random rejoicing thread

[KDibildeaux]

Tomorrow, I'm going to be using one of my birthday presents from December: A set of tickets to the the Barber of Seville opera. I'm bringing three friends.

Sounds like fun!

[KDibildeaux]

So for those that haven't heard, I've decided to move to Edmonton in May. I started sending out resume's last night, and I already got a call back from Home Depot this morning, asking me to contact them in April to schedule an interview

Wow! that's pretty cool! good luck!

[DrinkMoxie]

So for those that haven't heard, I've decided to move to Edmonton in May. I started sending out resume's last night, and I already got a call back from Home Depot this morning, asking me to contact them in April to schedule an interview

awesome! Hopefully the floppy headectomy doesn't hurt too much!

[mooyagi]

So for those that haven't heard, I've decided to move to Edmonton in May. I started sending out resume's last night, and I already got a call back from Home Depot this morning, asking me to contact them in April to schedule an interview

awesome! Hopefully the floppy headectomy doesn't hurt too much!

[KDibildeaux]

So for those that haven't heard, I've decided to move to Edmonton in May. I started sending out resume's last night, and I already got a call back from Home Depot this morning, asking me to contact them in April to schedule an interview

awesome! Hopefully the floppy headectomy doesn't hurt too much!

[WizardBeast]

So for those that haven't heard, I've decided to move to Edmonton in May. I started sending out resume's last night, and I already got a call back from Home Depot this morning, asking me to contact them in April to schedule an interview

Congrats! An exciting new chapter in your life is about to begin!

i too congratulate you, hope everything goes very smoothly for you!

[mooyagi]

48 minutes of Itchy and Scratchy anyone? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWy_7eHBLRE

Fucking awesome

[Michael D.]

A few weeks ago our older daughter found out she did not get accepted into any of the ten "selective enrollment" Chicago Public High Schools she applied to. Getting your kids into the better public schools here (e.g. magnet, selective enrollment) is a challenge. We really lucked out with the lottery for our kids' K-8 school (a math & science focus magnet school), but knew high school was going to be the next hurdle. She's a great student, but in one school's case, they received 12,000 applications for 250 freshman spots. The local papers reported it was a particularly "brutal admissions year." There are no longer racial quotas (FYI, for those who don't know, non-hispanic whites are a minority in Chicago), but the racial quotas have been replaced by 4 socio-economic quotas (called tiers) based on your zip code - each applicant has to have top admissions test scores and grades to be considered, and then they take an equal number from each tier. Bottom line is - if you're a smart kid from a "good" zipcode (i.e. neighborhood), the competition is super stiff.

So, I could have put all the above in the random bitching thread (and especially since daughter Veronica was initially devastated)...but, as we always tell her, be confident it will all work out somehow...the whole idea of when "one door closes, another one opens." In other words, no crying over spilt milk idea and we immediately went into rapid Plan B mode - and had her apply to some private and "charter" schools. (by the way, our local public high school has a high drop-out rate, is "low-achieving," and has a fair amount of gang-related problems)

Long story short, she was accepted into a great private school which she is very happy about attending in the fall....and to be honest, we all think will be a better "fit" for her all-around. Of course, the major drawback is paying tuition which we weren't expecting, but that's the breaks, and we'll make it work.

I am so glad we in MN do not have that crap.
We have our educational issues but nothing compared to Chicago and other parts of our country. We have an open enrollment system for public schools within the school district that one resides, plus we have a lot of private, and charter schools. Academia is at times second in line when it comes to High School sports in MN (namely hockey). When I was younger you often went to the school that had the better sports program which meant that your parents moved you to another town (suburb) or you went to one of the parochial high schools .

[Michael D.]

So for those that haven't heard, I've decided to move to Edmonton in May. I started sending out resume's last night, and I already got a call back from Home Depot this morning, asking me to contact them in April to schedule an interview

Good Luck and may the Canadians welcome you.

[KDibildeaux]

It's Friday! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!

[DemonNIN]

So for those that haven't heard, I've decided to move to Edmonton in May. I started sending out resume's last night, and I already got a call back from Home Depot this morning, asking me to contact them in April to schedule an interview

congrats!! and good luck on the interview

[AlaskaRachel]

So for those that haven't heard, I've decided to move to Edmonton in May. I started sending out resume's last night, and I already got a call back from Home Depot this morning, asking me to contact them in April to schedule an interview

congrats!! and good luck on the interview

Thanks for all the congrats from everyone!
It's a 3 interview process, and if my first one isnt until April, I won't be even applying for a work visa until long after I've moved to Edmonton, which is not my ideal situation. But at least the fish are biting, so to speak! I'm going to keep sending out resumes though.

[KDibildeaux]

The Hot Chick is on TV and my belly is full of yummy chilaquiles and bier

[vikingbitch]

So for those that haven't heard, I've decided to move to Edmonton in May. I started sending out resume's last night, and I already got a call back from Home Depot this morning, asking me to contact them in April to schedule an interview

Good Luck and may the Canadians welcome you.

Oh hell yeah we will! Rachel is our first conversion/conquest


REJOICE: Cabin mates for Barge figured out, couldn't have asked for better. So stoked.

[mooyagi]

The Hot Chick is on TV and my belly is full of yummy chilaquiles and bier

I'd rather have a hot chick on me

but still sounds nice


Had an awesome vertical beer tasting last night with good friends

What is a vertical beer tasting?

[KDibildeaux]

Yeah, that sounds........ odd

[mooyagi]

What is a vertical beer tasting?

several vintages of the same beers, tried in parellel against each other to see how aging change the beer

Cool!

[KDibildeaux]

Had an awesome vertical beer tasting last night with good friends

What is a vertical beer tasting?

several vintages of the same beers, tried in parellel against each other to see how aging change the beer

That sounds cool! yesterday I was tempted to try the two coffee biers together to compare them, but the black and brew one is so scarce that I resisted the urge

[KDibildeaux]

It's raining!

[mooyagi]

It's raining!

Does that mean that things will turn green soon?

[KDibildeaux]

It's raining!

Does that mean that things will turn green soon?

If by green you mean brown, then yes

[mooyagi]

It's raining!

Does that mean that things will turn green soon?

If by green you mean brown, then yes

Gross

[KDibildeaux]

Beautiful!

[mooyagi]

My girlfriend is wearing a Red Sox shirt

[KDibildeaux]

My girlfriend is wearing a Red Sox shirt

You forgot to clarify that it's your shirt. I don't own any sports shirts

[mooyagi]

My girlfriend is wearing a Red Sox shirt

You forgot to clarify that it's your shirt. I don't own any sports shirts

Still awesome

[KDibildeaux]

It is! I like all the new shirts I have for free right now

[mooyagi]

It is! I like all the new shirts I have for free right now

You can wear the Sox shirt whenever you want

[KDibildeaux]

It is! I like all the new shirts I have for free right now

You can wear the Sox shirt whenever you want

Noted

[KDibildeaux]

I have a Mexican soccer shirt, mainly because it states BIMBO on the chest

Hah, what team? and well I guess Bimbo bread was the sponsor

[KDibildeaux]

I have a Mexican soccer shirt, mainly because it states BIMBO on the chest

Hah, what team? and well I guess Bimbo bread was the sponsor

From Monterrey, called Los Rayados or similar

yes, the bread brand, had to get it when I saw it

wore it onbroad this year

Ah cool :)

[KDibildeaux]

Hector (I think I get the name right?) saw it and recognized it immidately since he's from that city

I have family in Monterrey, 3rd largest city in Mexico, I believe

[mooyagi]

Hector (I think I get the name right?) saw it and recognized it immidately since he's from that city

I have family in Monterrey, 3rd largest city in Mexico, I believe

9th largest city. 3rd largest metro

[KDibildeaux]

I always go by metro area

[mooyagi]

I always go by metro area

But that's metro area, not city

[KDibildeaux]

I always go by metro area

But that's metro area, not city

Nobody likes a know it all, Ryan

[mooyagi]

I always go by metro area

But that's metro area, not city

Nobody likes a know it all, Ryan

Nobody likes an ill-informed idiot, either

[KDibildeaux]

But that's metro area, not city

Nobody likes a know it all, Ryan

Nobody likes an ill-informed idiot, either

Also, at this point in time the metros have grown so much into the cities that there's hardly a separation anymore.

[mooyagi]

Also, at this point in time the metros have grown so much into the cities that there's hardly a separation anymore.

Except, you know, the city borders

[KDibildeaux]

Also, at this point in time the metros have grown so much into the cities that there's hardly a separation anymore.

Except, you know, the city borders

Borders schmorders.............. you know how us Mexicans feel about those