Aren't they something. They're like butterflies, or little pieces of wrapping paper blowing around.

Kaylee ,'Shindig'


Natter 34: Freak With No Name  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Jesse - Apr 05, 2005 5:15:46 am PDT #3140 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Ugh, yeah, I know I'm supposed to be doing a functional resume with the school career services person. But at the moment, I'm going to go with good enough, since I want to send it to someone now.


Laura - Apr 05, 2005 5:25:23 am PDT #3141 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.

I usually see the education on top, then the full and part time experience.

Speaking of resumes and such, I have to place ads to hire a few more people and the prices at Monster and Career Builders are crazy! Last time I used CB, but I'm looking for alternatives.


Vortex - Apr 05, 2005 5:26:12 am PDT #3142 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Jesse, put the education first, so they know that you are a student, then the part time stuff, so they see that you can time manage.


Jesse - Apr 05, 2005 5:39:26 am PDT #3143 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

That's what I did! See, I moved the education to the bottom when I thought people wouldn't really care about my degree anymore, professionally. But now it matters again, I guess.


Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 05, 2005 5:49:11 am PDT #3144 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Oh thank God. After weeks of being sporadically tormented by snippets of a song that I like but couldn't identify or remember clearly enough to google, I finally found out it was Tesla's "Love Song."


Gudanov - Apr 05, 2005 6:01:21 am PDT #3145 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

I'm skimming reviews trying to find out what's peppier than my VR6 Jetta.

Cars that might be peppier than a VR6 Jetta around the price of a new VR6 Jetta. (about 22,000 ?? since the VR6 Jetta is no longer in 2005)

Nissan Senta SE-R
0-60 in 7.1s
170hp/180lb-ft I4 but lighter than the Jetta.

Nissan Altima 3.5 S/SE
0-60 in 5.9s
240hp/246lb-ft V6
A bigger car, but very powerful.

Chevy Colbalt SS
0-60 in 6.1s
205hp/200lb-ft Supercharged I4

Saturn ION Red Line
0-60 in 6.3s
205hp/200lb-ft Supercharged I4

MINI Cooper S
0-60 in 7.0s
163hp/155lb-ft Supercharged I4
I'll bet this would be blast to drive

Subaru WRX
0-60 in 5.6s
227hp/217lb-ft Turbochared I4
Pricier
Probably have to rev it lot to actually be that quick

Ford Mustang GT
0-60 in 5.0s
300hp/315lb-ft V8
Pricier, probably hard to find right now
The fastest car around under 30,000

Mazda 6s
0-60 in 6.8s
220hp/192lb-ft V6

Dodge Neon SRT-4
0-60 in 5.5s
230hp/250lb-ft Turbocharged I4

Volkswagen Golf R32
0-60 in 5.9s
240hp/236lb-ft V6
Pricier and probably hard to find

Acura RSX Type S
0-60 in 6.9s
200hp/142lb-ft I4
Probably have to rev it a lot to be quick.


Dana - Apr 05, 2005 6:01:50 am PDT #3146 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I'm eavesdropping in on the COBRA conversation, since my husband is about a hair's length away from quitting his job in disgust.

Also, if we have a penalty for underpayment of taxes, is that going to have any sort of lasting effect on us? Is it an audit flag? Will the IRS hate us forever? Or is it no big deal if we just pay it?


Jessica - Apr 05, 2005 6:09:07 am PDT #3147 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Or is it no big deal if we just pay it?

IME, this is the case. (Though I read somewhere that the IRS is starting to go after little money cases more seriously, because the cumulative effect of people with low-middle incomes shrugging and saying, "Eh, I don't make enough for them to notice," turns out to be a fairly huge chunk of change, so you'll probably want to pay it in a relatively timely manner.)


Dana - Apr 05, 2005 6:16:58 am PDT #3148 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

you'll probably want to pay it in a relatively timely manner.

Oh, we'll cheerfully pay it when we file.


Betsy HP - Apr 05, 2005 6:19:06 am PDT #3149 of 10001
If I only had a brain...

Or is it no big deal if we just pay it?

I had one once because of contracting; paid it, never had a problem again.