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05-17-2013 , 08:11 AM

#476

Pilkain

old hand

Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,779

Congratulations on graduating LowKey. What career path are you leaning towards?

05-17-2013 , 11:35 AM

#477

rjoefish

Got Out the Vote

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 31,086

The Teen Mom 'star' from Iowa made a sex tape.

05-17-2013 , 12:51 PM

#478

[Phill]

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 52,717

Lol, googled her, lost any chance of a boner for a while due to her face and her fake titties dont do it for me either.

05-17-2013 , 12:54 PM

#479

spanktehbadwookie

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 19,374

Con-GRAD-ulations!

I declare May crazy relative month in addition to graduation time.

05-17-2013 , 06:34 PM

#480

Low Key

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 33,327

Offricially and officially the kind of scholar that wears his tassels on the left side. Bwamp.

Still can't spell tassel properly though, lol US educational system

05-17-2013 , 07:56 PM

#481

rjoefish

Got Out the Vote

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 31,086

Had my interview yesterday in Chicago. I think I can push off a reply from L.A. long enough to hear back (they said 7-10 days). Really want to stay in the Midbest

05-17-2013 , 09:14 PM

#482

Low Key

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 33,327

Pourqoui?

05-17-2013 , 09:16 PM

#483

rjoefish

Got Out the Vote

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 31,086

Stay in the Midwest? Mainly because I don't want to be that far from my family after what's happened recently. =\

05-18-2013 , 07:37 AM

#484

Pilkain

old hand

Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,779

Being near family is very important to me. Are the two jobs similar rjoe?

05-18-2013 , 09:34 AM

#485

SenorKeeed

mew mew mew

Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 37,478

My dad watches Fox News six to eight hours a day. I asked him who his favorite people on there were and was impressed (sort of) when he said Megan Kelly and shep smith.

05-18-2013 , 11:36 AM

#486

rjoefish

Got Out the Vote

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 31,086

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pilkain

Being near family is very important to me. Are the two jobs similar rjoe?

Same job, same union, just different regions.

05-18-2013 , 12:00 PM

#487

Low Key

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 33,327

Non-zero chance Obama has you assassinated if you go to Chicago-style politics drones phone tap IRS Benghazi

05-18-2013 , 12:02 PM

#488

rjoefish

Got Out the Vote

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 31,086

True story: I applied to work for OFA in Chicago the other day.

When I went to the local for my interview OFA was set up there. I guess they moved the national offices from D.C. to Chicago after the election and they needed temporary space until their office is ready July 1.

05-18-2013 , 12:53 PM

#489

dessin d'enfant

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My daughter is turning 5 and we're having her first actual party with friends from school (inviting her whole class, cousins etc.) My wife hired an event planner(!) for this and claims its super standard. She's crazy right?

05-18-2013 , 01:04 PM

#490

rjoefish

Got Out the Vote

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 31,086

Yes.

05-18-2013 , 01:04 PM

#491

zikzak

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Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 22,198

Quote:

Originally Posted by dessin d'enfant

Yes and no. Going that far over-the-top for anybody's birthday is ridiculous, and is only setting you up for ever-escalating expectations down the road. However, if you're going to do it, outsourcing the whole thing seems pretty wise.

05-18-2013 , 01:05 PM

#492

dessin d'enfant

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SenorKeeed

No. All. In. Cash. I make sure he's talking about a money market account and it's not like buried in the backyard or something. So he says he wants to have some Morgan Stanley Douche manage his money. The Morgan Stanley Douche will charge 1% of his assets per year. I tell him this is better than his current allocation but a big waste. Like literally all this MSD is going to do is put 50% in a broadly diversified mutual fund and 50% in a bonds fund, right? Or something not far from that? He can do the same thing after like an hour of research with his Vanguard account.

If you can convince him to just index fund it (vti, vwo, bond fund) and he'll stick to it thats the way to go. If he'll do crazy things like drastically change allocations after a bad month it's prob worth it to pay somebody to prevent him from doing that.

05-18-2013 , 01:05 PM

#493

DblBarrelJ

2+2 Resident Enforcer

Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 13,857

There's no event planner for a 5 year olds birthday.

05-18-2013 , 01:16 PM

#494

dessin d'enfant

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Quote:

Originally Posted by zikzak

The thing was I agreed to over the top.....we just had twins and she's been really good (much better than we expected) with all the change. I just though over the top was a clown or something. And it just seems odd to just say oh well planners are normal for kids parties.

And I should mention (though i obv didn't when I was talking to her) that my wife doesn't work so outsourcing doesn't seem necessary.

05-18-2013 , 01:17 PM

#495

MrWookie

Don't Call Me Meredith

Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 94,159

dessin,

I suggest looking into these guys:

05-18-2013 , 01:42 PM

#496

dessin d'enfant

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^^^^^lol...but yeah, a petting zoo and pony rides are apparently on the brainstorming list.

05-18-2013 , 01:46 PM

#497

[Phill]

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 52,717

Here is how you throw a party for five year olds, right?

Face paint. Jelly and ice cream. Cake with candles. Hats. Balloons. Games like pass the parcel that will be meticulously planned but wont go as planned. Noise. Lots and lots of noise, warn the neighbours. Not in that order.

05-18-2013 , 01:52 PM

#498

SenorKeeed

mew mew mew

Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 37,478

Quote:

Originally Posted by dessin d'enfant

Yeah, I know. It just gets me that he's going to be buying this guy a new car every year or two for doing basically nothing. Whatever, none of my business.