Tep, is there any way for this to turn into good news (i.e. a full time job instead of freelancing)?
ION, Arthur C Clarke's 1964 vision of The Future.
You know, I've saved lives. Dozens. Maybe hundreds. I reattached a girl's leg. Her whole leg. She named her hamster after me. I got a hamster. He drops a box of money, he gets a town.
Simon ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
Jessica - Apr 11, 2014 7:32:24 am PDT #24917 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Consuela - Apr 11, 2014 7:33:09 am PDT #24918 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Steph, that totally sucks. I'm sorry.
As for me, I am off work, which is nice because work has been UNUTTERABLY boring. I'm just grinding through a backlog of stupid small projects that are almost completely devoid of any substance, just paperwork that needs to be generated and filed so we can say we did it. Plus my standing desk isn't in yet, and the guys who sit next to the windows draw the blinds at noon every day so I am not getting much daylight. Bah.
So today I slept late, had some leftover pizza, started a load of laundry, and now I'm going to walk the dog and then go to the gym.
Meanwhile, I'm pondering painting my bookshelves. Right now they're all a pale yellow/cream shade, but I'm wondering how awesome it would be to paint the rear panels bright red or blue. Too much, or just fabulous enough?
Rick - Apr 11, 2014 7:33:32 am PDT #24919 of 30000
There are people doing very interesting work these days where they take ordinary support cells from the (rat) brain, regress them back a couple of stages to an less differentiated state, and then coax them to develop into neurons, which are able to find a way to make the right connections.
Amazing things are on the way, whether we are ethically and emotionally prepared for them or not.
Steph L. - Apr 11, 2014 7:38:07 am PDT #24920 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Tep, is there any way for this to turn into good news (i.e. a full time job instead of freelancing)?
They want someone in-house, and they're located in Chicago. I'm not saying I wouldn't move for a job, but I wouldn't for this job.
§ ita § - Apr 11, 2014 7:39:28 am PDT #24921 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
it wasn't specifically "vagina cells"
The article said it involved a biopsy of genital cells, so that's what I was going from.
Steph, that totally blows. Losing a gig now or soon incontrovertibly sucks. I hope you can find another gig in a timely fashion.
Fastest commute ever. Once I got into my desired lane on the freeway, I didn't hit the brake pedal once until I got back to surface streets.
Jessica - Apr 11, 2014 8:10:17 am PDT #24922 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
They want someone in-house, and they're located in Chicago.
Ah, bummer.
Zenkitty - Apr 11, 2014 8:14:34 am PDT #24923 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Steph, that really blows. I hope you find a permanent gig soon.
Growing new organs is amazing. I think we'll be able to do it reliably in 30 years. Which will hopefully lie within my lifespan.
Steph L. - Apr 11, 2014 8:21:31 am PDT #24924 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Steph, that really blows. I hope you find a permanent gig soon.
I still have the AMA gig, so I'm not totally out of work. But I was counting on this second one to be permanent, too. (I mean, again I get that the AMA gig isn't permanent as in forever; any job can end at any time. I'm not ignoring that.)
SuziQ - Apr 11, 2014 8:28:48 am PDT #24925 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
You won't have to print pdfs and rescan? Ok, only "bright side" I can think of.
I had a decent size to-do list for work this morning and I've accomplished them all. Not that they are 100% complete, more that I've done as much as I can and I'm awaiting responses from others. I blew what motivation I had getting this far and now I just wanna go read a book.
Rick - Apr 11, 2014 8:32:14 am PDT #24926 of 30000
any job can end at any time. I'm not ignoring that
I've been in the same office at the same desk for 26 years now. The guy next door has been in the same office since 1973, but he did get a new desk in the early 80's.
We realize that this is practically unamerican at this point. Probably shows a lack of imagination on our part as well.