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RickyMaveety · 08-10-2008, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

that's the spirit.

i might consider it for Lauren Bacall (although, perhaps you're right, maybe i'd rather *be* her) but since usually when she is around Humphrey Bogart is not far away (well, in the films i watch anyway...) i'm far too distracted to give it much thought.

Oh yes ... if Bogie is getting into the dead people I have crushes on ... then whoooeeeee!!

RickyMaveety · 08-10-2008, 11:33 PM

I tried watching Nicholas Nickleby last night. The DVD player froze at scene 21. The problem?? A damaged disk.

So, tonight I tried to watch it in another DVD player (in my office) hoping that it would not have the same problem.

No .... different problem. This DVD player will not run at all with this disk in it, and now won't let me eject the silly thing.

So ... tomorrow, I get to take apart my DVD player.

Like I didn't already have enough to do.

At least Netflix has taken it off my account and they are sending me a replacement ... but, still .... I want the disk OUT!!! Grrrrrrr.

I think I'll read for a while. Nite all.

Sparrow · 08-11-2008, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

At least Netflix has taken it off my account and they are sending me a replacement ... but, still .... I want the disk OUT!!! Grrrrrrr.

What sometimes works with my player is to keep the Eject button pressed while turning it off and on - it spits it out before it realises it's how duff it is.

pshrynk · 08-11-2008, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

Just finished masking the glass cabinets in the kitchen. I am about to begin to put paint to wood. Wheeeeee!!

Not sure I would have gone withthe blue trim on those particular cabinets, Ricky...

GeoffC · 08-11-2008, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Thank you all for your warm "welcome backs"......

Great to see you are in better shape....

RickyMaveety · 08-11-2008, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Sparrow

What sometimes works with my player is to keep the Eject button pressed while turning it off and on - it spits it out before it realises it's how duff it is.

Unfortunately, this is a TIVO DVD player. It has to jump through a whole set of hoops before it works at all.

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Not sure I would have gone withthe blue trim on those particular cabinets, Ricky...

Ah, gee ... and I worked sooooo hard on it.

nekokami · 08-11-2008, 01:59 PM

Ricky, I hafta ask... does your job always leave this much time for projects, or is this a slow patch? Or do you not sleep? Because I've got a zillion projects, too, but my job needs about 8 hours or so of work a day, which keeps me from getting real work done.

Should I consider a change in careers?

DG, good to see you back!

Regarding actors, I'd like to be Jackie Chan, despite the fact that he's male and I'm not. I'm not sure what that says about me.

GeoffC · 08-11-2008, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

Should I consider a change in careers?

retire?

RickyMaveety · 08-11-2008, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

Ricky, I hafta ask... does your job always leave this much time for projects, or is this a slow patch? Or do you not sleep? Because I've got a zillion projects, too, but my job needs about 8 hours or so of work a day, which keeps me from getting real work done.

Should I consider a change in careers?

DG, good to see you back!

Regarding actors, I'd like to be Jackie Chan, despite the fact that he's male and I'm not. I'm not sure what that says about me.

Look at it this way. I make what most people would consider an obscene amount of money by the hour. Since I never much cared about whether I got rich or not (no ... I take that back ... I never wanted to be rich ... too many people trying to kidnap family members), I choose to work on fewer projects and less hours.

In addition, while the paint is drying on a cabinet, or part of the floor has wet sealer on it ... I can earn a quick grand by doing a project for a client. It's not so much the choice of career, it's what you do with it that counts.

I can very easily live quite comfortably on 8 to 10 hours of work each week. People who want to be really wealthy in my line of work put in hours that would just kill me ... I didn't like them as a junior associate and I'm certainly not going to impose them on myself. No way ... no how.

I figured this all out one day while I was still a rather young attorney just starting out my solo practice. I got a call from a very high power attorney in San Diego who needed a piece of research done and quick. As it happened, the call came in on my cell phone and I was near the library, and had my laptop with me.

I popped into the library, had the answer the attorney needed in about 15 minutes ... wrote up a short memo .... ran over to his office and printed it out for him (with citations). The whole process took maybe an hour. I billed him, I think it was $100 for the hour's worth of work. He paid me $800 because I had saved his client $4,500,000 in taxes. I didn't ask what he charged the client for his services ... didn't want to know.

People pay me to think creatively and find ways to legally keep them in the big bucks. The key word is legally. It's what I do and I'm good at it.

So, I have lots and lots of time to dig ditches, mow the lawn, feed the cats, clean the litter boxes, .... and like that there. I tried hiring people to do that sort of stuff for me a few times. But found that I really love doing them myself. Just love mopping the floor ... my iPod blaring in my ears ... boogying wildly while my floors become shiny and pretty.

nekokami · 08-11-2008, 02:44 PM

That's very cool.

I think the strategy I'm going to need to take is to be paid less for work I really enjoy doing. That's why I'm getting my doctorate, after all-- so I can spend my time figuring out interesting aspects of learning and teaching and get paid enough in the process to cover the bills. (I'm not interested in being rich, either.)

Patricia · 08-11-2008, 02:50 PM

Im in Paris now, and struggling with a French keyboard. Half the letters are in the wrong place and I cant find the apostrophe.
Im about to give up and go out for dinner.
Tomorrow, several of us mods are planning to meet up.

RickyMaveety · 08-11-2008, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

That's very cool.

I think the strategy I'm going to need to take is to be paid less for work I really enjoy doing. That's why I'm getting my doctorate, after all-- so I can spend my time figuring out interesting aspects of learning and teaching and get paid enough in the process to cover the bills. (I'm not interested in being rich, either.)

Yeah, if I could make enough to live doing something I really like, I'd be the world's highest paid housekeeper/petsitter.

pshrynk · 08-11-2008, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

Yeah, if I could make enough to live doing something I really like, I'd be the world's highest paid housekeeper/petsitter.

From what I understand, I could get paid for doing something that I really like, but could get arrested for doing it.

What? I like to blow s#!t up!

nekokami · 08-11-2008, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

Yeah, if I could make enough to live doing something I really like, I'd be the world's highest paid housekeeper/petsitter.

Oh, I don't know, sounds like you could be a carpenter or interior decorator or whatever.

But your current arrangement seems great, and I'm happy for you. Unfortunately, I don't think there's anything I could do for 10 hours a week that would pay all the bills (especially while I have kids). Nothing legal, anyway.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-11-2008, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

Im in Paris now, and struggling with a French keyboard. Half the letters are in the wrong place and I cant find the apostrophe.
Im about to give up and go out for dinner.
Tomorrow, several of us mods are planning to meet up.

yay ! patricia in paris ! have a good dinner, patricia. see you tomorrow ! i'm crossing my fingers for no rain but i'm not very optimistic. nobody comes to paris for the sun anyway, though, right ?

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

From what I understand, I could get paid for doing something that I really like, but could get arrested for doing it.

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

What? I like to blow s#!t up!

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Originally Posted by nekokami

Unfortunately, I don't think there's anything I could do for 10 hours a week that would pay all the bills (especially while I have kids). Nothing legal, anyway.

if you think of anything, i'm interested too.

08-10-2008, 11:33 PM	#227
RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	Arrrrgh!!! I tried watching Nicholas Nickleby last night. The DVD player froze at scene 21. The problem?? A damaged disk. So, tonight I tried to watch it in another DVD player (in my office) hoping that it would not have the same problem. No .... different problem. This DVD player will not run at all with this disk in it, and now won't let me eject the silly thing. So ... tomorrow, I get to take apart my DVD player. Like I didn't already have enough to do. At least Netflix has taken it off my account and they are sending me a replacement ... but, still .... I want the disk OUT!!! Grrrrrrr. I think I'll read for a while. Nite all.

08-11-2008, 01:59 PM	#232
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Ricky, I hafta ask... does your job always leave this much time for projects, or is this a slow patch? Or do you not sleep? Because I've got a zillion projects, too, but my job needs about 8 hours or so of work a day, which keeps me from getting real work done. Should I consider a change in careers? DG, good to see you back! Regarding actors, I'd like to be Jackie Chan, despite the fact that he's male and I'm not. I'm not sure what that says about me.

08-11-2008, 02:44 PM	#235
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	That's very cool. I think the strategy I'm going to need to take is to be paid less for work I really enjoy doing. That's why I'm getting my doctorate, after all-- so I can spend my time figuring out interesting aspects of learning and teaching and get paid enough in the process to cover the bills. (I'm not interested in being rich, either.)

08-11-2008, 02:50 PM	#236
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Im in Paris now, and struggling with a French keyboard. Half the letters are in the wrong place and I cant find the apostrophe. Im about to give up and go out for dinner. Tomorrow, several of us mods are planning to meet up.