Author Topic: Random talk thread: It just keeps happening (Read 4260637 times)

Boogie · « **Reply #12540 on:** February 17, 2012, 08:52:47 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on February 17, 2012, 08:48:18 PM

Quote from: Boogie on February 17, 2012, 04:32:25 PM
Quote from: Stringer Bell on February 17, 2012, 03:50:46 PM
If I make it to art director position, which is my goal, I will be making 200-300k a year.

and then Himu woke up.

Not really. Junior graphic designer position is getting me 40k a year.

A senior graphic designer position, maybe 5 years in, can net me 60k or more a year, really depends on the industry you're going for.

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos090.htm

40k isn't that high but I certainly won't starve. But it's impossible to stay as a junior gd'er, especially as you gain more experience because it has the word junior in it for a reason.

ooookay.

That being just a one-liner, I'm not sure it warranted a topic of discussion, but....

A jump from 40k to 60k in five years is all quite within the bounds of reasonable expectations.

A jump from 40k to 300k, however.....

edit: I mean, your own link says that the bar for the top 10% in your field is a yearly wage of 74k. I'm not saying not to aim high, I'm just sayin'....

Himu · « **Reply #12541 on:** February 17, 2012, 08:54:03 PM »

Oh. You thought it would be immediate. No, my plan is to work up the ladder. You don't become an art director overnight.

Himu · « **Reply #12542 on:** February 17, 2012, 08:59:21 PM »

Quote from: Boogie on February 17, 2012, 08:52:47 PM

edit: I mean, your own link says that the bar for the top 10% in your field is a yearly wage of 74k. I'm not saying not to aim high, I'm just sayin'....

Different job title, bro.

http://www1.salary.com/Creative-Director-Salary.html

Though you're right I overestimated the income. It's still quite a bit.

Boogie · « **Reply #12543 on:** February 17, 2012, 09:03:29 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on February 17, 2012, 08:59:21 PM

Quote from: Boogie on February 17, 2012, 08:52:47 PM

edit: I mean, your own link says that the bar for the top 10% in your field is a yearly wage of 74k. I'm not saying not to aim high, I'm just sayin'....

Different job title, bro.

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO POSTED THE LINK.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #12544 on:** February 17, 2012, 09:28:12 PM »

my tomorrow is set

the bags aren't numbered....

Himu · « **Reply #12545 on:** February 17, 2012, 09:59:40 PM »

Quote from: Boogie on February 17, 2012, 09:03:29 PM

Quote from: Stringer Bell on February 17, 2012, 08:59:21 PM
Quote from: Boogie on February 17, 2012, 08:52:47 PM

edit: I mean, your own link says that the bar for the top 10% in your field is a yearly wage of 74k. I'm not saying not to aim high, I'm just sayin'....

Different job title, bro.

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO POSTED THE LINK.

Sorry if I didn't clarify. Creative/art director is not a graphic designer, though they partake in it. It's a totally different position in the hierarchy.

Himu · « **Reply #12546 on:** February 17, 2012, 11:41:20 PM »

I started with Corel's Paintshop Pro in the summer of 9th grade - so this was circa 2000 - and started using Photoshop by fall of that year. So over 11 years? I started doing freelance in college, if you mean as a gig.

Himu · « **Reply #12547 on:** February 18, 2012, 12:00:15 AM »

Modus has completely different skillset. Modus is great at certain things, but tends to play up his style too much. He doesn't branch out enough, I find, but when he does it seems he's certainly capable and competent. The issue with Modus is that he can't seem to get out of the early 2000's mindset of design, where everything was metallic and fused with 3ds Max effects.

Jarosh is a master photoshopper and great at animating. I haven't seen his work outside of photoshops, so I don't know.

But for the sake of being modest, they'd probably both kick my ass.

Himu · « **Reply #12548 on:** February 18, 2012, 12:21:29 AM »

It reminds me of a fellow student in college who would only make designs around vampires/dark shit/blood/werewolves/evanescense/twilight/harry potter. If Modus managed to graduate with his current status quo, I'd be shocked, because professors really dislike one note stuff like that, especially - ESPECIALLY - if it's steeped around anime origins. ESPECIALLY. Nothing makes a prof lose his or hers shit than an anime obsessed person. This is especially true for animation/drawing classes where the person only concentrates on anime.

It makes me question why Modus has (probably) lapsed into his own thing, because people who are trained are taught not to do it. But I try not to judge!

lennedsay · « **Reply #12549 on:** February 18, 2012, 10:59:03 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 17, 2012, 08:34:34 PM

What type of accountant were you before?

A tax accountant turned manager but on the individual/business return side instead. Now I'm working with corporate monthly returns and motor vehicle tax declarations/payments.

Hint: pick a type of accounting where 90% of your work for the year doesn't fall into a short amount of time. Well unless you enjoy working 70+ hours a week. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if I owned my own business doing that, but I was salary and working for someone else, so we worked 80 hours for 4 months and still around 38-40 hours when we weren't even busy, so it would never work out fairly.

bork · « **Reply #12550 on:** February 18, 2012, 02:52:58 PM »

My father called me this morning and said that they had to put the cat down. :'( She was almost 19 and healthy right up until about a year ago. We found her at the train station when she a kitten in pretty bad shape, so it's pretty awesome that she ended up living this long.

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #12551 on:** February 18, 2012, 03:03:39 PM »

I'm into money for the accounting. To me, the only reason to even have money is to have something to account on Friday nights.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #12552 on:** February 18, 2012, 03:09:19 PM »

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12553 on:** February 18, 2012, 04:06:39 PM »

Quote from: recursivelyenumerable on February 18, 2012, 03:03:39 PM

I'm into money for the accounting. To me, the only reason to even have money is to have something to account on Friday nights.

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #12554 on:** February 18, 2012, 04:52:48 PM »

So I'm here by myself and I'm thinking no one's at home but me and three cats. Then all of the sudden a fire breaks out next door. So now my apartment is all fucking smokey and I wanted to fucking clean shit up. Now there is no chance since its just gonna be a wasted effort. Laundry's gonna have to be redone that I had drying outside which I just fucking put up there 30 minutes ago.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #12555 on:** February 18, 2012, 09:30:00 PM »

my entire saturday:

the fleet together:

over 12 hours to build. spent the entire time watching Star Trek: TNG. and i wasn't until 6 hours in til i realized how weird that scenario was.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #12556 on:** February 18, 2012, 10:52:20 PM »

It's so big

Broseidon · « **Reply #12557 on:** February 18, 2012, 11:02:45 PM »

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on February 18, 2012, 10:52:20 PM

It's so big

That's what sh-

nvm

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #12558 on:** February 18, 2012, 11:11:11 PM »

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on February 18, 2012, 10:52:20 PM

It's so big

2500+ pieces, yo.

and the wings are fully retractable as well.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #12559 on:** February 18, 2012, 11:19:46 PM »

Truth time. In grade 7 and 8 I had a full shelf full of lego starwars models that I kept in a pleasing arrangement. I would get mad when ever anyone would move something.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #12560 on:** February 18, 2012, 11:44:59 PM »

M-TRON YESSSS

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #12561 on:** February 18, 2012, 11:46:22 PM »

someone at work suggested Battlestar Galactica. i would tots get a lego Battlestar Galatica.

chronovore · « **Reply #12562 on:** February 19, 2012, 01:26:31 AM »

I'm bummed that I missed Batman Legos when they first came out. Now there are DC Heroes Lego, but it's not all-Batman, all-the-time.

cool breeze · « **Reply #12563 on:** February 19, 2012, 01:39:22 AM »

I used to build Gundam and other models years ago. It was incredibly cathartic. Those Lego models are probably the same way, only more arbitrary (?) because of how legos work.

Groogrux · « **Reply #12564 on:** February 19, 2012, 09:44:01 AM »

Gonna be late to work because I was looking at the sex offender registry site. I was creeped out to see how many of those guys come in to my work. Also, not a single victim over the age of 16...

I sleep peacefully with my .45 under my pillow.

bork · « **Reply #12565 on:** February 19, 2012, 10:57:26 AM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on February 17, 2012, 07:02:56 PM

get into IT. it's the only field that will be around forever.

This is what I ended up doing, but compared to the $40,000 Himuro is making starting, I made $25,000 my first year as a level one help desk tech. But they also give me full health coverage for $3 a month and pay for my train fare, so I can't complain too much.

Himu · « **Reply #12566 on:** February 20, 2012, 02:12:16 PM »

so i was watching last weeks simpsons episode on hulu. marge tells lisa it's normal for little girls to have crushes on their fathers.

what the fuck

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #12567 on:** February 20, 2012, 02:17:11 PM »

Himu you don't need to pretend like you still watch the simpsons in order to start a discussion about your daddy crush. We are all friends here.

Himu · « **Reply #12568 on:** February 20, 2012, 02:19:37 PM »

no i'm serious, i was watching last weeks valentines day episode and marge totally says this

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #12569 on:** February 20, 2012, 02:23:04 PM »

Children often develop 'crushes' on family members of the opposite sex.

Himu · « **Reply #12570 on:** February 20, 2012, 02:24:08 PM »

I always chalked that up to Freud and laughed. I still don't believe it.

Diunx · « **Reply #12571 on:** February 20, 2012, 02:24:57 PM »

Elektra complex or something like that.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12572 on:** February 20, 2012, 02:25:46 PM »

they do?

$:-\$

spoiler (click to show/hide)

I used to think my older cousin was hot

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Joe Molotov · « **Reply #12573 on:** February 20, 2012, 02:26:07 PM »

The Electra Complex, it's the opposite of the Oedipus Complex.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #12574 on:** February 20, 2012, 02:27:21 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on February 20, 2012, 02:24:08 PM

I always chalked that up to Freud and laughed. I still don't believe it.

Well Freud's is based on sexual drives and I thought it was crazy, but still he's just offering an explanation to a common phenomena.

Himu · « **Reply #12575 on:** February 20, 2012, 02:28:34 PM »

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on February 20, 2012, 02:27:21 PM

Quote from: Stringer Bell on February 20, 2012, 02:24:08 PM
I always chalked that up to Freud and laughed. I still don't believe it.

Well Freud's is based on sexual drives and I thought it was crazy, but still he's just offering an explanation to a common phenomena.

The thing is, I always felt the "phenomena" being all in Freud's mind.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #12576 on:** February 20, 2012, 04:47:17 PM »

"Your regular minimum payments of $710.39 will start in May 2012." $:-\$

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #12577 on:** February 20, 2012, 04:59:36 PM »

Sounds like you better start selling dat ass.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #12578 on:** February 20, 2012, 05:00:30 PM »

chronovore · « **Reply #12579 on:** February 20, 2012, 06:54:40 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on February 20, 2012, 02:28:34 PM

Quote from: TheInfelicitousDandy on February 20, 2012, 02:27:21 PM
Quote from: Stringer Bell on February 20, 2012, 02:24:08 PM
I always chalked that up to Freud and laughed. I still don't believe it.

Well Freud's is based on sexual drives and I thought it was crazy, but still he's just offering an explanation to a common phenomena.

The thing is, I always felt the "phenomena" being all in Freud's mind.

Whenever someone uses the word "phenomena," I always hear the word sung to this tune:

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #12580 on:** February 20, 2012, 07:12:12 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on February 20, 2012, 02:12:16 PM

so i was watching last weeks simpsons episode on hulu. marge tells lisa it's normal for little girls to have crushes on their fathers.

what the fuck

Did she say that or something like "to have crushes on men who resemble their fathers" in some ways. The latter has been proven somewhat true.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12581 on:** February 20, 2012, 07:22:55 PM »

what about if you have a crush on your gf's father?

Himu · « **Reply #12582 on:** February 20, 2012, 07:34:47 PM »

Quote from: Flannel Boy on February 20, 2012, 07:12:12 PM

Quote from: Stringer Bell on February 20, 2012, 02:12:16 PM
so i was watching last weeks simpsons episode on hulu. marge tells lisa it's normal for little girls to have crushes on their fathers.

what the fuck

Did she say that or something like "to have crushes on men who resemble their fathers" in some ways. The latter has been proven somewhat true.

No she literally said "All little girls have crushes on their fathers" then Lisa says,"somehow I skipped that phase" after Homer does something stupid

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #12583 on:** February 20, 2012, 07:35:31 PM »

My daughter tells us she wants to marry Daddy when she grows up all the time. I hear other kids that age say similar things. It really just means that they are identifying themselves as part of a specific gender, in the same way that she insists on drawing herself with long hair and a dress or plays with dolls or whatever. I just happen to be the main adult male in her little circle. She also keeps telling us that Mommy and Daddy should get married, because she is beginning to grasp that social dynamic as well, and attempting to apply it to those around her is her way of grappling with it. Reading anything more into is pretty absurd.

Himu · « **Reply #12584 on:** February 20, 2012, 07:43:55 PM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on February 20, 2012, 07:35:31 PM

My daughter tells us she wants to marry Daddy when she grows up all the time. I hear other kids that age say similar things. It really just means that they are identifying themselves as part of a specific gender, in the same way that she insists on drawing herself with long hair and a dress or plays with dolls or whatever. I just happen to be the main adult male in her little circle. She also keeps telling us that Mommy and Daddy should get married, because she is beginning to grasp that social dynamic as well, and attempting to apply it to those around her is her way of grappling with it. Reading anything more into is pretty absurd.

kids are cute

freud was a bad, bad, very perverted man

Inspector Thatcher · « **Reply #12585 on:** February 20, 2012, 08:11:03 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on February 20, 2012, 07:43:55 PM

Quote from: Cormacaroni on February 20, 2012, 07:35:31 PM
My daughter tells us she wants to marry Daddy when she grows up all the time. I hear other kids that age say similar things. It really just means that they are identifying themselves as part of a specific gender, in the same way that she insists on drawing herself with long hair and a dress or plays with dolls or whatever. I just happen to be the main adult male in her little circle. She also keeps telling us that Mommy and Daddy should get married, because she is beginning to grasp that social dynamic as well, and attempting to apply it to those around her is her way of grappling with it. Reading anything more into is pretty absurd.

kids are cute

freud was a bad, bad, very perverted man

And yet, continues to mindfuck us all from beyond the grave.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #12586 on:** February 20, 2012, 08:12:40 PM »

The comment indicates that you like fucking intellectual men at cemeteries.

Inspector Thatcher · « **Reply #12587 on:** February 20, 2012, 08:27:23 PM »

Quote from: Flannel Boy on February 20, 2012, 08:12:40 PM

The comment indicates that you like fucking intellectual men at cemeteries.

Run with that thought all you like, but I prefer Jung's dream analysis principles over Freud's.

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #12588 on:** February 20, 2012, 08:30:11 PM »

So your prefer anal with Jung?

chronovore · « **Reply #12589 on:** February 20, 2012, 08:36:51 PM »

Quote from: Flannel Boy on February 20, 2012, 08:30:11 PM

So your prefer anal with Jung?

No, it's Fistfulofmetal who is fixated on the Jung.

Himu · « **Reply #12590 on:** February 20, 2012, 08:37:17 PM »

Eh, I like the idea of the collective unconscious but it honestly has as much evidence backing it as many of Freud's more controversial claims.

Himu · « **Reply #12591 on:** February 20, 2012, 08:37:34 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on February 20, 2012, 08:36:51 PM

Quote from: Flannel Boy on February 20, 2012, 08:30:11 PM
So your prefer anal with Jung?

No, it's Fistfulofmetal who is fixated on the Jung.

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fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #12592 on:** February 20, 2012, 08:39:57 PM »

i dont get it.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #12593 on:** February 20, 2012, 08:49:11 PM »

Jung is pronounced as "tweengirls"

Himu · « **Reply #12594 on:** February 20, 2012, 08:57:55 PM »

Jung is pronounced A-cup.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #12595 on:** February 20, 2012, 09:00:30 PM »

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #12596 on:** February 20, 2012, 09:01:44 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on February 20, 2012, 08:36:51 PM

Quote from: Flannel Boy on February 20, 2012, 08:30:11 PM
So your prefer anal with Jung?

No, it's Fistfulofmetal who is fixated on the Jung.

Himu · « **Reply #12597 on:** February 20, 2012, 09:05:02 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on February 20, 2012, 09:00:30 PM

did you graduate from high school/college

Broseidon · « **Reply #12598 on:** February 20, 2012, 09:06:00 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on February 20, 2012, 08:37:34 PM

Quote from: chronovore on February 20, 2012, 08:36:51 PM
Quote from: Flannel Boy on February 20, 2012, 08:30:11 PM
So your prefer anal with Jung?

No, it's Fistfulofmetal who is fixated on the Jung.

newsfeed

YES

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #12599 on:** February 20, 2012, 09:11:49 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on February 20, 2012, 09:05:02 PM

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on February 20, 2012, 09:00:30 PM

did you graduate from high school/college

Yes, but he only remembers elementary school.

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