Mr. Kerbin Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 16 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: I am happy to report that I have paid off my student loans! how aren’t you like 90 or something once you get those paid off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 6 minutes ago, Mr. Kerbin said: how aren’t you like 90 or something once you get those paid off I didn't have that much to begin with, I went to a cheaper in state college and lived frugally, scolarships were fairly plentiful, and I worled 15-20 hours a week for the last two years. I believe the total amount in loans was under 5k or so. So not a herculean task but still a big weight off of my shoulders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimera Industries Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 56 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: I am happy to report that I have paid off my student loans! Congratulations! And great job being smart with the finances too, that's impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAl1en1 Posted Tuesday at 09:51 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:51 PM a family friend dropped off their dog so we have puppy snuggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted Wednesday at 01:58 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 01:58 AM Need to vent I guess. Maybe this would be better for the venting thread but ehh. Given my situation I'm kind of at the mercy of whatever organization was the first to give me a job offer, I do not have the luxury of choosing my location. But damn. I really wish this had turned out differently. Generally I'm stuck wherever I land for 1-3 years or so before I actually have the experience required to actually have a choice in where I end up. And I'm just thinking about the other places I could have landed if things out of my control didn't happen. I could have landed around Denver, working on test hardware supporting a human spaceflight adjacent project, right next to the rocky mountains and a load of other things to do, in a place generally friendly to my sibling should they decide to visit. I had been given good marks on the interview, and was practically told "We would hire you if we were still allowed to," and it could have happened if only the company hadn't done a massive hiring shakeup and cancelled that position. I could have landed near Seattle, another LGBT friendly area with mountains and as much rain as I'm used to, and snow too, working on flight software, my area of greatest competency, for reusable launch vehicles, doing hands on hardware in the loop testing as well, my second greatest competency. One interviewer called my presentation among the best he'd ever seen. And I could have gotten that job if only the company hadn't hired someone at level 3 replacing the level 1 position I was interviewing for. I could have landed at NASA, at the same place my grandpa spent 30 years at, working on experimental antennas that will be used on the Lunar surface, a 30 minute drive from where my family is moving to, and a 30 minute drive away from some of our closest family friends, in a climate very similar to my hometown, and not great but on par with home on the LGBT front. I got through the interview and was given okay marks, maybe not enough to get in. I'd love to know if I was actually good enough, and I could have known, if only the Department Of Government Efficiency hadn't mandated that NASA needs to shrink, cancelling all of their open positions. Instead I landed in the middle of nowhere in Texas, where it is a 2 hour drive to the nearest thing to do, where nobody drinks the water, where it rains trash and dust more frequently than rain, where the sides of the highway have more trash than I've ever seen anywhere else, where the roads are terrible and filled with very aggressive drivers, where it doesn't snow, rarely rains, and is 80 degrees in winter. From a legislative standpoint I would understand if my sibling never visits. And it looks like I'm gonna be working with the same 4ish tests on the same 5ish things the whole time I'm here, in areas I have no exposure to and I don't find that exciting, despite the interview being for a more software oriented position (I do not expect to write a single line of code here). I mean "the grass is always greener on the other side" and all, but there is like no grass here except for that which people have to coax into keeping alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimera Industries Posted Wednesday at 03:17 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:17 AM 1 hour ago, Ultimate Steve said: Need to vent I guess. Maybe this would be better for the venting thread but ehh. Given my situation I'm kind of at the mercy of whatever organization was the first to give me a job offer, I do not have the luxury of choosing my location. But damn. I really wish this had turned out differently. Generally I'm stuck wherever I land for 1-3 years or so before I actually have the experience required to actually have a choice in where I end up. And I'm just thinking about the other places I could have landed if things out of my control didn't happen. I could have landed around Denver, working on test hardware supporting a human spaceflight adjacent project, right next to the rocky mountains and a load of other things to do, in a place generally friendly to my sibling should they decide to visit. I had been given good marks on the interview, and was practically told "We would hire you if we were still allowed to," and it could have happened if only the company hadn't done a massive hiring shakeup and cancelled that position. I could have landed near Seattle, another LGBT friendly area with mountains and as much rain as I'm used to, and snow too, working on flight software, my area of greatest competency, for reusable launch vehicles, doing hands on hardware in the loop testing as well, my second greatest competency. One interviewer called my presentation among the best he'd ever seen. And I could have gotten that job if only the company hadn't hired someone at level 3 replacing the level 1 position I was interviewing for. I could have landed at NASA, at the same place my grandpa spent 30 years at, working on experimental antennas that will be used on the Lunar surface, a 30 minute drive from where my family is moving to, and a 30 minute drive away from some of our closest family friends, in a climate very similar to my hometown, and not great but on par with home on the LGBT front. I got through the interview and was given okay marks, maybe not enough to get in. I'd love to know if I was actually good enough, and I could have known, if only the Department Of Government Efficiency hadn't mandated that NASA needs to shrink, cancelling all of their open positions. Instead I landed in the middle of nowhere in Texas, where it is a 2 hour drive to the nearest thing to do, where nobody drinks the water, where it rains trash and dust more frequently than rain, where the sides of the highway have more trash than I've ever seen anywhere else, where the roads are terrible and filled with very aggressive drivers, where it doesn't snow, rarely rains, and is 80 degrees in winter. From a legislative standpoint I would understand if my sibling never visits. And it looks like I'm gonna be working with the same 4ish tests on the same 5ish things the whole time I'm here, in areas I have no exposure to and I don't find that exciting, despite the interview being for a more software oriented position (I do not expect to write a single line of code here). I mean "the grass is always greener on the other side" and all, but there is like no grass here except for that which people have to coax into keeping alive. Speaking from experience, whenever a situation seems like the worst that could have happened, there are usually many unseen advantages to being where I'm being. Those factors are outside of your control, yes, but there may be even larger-scale factors that could result in your position being the best place for you to be. There's no way to know for certain. I hope you find some greenery (metaphorically, but in Texas finding it literally is nice, too) to look at and enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoVampire Posted Wednesday at 04:57 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:57 AM well guys, I remembered. I am sorry for the scare of seeing my flesh, but, I want to show off my henna tattoo. It was done by one of if not the countries foremost expert on henna in the US, a talented artist knows as Dreamie. So, with the knowledge that you will see my flesh <my hand lol> have a look! Spoiler It is in the spoiler for space reasons, and not because I dont like looking at my hand lol. yeah, lets go with space reasons lol 235603182025 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoVampire Posted Friday at 03:14 PM Share Posted Friday at 03:14 PM Today i tick off a box on my nerdy bucket list! A friday at renfaire! The faire im going to right now march/april has a spring break week where they have a single friday open. That day is today! My next chance at a friday at renfaire is in november at TRF (nations largest ((possibly worlds)) renfaire). And of course the stage im at waiting for the first act is having audio issues… guess what ever was screwing audio up last sunday is still messing it up. 101403212025 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimera Industries Posted Friday at 04:23 PM Share Posted Friday at 04:23 PM (edited) Well, this isn't quite something I did in KSP, so I'm putting it here instead. I finally organized a timeline of my alternate history thread on the forums. I had to change a few of the launch dates to make things fit. But now they do! And now I'm pretty sure that the thread is currently in the month of October, 1971. I love how if you were to look at how Venera (meaning Venus) is spelled in Russian, in the English alphabet it looks like it says Behepa. But, it does indeed say Venera. Edited Friday at 04:24 PM by Kimera Industries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunlitZelkova Posted Friday at 07:34 PM Share Posted Friday at 07:34 PM 3 hours ago, Kimera Industries said: I love how if you were to look at how Venera (meaning Venus) is spelled in Russian, in the English alphabet it looks like it says Behepa. But, it does indeed say Venera. Meanwhile I as someone studying Russian does the reverse, reading English letters as Cyrillic nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoVampire Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago How have you spent the last hour or so of your sunday evening? Me? Hiding at a gas station under its huge overhang at the pumps. Hiding from what? Hail!! Sudden thunderstorm with hail. Sooner or later it will end and i can resume my trip home from ren faire. As i type this im hearing hail bounce off someone behind me and hit me. So yeah. Did not expect to spend at least an hour of time after ren faire trapped in a gas station parking lot hiding from hail. For those wondering its size: between pea and marble. Not going to do much if stationary besides maybe dent chrome (the pea sized) but marble sized hitting you while you yourself are doing 55-65mph? It could shatter a windshield!! 210303232025 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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