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12 Nov 2010, 12:14 am

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Well, I've been surviving. I'll be glad to be done in another month. I'm feeling pretty deflated now. My father (retired) is actually living with me right now. In the fall we went hiking together a lot. I don't know how anyone can survive the winter here living alone. How are you holding up? Do you have family in this state?

what job are you going to be able to get? just curious as to what the result of all that education actually is. it is all magnitudes of echelons above my reality. it is good that you get along well with your father and are helping him. i am sure he is or should be thankful for having a good son. the hiking is hard to do where i live, because of all the people with guns who mistake me for a game animal. i will NOT dress up like a god-damned orange traffic cone, just because they are too careless to insure a proper [read: non-human game animal] target! anyways, i have an older sister who lives in shelton, about a 45 minute drive from my woodsy abode. i house-sit for her often. i have an older black sheep brother whom nobody knows where he is at any given time, and an oldest brother who lives in kingman, arizona in the baking heat and nasty goatheads underfoot. the winters here make me briefly but repeatedly consider moving closer to him. but then i remember that state's mean politics and am reminded to just say no. this non-conformist would fit in down there about as well as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. as long as my heater still works [and i have enough fundage for the alarming heating bill], i stay above freezing. but the flooring is poorly insulated and i have to wear insulated slippers in the wintertime. the older i get, the colder my feets get. my cramped tin can is so crowded that i can't imagine having any partner living with me in the mess.

I'm getting my degree in atmospheric science. I am a weather geek and being a scientist was always my dream. I'm not sure I'm really cut out to be in academia though. I've learned that real science is not necessarily fun and I don't have the ability to force myself to work on something I'm not entirely happy about. I can't really even begin thinking about the whole job thing now. It's just too big. I don't like the idea of having to move to a new location of the country either. Having a degree will definitely help me, but there's still no certainty in my future. I've had to put my all into the academics and put the rest of my life on the back-burner for the moment. Unlike magical NTs who are able to simply "float" through life, I can only do one thing at a time without succumbing to crippling anxiety and depression.

As for my father, it's more like he's helping me out. I couldn't live alone in this city long enough to attain my degree without succumbing to a re-emerging major depression, so he came out to live with me. We do keep each other company which is mutually beneficial in this culturally cold town.

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12 Nov 2010, 12:50 am

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I'd not heard of Benny and Joon before but lol: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxNZX4FAYdw

That was one of my favorite scenes in the movie.

I would like to meet Cultus_Diabolus since he loves video games and we can play them together.

Lioness because she seems cool.

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12 Nov 2010, 1:06 am

marshall wrote:

I'm getting my degree in atmospheric science.

does that mean you can be a meteorologist?

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As for my father, it's more like he's helping me out. I couldn't live alone in this city long enough to attain my degree without succumbing to a re-emerging major depression, so he came out to live with me. We do keep each other company which is mutually beneficial in this culturally cold town.

If you don't mind me asking, how do you get the money to live? what kind of job [or something] pays the bills? i have trouble understanding how an expensive college education can be paid for otherwise.

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12 Nov 2010, 1:06 am

I'll meet anyone I can.

I've found that meeting aspies (well the few I have run into IRL) I get along with instantly. It's like there's instant understanding.

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12 Nov 2010, 1:14 am

Being one of the rare people from Quebec here on WP, i wouldn't mind meeting with anyone.

But realistictly, some contraints would have to be enforced, such as being close to the area i live. Which pretty much means the USA and the rest of Canada. <.<

Otherwise, maybe for as a safety measure, but only members who i've read from during ~1 year or so. Or ever since i've been there. :p That includes Sand, Ruveyn, etc. (Ruveyn's grumpy, but he's pretty knowledgeable...)

But meh, anyone that would take the time to meet me is welcome, it's not like i'll be able to move anywhere in the coming months until i get some sort of income anyways...

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12 Nov 2010, 2:35 am

auntblabby wrote:

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I'm getting my degree in atmospheric science.

does that mean you can be a meteorologist?

I could be a "behind the scenes" weather forecaster, but I'm actually overqualified for that. I've actually studied and interned to work as a climate scientist.

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Most Ph.D oriented graduate programs pay graduate students as either Research Assistants (RAs) or Teaching Assistants (TAs) depending on the program. Until the beginning of last year I had full funding from an outside fellowship/grant (full tuition plus about 26K per year) so technically I wasn't an RA or TA. I decided not to apply for entering the Ph.D program due to my mental health issues so I'm getting an MS degree instead. However, since I didn't apply to enter the Ph.D program I can't get any funding from the school now. Luckily I only have to pay for 2 research credits (about $1400 total) since I've already taken care of all my course requirements.

As for your question, right now I'm dependent on my father, at least until I can finish my MS thesis and get a job. With my living situation I wasn't really able to save much even on a 26K stipend. There's no way I'd be able to handle living with a roommate. Without my privacy I'd have a complete mental breakdown.

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12 Nov 2010, 1:43 pm

Didn't we have a similar thread made by Superboyian some time ago?

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12 Nov 2010, 1:58 pm

glad to see no one wants to meet me.

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12 Nov 2010, 10:42 pm

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As for your question, right now I'm dependent on my father, at least until I can finish my MS thesis and get a job. With my living situation I wasn't really able to save much even on a 26K stipend. There's no way I'd be able to handle living with a roommate. Without my privacy I'd have a complete mental breakdown.

you are very fortunate to be in your situation, with a good father helping you out, in addition to having superior brain power to do what you are doing. i marvel at this, and if i had your good fortune i would be very thankful.

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12 Nov 2010, 10:45 pm

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glad to see no one wants to meet me.

for whatever it is worth to you, i'd be interested in meeting you as much as anybody else on this site, but the question is, would you want to meet me?

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12 Nov 2010, 10:52 pm

auntblabby wrote:

Eggman wrote:

glad to see no one wants to meet me.

for whatever it is worth to you, i'd be interested in meeting you as much as anybody else on this site, but the question is, would you want to meet me?

were do you live :P

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12 Nov 2010, 10:57 pm

Cultus_Diabolus wrote:

auntblabby wrote:

Eggman wrote:

glad to see no one wants to meet me.

for whatever it is worth to you, i'd be interested in meeting you as much as anybody else on this site, but the question is, would you want to meet me?

were do you live

i live in the great wet pacific northwest, about 2 hours southwest of seattle, as the crow flies, in a little hooterville type of rural community.
how 'bout yourself?

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12 Nov 2010, 10:59 pm

auntblabby wrote:

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auntblabby wrote:

Eggman wrote:

glad to see no one wants to meet me.

for whatever it is worth to you, i'd be interested in meeting you as much as anybody else on this site, but the question is, would you want to meet me?

were do you live :P

i live in the great wet pacific northwest, about 2 hours southwest of seattle, as the crow flies, in a little hooterville type of rural community.
how 'bout yourself?

California's central coast, cruise over and ill smoke ya out.

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12 Nov 2010, 11:07 pm

Cultus_Diabolus wrote:

California's central coast, cruise over and ill smoke ya out.

i don't know what the phrase "smoke ya out" means

but i do have relatives in southern california, in chino and palm desert and a lake whose name escapes me right now. i haven't been back there since 1993. i can no longer afford to travel too far from home.

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12 Nov 2010, 11:09 pm

auntblabby wrote:

Cultus_Diabolus wrote:

California's central coast, cruise over and ill smoke ya out.

i don't know what the phrase "smoke ya out" means :?
but i do have relatives in southern california, in chino and palm desert and a lake whose name escapes me right now. i haven't been back there since 1993. i can no longer afford to travel too far from home.

smoke ya out, i mean ill smoke some pot with ya :P

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12 Nov 2010, 11:13 pm

Cultus_Diabolus wrote:

auntblabby wrote:

Cultus_Diabolus wrote:

California's central coast, cruise over and ill smoke ya out.

i don't know what the phrase "smoke ya out" means

smoke ya out, i mean ill smoke some pot with ya

well, i'd love to be a good guest but i cannot inhale smoke without turning green and puking. i'd be happier if you made some brownies.

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