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So close! Soon this will be ours! The last steps are now in motion. I know this looks like a thousand other suburban houses. The difference is, this is *our* suburban house. Plus, it really is pretty neat on the inside. Pics soon, when we officially have the keys!
DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE, Jeff P. Henderson, Rob Sterling and 68 other people liked this
Never thought I'd be in Carmel... Used to be so annoyed with that place. Jealous really... So, if you can't beat them, join them, I guess. Especially in the Indianapolis area.
- Kamilah Gill
That looks like a mighty fine house! Congrats!
- Alex Scoble
Wow, Kamilah, that's a stunning house. Betcha can't wait to turn it into a beautiful home! Congrats!!
- Andrew Terry
What a beauty! Congrats! #brickisgood
- SAM
that looks great! congratulations!
- holly
Congrats! It looks like my uncle's old house in Kansas City!
- Anika
Thanks, everyone. Closing is on Monday! we were waiting on a check in the mail, and it's here! stuff can happen now...
- Kamilah Gill
Congrats! That house looks huge. Good luck with the closing.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
Wow nice!
- Rodfather
That looks like a wonderful house! Congratulations and good luck!
- Mark Jepsen
Congrats, Kamilah...it's a beautiful home.
- Anna Haro
Wow. Huge!
- Rochelle
Wow that's awesome, can't wait to see photos!
- Andrizzle Gizzle
Congratulations, you guys!
- Spidra Webster
Congrats! It looks like a mighty fine home!
- Arlan Koizumi
Thanks everyone... what a week it has been... and next up after closing is the moving part.
- Harold
Congrats you guys!
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
Yay!!
- Yolanda
Congrats! Look at those columns.
- Stephen Mack
Looking good! Congrats! :-)
- Rene Wirtz
Thank you, everyone. Now we're waiting for conditions to clear underwriting and get sent to the title company... Anyone have anything to say about this bit of the process? I guess once these mysterious underwriters get done with us, we will finally officially and totally have the home loan.
- Kamilah Gill
Have my room ready. I got you on the cookies.
- Derrick
It looks beautiful!
- aden (yeah you heard me)
My very favorite viola teacher lived in Carmel, albeit in an old house, but now someone else cool will live there. Congratulations!
- laura x
Looks nice Kamilah.
- Got Love For DB™?
looks very much like my aunt's house in richmond hill
- فی دل
W00T!
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
from fftogo
hooray for you guys, kamilah! congratulations and mazel tov! :)
- edythe
I like that house. Can I live there too?
- imabonehead
You're doing better than me, that's for sure :P
- LANjackal
Congrats! I grew up in Carmel, Graduated from Carmel High School!
- Carl Haynes
Glad for you, Wish I had a job, for soon we will loose our suburban home
- ThatDBD
^ Damn dude sorry hope that doesn't actually happen
- LANjackal
Who here owns their own business?
Eric @ CS Techcast, Yunus Tunak, Kol Tregaskes and 7 other people liked this
*raises hand*
- Anika
Me.
- Rochelle
I would like to one day.
- Mark Layton
I own SAM's business.
- Derrick
Me.
- Jeremy
Me.
- Ken Sheppardson
i will in 4Q of 2010.
- Derek Coward
me.
- Sarah is Novembery
Me
- Matt Mastracci
use to
- VAL D.
*wonders if Derrick has my poo in a box*
- SAM
Oh, SAM.
- Derrick
I know gross. Wasn't sure what you meant though... :)
- SAM
Mark/Derek: What sort of biz?
- SAM
Yes/No: It's a family business and I'm the daughter/granddaughter of the owner(s). It's owned in shares so I guess it depends on whether I want to have a share in the future. So right now, I'm just an employee here but could have a larger part in the business in the years to come.
- Katie: Witch Of The West
yep
- Ian May
On my way to it.
- CW™
There's a lot of us here... do any of you have a group on FF here for business owners that you enjoy?
- SAM
I am co owner in a marketing/advertising company in Myrtle Beach!
- Andre Pope
from Nambu
Sort of. I work full-time, but I also do part-time work for my own freelance company. My company is far from paying the bills, though.
- Curtiss Grymala
I have my own public limited company for contracting if that counts. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Haven't worked 9-5 for 20 years -- have owned (with partners) since then.
- Brian Sullivan
me
- Serkan Unsal
from iPhone
I do.
- MaryB, BrandingBroadOfFF
from iPhone
i do
- Yunus Tunak
i do
- Gwain (Hakan Çeliker)
I am trying, slowly but not very successfully. High school kids make more in an hour at McDonalds than I make in a week. But at least I am making enough to cover the expenses of running it, with a tiny bit left over. All things considering, since 2005, I did make back a lot more in profit than my $20 initial investment.
- April Russo (app103)
Roundabouts.
- Amber, Random Time Lord
the thought terrifies me.
- T. Brent, technopeasant
yes to the question
- L Stephen Cleary
What is a ham hock? I love them, and eat them a lot, but I have no idea what part of the pig they are. For all I know, it could be the scrotum, and I just know they taste good in my beans and greens.
Eric @ CS Techcast, Morgan Haley, PENGUIN: MAJOR CAPS LOCK and 7 other people liked this
I always assumed it was the top part of the leg.
- Anika
What's hilarious is Derrick said to me in an IM that it was probably the ankle bone.
- DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE
*dead*
- Derrick
All I know about ham hocks is that they get a mention in one of my favorite BDP songs. :D
- pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
It's the bottom of the leg, http://bacn.me/drl
- Christian (Simply X)
Shhh ham hocks are one of the few remaining cheap cuts that are perfect to flavor a pot of beans. Do NOT make them popular.
- Heather Solos
Had to chuckle at this one.
- Kamilah Gill
I think the chuckle is a different piece of pig.
- Andrizzle Gizzle
Love them! I make a bean soup with chorizo and spinach that uses hocks! It's totally nomalicious!
- Katy S
Katy, would you mind sharing that recipe, either here or in email? HeatherSolos at gmail
- Heather Solos
Heather - here's a link to the recipe in Google Books: http://books.google.com/books...
- Katy S
I dunno exactly, but it gets along with black-eyed peas and cornbread very, very well.
- Morgan Haley
Thanks Katy!
- Heather Solos
You cannot lick my ice cream, bitch.
- nakachi
It's our anniversary!
Gajamoo, nakachi, Todd Bouey and 76 other people liked this
Thirty-one years joined in navigating life's challenges and blessings. Happy anniversary, Jack! <3
- Anne Bouey
happy anniversary!
- Jessie
is this a photo of both of you looking at george? :-P
- Jessie
Awesome!
- Michael Scarpelli
Happy anniversary!
- Anika
31 years! Wow. Congrats.
- Morgan Haley
Congrats
- ffcode
wait. you guys are MARRIED? ...this is awkward...
- Kristin Norris
yea, when did this happen? And why isn't Tiger in the photo??
- Kelly
Thank you! Jessie, there was a George there so, maybe. Kelly, 31 years ago--no Tiger, no Kelly, no Kristin, no Jessie, no Jim.:P
- Anne Bouey
wow kids having fun with mom :)
- ffcode
Happy Anniversary Anne - you are a saint, and the love of my life. Thank you for 31 great years, 4 exceptional children, and too many great memories to count. Here's best wishes to us for our next 31 years. Amazing how little we've aged from the photo :-)
- Jack Norris
from email
Happy anniversary Anne:) Best wishes to both of you and your husband:))
- Petek(UCB)_
Happy Anniversary!!! That photo is so so cute!!! I love it!!! Congratulations!
- Rachel Lea Fox
Happy Anniversary Anne!!!!!
- Joe
happy anniversary!
- Jim Hearts FF
Congratulations!!!! and happy anniversary!
- Anna Lynn M.
Happy anniversary!
- Tudor Bosman
Happy anniversary! :)
- Laura B.
Happy Anniversary!!!
- Kevin Fox
Happy anniversary!
- Mark Trapp
Congrats! Have a good one Anne and hubby!
- Derrick
Many thanks for the good wishes!
- Anne Bouey
Happy Anniversary! :)
- Bonnie Foster
from iPod
Congrats to the both of you! Happy Annivesary! :-D
- Anna Haro
Happy Anniversary and that photo is amazing :)
- Mona Nomura
Happy Anniversary! :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Happy Anniversary <3
- Nia
Awww! How sweet! Happy Anniversary!
- DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE
Happy Anniversary :)
- Rodfather
vavvvvv, soo beatiful pic ^^
- mayamisa
Awww, how about that message from Jack!
- Stephen Mack
AWWW!
- Soup
and just because I have to....nice tie dude...loving the rosey cheeks too.... how many shots of Jaeger went down the hatch before the shot was taken? but kidding aside, good job you guys. many more years of happiness and love for you both...and maybe even a couple of years of those things with each other....hee hee
- Morgan Haley
Morgan, it was a cravat! It could have been worse; remember, it was the '70s! As for the rosy cheeks, you'd have to ask Jack...
- Anne Bouey
Happy Anniversary! 31 years is something to be proud of :)
- joey
Thank you, joey.
- Anne Bouey
Happy Anniversary! Jack is hawt in that pic - reminds me of several heartthrobs of the era, but of course the only name that's coming to mind is John Davidson, and he's much better-looking than that.
- MaryB, BrandingBroadOfFF
Ewwwww that's my dad! :)
- Kelly
Wow the whole family is on FF. How awesome. I say one of kids should post the photo to http://myparentswereawesome.tumblr.com/
- Rodfather
Happy Anniversary :)
- Muge Cerman
Happy Anniversary , wish we could reach our 31!
- Mary
Happy Anniversary
- ★ Soner Gönül
Happy Anniversary!
- AJ Batac
Happy Anniversary :)
- Baard @ Pixum
Great photo. Happy Anniversary!
- Josh Haley
@Rodfather - Does that mean that one of us has to go so low as to admit that they were awesome?
- Kristin Norris
Haha yes
- Rodfather
Kristin, what do you mean WERE?
- Anne Bouey
cravat. tie. ok, i'll let this slide.... :-)
- Morgan Haley
Shoot! I'm a day late...oh well, happy 31 years and a day-iversary!
- Janelle Scarpelli
Hey! It's so great and amazing! Happy Anniversary! 31 Anniversary!
- Dominic Yang
Thanks Dominic - hi to you and all your family there :-)
- Jack Norris
from email
There are tailgaters outside the bout in Savannah. Pure WIN!!!
Laura B., aden (yeah you heard me), PENGUIN: MAJOR CAPS LOCK and 6 other people liked this
so who are you rooting for? what team is playin?
- Kathy
I'm on the Greenville team and we're down here to bout against the Savannah Derby Devils.
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
from fftogo
That nap was nice. Think I'll have another.
josh neff, Fun Dip of FF, VAL D., nakachi and Heather Solos liked this
Sorry, I already took that one.
- Heather Solos
Is OK. I'll make more.
- Steven Perez
Then I bought english muffins on the way home because all the crumpet/muffin talk made me hungry.
Jeannette Høvring, Heather Solos and VAL D. liked this
HONGRY.
- Rochelle
HANGRY - I think this is when you are so hungry you get MAD
- Andrizzle Gizzle
Wonderful! Audrey has started throwing tantrums! We've levelled up!
nakachi, RAPatton, T. Brent, technopeasant and 9 other people liked this
She's also gained a pound and accidentally said, 'Hi, Daddy!' this morning.
- Akiva Moskovitz
ewww babby aggro
- Tendonitis' Bitch
from IM
singing like Karen Carpentar........its only just begunnnnnnnn
- VAL D.
Oh no. Tantrums AND 'Hi, Daddy!' is too much.
- joey
You need a +10 earplugs and +10000000 robe of patience and humour
- WorldofHiglet
Is she teething?
- Maggie
Maggie, not yet. At least, I can't see or feel anything in there.
- Rochelle
What's the opposite of man? Jam! Cassie makes her first ever strawberry jam.
Brent - Long Live Rock, Nia, Kol Tregaskes and 12 other people liked this
I want some !!
- Holly is Happy
hi im tony and hapy foor see you
- tonyessaf
Baby would rather play with her glow worm than sleep.
Andrew Terry, Jason Huebel, Haggis (Sean Loyless) and 25 other people liked this
I would too, if I had one :oD
- Mellissa Jane
What a sweet picture. :)
- Laura B.
We had a Junior Asparagus (from VeggieTales) that sang softly and lit up like a glow-worm for one of the twins when they were little. It was awesome.
- Curtiss Grymala
Happy 2nd Anniversary!
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Heather Solos, Josh Haley, Tsali, The Native of FF and Alex Scrivener liked this
I missed this! Happy Anniversary you two! :)
- Josh Haley
from iPhone
Good cold morning all! http://twitpic.com/phcxh
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Tyson Key, Heather Solos and Vera Hannaford liked this
So (Americans), what are your Thanksgiving day plans? Traveling? People coming to visit? Are you looking forward to the holiday?
Nia, imabonehead, edythe and 25 other people liked this
Probably traveling to family, just not sure which side yet. And I do look forward to being with family. It's usually fairly low-key. I miss seeing my family.
- Sarah June
Most of the kids are coming home. In-laws are coming. Always interesting! Should be good.
- Anne Bouey
not sure what I am doing .....thinking of making a duck
- VAL D.
dinner with the fam (they're all here in town). low-key and I like it that way.
- holly
I'm in charge of all of the food. Multiple relatives, friends of the family. Minimal travel for me and the kittehs.
- Katy S
A duck sounds good Val.
- Sarah June
Probably heading to one of my bros
- Rodfather
hanging at home, maybe making dinner for a friend. Anyone else in Tucson orphaned for the holiday? :) (this all assumes that recovery from dental stuff next Thursday goes well and I'm eating solid food by Thanksgiving).
- ÉllbeeÇee
I'm having low-key stuff with my parents - my mom has surgery on that Monday, and if all goes to plan she'll be home that day. If not, we'll hang out with her up in her room and do dinner another night. She has mentioned at least three times she is happy she isn't the one cooking this year :)
- Jennifer Dittrich
I'll be smoking a turkey and all that other stuff. Then visiting the MIL, then the annual Trans-giving/birthday party at friend's house.
- Anika
I'm filling out my time off request as we speak, seeing as one of my bosses is taking off the entire week. I'll probably do something for some of my local orphaned students (especially the international students who we have to inform what Thanksgiving is) and not much else.
- Derrick
Derrick, you can come hang out with us in Altadena if you're not doing anything later that evening. That's usually fun.
- Anika
Altadena is my old stomping ground! I lived there when I was in school. We'll see how things shape up. Thanks for the invite. :)
- Derrick
Going to my parents' house. It's not a big deal for us since we have a small family. And since I don't eat turkey, the meal isn't really anything special for me (yay, green beans and a salad).
- Rochelle
spending the day with the family i spent the day with last year, only this year my friend, their wife and mother, is dead. so it's bittersweet. last year's thanksgiving was the last good time I spent with her. the closer we get to the holidays the harder it is, on them especially of course. ack! sorry to be a downer.
- Sarah is Novembery
Going to San Antonio to Joel's parents house. Cardeen is flying in.
- Michelle Martinez
going home to my parents. it's low-key and and on the small side, for us. which means 15-20 people and tons of food after about half the family does the turkey trot.
- Katie
Spending it alone again. I'm moving back to LA in early Dec and I don't have enough $ for it to make sense for me to jet down there just for T-giving. I wish Trader Joe's still carried Cantella's turkey sausage with cranberries because that's a really simple way to get those flavors. Not sure what I'll make to celebrate yet. I should probably focus on actually giving thanks.
- Spidra Webster
Making cornish game hens for a few of my orphan friends in the area and my sister. It'll be small, but festive. Then on Saturday, all of my friends in the area are gathering for a second Thanksgiving, with turkey and tri-tip on the menu. YUM.
- Cassandra
We (the SO and I) are having our usual guests (a couple & their 10yr old daughter) plus possibly two more. We are getting our usual fried turkey from Popeye's, and making the fixings. Since we are having more I get to make a ham too. (I am thinking Alton Brown's Dr. Pepper ham) It's a very laid back day, we usually get a RPG going, or watch movies. I always look forward to it.
- aden (yeah you heard me)
Flying up to Oakland to visit family in Walnut Creek/Alamo area. Might do the city for my birthday that weekend. Then driving home Sunday
- Katie: Witch Of The West
Driving to exotic Dayton
- RAPatton
I'll be away until Thanksgiving. Then, Mr and kids at home for traditional dinner. Oldest daughter has to work that night at Old Navy. When did THAT happen?
- R1CC1
I'll be with my parents for Thanksgiving.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
Traveling, but only a few hours up the road to Fort Worth. Spend a few days with my in-laws, who are fantastically good company. Big meal on the day itself at my brother in-law's place. He's a champion at doing the turkey in peanut oil.
- Patrick Jordan
Traveling to visit my in-laws. I'm still trying to decide what I should cook. I'm settled on mac-n-cheese, oatmeal-coconut pie, and some kind of cake. Not sure what else. Maybe a standing rib roast? (Probably not. They only eat roast beef well done. :(
- Ha3rvey (not Akiva)
Tell me more about this oatmeal coconut pie, harv.
- Derrick
D, I got the recipe from a cannister of Kroger store brand oatmeal. The flavor reminds me of a pecan pie (without the pecans). IIRC, it's got oatmeal, coconut, corn syrup, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, and salt. It's surprisingly good. I usually substitute maple syrup for most of the corn syrup so that it won't be cloyingly sweet. If I remember when I get home tonight, I'll send it to you.
- Ha3rvey (not Akiva)
Oatmeal-coconut pie sounds unusual but good.
- Spidra Webster
Popeye's makes a fried turkey for T-giving? *perks ears up*
- Spidra Webster
Spidra, "unusual" is a very good word for it. Everyone who has tried it liked it. I'm trying to remember if it has vanilla in it. I think every good dessert has vanilla.
- Ha3rvey (not Akiva)
Sounds good. Maybe I'll bust one out for the orphans, Harvey. And yes, Spidra. I think they call it a "cajun" fried turkey, but it's fully cooked. I should order one in case people stop by through the weekend. The picture here is horrible (hint hint, Popeye's, I freelance), but here's a link: http://popeyes.com/turkey.php
- Derrick
Our plans are up in the air right now. Normally, my wife's parents would come to see us but my FIL is being prepped to have his lung removed after a lung cancer diagnosis. We might go to them, but only if her mom doesn't think having company will be too stressful. I know it's not a cheerful answer, but that's life right now.
- Alan Simpson
ThxGiving with the Fam, Wife, Kiddo(s) and possibly one of the Ex-wives.
- ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift
I will hopefully be able to get to San Diego for the afternoon..pig out on Thanksgiving Filipino style celebration
- Anna Lynn M.
Hosting my annual orphan Thanksgiving for all my friends who either have no family, live too far or who just don't hang with their family.
- Leslie Poston
Dr. Pepper ham? That sounds good. And I'm impressed with all of you who host a day for people without somewhere else to go. That's so nice!
- Sarah June
No holiday for me, so no travel and no family. Still, might try cooking a turkey on the grill this year.
- Steven Perez
I'm not sure. Often we do Thanksgiving with Ben's family and I look forward to it a lot. This year (as with the last two) they are trying to combine our families, so we'll see. I love my family but the dynamic for Thanksgiving has never been quite right with us. I am also thinking of having some people over that weekend for post-Thanksgiving meals so that I get to play hostess.
- joey
Going to my parents house and helping my mother cook. Maybe bring some wine with me. I don't think I have the kids this year, so I am glad to have my family with me cause I usually get sad.
- Shevonne
Parents, Parents-in-Law, Sister, Aunt-in-Law descend upon us ... FOR A WEEK! Woohoo! (luckily everyone really likes everyone else and we all get along well) (and I have enough comp time that I'll have the week off!) (woo again!)
- Aaron the Librarian
Having a meal of some sort with friends. I'd love to go home, but it's too far to travel for too short a time.
- laura x
We had our big holiday meal (so far I've cooked 3 turkeys), we'll be joining my mom and stepfather.
- Heather Solos
Doing the family dinner tradition, but then Mom and I are escaping for a few days after. Booked a few day trip to Amish country...(this should be interesting). Heading to Lancaster PA from NJ. Getting away from our busy lives and just bringing it down to farm markets, craft shows, and basically getting away...I'm very excited about it actually...Love spending time, One on One with my Mom.
- Bill Heslin
My ex is swiping my kid again (it's supposed to be my year with her) so I'm gonna be at home, watching the cowboys play, eating my turkey sandwich, doing shots of cranberry sauce and gravy, crying into my Stella Artois beverage of choice. Woo to the mudderfuggin' Hoo!
- Morgan Haley
Wanna go to Amish country and eat Shoo fly pie Morgan?: LOL
- Bill Heslin
OH and left out...gonna visit some breweries while there also :)
- Bill Heslin
We're going to New Orleans. Can't wait!
- Trish R
I have unpaid furlough day Wednesday, holiday Thursday and Friday, and then the weekend off. I don't even like turkey. I hope to hang out with my grownup kids at some point.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
turkey day LA meetup?
- Morgan Haley
We head up north to Santa Barbara and Pismo Beach to get away from family, on Thanksgiving and the week following, to charge up the batteries for Christmas, family, shopping, cooking, etc. ;)
- Bonnie Foster
headng to Charleston SC ... for a vaca ,, and having Thanksgiving in the Isle of Palm ...
- johnpiercy
Lunchtime TG meal with Dave's family, after which I will be hauling arse to cook for TG dinner at my house. Luckily grilling a turkey only takes a few hours...
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
3 friends and I will spend time at a local rescue mission serving meals. Give back in small ways.
- Steve
Passing out meals to those in need. +1 to Steve.
- Joe
SIL and fam are coming - I think - they'll have been here for the funeral so I hope they're coming back as planned. And my brother and his wife - my other SIL - will come for their second meal of the day, along with my father. Daughter Sarah, age 19, will be in charge of the kitchen; I'll be sous-chef. Menu will be more contemporary than we could have had in previous years, I'll bet.
- MaryB, BrandingBroadOfFF
from iPhone
The parents are still overseas so it will be Thanksgiving (and Christmas) with the in-laws this year. Mother-in-law is cooking this time (as opposed to the last two years where we just went out to eat). She can throw down in the kitchen so it should be good. I miss my Mom's Thanksgiving meals though.
- Got Love For DB™?
Turkey and all of the fixens' at our house. My parents and the in laws are coming over.
- Jeff P. Henderson
Your parents and in-laws intermingle and your house doesn't explode? Amazing.
- Got Love For DB™?
Thanksgiving, Denmark-style again this year, though we're doing it the weekend before since there is no Thanksgiving here. Also using it to celebrate my darling husband's 30th year gracing the earth. Seems feeding people good food, complete with lots of hygge, helps break down boundaries in any country. It may not be noble, but it's going to be fun. :D
- Bette Cooper
Before Thanksgiving I've got seven togas to sew, to cater the party they are for (60 people), and try to squeeze in a birthday. I havent even considered Thanksgiving...I've got time, right?
- Shannon
We don't celebrate :)
- ★ Soner Gönül
earlier it was Scoble who dominated my feed now it's you Derrick, and guess what last night you were in my dream and i said something funny to you and you held your hand for high five :) (i was viewing webcam of my friend the other night and we wrote something (an emoticon ) together and he held out his hand for high five) dreams are an amalgam and colors spread as if an art piece is under process
- ffcode
Going to pretend I'm not home until guy selling meat leaves. I will not buy steaks from out of the back of your truck.
R1CC1, PENGUIN: MAJOR CAPS LOCK, VAL D. and 3 other people liked this
I'm temporarily vegan when they show up.
- Heather Solos
for some reason I read that as "meat leaves." What a cool tree that would be!
- FF's Bubba of Arizona
That is creepy. I think if that happened around here, people would call the police.
- Rochelle
I had a friend who did that for a while. We used to call him The Steak Pimp.
- Ha3rvey (not Akiva)
They all over the place here. I am talking once a week.
- Michelle Martinez
One of the best steaks I ever had started out in the back of some guy's truck. I thought it was weird when my then-girlfriend's dad (a doctor no less!) was buying meat from some guy; but it was TASTY.
- James (@willia4)
Before and after
nakachi, Bindu Reddy, rowlikeagirl and 48 other people liked this
Dinner!
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
SHEY, WHY YOU MAKING ME HONGRY WITH ALL YOUR FOOD POSTS, YO?
- Derrick
HOW DO IT FEEL, DERRICK? HOW DO IT FEEEEEL?
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
Dude. I concur with Derrick! That looks good dude!!!!
- Morgan Haley
They both look damn good!
- Shevonne
And taste great!
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
I sure wish you could make me one...
- Terence
I'd mail you one, but I don't think it would last :P
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
You're probably right. Post Office employees tend to be the thirsty sort;they'd drink my delicious fixin's up before I receive it.
- Terence
Yum!
- Nicholas Kreidberg
is that a magic bullet?
- chrisofspades
NOM!
- Katie: Witch Of The West
De-lish.
- SAM
@chrisofspades yup!
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
Fedex and dry ice. Make it Happen!
- Morgan Haley
You just need to get a Slap Chop & everything will be complete in the universe.
- Steven Summers
Wow, killer Photoshop skillz
- ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
from iPhone
lol@chriskim -- nope, no Photoshopping necessary
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
:-D
- ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
from iPhone
Shey, that is a delightful picture and caption. It made me grin.
- Melanie Reed
@Melanie You're welcome :)
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
ZOMG, a magic bullet!! :)
- Yolanda
I love my Magic Bullet blender.
- Rochelle
@Rochelle Any plans on getting the Bullet Express?
- Shey, Jamaican of FF
Shey, not until I have a larger kitchen to store more gadgets. I'm totally out of space right now as it is.
- Rochelle
I must be using my magic bullet incorrectly
- chrisofspades
Sic transit gloria mundi
- 7 раз Опять на пляже
At chemo. MRI/PET clear. There is NO cancer in my liver.
nakachi, rowlikeagirl, Michael W. May and 54 other people liked this
WHOO-HOO!
- Anika
excellent
- RAPatton
WOO!
- aden (yeah you heard me)
Wonderful!
- Laura B.
excellent news, Michael!
- Jim Hearts FF
Great stuff Michael.
- Patrick Jordan
Woohoo! *cabbage patches for you*
- Ladybug Heather
Excellent!
- vicster
wonderful news
- VAL D.
Absolutely Awesome. :)
- SAM
fantastic!
- Bren, Photophobe
Congrats!
- Jeremy
Bottoms up!
- کودن با استعداد
Awesome
- Rodfather
Good news!
- Anne Bouey
*dances*
- Johnny Worthington
The definition of AWESOME.
- Mark Krynsky
Thank you for sharing your good news and best wishes for them to hold forever.
- Internet Strategist
I'm so happy to hear this, Michael.
- cecily
:-)))
- Anna Haro
:)
- Josh Haley
GREAT NEWS! :)
- AJ Batac
Thank you, everyone! Hopefully the next round of tests will indicate shrinkage (the good kind)!
- Michael McKean
This is Robert Scoble totally jacking my spot to do the Gillmore gang yesterday (he asked nicely and I gave him the spot without hesitation of course)
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Go sit in the corner!
- Josh Haley
That's the CS Techcast camera rig. He used our camera case to prop up his laptop so he could be seen with the internal webcam. Louis Gray came over to give him the old rabbit ears on camera. Fun times
- Eric @ CS Techcast
What convention/event is this?
- Josh Haley
This was at Defrag in Denver http://www.defragcon.com
- Eric @ CS Techcast
Lucky you. No need to travel far. :)
- Josh Haley
That's how I was able to attend!
- Eric @ CS Techcast
If they held sxsw right here in Houston, I probably still wouldn't go. :p
- Josh Haley
Defrag was not that big. Seemed to be a core group a very smart folks. Nice conference.
- Eric @ CS Techcast
You are almost too nice, Eric :)
- WorldofHiglet
I don't know how true that is, but thank you.
- Eric @ CS Techcast
Almost Kubrickian in composition...
- Aron Michalski
Thank you Eric for your quiet corner!
- Robert Scoble
That's a bad spot. There's clearly no stable defense against raptor attack there.
- Otto
*swings an aw shucks wave at Robert*
- Eric @ CS Techcast
Manual Google Image Search Result
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Cool idea
- Josh Haley
cute
- Kamilah Gill
Oooh.
- Steve is older than ever
where i saw it? on friendfeed? where there were walls made out of image results and things like these
- ffcode
LOL. OMG
- Holly Rae, FFer
i love this :)
- Alexis Hope
One of the surest ways to determine the maturity of someone is to see if they can handle others having a different opinion. If they can't comprehend why someone could possibly like some band or some movie that they don't like, then, well, they've failed.
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I think you're wrong. Completely, totally wrong. I'm going to go throw a fit about it now.
- DGentry
'The proof is in the pudding!' 'Well I *HATE* pudding!'
- Akiva Moskovitz
Pudding rocks...Your insane..I completely disagree with you....lol
- Bill Heslin
I cannot remember the source of this quote, but: "the older I get, the shorter the time between when I realize that someone is a jackass, and when I tell them they are one."
- DGentry
It gets tougher, however, when someone holds an opinion that diverges from a bedrock truth of yours. Nevertheless, it's important to try to understand those that are wrong - I mean, that have a different view of life.
- John E. Bredehoft
from fftogo
I like Milli Vanilli.
- Josh Haley
from iPhone
looks like metafilter!
- Pam Gwenzi
I see you met my ex.
- Alix Whitmire
It's mistaking being fierce/strong willed with being intolerant and really just stupid, like you said #FAIL
- sofarsoShawn
I can certainly comprehend the psychological/sociological reasons why some people enjoy racist rap or Nazi death metal or kids programs that teach jihad, but if you ask me to refrain from insulting such taste or ask me to teach my kids to tolerate such obvious insanity, I guess I fail the maturity test. I won't insult a person, but I will insult their evil art.
- Gus
@Josh, now you're just troll baiting. :-P
- Jason Huebel
from iPhone
Gus, there's a huge difference between the brainwashing that MEMRI TV delivers and someone being all pissed off because you like Jethro Tull.
- Akiva Moskovitz
MEMRI TV? How about Fox News? Less news, more conspiracy theory.
- Dennis Jernberg
I think this is true in most cases, but some things are just wrong.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
Dennis, as soon as FOX News features the equivalent of a Jew-eating Rabbit, I'll buy into your comparison.
- Akiva Moskovitz
I guess you have a point. Fox and the talk-radio neocons aren't openly advocating the massacre of liberals.
- Dennis Jernberg
We never accuse anyone of being immature until they get old enough to disagree with us--at length.
- Kathy Fitch
Yes, Dennis. There is absolutely no comparison. At all.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Kathy, nice use of the royal 'we'.
- Akiva Moskovitz
This is about me, isn't it? *sagenod* Everything is, eventually.
- Michael W. May
Screw you guys, ah'm goin' home
- Slippy "Threadsbane" Lane
Akiva, if someone is OK with your opinion because he/she doesn't care about other people's opinions, does that mean he/she has maturity?
- Brome
Damn... I just realized that if Akiva likes Tull, I have to agree with him again *pout*
- Michael W. May
:-) I was wondering if anyone would go there, Akiva! It's really just first person plural, though, as in "We humans are so silly."
- Kathy Fitch
I've had to fire so many friends based on this criteria alone.
- Sean Oliver
Brome, it means that they're invited to my Solstice Party.
- Akiva Moskovitz
I think I've been fired by some friends for being okay with some other friends' opinions, regardless of my personal comprehension or embracing of them.
- ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ
so true
- Brian Appleby
I'm still back on this Josh Haley/Milli Vaniilli thing. Josh, I respect you. (Actually, I didn't say that. Someone else said it and I moved my lips.)
- John E. Bredehoft
OK, we all know that neither Fab nor Rob actually sang on that hit album. I am just saying that the people who DID sing on it and the producers therein really knew what they were doing in cranking out a quality pop album.
- Josh Haley
from iPhone
I think I've just been called immature.
- Paul
If you try and think of the things people say more like the sounds of dogs barking, and what they write more like the paths left by insects in tree bark, things make a lot more sense.
- SuezanneC Baskerville
This seems bumpworthy to me for some reason.
- Ken Sheppardson
I think "maturity" isn't necessarily the right term. It's more a measure of stubbornness. It may come from "failing to understand others", I just don't think it the term "maturity" accurately depicts the notion here.
- G. Sigh
I would counter and say that it takes a mature person to just walk away rather than demonstrating epic stubbornness.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Akiva, that sounds like wise council: "Before a quarrel bursts forth, take your leave."
- Melanie Reed
I would also say that it takes a mature person not to troll someone for disagreeing. Both sides can walk away or handle themselves with some kindness.
- joey
I wasn't unkind to him. I was unkind to the girl who blocked our driveway. He's the one tried to make it personal by bringing Audrey into the mix.
- Akiva Moskovitz
I didn't point a finger at a specific person; I think that several people were very unkind to him in that thread from the moment he opened his mouth.
- joey
Oh. I just assumed you were talking about me since this is my thread and all. And also the fact that you hate me!~!
- Akiva Moskovitz
Wait he brought Audrey into it?
- Jimminy
Jimminy, yeah but only to say that he hopes that someone says mean things about her when she does something wrong as a teenager as I was saying mean things about the girl who blocked our driveway so as to teach us a lesson or something.
- Akiva Moskovitz
But I kind of have a policy that if you try to use my daughter as leverage against me in a discussion, the gloves, kid or otherwise, come right off.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Audrey's not a very good lever...she's too short.
- Alex Scoble
But, man, does that girl have some torque.
- Akiva Moskovitz
My point re: the word "mature" is that it's a bit too broad. My 5-year old niece may not exhibit epic stubbornness, but she is not a mature person either. My 70-year old uncle may not agree with me politically, and can be very stubborn, but remains a mature human for whom I have great respect. In other words, we're just painting with too broad a brush here. Mutual respect for one...
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- G. Sigh
G. Sigh, I agree. We learn the most about compassion when our heart's been the most broken. The kindness may be there before hand, but our loyalties can sometimes put that compassion out of balance.
- Melanie Reed
The New Math is cordially invited to go fuck itself.
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...aaaaaaaand, cue Tom Lehrer.
- Catherine Pellegrino
at what point does new math become old math?
- marthalib
I'm sure there's an equation for that. Check the back of the book.
- lris
Hi, Iris.
- marthalib
Hi Martha, how's tricks?
- lris
We just get one worksheet at a time. I'll ask the teacher tomorrow.
- Steve is older than ever
i would totally pay to watch new math fsck itself. LSW vimeo account CAN MAKE A PROFIT!
- jambina
OK, I'm man enough to admit this: I tried adding large numbers in my head the "new" way and the "old" way, and the new way kicked the old way's butt.
- Steve is older than ever
... wot is the new way, plz?
- D0r0th34
what grade?
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
Start adding from the left. So if you are adding 777 + 777, you think "700 + 700 = 1400. 70 + 70 = 140. 7+7=14. 1400 + 140 + 14 = 1554."
- Steve is older than ever
Second grade, Barry. The problems they are doing are with smaller numbers than my example.
- Steve is older than ever
That's not new. My mom learned it that way. (Either that or she just figured it was easier and did it that way.)
- lris
*sigh*
- Steve is older than ever
That was one alternative way that I learned... and I'm *OLD*... sorry Steve :D
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
that's how i learned too.
- jambina
DON'T MAKE ME DELETE THIS THREAD AND HIDE YOUR BODIES.
- Steve is older than ever
If it makes you feel any better, I can't do math in my head no matter the method.
- lris
I did not learn it this way. This new way seems to take longer. I disapprove of it's inefficiency.
- Katy S
I'm a much bigger fan of Singapore. Everyday Math can suck it.
- Nikki D.
i agree with Katy
- ~Courtney F.
What Katy said. That's taking away from my "me" time. Damn.
- Derrick
Everyday math rocks you guys... or at least that's what I want you to say when my daughter is around.
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
omg I just opened this to see what you're talking about and that method is beyond irritating. I hope it goes away before my future kids reach that age...
- Kamilah Gill
*licks tip of pencil...carries the one*
- Derrick
I have just decided that I don't believe in math, and will file a conscientious objector petition on Mr. 7's behalf.
- Steve is older than ever
move to canada! i'm sure we still have old math!
- jambina
I vote for chisimbop.
- Stephen Francoeur
no, there's new math up here, but what Steve has to deal with is just pedagogically stupid.
- DJF
Hrm. I was taught old math. I instinctively do new math. I am clearly a rebel.
- Jenica
People, I hate to break it to you, but what you're dealing with here is really just arithmetic. I was taught all sorts of math and wish I retained more of it.
- laura x
I'm with Jenica. I learned it the old way and do it that way on paper, but if I have large sums to add in my head, I do new math. Who knew?
- Kaijsa Calkins
So very simple, that only I can do it.
- MegvMeg
huh, I am the same as Kaijsa, now that I think about it.
- holly
Then again, I saw the word "logarithm" today in an assignment for my CS class and nearly passed out, but my mother tells me it's just a fancy word for exponent.
- laura x
I guess I'm not as strange as I thought in how I was thinking.
- Mr. Gunn
Actually, I do a combination of New and Crazy math. Adding 777 and 777, I add 700+700 and then 80+80 and then subtract 6. Somehow that's easier for me.
- lris
iris, I do much the same thing!
- Pete
Oh, I subtract all the time.
- DJF
I do remember being taught a crazy way to do long division, back in the early days of "new" math
- marthalib
When I was in grade 5, my family moved. The school I ended up at did long division differently from the school I started at. It was strange.
- DJF
I download a calculator in my brain..it's much easier than trying to figure out this "math" thing
- Sir Shuping
Hmm. The "New way" is the way I've worked, but I'd call that heuristic, not new math. (Not that there's anything new about new math--consider that Lehrer's song is close to 50 years old.)
- Walt Crawford
Everything old is new again.
- Steve is older than ever
and again, and again...
- Aaron the Librarian
Iris, I think that's what they are asking them to do in Luke's class, too, as they are asking them to try ballpark sums first.
- Steve is older than ever
I like Iris's math: 2*800 - 2*20 - 2*3
- Daniel J. Pritchett
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Laura B., Ladybug Heather, Kol Tregaskes and 21 other people liked this
That would be our birthday girl . . .
- MaryB, BrandingBroadOfFF
Love it!
- vicster
Awesome
- Josh Haley
love love love
- Sarah is Novembery
Tourist Bait - Alligator
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Where was this? We got lotz of those down in here in the swamp. LOL
- rowlikeagirl
CRIKEY!
- Mo Kargas
Feeding the kids salad and mushroom risotto for dinner. If they were allowed to swear, I think they would.
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Fast Food Folk Song (at the Taco Bell Drive-Thru) - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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these guys are funny!
- Fee501st
Rhett & Link are pretty great. But I really liked that the Taco Bell guy got the order (mostly) correct and it was only $22. "2 taco salads for the ladies"
- Paul Reynolds
No, it was $42!
- Veronica
Still a good deal! That's enough Taco Bell to feed 10 people.
- Paul Reynolds
mmm soft tacos...
- Fee501st
I haven't seen their recent stuff but I still like the Red House commercial: http://www.youtube.com/user...
- Paul Reynolds
Paul: yea that one is the best, Leo and Amber Mac had them on Net@nite few months ago, also they made something for Leo, but i forgot what! lol
- Fee501st
#youknowyouruglyif PEOPLE: PLEASE EDUCATE YOURSELVES: http://apostrophe.me/ Our government's not gonna do it, so you need to.
John Wang and Heather Solos liked this
Thanks to Tekzilla, I now know that Pocky is pronounced poke-ee.
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And now I learn I've been mispronouncing something else for years. . .
- Heather Solos
Uh...in what language?
- Rahsheen ™, Coach of FF
Both of them said pokee!
- Paul Reynolds
Apparently there is no right answer: http://www.google.com/search...
- Paul Reynolds
Poke-ee
- Johnny Worthington
He's perfect, right? http://twitpic.com/p6n8b
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Hey Sam! Congrats, Mike!
- Derrick
Absolutely. <3
- Yolanda
Allow me to be the first to comment in this thread: AWWWWWW
- Mike Nayyar
He looks so tiny! How much does he weigh?
- Mellissa Jane
6lbs 15oz at birth, and he's lost a little bit since then, of course
- Michael Hocter
Congrats, Mike! :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
None of my business poll: Did you have a *real job before you were 18? What was it? Did you like it? Did you get paid more than minimum wage? *meaning you had to report income tax (or, rather, your parents did).
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No, I didn't have one.
- Rochelle
No. Babysitting and berry picking were my income sources. Well, wait, I may have started my PT receptionist job a the Real Estate office before I turned 18. Soooooo long ago...
- vicster
I had a job programming a database in dBaseIV the summer of my junior year in high school. I got paid like $0.25/hr more than minimum wage. It was a good experience because it was my first real programming job and basically set the tone for the rest of my career. I was invited to come back the next summer and redo everything I'd done in FoxPro 3.5 for Windows (and got an extra $1/hr).
- Her Lindsay-ness
Yes. I started working a month after my 16th birthday. I worked at a daycare center, which was good because I got to have my sister with me there; otherwise I wouldn't have been able to get a job. I only made minimum wage, which at the atime was $3.25 I think? Hard to remember.
- pea ♥ fierce as a woozle
Yes, no, yes, until minimum wage was raised (so not much more than minimum).
- Alix Whitmire
No. My first real job was after my senior year in high school working in the textbook warehouse for the Board of Education
- Alan Simpson
I worked for the Arlington County Public Library for a period while I was in high school, but I don't think the income was significant enough to be reportable by anyone.
- John E. Bredehoft
Yes...several...they were ok...Paper boy, bicycle mechanic, fast food worker, network wiring guy, Air Force grunt...Yes, I got paid more than minimum wage and had to do tax returns.
- Alex Scoble
Burger Flipper at Hardee's, making $0.05 over the minimum. Good times.
- The Letter M
Nope.
- teh Dork Knight
If you can call Gamestop a real job. I got it when I was 17. I did like it in the beginning but after about a year got tired of it because of the pay and lack of hours, so then I went to Best Buy. Made minimum in the beginning ($5.15 at the time) and got a $0.10 raise after the first of the year. I still filed taxes however and got back a nice amount of money.
- Mathew™ one of a kind
If you call library page (person who puts away books) a real job, I think I did that when I was 16 or 17. I think I got paid minimum wage (can't fully remember). I don't remember filing taxes.
- Kamilah Gill
Yes. At 12 I cleaned the churches windows and helped with janitorial duties. This was a real job as I has to file a tax return and got a little over minimum wage. At 15 I was hired by the school district to help with the computers on campus then also hired to work in the schools theatre where my brother and I ran it for the years we over laped. I continued in the school district after...
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- CW™
I made a little over minimum wage for a couple of years working for the NJ State DMV. I worked part time after school Mon-Fri during my freshman and sophomore years of HS. I kinda remember filling out the EZ form... I think. I did not like the job but the people I worked with were okay.
- Jim Hearts FF
Yes, I worked for a summer at Knott's Berry Farm. I served food at one of the little eateries inside the park in Ghost Town. It was minimum wage and fun then but as an adult now, looking back, there were some MAJOR issues ranging from inappropriate male conduct (getting girls into the freezer to kiss them, smacking them on the asses) to theft and an overall lack of care for the employees. We were kids being managed by kids.
- Katie: Witch Of The West
Waffle House, I did earn more than minimum wage with tips and yes, I filed taxes.
- Heather Solos
I worked, but nothing that would have supported me as an independent entity. And part of that is because when you're that age people refuse to pay you the same for a job that they would pay an adult to do it.
- Spidra Webster
I've had real jobs since I was 14, complete with paycheck. First one was at local drycleaners. McDonalds, assistant to a ferrier and a couple of modeling gigs all before I was 18. I loved them all, it taught me independence and discipline.
- jcunwired
Good point, Spidra!
- Micah Wittman
from iPhone
Would love to hear more about the ferrier's asst job!
- Spidra Webster
Hah! Spelling booboo, that should have been "farrier". The job rocked. Not only did we trim and shoe horses' hooves, but provided all sorts of veterinary services to local farmers. My boss and his brother, two beer-swilling ex-rodeo stars, were great.
- jcunwired
I worked a commission sales job from 16-18. I got paid $11.75 and a % of my sales. I'm also pretty sure the company violated some teen labor laws in terms of hours per day/hours per week...but I didn't complain because it was a lot of $.
- Alexis Hope
Barely, only by a month. Desk staff at the dorm I was in. Minimum and had to file taxes.
- Amber, Random Time Lord
Yep. I started working at 14 as a cashier at a hamburger stand in Yosemite. At the time, California had some sort of modified work permit for 14 year olds. The grill was off-limits! Minimum wage then and the same for the next three jobs up until I was 17. Then I started working for salary plus commission in a telemarketing job selling gift baskets for The House of Almonds.
- Christopher Harley
Twelve, paper route. I lasted a week. After that, 17 and working at Shell Oil's geology offices, looking for oil. Other than meeting a very pretty girl who put up with my epic swooning around her, did not like. I made one dollar above minimum wage in that job.
- Steven Perez
I had an agricultural job when I was very young (picking strawberries), and a paper route after that. When I turned 16 I started working full time.
- Sparky, a big deal
I worked part-time in the computer center at a local bank when I was 16. I worked there for two years, then I worked at another bank computer center through college. I also worked part-time in an on-campus computer lab while I was in college.
- Ha3rvey (not Akiva)
My first job was working as a security guard during public skating at the local rink. it did not pay more than minimum wage.
- Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
Age 8-16: My sister and I were members of the Screen Extras Guild. Once every couple months we'd get a phone call from our agent and spend one or two days on the set of a TV show or movie, complete with a studio teacher to make sure we did busywork in the classroom trailer. They paid the same for kids and adults, which meant about $120 a day! Our credits include 'Scarecrow & Mrs. King', 'Emerald Point N.A.S.', 'The Bad Seed (TV)', 'Explorers' and 'Airwolf'.
- Kevin Fox
Camp counselor between high school and college. I turned 18 at the end of the summer. I made enough to buy a pair of dressy shoes, some clothes, and a purse, I think. (ETA: my Social Security report says I made $177 for 3 months' work, but then it was 1963).
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
I worked at Discovery Zone (a giant kids playground) and an optometric group while under 18. I liked both of them but the optometric group much more (stayed there for 11 years). The job at DZ I was paid $0.25 more than minimum wage and the optometric group started at $0.50 more than minimum wage
- Tamara
I worked as a groom / stablehand at a thoroughbred farm every summer and every weekend from my sophomore through senior year in high-school. I was paid more than minimum wage, but not sure how much more. It was a good job that kept me active, fit and better paid than most of the kids I went to school with. However, it was outdoors (Florida summers are killer) and I definitely did not smell the best afterwards. Kept me humble though...
- JA Castillo
I worked as a dish hand at a French restaurant and a Shell service station
- Johnny Worthington
Nope. My mom forbade me having a full time job in High School so I could focus on studies. The summer after HS I got a crappy part-time office assistant job, which I hated.
- veo
I worked as a page at the local library throughout high school. It was a great job. I think I got a bit more than minimum wage but the hours were flexible, the work was easy, and the people were really nice. Plus I got to check anything out I wanted for pretty much as long as I wanted. Most days I would finish all the work and just sit around and read
- Benjamin Golub
worked at the Beach House down in Mattituck the summer of 66 I will never forget it best summer of my life
- VAL D.
When I 16, a week after finishing my GCSEs, I did a week of work for the guy my brother worked for. When I mentioned money, he said: "Don't worry, I'll see you right." At the end of the week he paid me £50 for 40 hours work. I didn't work for him again!
- Timothy Griffin
I had my first job when I was 14, grounds keeping and maintenance during the summer at a vocational high school. It was on the books, minimum wage, transportation provided. Got the job through CETA. Didn't have to pay taxes because we were low income. (one of the qualifications to get the job) Half the kids that were working there were unpaid, juvenile delinquents, doing community service.
- April Russo (app103)
I started work at a rollerskating rink on my 15th birthday. I was a Centre Assistant. Taking money at the door, handing out and putting away skates, working the snack bar, teaching, hosting birthday parties, cleaning, making people stop making out (bwahahahaha!), etc etc. We don't have minimum wage here, we have award wages, and if you're under 18 you don't have to fill in a tax return unless you earn over $6000 in the financial year.
- Mellissa Jane
Starting at 16 I had a summer jobs with Green Giant driving tractors as part of a pea-harvesting crew. I didn't eat peas for *years* after that. The pay was well over minimum wage, pretty decent for a summer job.
- Fred Yankowski
Yes.
- Mona Nomura
Do you mean a full time job? Because I got my part time job at oles when I was 15-and-a-half and filled in my first ever tax return this July and got a $51 refund.
- Bryce, Low in Sodium
I worked for my parents starting when I was about 12 or 13 (they had a print shop). Then, I started working as a security guard at the Nissan Pavilion (a local amphitheatre) when it opened. I think I was 15 at the time. I also worked full-time the summer before I graduated high school (I was 16 at the time) and part-time during school. I continued at that job off and on for about 12 years.
- Curtiss Grymala
Weekend engineer at a Long Island, NY radio station. Cool 1st job (17). Automation system was a huge wall of reel-to-reel tape machines. Old? Me? Naaah.
- Charlie Anzman
Nope, got first job at 18, outbound call calls for surveys, and warm calls for taste tests (@$50/pop!!)
- Tsali, The Native of FF
At 17 I worked in the kitchen at a mid-range priced restaurant, where I was a forno chef ~ we cooked pizzas, amongst other things) in a wood burning oven/kiln thing.
- sofarsoShawn
Strawberry fields forever, Rod.
- Curtiss Grymala
I bagged groceries every weekend starting at 12 for a year. It was for tips.
- Eric @ CS Techcast
from iPhone
I started a programming business doing reporting for medical offices. That was when I was 17. Before that, I worked minimum wage jobs (Howard's Grocery Store and Wendy's).
- Jason Huebel
Yep. Started working at age 12. Had a W-2 ever since.
- SAM
I was working weekends at a gas station/discount store (it was the 70's, when we actually PUMPED the gas and washed your windows!) During the week I did a work study job at college 40 miles away... the good news was that I got to study at a dormitory reception desk, and after 2 AM I could sleep in the lobby in a sleeping bag and let the female residents into the dorm when they rang a...
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- Mark Jepsen
The summer I was 16 I played the bagpipes at Edinburgh Castle in the Edinburgh Military Tattoo and was paid a musician's honourarium (plus room, board and transport). The following summer, I taught bagpipes at an Army Camp for pretty good cash (again, with room and board). yes, it was more than minimum wage and, yes, my parents claimed my income. :)
- T. Brent, technopeasant
I've been working since I was like 14. I had to get a permit. I began at Wendy's literally flipping burgers. Min wage was like 4.75 or so and that's what I was making.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach of FF
oh, hell... forgot about my 5-month stint at Mother's Pizzeria and 4-month stint at Burger King... lol
- T. Brent, technopeasant
No, I didn't have one
- ★ Soner Gönül
Worked the Electronics Dept. at Target. Got paid $7.50/hr
- Danny Minick
dishwasher at a BBQ joint, stocker at an import furniture store, and tech support for Gateway and Dell were all pre-career jobs for me
- Nathan Chase
Yes I had a real job, a clerk at a book store. Yes I got paid a little more than min. wage. And yes, I filed taxes.
- Jen (SquirrelGirl)
I had jobs where I had to report income tax from 16 on up, and I made a little bit more than minimum wage
- RAPatton
Yes, programmer starting at 14 (the first day I was eligible to work), liked it, got paid more than minimum wage, filed taxes.
- Ruchira S. Datta
nope. never really occurred to me that I should get a job until a friend brought an application over to me.
- Liana Shanes
Nope. Didn't have a real job 'til after college.
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
I worked at a computer repair / sales shop for a summer when I was 16. I worked 40 hours per week and I made 11% more than minimum wage. I liked it pretty well - it was neat being fairly good at a job I had no formal training for.
- Daniel J. Pritchett
I was an estimator at a paving company. I took blueprints of a job site, traced contour lines into a computer, then calculated the volume of different materials we would need to do the job. Paid $9.25 an hour, in 1999. Had my own office, a computer, and a plotter (a printer big enough to print blueprints). It was awesome.
- Alex Scrivener
Before 18 I worked as a grocery store cashier, a receptionist at a tax prep office, and a retail sales clerk at The Children's Place. Edit: all of these at or near minimum wage.
- Ladybug Heather
Yes. I worked in retail for a while. There was no minimum wage then.
- Ian May
I fried chicken in a grocery store for a while and worked as a hotel housekeeper during the summer.
- tab thinks you're awesome
Yep, I was a waitress from ages 16-18 (Bob's Big Boy - yikes) and I worked the third shift in a factory one summer. I did file taxes, but I'm not sure how much of my tips I reported. :)
- Cassandra
Nope, first job I had was after leaving college - games tester - and I've gone all the way back to the start after 15 years. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
Yep. Burger flipper.
- Kevin Pedraja
Yup, had several real jobs before I turned 18, the most notable being a cashier at Burger King (min wage $4.25) when I was 16 and then manager of a hot dog ($6.00/hr) stand when I was 17. All of my jobs required income tax reporting; I loved filing my taxes, BTW. Not sure why, but ever since that first 1040EZ at 14, I was hooked. :)
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
First job of any kind was a paper route at the age of 13. I soon quit that, because I've always hated early mornings, and I got a job after school at a greengrocers. I had a bike with a big basket on to ride around the neighborhood delivering the orders. I always earned my tips that wages. Never had to file taxes in England with only one job in any case, but that was cash in hand anyways, NO minimum wage then, and doesn't apply to under sixteens even now as far as I am aware.
- Ian May
I'm on a Twitter list called "library-hunks." This makes me stupidly happy.
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I love the fact that there is a library-hunks list!
- aden (yeah you heard me)
Well, YEAH.
- Derrick
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