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    Job Searching

    in Gossip Café [/offtopic]

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    Yep, I hate online applications, sure it is more convenient but I and no one else I know has had luck getting hired with an online application alone. except for my wife, she was hired at walgreens with an online app. she was called in for an interview within a few days too, with no real skills or experience to speak of at the time. so I guess it does work sometimes.

    I prefer the in your face approach too. I can tell you that Security companies are ALWAYS hiring. so if it comes down to it, its always an option. and you can get lucky and end up with a decent paying position.

     

     

    I wouldn't suggest going into security. I am a Security officer and I can tell you that it's not worth it. You're not guaranteed to get a "G" license (for a gun..of course) unless the company who hired you has a client that needs that much security (ie airports, car dealerships etc.). You have to take a class that lasts one to two weeks (some are free depending on company) then waste gas, then pay $100 to have your picture taken, FBI background check and whatnot. The security jobs here average to $8.50/hr with ridiculous schedules. You have to pay $80 every two years (and moreso if you have a "G" license) to keep it current. Not to mention you have to deal with self righteous old fools who think because they're wearing a uniform they have as much authority as a cop. For that much pay, crappy benefits and dumb people, it's not really worth it in my opinion.

    you need to make friends with the scheduler. :rolleyes:

     

     

    hahaha perhaps.

    Women and tattoos on the back of the neck?

    in Gossip Café [/offtopic]

    Posted

    I myself have a couple of tattoos. I have one on the side of my calf and one on my forearm/wrist area of my daughter's name in a heart. I would like to have more but on my boob or neck? nah. I'm kinda chubby myself and I wouldn't put on on my lower back either. Some girls are just TOO confident in my opinion hah. I've had quite a few piercings in my day..my mother used to call me Pinhead from Hellraiser :) But, I grew out of it although I would like to get some back. I only have my nose open at this point. (Nostril not Septum)

    who is the best joker?

    in Gossip Café [/offtopic]

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    Of course there is no getting by being better than the Joker from the comics. I used to read those faithfully. Movie wise, I have to admit I haven't seen the Dark Knight as of yet but I certainly LOVED Nicholson's performance. I believe Heath Ledger was a good actor but I don't want to make any positive judgements on his part just because he passed away. (No disrespect intended) Too many people (especially ladies) admire him because of his good looks and unfortunately, most people like so called actors/actresses because of their appearance and not their talents or lack therof.

     

     

    So yeah...Nicholson has my vote so far.

    I plugged the old N64 back in

    in N64 Emulators [/pc/n64]

    Posted

    I absolutely adored Ocarina of Time and 007. I played those constantly. I wasn't too impressed with Majora's mask. I beat it and it was totally disappointing. The last battle was way too simple and anti-climatic in my opinion. I enjoyed playing MarioKart but don't get me started on the Castlevania one.....horrid horrid work.

     

     

    :)

    What Movie Did you Just Watch?

    in Gossip Café [/offtopic]

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    Eh...I bought Resident Evil: Extinction just because I'm anal about my movie collections and I already had the other two. I saw it in theaters but wasn't really impressed but yeah...that's how I roll.

     

     

    I noticed on one part that seriously annoyed me. For those of you who have seen this flick, do you remember the part when she found the book from the decaying hanging guy in the gas station? Well, there is a scene in which she's reading it and there shows what is supposed to be her thumb. It looked like a man's thumb. Wide, flat and an excessively thick nail. After closing the book, you see a soft white feminine thumb. Ok I understand this might be a bit ridiculous for me to complain about but when you want to add that much detail, why not go all the way? When she closed the book, her thumb was a bit more distant. Well, why couldn't they dirty up her finger a bit? Detail people detail.

     

    Other than that, I found the movie kinda bland. I liked how they made the zombies look in the first one but in this one, they seemed to put too much effort which caused them to look more prosthetic and not realistic.

    Job Searching

    in Gossip Café [/offtopic]

    Posted

    Yep, I hate online applications, sure it is more convenient but I and no one else I know has had luck getting hired with an online application alone. except for my wife, she was hired at walgreens with an online app. she was called in for an interview within a few days too, with no real skills or experience to speak of at the time. so I guess it does work sometimes.

    I prefer the in your face approach too. I can tell you that Security companies are ALWAYS hiring. so if it comes down to it, its always an option. and you can get lucky and end up with a decent paying position.

     

     

    I wouldn't suggest going into security. I am a Security officer and I can tell you that it's not worth it. You're not guaranteed to get a "G" license (for a gun..of course) unless the company who hired you has a client that needs that much security (ie airports, car dealerships etc.). You have to take a class that lasts one to two weeks (some are free depending on company) then waste gas, then pay $100 to have your picture taken, FBI background check and whatnot. The security jobs here average to $8.50/hr with ridiculous schedules. You have to pay $80 every two years (and moreso if you have a "G" license) to keep it current. Not to mention you have to deal with self righteous old fools who think because they're wearing a uniform they have as much authority as a cop. For that much pay, crappy benefits and dumb people, it's not really worth it in my opinion.

    USA Presidential Election 2008: Barack Obama (D) vs. John McCain (R)

    in Gossip Café [/offtopic]

    Posted

    In the beginning I was pretty convinced I would vote for Obama and totally against McCain and ESPECIALLY Hillary. But the more research I did (not just propaganda), I came to realize that Obama is doing just what Kerry did. Flip-Flop. I am still convinced that McCain wouldn't be getting my vote considering the man is only using his past imprisonment in war as an excuse as to why he should be president. Not to mention that he's promising a 100 yr war. I believe a woman would be a great president but totally not one like Hillary so I'm pretty glad she's out. I was proven in the election between Bush and Gore that our vote technically doesn't matter. If they're a loophole and you have money or a daddy that will get you where you want, the country and the foundation of that country is moot. It's sad how this country has become but it's shown me that I technically don't have the rights "they" claim we do. So...I'm not voting this time not just because of that but because I find them both full of it.

     

     

    ;)

    "Hi! I'm new here!"

    in Gossip Café [/offtopic]

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    Hello I'm Hera living in Florida. My buddy Belthasar told me about this forum. Seemed pretty cool to me. I've not had much experience in the Emulation field. Just downloaded a couple for creating music and tried once for gaming but it didn't pan out so well. So...I'm hoping to meet some cool "nerds" like myself and share some valuable gaming info.

     

    Toodles!

     

    ;)

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