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[rumsfald]

[zaneyard]

adjusted the valve clearance on my motorcycle last night, turns out i gapped them a little too much.. She was clicking a little bit today.

[copulatingduck]

Looks like a pretty good place for planking



fucking aussies

Australian kid throws party

[Didzo]

Somebody needs to warn Surf.

[Eightball]

First attempt at making sushi today, although I couldn't locate a fishmonger that had "sushi-grade" cuts (haven't touched other fish, risk of cross-contamination). So I settled for california and tamagoyaki instead. Actually came out pretty good:





The rice actually came out perfectly, but you need to use a fuckload of sugar/vinegar. Egg also came out great too, but that's because I had a special pan for it.

[at0m]

[quote author=Evil Cheese link=topic=2632.msg210604#msg210604 date=1308276930]
[quote author=at0m link=topic=2632.msg210578#msg210578 date=1308264829]
[quote author=rumsfald link=topic=2632.msg210574#msg210574 date=1308263846]
[quote author=Didzo link=topic=2632.msg210364#msg210364 date=1308121250]
Dilemma:
Take an unpaid internship that would have me learn actual skills and have projects assigned to me in a biotech chompany that requires a 45min - 1 hour commute in either direction, or stay at home most of the time and volunteer at a hospital once a week for 4 hours.

unpaid far-away in emerging talent area > unpaid close in static talent area
[/quote]Pretty much this.
[/quote]

You probably don't need to hear it from me, but be sure to make at least a few contacts while you're there as well. I know it's easy to  slack off when work is slow, especially as an intern, but do what you can to meet people when you get some free time. Go shake hands and talk to people, let them get to know you. The small talk might seem trivial now, but forming those professional relationships early can only help you.
[/quote]

My deadline to respond is tomorrow and my parents are both opposed (to varying degrees) to having me commute for an internship that they believe won't make much difference to me in the future overall, and also because they say that one of the family contacts will line me up with an internship next summer.

And now I have a massive headache.

Edit:

Fuck it, I'm sending a "I'm highly interested" email with a resume attached.
[/quote]Follow it up with a phone call.

[Didzo]

[quote author=Didzo link=topic=2632.msg210608#msg210608 date=1308279494]
[quote author=Evil Cheese link=topic=2632.msg210604#msg210604 date=1308276930]
[quote author=at0m link=topic=2632.msg210578#msg210578 date=1308264829]
[quote author=rumsfald link=topic=2632.msg210574#msg210574 date=1308263846]
[quote author=Didzo link=topic=2632.msg210364#msg210364 date=1308121250]
Dilemma:
Take an unpaid internship that would have me learn actual skills and have projects assigned to me in a biotech chompany that requires a 45min - 1 hour commute in either direction, or stay at home most of the time and volunteer at a hospital once a week for 4 hours.

unpaid far-away in emerging talent area > unpaid close in static talent area
[/quote]Pretty much this.
[/quote]

You probably don't need to hear it from me, but be sure to make at least a few contacts while you're there as well. I know it's easy to  slack off when work is slow, especially as an intern, but do what you can to meet people when you get some free time. Go shake hands and talk to people, let them get to know you. The small talk might seem trivial now, but forming those professional relationships early can only help you.
[/quote]

My deadline to respond is tomorrow and my parents are both opposed (to varying degrees) to having me commute for an internship that they believe won't make much difference to me in the future overall, and also because they say that one of the family contacts will line me up with an internship next summer.

And now I have a massive headache.

Edit:

Fuck it, I'm sending a "I'm highly interested" email with a resume attached.
[/quote]Follow it up with a phone call.
[/quote]

No need... I was guaranteed a spot if I said yes.

The resume only served to give the person looking at it an idea of which department I'd fit in best.

[copulatingduck]

First attempt at making sushi today, although I couldn't locate a fishmonger that had "sushi-grade" cuts (haven't touched other fish, risk of cross-contamination). So I settled for california and tamagoyaki instead. Actually came out pretty good:





The rice actually came out perfectly, but you need to use a fuckload of sugar/vinegar. Egg also came out great too, but that's because I had a special pan for it.

do you know how to make egg custards? I used to get those from some chinatown bakery and omg they're to die for

[Eightball]

[quote author=Eightball link=topic=2632.msg210873#msg210873 date=1308443587]
First attempt at making sushi today, although I couldn't locate a fishmonger that had "sushi-grade" cuts (haven't touched other fish, risk of cross-contamination). So I settled for california and tamagoyaki instead. Actually came out pretty good:

The rice actually came out perfectly, but you need to use a fuckload of sugar/vinegar. Egg also came out great too, but that's because I had a special pan for it.

do you know how to make egg custards? I used to get those from some chinatown bakery and omg they're to die for
[/quote]

These?
Been meaning to try them out, the video has a generic recipe in the comments; just water egg and milk (I'd probably add sugar too). Not sure where they get the crusts from though. Also thinkin' condensed milk is better.

[copulatingduck]

omg yes those

[Kirby]

Now I want Sushi and shit.


Screw the both of you.  8)

[A. Crow]

Why on earth would you eat shit with your sushi? 

[Black Aspen]

Saw DEVO tonight in Toronto.  Show was AWESOME!!!!...... Until Mark Mothersbaugh shreded his voice and they had to end early.... Oh well....

[Mission Difficult]

Saw DEVO tonight in Toronto.  Show was AWESOME!!!!...... Until Mark Mothersbaugh shreded his voice and they had to end early.... Oh well....

It was a free show though, wasn't it? And they had Josh Freese drumming. Guy is a fucking machine.

[Wyrmidon]

Pretty jealous of my father atm, saw the bruins, sans Tim Thomas, and the Cup yesterday at Mohegan Sun. Second time he's seen the Cup, too. first was @ Yale hospital ~2001 when a Devils' player brought it there.

[Black Aspen]

[quote author=Black Aspen link=topic=2632.msg210922#msg210922 date=1308460827]
Saw DEVO tonight in Toronto.  Show was AWESOME!!!!...... Until Mark Mothersbaugh shreded his voice and they had to end early.... Oh well....

It was a free show though, wasn't it? And they had Josh Freese drumming. Guy is a fucking machine.
[/quote]

Was free, ya.  I'm not complaining, I'm just sad that they had to end early because A) I've been waiting so long to see them live, and B) It was a great show, and didn't want it to end, hah.  Oh, and you're totally right about Josh Freese.  The guy's incredible.  Bang-on for everything, even with DEVO's irregular time signatures.

[Dtrain323i]

Ryan Dunn from Jackass is dead


http://www.tmz.com/2011/06/20/jackass-ry...nsylvania/

[Kirby]

Ryan Dunn from Jackass is dead


http://www.tmz.com/2011/06/20/jackass-ry...nsylvania/

Didn't see that one coming =/

[matter11]

[quote author=Dtrain323i link=topic=2632.msg211055#msg211055 date=1308584410]
Ryan Dunn from Jackass is dead


http://www.tmz.com/2011/06/20/jackass-ry...nsylvania/

Didn't see that one coming =/
[/quote]

someone should murder bam margera

[matter11]

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