Extending the mortgage on my house to pay for tuition and accommodation at grad school whilst renting it out. As yet I don't know where to go or what to study but it could open up my one and only chance to go and live in NYC for a couple of years. Also, the monopoly money dollar is making tuition costs in the states look a lot smaller.
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 21 December 2006 11:13 (seventeen years ago) link
http://www.enneagraminstitute.com/dis_sample_36.asp
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 11:14 (seventeen years ago) link
Ed, it sounds like a sensible plan in the most part. But I don't think that you should go to grad school unless you know exactly what it is that you want to study, as it is expensive and generally doesn't open your prospects that much wider unless it is in a specific skill.
Going to live in NYC on the monopoly dollar would probably be a very interesting experience, and one I would reccomend. Especially if you keep capital in this country in the form of property.
The basics of the plan are very good, the specifics can be sketched in later when you figure out what you want to study.
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 11:17 (seventeen years ago) link
Take what applies, ignore the rest.
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 11:28 (seventeen years ago) link
I don't think that you should go to grad school unless you know exactly what it is that you want to study, as it is expensive and generally doesn't open your prospects that much wider unless it is in a specific skill.
Yesss.
Also (in all good humor :) you know where you can take your monopoly money cracks. It is SUCH a drag literally getting poorer every day.
― substitute, mitya for him (mitya), Thursday, 21 December 2006 11:33 (seventeen years ago) link
well, I should hope so!
― MarkH (MarkH), Thursday, 21 December 2006 11:34 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 21 December 2006 11:36 (seventeen years ago) link
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 11:38 (seventeen years ago) link
― substitute, mitya for him (mitya), Thursday, 21 December 2006 11:41 (seventeen years ago) link
x-post, yes, I don't think you'll get good rail based courses in America for some reason or other. Which is odd, considering how their country was dominated by railroads for the entire 19th Century. But the auto industry, yadda yadda.
My mum won't take trains now, which I find very odd. She'll take busses perfectly happy. I had to direct her to Lambeth Palace by bus. I think it's the 3 that goes there, but i'm not sure.
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 11:41 (seventeen years ago) link
Gastric flu sounds probable. I've been told that coke is good for gastric flu, so I've just downed a can, and feel no appreciable improvement. I'm gonna leave it till lunch and if I don't feel any better, I'm going home.
― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Thursday, 21 December 2006 11:43 (seventeen years ago) link
― MarkH (MarkH), Thursday, 21 December 2006 11:45 (seventeen years ago) link
Don't down cans of things, *sip* things. Slooowly. The best thing for gastic flu, actually, is ginger tea. And not eating anything solid for 24 hours.
x-post, yes, Bligh's tomb is in the grounds of Lambeth Palace - we saw it when we went on the Parks of Lambeth walk.
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 11:47 (seventeen years ago) link
type score type behavior motivation2 50 I must be helpful and caring to be happy.9 48 I must be peaceful and easy to get along with to be happy.8 41 I must be strong and in control to be happy.1 40 I must be perfect and good to be happy.7 38 I must be high and entertained to be happy.5 36 I must be knowledgable and independent to be happy.3 34 I must be impressive and attractive to be happy.6 27 I must be secure and safe to be happy.4 14 I must avoid painful feelings to be happy.
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 21 December 2006 11:55 (seventeen years ago) link
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 11:59 (seventeen years ago) link
My mother believed this, too, but it always had to be flat. Also sipping only.
― substitute, mitya for him (mitya), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:12 (seventeen years ago) link
― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:15 (seventeen years ago) link
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:16 (seventeen years ago) link
― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:19 (seventeen years ago) link
― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:21 (seventeen years ago) link
My problem with all of these tests is that personality is not a static thing. Everyone is different things in different situations, to a greater or lesser extent. I could be a 1 at work, a 5 in my creative life and a 4 in my relationships.
Also, personalities change and grow and develop or negative patterns get reinforced. I was a lot more of a 4 when I was younger, but I've mellowed, a lot.
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:23 (seventeen years ago) link
Hope all is well in the Watercooler, things are better than well with me, Matt and Alice (although time has no meaning and sleeping through the night is a distant memory.)
― Archel (Archel), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:28 (seventeen years ago) link
6 20 I must be secure and safe to be happy.9 15 I must be peaceful and easy to get along with to be happy.3 14 I must be impressive and attractive to be happy.5 13 I must be knowledgable and independent to be happy.2 11 I must be helpful and caring to be happy.1 8 I must be perfect and good to be happy.4 8 I must avoid painful feelings to be happy.8 7 I must be strong and in control to be happy.7 6 I must be high and entertained to be happy.
― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:28 (seventeen years ago) link
Wahoo.
― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:29 (seventeen years ago) link
I didn't think that Simple Minds test was as good as the one with the cartoons. Some of the questions were not very clear.
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:29 (seventeen years ago) link
What does it mean when all of my trait scores, bar two are above 30, and all of jels are 20 or below. Have I got more personality as well as having a different one?
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:36 (seventeen years ago) link
― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:37 (seventeen years ago) link
*does a little dance routine to celebrate*
― Johnney B has zeros off the line (stigoftdumpilx), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:37 (seventeen years ago) link
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:46 (seventeen years ago) link
HUUUGE Congrats Archel!!! This is wondrous and lovely and very best wishes to you and mr.Archel (and baby Archel).
I am equal parts investigator and enthusiast. Agreed with kate on the different categories for different parts of your life.
But I think the the fact that someone views these are separate is very revealing. I always think of an article I read where there were 'analogue' and 'digital' people. Analogues viewed their life as one whole continuum, made very close friendships at work, socialized with work people at weekends etc etc and were often very upset when they had an argument with someone at work. Others (e.g me) are digital and see 'work' and 'life' as very separate. We can be more detached about work problems, tend not to socialise with colleagues as much etc etc.
Hope everyone is feeling not too bad with their various cold and ailments (Ailsa, Ed, Kate). I am hoping for the greatest comeback since lazarus by testing the old ribs in my trad boxing day morning rugby match. It's amazing how much improvement there's been this week from last week's 'too excruciating to move' pain. I am borrowing body-padding, which I have previously eschwed as 'puffy' and 'not manly', just in case.
― Dr.C (Dr.C), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:47 (seventeen years ago) link
Take care of yourself at rugby, tho, Dr. C! I know I sound like an old worrywort but it can take weeks for bones to knit properly - it sounds like they are healing, but you do not want to undo all the good work and go back to "unable to move" by re-injuring them again!
How about you do something less strenuous on boxing day. Like, say, err, ice skating or somethign! ;-)
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:51 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:52 (seventeen years ago) link
* temp agency putting fear of God into me about them getting in another temp so I wouldn't be needed, but having discussed with colleagues we think she's just cross at losing out on commission due to me not getting paid
― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:55 (seventeen years ago) link
― MarkH (MarkH), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:56 (seventeen years ago) link
― MarkH (MarkH), Thursday, 21 December 2006 12:58 (seventeen years ago) link
I HAVE to play in thee rugger, kate, it's traditional. I have played for the last 19 years I think - twice with broken nose! Seriously I painted a room yesterday which involved lifting VERY heavy wardrobes and stuff around and have no ill effects, so I should be OK.
kate - here's something you'll like : I was rehearsing with the 'new band' on Tuesday. One of the studio blokes came into the room to get a mike or something - he stood near the door until we'd finished the song and at the end said 'that's really like a band called Rain Parade'. Whoa!! Whole new band thing validated by one comment. I (and our singer and drummer) REALLY REALLY REALLY love Rain Parade, not that we were trying to rip them off, but for him to say that really made me feel we're on the right track. Have you ever felt that way after someone has commented on yr music?
― Dr.C (Dr.C), Thursday, 21 December 2006 13:05 (seventeen years ago) link
― substitute, mitya for him (mitya), Thursday, 21 December 2006 13:06 (seventeen years ago) link
That is the best feeling, when someone picks up on something that is not necessarily overt, but is very definitely a huge influence - or a huge inspiration, rather.
That was especially true in the last band, when people would compare us to such lame things - even if it were in a favourable light i.e. "you're so much better than The Pipettes" - it's just like, dude, we're not even trying to do the same thing as them, why are we being compared? No relevance!
But every now and then someone would come up with something (Spirea X, Lush, Brian Wilson, krautrock, Stereolab - especially Stereolab) that got such a huge "yes! you get where we are going *to* rather than what we are coming from!" that it would make it worthwhile.
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 13:10 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr.C (Dr.C), Thursday, 21 December 2006 13:23 (seventeen years ago) link
A soundman once, after a L0ll!es soundcheck, asked us "you're probably going to think I'm making this up, but have you ever heard of a band called Young Marble Giants?" I nearly kissed him on the spot.
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 13:27 (seventeen years ago) link
I thought A Nation Mourns sounded like Uncertain Smile era The The.
― MarkH (MarkH), Thursday, 21 December 2006 13:30 (seventeen years ago) link
Oh blimey - you saw the only ANM gig in 17 years, Mark? Actually yes, yes I remember you were there with Starry and DG and others. We're back in 2007! We're a bit different sounding, I'm aiming for sort of a cross between Magazine and Rain Parade, but who knows what people will make of it. 'The The' sounds not a million miles off. There will be a single early on in the year all being well. (April-ish?).
― Dr.C (Dr.C), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:04 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:05 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr.C (Dr.C), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:07 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:12 (seventeen years ago) link
Do you like Quadrupel (sp?) Ed? They sell it at the aptly named Classic Wine on Cowley Road. It's the Trappissed monks' way of leading you to alkyhell!
― MarkH (MarkH), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:14 (seventeen years ago) link
― masonic boom (kate), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:15 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:18 (seventeen years ago) link
Cor, 10%, monks really know how to get to alkyhell, what with all the beer, buckfast and benedictine (do monk make a drink not beginning with 'b')
― Ed (dali), Thursday, 21 December 2006 14:20 (seventeen years ago) link