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DaveSavesTheDay 03-26-2009 09:51 PM

Pretty good.

I'm doing well at work, making fairly good money. I'm moving into my own place with a buddy May 1st which I'm pretty excited for. It'll be weird at first having to pay my own bills, buy my own food, ext but the freedom will be nice.

Tryxx 03-26-2009 09:55 PM

Ah. I'm making pretty shitty money at the moment. Closing on my place soon, but I've already been paying my own bills and whatnot. It'll just be really nice to OWN where I live.

DaveSavesTheDay 03-26-2009 10:00 PM

What are you doing now-a-days in terms of money making?

Tryxx 03-26-2009 10:02 PM

[QUOTE=DaveSavesTheDay;17145324]What are you doing now-a-days in terms of money making?[/QUOTE]

I've had the same job for 18 months. I work at a call-center telling people what to do. Our call center just doesn't pay crap.

DaveSavesTheDay 03-26-2009 10:35 PM

Really? I thought call centers paid well because you have to deal with people's ****.

Tryxx 03-26-2009 10:38 PM

Most do. The median STARTING pay for a call center is $12.00 an hour. I'm making $10.35 after 4 raises. Started our at $8.00 an hour.

Sablate McNuff 03-27-2009 02:15 AM

I've been there. I started at $5.45 an hour and worked my way up over the course of 2 years to $10.32 an hour.

Thin I started my new job at $12.50 an hour. The rest was history.

BenJammin 03-27-2009 01:45 PM

Only 2 more essays left to write in my undergraduate degree.

burtonbassist_102 03-27-2009 04:40 PM

man its like a blizzard outside. at least its covering up the ash from the volcano.

Gattsu347 03-27-2009 04:51 PM

10 days off. yesssss

DaveSavesTheDay 03-27-2009 09:18 PM

[QUOTE=burtonbassist_101;17146661]man its like a blizzard outside. at least its covering up the ash from the volcano.[/QUOTE]

Oh, **** eh. You live in Alaska.

Do you live anywhere near it?

burtonbassist_102 03-27-2009 09:27 PM

yeah, its about 50 miles away from me.

haven't really gotten that much ash though, just a really fine coating yesterday.

DaveSavesTheDay 03-27-2009 10:18 PM

Were there any fatalities?

Also, on a completely different subject..

I applied for a promotion today. It would see me getting a 260% pay raise, plus the added benefit of being in an inbound-sales position. I'd essentially answer a phone when people wanted to buy stuff. Not to mention, I'd have [I]way[/I] more control over what I could offer in terms of promotions or discounts.

I really hope I get it.

burtonbassist_102 03-27-2009 10:21 PM

not that i know of. the mountain itself is actually kind of isolated. all of the big cities that are closest to it are at least across the inlet away.

and that would be awesome if you got that promotion.

DaveSavesTheDay 03-27-2009 10:31 PM

[QUOTE=burtonbassist_101;17147157]not that i know of. the mountain itself is actually kind of isolated. all of the big cities that are closest to it are at least across the inlet away.[/QUOTE]

that's good. when was the last time it erupted?

[QUOTE]and that would be awesome if you got that promotion.[/QUOTE]

tell me about it. I mean, I make pretty good money right now but it's hard. I have absolutley no power in terms of changing prices or overiding system pricing errors or even offering promotions to life-long customers. Plus, since we're in a busy mall we get all the people who want to complain and bitch about stuff that I have no power over.

I've got nothing wrong with trying to help you, but again my power is so limited that 90% of the time I can't even help them. It makes for a very long day sometimes.

Not to mention they lowered our commission by as much as 50% in some cases. Figure, last year our sales were up 30% from the previous so they decide to cut our commission :lol:

Jody LeCompte 03-28-2009 12:04 AM

Hello lod.

burtonbassist_102 03-28-2009 03:08 AM

[QUOTE=DaveSavesTheDay]that's good. when was the last time it erupted?[/QUOTE]

actually it erupted just this last evening. nothing really big, but its erupting pretty frequently.

the last time this volcano went through an eruptive phase (just about 20 years ago) it was for a period of about four months. so it's definitely not over yet.

burtonbassist_102 03-28-2009 06:06 PM

http://avo.alaska.edu/volcanoes/volcimage.php?volcname=Redoubt

cool pics, check it out

trumpeter 03-28-2009 08:38 PM

(_(_)============D


lol.

katana_manatee 03-29-2009 11:27 AM

[QUOTE=trumpeter;17148738](_(_)============D


lol.[/QUOTE]

(_(_)======D(_(_)======D(_(_)======D(_(_)======D :eek:

All aboard the gravy train.

BenJammin 03-29-2009 11:32 AM

O_o

Spaceman Spiff 03-29-2009 11:36 AM

[QUOTE=katana_manatee;17149677](_(_)======D(_(_)======D(_(_)======D(_(_)======D :eek:

All aboard the gravy train.[/QUOTE]

Wait a second... this doesn't taste like gravy!

katana_manatee 03-29-2009 11:46 AM

[QUOTE=Spaceman Spiff;17149701]Wait a second... this doesn't taste like gravy![/QUOTE]

When "I can't believe it's not butter" decided to conquer the gravy world they made a mistake on their choice of a marketing ploy.

Sablate McNuff 03-29-2009 01:09 PM

[quote=katana_manatee;17149720]When "I can't believe it's not butter" decided to conquer the gravy world they made a mistake on their choice of a marketing ploy.[/quote]

Epic Lulz

:lol:

+1

:thumb:

How are you, Steve?

katana_manatee 03-29-2009 01:27 PM

[QUOTE=Sablate McNuff;17149883]Epic Lulz

:lol:

+1

:thumb:

How are you, Steve?[/QUOTE]

I'm pretty good, Joe, having money again is nice. :)

How about yourself? Been up to much this weekend?

BenJammin 03-29-2009 01:29 PM

Go listen to my song, bitches. >_<

katana_manatee 03-29-2009 01:39 PM

[QUOTE=BenJammin;17149951]Go listen to my song, bitches. >_<[/QUOTE]

Gimme about 40 minutes and I'll listen to it, got a Japanese lesson on right now and don't wanna break my flow too much. It is bad enough with me making this post. I shall stop being anti-social soon enough. :p

Sumimasen. ^_^

Sablate McNuff 03-29-2009 01:48 PM

[quote=katana_manatee;17149946]I'm pretty good, Joe, having money again is nice. :)

How about yourself? Been up to much this weekend?[/quote]

Went to the Music as a Weapon IV show last night. Lacuna Coil, Chimaira, Killswitch Engage, Disturbed.

It was fun. Very lively crowd and some of the best pits I've ever been in. During the Killswitch set, I was involuntarily crowd surfed about 8 feet and then dropped straight to the floor. 6 feet, flat on my back....not fun.

I'm in awesome amounts of pain right now with a terribly sore and mildly swollen lower back, a black eye, and a kinked neck (± all of the bruises on arms and legs).



GREAT show.

DaveSavesTheDay 03-29-2009 02:06 PM

Girlicious was at the nightclub I was at yesterday.

They were **** :lol:

Two of them were attractive and two looked like men.

BenJammin 03-29-2009 02:11 PM

[QUOTE=DaveSavesTheDay;17150072]Girlicious was at the nightclub I was at yesterday.

They were **** :lol:

Two of them were attractive and two looked like men.[/QUOTE]

F[size=2]uck[/size], they played here a while back. Absolutely laughable. I didn't see them, but a friend of mine did because she works at the venue, and said it was ridiculous.

DaveSavesTheDay 03-29-2009 02:13 PM

[QUOTE=BenJammin;17150086]F[size=2]uck[/size], they played here a while back. Absolutely laughable. I didn't see them, but a friend of mine did because she works at the venue, and said it was ridiculous.[/QUOTE]

They literally played for 45 minutes. Worst part of it all is that I was DD so it was even more unbearable :angry:

BenJammin 03-29-2009 02:44 PM

That blows, dude. I hope you got some bow-chicka-wow-wow out of it.

IPolkaLikeThis! 03-29-2009 02:53 PM

So, I'm selling my bass to a buddy, and I don't really want to make a thread, so I'll ask here.

I'm not looking for some godly awesome bass, I want something classic and cheap that I won't be afraid to beat up.

http://bass-guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Yamaha-BB415-5String-Bass?sku=519167

y or n?
check one.

BenJammin 03-29-2009 02:55 PM

It's a good bass. Friend of mine has the same thing, but a lower grade model. Plays good and sounds decent.

IPolkaLikeThis! 03-29-2009 02:58 PM

good to know.

is it heavy?

BenJammin 03-29-2009 02:59 PM

I can't remember. It's been a while since I played it. It weighs less than a Peavey T-40, if that helps. :p

DaveSavesTheDay 03-29-2009 03:56 PM

Anyone here renting their own place?

Rather, is anyone familiar with the process of subletting your lease? I'm trying to help my friend do it so he can move into a place with me but I'm not to educated on the subject.

katana_manatee 03-29-2009 04:20 PM

[QUOTE=Sablate McNuff;17150020]Went to the Music as a Weapon IV show last night. Lacuna Coil, Chimaira, Killswitch Engage, Disturbed.

It was fun. Very lively crowd and some of the best pits I've ever been in. During the Killswitch set, I was involuntarily crowd surfed about 8 feet and then dropped straight to the floor. 6 feet, flat on my back....not fun.

I'm in awesome amounts of pain right now with a terribly sore and mildly swollen lower back, a black eye, and a kinked neck (± all of the bruises on arms and legs).



GREAT show.[/QUOTE]

Dude, that sounds like it must have been epic! The 6 foot drop on your back sounds a bit nasty though. Be thankful you never broke anything though. A friend of mine saw Mastodon a while back and some crazy guy did a stage dive and people were just like, "Eh, naw mate.", and he got dropped to the ground and his collar bone broke and started protruding. :eek:

Hope it was a still a fun night despite the battle damage!

Sablate McNuff 03-29-2009 04:35 PM

[quote=DaveSavesTheDay;17150343]Anyone here renting their own place?

Rather, is anyone familiar with the process of subletting your lease? I'm trying to help my friend do it so he can move into a place with me but I'm not to educated on the subject.[/quote]

It depends on the contract you have with your place. If you're on a lease already, you'll have to read the lease about subletting as most places wont allow it.

You can get him added to the lease if it doesn't break the max occupancy per lease.

Sablate McNuff 03-29-2009 04:41 PM

[quote=katana_manatee;17150383]Dude, that sounds like it must have been epic! The 6 foot drop on your back sounds a bit nasty though. Be thankful you never broke anything though. A friend of mine saw Mastodon a while back and some crazy guy did a stage dive and people were just like, "Eh, naw mate.", and he got dropped to the ground and his collar bone broke and started protruding. :eek:

Hope it was a still a fun night despite the battle damage![/quote]

It was still a fun night for sure. I'm going to hold off on the crowd surfing for a bit though.


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