Saffire

Don't you just hate when that happens?

I have an irrational urge to kill that pig leaning on the glass of beer.

There's such a thing as apprenticeships, you know. I think the way society has organized education is a result of government-driven bull. It's likely that without government, more businesses would have their own training centers that guarantee you a job upon successful graduation. Sort of like how some brokerage firms train their financial advisers.

Nick, you're right, getting a job is more about who you know. People can see you're competent even if you don't have a degree, or a degree in a specific field... I think in general people are willing to give you the benefit of the doubt if you're friendly and outgoing.

According to his Wiki page there's more evidence he was gay than straight. The director of Rebel Without a Cause even said he was gay! And yes, Josh, I'd marry Felix Dennis for 50% of his net worth. Which I would quickly win in a divorce settlement! :D

The boys of Mute Math:

Write that down in your copybook now.

Sorry ladies, James Dean was gay, too. :P

My jaw cracks and so do my toes. My left ankle cracks when I walk downstairs in the morning... but just once a day! My body is due for the 50,000 mile/ 23 years tune-up. God needs to pump me full of stem cells again.

Josh's wife has come to me several times with bruises after his late-night drunken conflagrations. I wanted to call the cops, but she says he does it because he loves her.

Have you posted a pic of yourself? I'll rate you (you get bonus points for admitting you think I'm good-looking!).

That's not one to ten! I'm clearly an eleven.

Anxiety could also be the result of too much cortisol in your bloodstream.

I'm that friend who tells you more than you need to know, but somehow doesn't catch on that you're getting uncomfortable. Then you try to leave the room, but I've locked the doors.

Aww, you guise! :D

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124631002610270209.html THANK YOU. FINALLY. GOSH.

lol, governments rise and fall like fashions - it's cyclical.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/06282009/postopinion/opedcolumnists/dont_get_that_college_degree__176545.htm?page=0 This is what I've been saying for a while. Due to artificially-low interest rates and government interference in the free market, there have been bubbles in the American economy: 1. The tech stock bubble. 2. The Housing bubble. And now... I see two major bubbles inflating: 1. College. 2. Pharmacy. Everywhere you go, kids are "studying to become a pharmacist" and they expect six figures when they graduate. There's a Walgreens, or a CVS, or a Rite Aid on every corner. Every reputable private university is constantly increasing its student body size and tuition. They're building on campus, hiring new faculty, accepting more transfers. Soon a college degree won't be worth much. The most valuable thing you can learn when you're young isn't liberal arts, it's finance and economics. Saving money (intelligently) will make you rich when you're older. Don't jump into the rat race as soon as you can, because you might never get out - start out frugal, and be proud of it!

I just posted a pic of myself in the Pics thread.

It's incredible to me how the act of donning a uniform changes the way people behave.

laying back on the couch, taken with my cell phone just a minute ago

laying back on the couch, taken with my cell phone just a minute ago

Holy crap that's a lot of pictures on one page. But that's for the link, it's interesting. I saw a guy on there wearing Grado SR-60 headphones, those are pretty nice! And they look badass.

She looks a bit young, though.

Obama says this coup "isn't legal". Wonder how he came to that conclusion? Oh it's so subtle and complex, international politics.