meals with the deep-fried turkey. __________________ My Fanfic: Letters of Firiel Tales of Nolduryon Visitors Come to Court Ñ á ë ?* ó ú é ä ï ö Ö ñ É Þ ð ß ® ™ [Xurl=Xhttp://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=ABCXYZ#postABCXYZ]text[/Xurl] Splitting Threads is SUCH Hard Work!!

02-21-2011, 02:09 PM	#327
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	Today was my first day at the new job! And sheesh! I didn't expect to be thrown into it all like this! Before noon I had attended two surgeries - even assisted during the first one - as well as having been delegated the responsibility by the chief doctor to contact an infection specialist regarding a septic patient and lead the afternoon round... But well, I lived through the day with my honour intact And my mentor could possibly be the best mentor this side of the Atlantic __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry that’s ever been written. ☻

02-08-2011, 10:21 PM	#322
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	Today I got a raise. A BIG ONE. O_o I think I was making about 8.50 an hour (maybe more?) and now all of the sudden I'm making $12 retroactive as of January 1st. For a 10 hour a week desk-monkey/gofer' job that's beyond pretty freakin' excellent. I need to find out who I have to thank for that and go attack them with love and gratitude. Seriously. I may be dying just a little bit trying to do the music, plus classes, plus working the two jobs, BUT... $12 an hour makes it a little more worthwhile.

02-12-2011, 12:29 PM	#326
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	Valandil, that sounds INCREDIBLY delicious. O_o Mind you, I'm a soup nut... I love soup. But either way, that sounds amazing. .... now I want biscuits.

02-21-2011, 08:10 PM	#328
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	HUZZAH!!! Good for you. Congratulations on surviving your first day, and on your mentor. I'm sure you are well on your way to becoming a brilliant doctor.

02-21-2011, 08:54 PM	#329
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	Congrats!! "paging Dr. Jon, paging Dr. Jon ... " __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

02-21-2011, 08:59 PM	#330
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Yay! Champagne! __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

02-22-2011, 02:19 AM	#331
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	I'm glad about your mentor, too - I was lucky enough to be snagged by the head of the systems research group at the radar company that I worked for (we made radars for the military of many countries) who was a brilliant guy, and I got a lot of wonderful experience - SO much more fun than just working on a long-term project. We were working with plasma displays almost 30 years ago, back when they were really new and extremely rare. And now look at them! It's great to have a wonderful mentor! __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

02-22-2011, 05:33 AM	#332
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Yes, what they said Congrats! I hope you'll have many many more good days to come __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

02-22-2011, 01:46 PM	#333
*Varnafindë* Princess of the Noldor (and Administrative Empress of the Lone Islands) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Imladris (and sometimes Norway) Posts: 3,304	Gratulerer, Jonathan! __________________ Signature picture art - Bard the Bowman - by vigshane Avatar art - Footsteps of Spring (a young Luthien) - by Henning Janssen

02-23-2011, 09:50 PM	#334
*Valandil* High King at Annuminas Administrator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wyoming - USA Posts: 10,752	You'll see on another thread that - I just got a job! It's not in my field. But at least it's something! On an even happier note: I've been involved for a long time in a Bible study/competition program called 'Bible Quizzing'. My oldest son started doing it last year - and he and a few others from our tiny little church are really kicking it in gear. This past weekend we went to one of the top invitationals - teams come from hundreds (even a thousand) miles away. And I was totally shocked - but our team was 4th of the 36 teams there!!! Lots of fun. __________________ My Fanfic: Letters of Firiel Tales of Nolduryon Visitors Come to Court Ñ á ë ?* ó ú é ä ï ö Ö ñ É Þ ð ß ® ™ [Xurl=Xhttp://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=ABCXYZ#postABCXYZ]text[/Xurl] Splitting Threads is SUCH Hard Work!!

02-24-2011, 12:13 PM	#336
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	Many congrats Val! __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry that’s ever been written. ☻

02-24-2011, 03:33 PM	#337
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	Yay!!! __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

03-12-2011, 09:53 PM	#338
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	Okay, I'm a little confused by my grade. It was posted as a "50" but there's a 0.98% right next to it. I looked down the "grade sheet" (it has our student ID numbers, but not names, and the scores we made... it's a weird setup, never had a professor do that before) and no one else had over a 50 either. So it looks like I MAY have totally aced my Ethics midterm. I think that's 50 "points" and .98 out of a possible 1.0 but I could be wrong. O_o So confused. Plus I don't know how I did on Wednesday's accounting mid-term, but I'm preeeeetty sure I freakin' aced my Friday accounting mid-term (it was a two-day test). I was the third or fourth person done, and that's with double checking all of my math, and there wasn't a single thing on there that I couldn't do without even thinking twice. So hopefully that means I'll have a good accounting grade too. fingers crossed

03-12-2011, 10:06 PM	#339
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Acing Ethics is always a good sign. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

03-13-2011, 01:03 AM	#340
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	(unless you cheat ... ) __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

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