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10-02-2011, 01:29 AM
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#3101
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: In your trash can
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Originally Posted by Solumina
Jake did exceptionally well on the DLAB, you need a 110 to qualify for the top tier of languages and he got a 119, not too shabby for someone running on 2 hours of sleep.
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Woohoo Jake.. I always do well on exams with less sleep - I think it's the fact that all you can think about is sleep and you are too tired to doubt if you got the answers wrong.
Thanks for the congrats.
Making an epically awesome birthday cake for Mr Bat's shit-you-are-getting-old birthday. Took me 8 hours to do it (yes it was the rainbow cake and I only had one cake tin) - so it broke down into 2 hours of baking and 6 hours of "aw craps", but it was the only surprise I had for Mr Bat, and he was taken aback that I'd dedicate an entire day of my life to make his birthday cake.
But hey when your a fruitbat and your day consists of hanging around in trees, what else are you going to do but break into Saya's house and utilize her kitchen to do some cooking (sorry for the mess there S and yeah that stuff that looks sus....well it is... very sus, I'd get the bioharzard guys in to deal with it.)
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10-02-2011, 05:13 PM
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#3102
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 9,548
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10-02-2011, 06:02 PM
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#3103
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Delicious Hostess Fruit Filling, Oregon
Posts: 469
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Discovering "Fringe" and watching the first 3 episodes so far. The USA site only has the first season available to watch, but I like it!
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10-03-2011, 03:19 PM
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#3104
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Cimmeria
Posts: 7,162
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Playing a beautiful Ibanez `S` series in the local music store, the playability and sound were divine (well it is Ibanez you know) !!!. 
http://www.ibanez.com/ElectricGuitars/model-S420
Definatly on my shopping list !!!.
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10-03-2011, 11:53 PM
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#3105
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Delicious Hostess Fruit Filling, Oregon
Posts: 469
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Finding this gem on PD.com:
News: 0 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 144 233 377 610 987 1597 2584 4181 6765 10946 17711 28657, motherfuckers.
That made me smile for absolutely no reason.
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10-04-2011, 11:47 AM
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#3106
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Cali
Posts: 8,030
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Jake has officially been re-classed as a CTI, his ship out date has also moved up to early April instead of mid-May, which kind of sucks for him as it will still be rather cold up in Great Lakes but starting things sooner is still a good thing.
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10-04-2011, 12:06 PM
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#3107
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 3,812
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CTI? What's that?
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Couldn't rest, nah nigga I was stressed
Had me creepin' 'round corners, homie sleepin' in my vest.
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10-04-2011, 12:26 PM
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#3108
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Cali
Posts: 8,030
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Cryptologic Technician Interpretive, essentially he will be a linguist. He won't know what language they are going to teach him until he completes boot camp but he qualified for the top tier languages so it will be Mandarin, Korean, or Arabic.
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10-04-2011, 02:25 PM
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#3109
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: colorado USA
Posts: 1,254
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WOOT! GO Jake!
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10-04-2011, 02:41 PM
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#3110
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Texas
Posts: 2,271
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Solumina
Cryptologic Technician Interpretive, essentially he will be a linguist. He won't know what language they are going to teach him until he completes boot camp but he qualified for the top tier languages so it will be Mandarin, Korean, or Arabic.
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Shit, I'd love to get paid to learn languages!
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10-04-2011, 03:00 PM
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#3111
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 708
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Lots of weed, writing and Clamtones. 
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10-04-2011, 06:42 PM
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#3112
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Delicious Hostess Fruit Filling, Oregon
Posts: 469
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Another gem from PD.com:
"Everyone who calls themselves "wolf-something" or "something-wolf" almost inevitably turns out to be an irredeemable shitneck."
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10-04-2011, 06:45 PM
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#3113
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 9,548
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Solumina
Cryptologic Technician Interpretive, essentially he will be a linguist. He won't know what language they are going to teach him until he completes boot camp but he qualified for the top tier languages so it will be Mandarin, Korean, or Arabic.
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That's awesome! If its going to be Manadrin, tell him Mandarin isn't scary, my prof triggers my anxiety around it, but my homework I actually find fun. I make flash cards with the symbols on them and my sister will randomly take one and demand to know what it is XD The only thing that's a pain in the ass is that you're basically learning two languages, since the symbols are not phonetic. And the tones you have to watch but once you get an ear for it, its not bad.
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10-04-2011, 07:54 PM
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#3114
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Texas
Posts: 2,271
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Originally Posted by Kasdeja
Another gem from PD.com:
"Everyone who calls themselves "wolf-something" or "something-wolf" almost inevitably turns out to be an irredeemable shitneck."
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Wolves are cooler than magick.
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10-04-2011, 09:38 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 416
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I 'applied' for a job at a Halloween store a day ago (it was really just giving the woman my name and number in case she ever needed someone extra).
Got a call today, and I start work on Thursday.
Fuck. Yes.
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10-05-2011, 05:32 AM
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#3116
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Texas
Posts: 2,271
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Awesome news, CC!
^_^
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10-05-2011, 08:19 AM
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#3117
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 416
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Thanks!! I am super stoked about it. I really didn't think I would get a call, atleast not for a while:P
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10-05-2011, 10:00 PM
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#3118
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Delicious Hostess Fruit Filling, Oregon
Posts: 469
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Sounds cool... I'd love to work at a Halloween store! Congrats!
I was able to afford cat treats today. He deserves them... most of the time.
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10-06-2011, 04:50 AM
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#3119
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 3,812
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Solumina
Cryptologic Technician Interpretive, essentially he will be a linguist. He won't know what language they are going to teach him until he completes boot camp but he qualified for the top tier languages so it will be Mandarin, Korean, or Arabic.
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Oh, is that like a Defense Language Institute type deal? If I remember correctly, the stuff like Chinese and Korean is a good 18-24 month course. He'd pretty much be in school for a good while. Does he have any idea what his CONUS/OCONUS rotation will look like when he graduates from DLI?
Oh, I'm also curious: If his job is something like a linguist, does he still qualify for the extra pay for scoring high enough on the OPI? When I was learning Pashto, I read that it was something like an extra 300-1000 dollars a month for scoring just a 2. Err. To put that into perspective, I scored just underneath a 2 from only 3 months of studying the language when I went to school for it, so his proficientcy after he's done with the school would obviously be much higher. It might be something to look into!
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Woke up with fifty enemies plottin' my death
All fifty seein' visions of me shot in the chest
Couldn't rest, nah nigga I was stressed
Had me creepin' 'round corners, homie sleepin' in my vest.
-Breathin, Tupac.
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10-06-2011, 06:02 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Um, lower, oh yeah, uh, uh ... YES THERE!
Posts: 6,738
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Finding out there's a "Ghouls Night Out" roller derby spooktacular on Sunday, October 30th featuring Zombies versus Vampires!
I might just have to go ... sounds like fun!
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10-06-2011, 02:19 PM
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#3121
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: In the broken temple bells, in the ringing...
Posts: 5,979
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The mods on the Tradwitch forum liked my info thread on obtaining bones from roadkill so much, they're going to promote it into the article section
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10-06-2011, 04:48 PM
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#3122
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 272
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Originally Posted by Ben Lahnger
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Holy crap! Our local rollergirls are pretty freaking awesome...but they've never done anything like that.
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10-06-2011, 08:47 PM
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#3123
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Um, lower, oh yeah, uh, uh ... YES THERE!
Posts: 6,738
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Originally Posted by wolf moon
Holy crap! Our local rollergirls are pretty freaking awesome...but they've never done anything like that.
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When I went to the local comic book convention (Comicpalooza) back in April, they held a couple of fennish roller derby events. I think one was Trek versus Star Wars (wish I'd seen that!) and Autobots versus Decepticons!
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Lead me not into temptation ... follow me, I know a shortcut!
As the poets have mournfully sung,
death takes the innocent young,
the rolling in money,
the screamingly funny,
and those who are very well hung.
Your days are numbered - 26,280 per person on average - 2,000,000,000 heartbeats ... tick, tick, tick
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10-06-2011, 09:03 PM
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#3124
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 9,548
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There needs to be a Kirk vs Picard!
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10-06-2011, 10:43 PM
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#3125
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Cali
Posts: 8,030
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Originally Posted by Versus
Oh, is that like a Defense Language Institute type deal? If I remember correctly, the stuff like Chinese and Korean is a good 18-24 month course. He'd pretty much be in school for a good while.
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Yep, I believe that all top tier languages are 18 month courses, the lower tier languages start at 6 months (I think).
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Originally Posted by Versus
Does he have any idea what his CONUS/OCONUS rotation will look like when he graduates from DLI?
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He does and he told me but I don't remember.
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Originally Posted by Versus
Oh, I'm also curious: If his job is something like a linguist, does he still qualify for the extra pay for scoring high enough on the OPI? When I was learning Pashto, I read that it was something like an extra 300-1000 dollars a month for scoring just a 2. Err. To put that into perspective, I scored just underneath a 2 from only 3 months of studying the language when I went to school for it, so his proficientcy after he's done with the school would obviously be much higher. It might be something to look into!
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Unfortunately he would only get that pay for additional languages.
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