Go Green Ranger Go! Official HGR Thread

[George Steele's Barber]

Slater put over Flo Rida!

 

[shattered dreams]

What do you do for a living? Something about this paragraph really made me wonder. I think it's the whole "own what you do" part.

Just finished up grad school and I am interviewing a variety of places. I guess the simplest way to explain what I will be working as would be "analyst."

 

[George Steele's Barber]

Just finished up grad school and I am interviewing a variety of places. I guess the simplest way to explain what I will be working as would be "analyst."

I trust you'll put the 'anal' in 'analyst'.

What are your degrees in? Do you think grad school was worth it? For me it probably didn't help me get a better job but it gave me some extra time to figure things out for myself and it makes for nice filler on a resume.

 

[ScreaminNormanSmiley]

I red repped you for saying Slater has no purpose back in like February. Which, by the way, I'm still waiting for an apology for.

Even if you explain a red rep to him, my mentee is too defensive to realize that the red rep could be deserved. Hell he probably assumes that my red rep was for trolling purposes rather than for whining about rep and assuming that just because he doesn't know somebody that there opinion holds no value. We are really going to have to work on that.

 

[shattered dreams]

I trust you'll put the 'anal' in 'analyst'.

I do enjoy putting it in things.

What are your degrees in?

Undergrad is in Mathematics, Masters is for Operations Research.

Do you think grad school was worth it? For me it probably didn't help me get a better job but it gave me some extra time to figure things out for myself and it makes for nice filler on a resume.

Can't say definitively yet but it was almost certainly worth it for me. The opportunities for work just with a math degree were nowhere near as good as I should have now. I used grad school as a transition from theoretical applications to real world problem solving. I did plenty of the needing some extra time to figure things out along the way though. I briefly studied Engineering, took time off, studied Communications, and worked with recreational sports leagues for a while before finally deciding to do what I had always been good at.

What are your degrees in?

 

[George Steele's Barber]

I do enjoy putting it in things.



Undergrad is in Mathematics, Masters is for Operations Research.



Can't say definitively yet but it was almost certainly worth it for me. The opportunities for work just with a math degree were nowhere near as good as I should have now. I used grad school as a transition from theoretical applications to real world problem solving. I did plenty of the needing some extra time to figure things out along the way though. I briefly studied Engineering, took time off, studied Communications, and worked with recreational sports leagues for a while before finally deciding to do what I had always been good at.

What are your degrees in?

Not far off from you. Undergrad - statistics and business administration. Grad - statistics.

I've never been an exceptional student. My Statistics department brought me in to the masters program mostly because they didn't have a good crop that could teach and tutor. I had enough knowledge, personality and courage to stand in front of a classroom of 19 years olds and talk basic probability. It got me a free ride and small stipend, which was nice.

Unfortunately for me the masters program was mostly theoretical. It wasn't very interesting to me but I did enough to get by. That was 13 years ago and I am now the furthest thing from a statistician but I like working with numbers and data when I get the chance.

 

[shattered dreams]

I had enough knowledge, personality and courage to stand in front of a classroom of 19 years olds and talk basic probability. It got me a free ride and small stipend, which was nice.

My last semester I got a nice deal like this more or less just for having English as my first language. I always liked statistics but never got a chance to take as many classes in it as I would have liked.

 

[George Steele's Barber]

My last semester I got a nice deal like this more or less just for having English as my first language. I always liked statistics but never got a chance to take as many classes in it as I would have liked.

English as a first language is what got me the assistantship as much as anything I listed before.

Good luck in finding the right work for you. The actuarial profession may be something you want to look in to. The exams take a bit of committment but it is a pretty steady career that pays decently.

 

[The Talon]

So HGR, what happened that got you all riled up?

 

[JGlass]

I took an English class with a girl who is in the actuary line of work. I know this because I had to edit her resume and cover letter in a group project.

She was fat, but nice. Keep that in mind if you apply for actuary jobs, SD.

I also think Edward Norton's character in Fight Club was an actuary.

 

[The 1-2-3 Killam]

Well, I'm about halfway to Portland folks. Currently I'm sitting in some hotel in Cheyenne, WY eating a sandwich from a joint that makes deliveries until 3AM! Due Date, with Robert Downey Jr. and Zack Galifianakis is on the flatscreen, because there's nothing better to watch. I'm a fan of both actors, but this is about as good as you can expect from a Tod Phillips movie that doesn't also star Ed Helms.

I'm exhausted as hell; actually got a great work-out in tonight with the pool and weight room in the hotel. I haven't done weight sets since high school, so they're taking a serious toll on my arms. Did about 30 minutes of laps and 4 miles on an elliptical; some of you may know this but I'm not really a man of great fitness...

What are ya'll up to?

 

[The 1-2-3 Killam]

Hipsters. There are hipsters everywhere.

I made it to Portland last night, and so far I'm really enjoying it. THe drive through Oregon was better than almost the entire trek across the Midwest combined. There's some really cool nature out here, and a very diverse landscape.

I've got to say, as much as I think the culture here can be a bit pretentious, it's really nice to eat good food at every place we've been to so far. I had a burrito last night for dinner, and a breakfast sandwich this morning at two different local shops, and both were made completely out of local, all-organic foods. Coming from the Chicago suburbs, which is almost completely crap food filled with chemicals, I can already feel the difference in just 24 hours. And its awesome because it's not expensive to eat healthy out here. The only place to find good, organic foods in the suburbs back home were to spend 3x as much at Meijer or a Whole Foods, if you're willing to drive an hour. Here its all integrated into every restaurant and every market, unless you go to Walmart.

I'm looking forward to the city market on Saturday. The local produce is fantastic.

 

[Muffin Top Merkley]

What sparked the move?

 

[The 1-2-3 Killam]

What sparked the move?

It's been in the making for over a year, I just had to wait until the time was right. I don't know man, sometimes you just need a change of scenery and to throw yourself into the unknown to spark some change in your life. Things were just getting too stagnant for me in Illinois, and I'd never really spent any significant time on my own, away from all I've ever known.

My good friends (and my 2-year-old godson) moved out to Oregon recently, and it's just such a gorgeous location with so many friendly people. I've been here all of 24 hours, and I'm still completely lost, but so far I'm really enjoying being here. My goals for the next few days are:

1) Apply for jobs
2) Find a place to live
3) Buy a new bike
4) Re-direct my mail
5) Catch up on all the wrestling I've missed in the last 8 days

 

[Muffin Top Merkley]

That's fair, and I see no flaws in your plan. Actually, I applaud you for taking the leap that not too many people do.

One of my best friend moved across the country a few years ago with no job or place to stay and it's the best thing that could've have happened to him. He know is a manager of a small business that he will be the owner of once the current owner kicks the can.

Where are you staying now? What sort of job are you looking for? Want to be pen-pals?

 

[The 1-2-3 Killam]

Where are you staying now?

With my friends in the South East district. I think. I'm starting to pick up on the layout of the city a little bit.

What sort of job are you looking for?

Right now it doesn't matter. I need to rebuild my savings, then I'll be more picky about my line of work. Ideally I'd like to be writing full-time by the end of the year; we'll see how that goes.

Want to be pen-pals?

I never learned how to write, growing up in the mean suburbs of NW Chicago...

 

[The 1-2-3 Killam]

I Touted for the first time today. I feel dirty all over.

 

[The 1-2-3 Killam]

Currently listening to "Sin and Bones", the new Fozzy album due out on August 14. If you're a fan, you can stream the whole album HERE.

I've never been a fan of Fozzy, but then again I just don't like the metal genre, with very few exceptions. Prog metal, particularly if your name is John Petrucci or Mike Portnoy, is fantastic. My biggest issue with the metal scene is that its populated by decent guitars...and lead singers who can't sing. They like to yell things out on all the verses, and I think it generally sounds like shit. James Hetfield turned his style into an iconic presence in the music industry; I still think he sounds like garbage.

All that being said, I think Fozzy fans - or just metal fans in generally - are really going to like "Sin and Bones". There are some genuinely cool things happening, however my biggest complaint - outside of the aforementioned verse vocals - is that whenever they do something unique, they cover it up with more "blah". For instance in "Storm the Beaches", the albums epic (I mean that in terms of style, not necessarily quality), the guitar work is incredible. Rich Ward lays down some sick solos, and around the 6 minute mark they even go into a prog-esk breakdown. I was really digging on this, but it only lasted about a minute before they just couldn't resist laying those classic metal up-downs over the top. And then of course, Jericho comes back in with some intentionally disgusting, mostly uninspired lyrics that provoke some serious eye-rolling.

And that's pretty much the whole album. A few steps in the right direction, some incredibly catchy and well-down choruses, and sick leads from Ward, masked behind bad lyrics and typical metal tropes that have long-since been the downfall of the entire genre.

What's good:
-"Storm the Beaches", for the most part.
-The intro to "Spider in My Mouth"
-Some of the choruses

What's bad:
-Most of the verses.
-"Sandpaper", the album's single.

 

[The 1-2-3 Killam]

I saw ParaNorman tonight. Probably the best example of stop-motion animation I've ever seen. Definitely better than Fantastic Mr. Fox; then again, I've never fancied myself pretentious enough to be in love with everything Wes Anderson does.

In other news, I wish my thread was as cool as other people's bar room threads. I just need to find people to have conversations with...

 

[George Steele's Barber]

Didn't Cena hit Lesnar with a chain to the skull? Didn't that have more to do with his win than a "fireman's carry"?

 

[The 1-2-3 Killam]

Didn't Cena hit Lesnar with a chain to the skull? Didn't that have more to do with his win than a "fireman's carry"?

Funny you should say that. Somebody else made that comment earlier, and a thought occurred to me. Because of the after-party and being at a hotel that night, I never downloaded Extreme Rules to watch it back, and see how it came across on TV. I thought the person who originally said something about the chain was crazy, but it turns out I just couldn't see it live. I was 15-20 feet away from where it happened, but I asked my friend who went with me and neither of us remember there being a chain involved. I missed it, and yeah that probably had a lot more to do with it. I apologize. I don't think the general idea I was going after really changes though. Lesnar has been hit with a LOT more than a chain - think, Undertaker's entire arsenal - and kicked out. The point about continuity and suspension of disbelieve still remains.

 

[George Steele's Barber]

Except UT-Lesnar was 10 years ago. There has been a tremendous amount of turnover in WWE's audience from that time and Lesnar is now 10 years older. I'm not saying everything Cena does is believable but I can believe Lesnar getting significantly jarred due to hard metal hitting him between the eyes to the point of being broken open and an F5 on on some steel steps would fuck even the toughest SOB up.

The booking of that match was sound and damn entertaining. Lesnar gets a hostile Chicago crowd to not boo Cena as much (even cheer for him). Cena gets the win and his fans get a payoff. Lesnar in no reasonable way looks weak and if contracts, scheduling and money works there is definitely an opportunity for more story to tell.

And next time you are going to write an article based on a match that was months ago that you missed from the perspective of most of your audience, I recommend that you don't rely on memory.

 

[Remy LaCroix]

Just saw this on tumblr.

itsstillrealtomedammitt:

benoitvsguerrero:

lloydboner:

heh jim roos

roos pls

its STAN COOLD STAN COOLD

 

[Miko]

http://forums.wrestlezone.com/member.php?u=118261

 

[The 1-2-3 Killam]

You guys are great.