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- fourth1
about to buy a "new" car today... I know buying shiny things can be fun, but fuck spending 20k+. The allure of buying shit wears off as you get older I guess.
- 20K? does it come with wheels?Gnash
- If your buying a car, check out this channel. https://www.youtube.…eryx
- Also Chris fix has some good stuff on buying a used car https://www.youtube.…eryx
- pango0
....
just had a cliche conversation.ughhh, i look fat.
no, you're not fat.
look at this photo. my waist looks fat.
geez women! you're built like a gymnast! quit fishing for a compliment!- presumably this took place in a harem?hans_glib
- http://i0.kym-cdn.co…hans_glib
- I can only wish i have that many wifes and money to have a harem... otherwise harem is a women only place :[pango
- imbecile2
pango is already experiencing it, it would seem. the women have decided spring is here. tinder is becoming more active, the grocery store more talkative, compliments are more readily given. the pairing season is upon us. get in the gym this month boys. have a safe summer.
- Spring is here, tinder more active, more talkative? ummm... ok, I'm packing to the mountains... let me know when winter is back againOBBTKN
- Don't misunderstand me... I live with wife and 2 daugthers, this does not sound like fun for me... lolOBBTKN
- lololimbecile
- ahahah :Dsted
- I seriously need to hit the gym... Have let my self go in the winter. Its just winterfat I said every year...pango
- i have a leg up.notype
- Had a cute valentine this yearnotype
- Maaku1
I just got a citation for speeding.
- 'Citation' as used this way in the States makes me think you're being awarded..detritus
- ^ I wish, lolMaaku
- got one last month. 65 in a 40 have to pay $380 no judge, no traffic school. :( don’t know if insurance will be affected haven’t had a ticket in over ten yearsHijoDMaite
- I still don't know how much I'll have to pay. They told me to give it a couple of weeks for them to process the ticket.....WEEKS?!Maaku
- usually it won't affect your insurance until you make a change to it, or move companies, which triggers a searchGnash
- online traffic school will swipe it off your record. go to groupon they have $10 voucherssea_sea
- since1979-1
who gives a shit
- since19790
oh fuck this
- drgs3
Just watched a 15 min YouTube ad (before the actual video), about immigrants who make sandwiches
- notype0
we watch some high quality TV here on the qoob, any trash movies or tv... or guilty pleasure type TV you recommend?
- high maintenance, crashing, lockdown (prison reality show) are my go to shows right now.capn_ron
- i'm watching longmire, counterpart and taboooey
- Counterpart.pango
- Thanks!notype
- Needed something mind numbing tonight while I do some work.notype
- Go watch archer on Netflix. I haven't change the password yet.pango
- love crashinghotroddy
- tx pango.
just watched @hotroddy - oh man art imitates life.notype - new girlprophetone
- nasty and yep get it treated properly, you can v.easily fuck your hearing up.
also peroxide? never heard of that unless dying ear hair.fadein11 - ^ you lost bro?pango
- lol yes.fadein11
- Lolnotype
- shellie0
Woke up with a clogged ear. Had a panic attack trying to avoid sticking something in there for some releif. I tried some peroxide which will work if I do it once a day for a few days. But, in the meantime my right ear feels like outs giving birth. :(
- *it'sshellie
- oh don't worry. it's just a spider settling in.
https://lh3.googleus…pango - fuck you pango. I will not sleep tonight.shellie
- spiders are good, they chew through the obstruction, just make sure it comes out as soon as he does or else your screwedLMFAO
- Fucking hell. Sweet dreams I guess.shellie
- *pours all the peroxide in ear. Curls into fetal position*shellie
- if you have a shower head that allows you to, tilt your head so the blocked ear is pointing down, aim it into your ear, eventually it'll wash the wax plug out.hans_glib
- lolol sorry.pango
- hans_glib -> moist ears -> infection
also it's almost like if you got a Hoover, turn it on and aim it into your ear :)sted - slept in once with wax earplugs, it pushed the stuff what was naturally inside my left ear to the drum. tried everything (water, hoover etc), doc sucked it out.sted
- everything went back to normal in 2 days.sted
- Ear infection. Nothing you stick in there will help. Get meds to heal from the inside. Ear infections aren’t just for kids.misterhow
- damn don't try a hoover. They have amazing ways of getting in there and pulling shit out now in ear clinics.SunSunSun_
- I hear you girl. I put some ear clear oil in mine last night to try and help with the ringing. I've had issues for a while now. Feel better.sea_sea
- It's definately just wax, not an infection. But ugh it's annoying.shellie
- Go to your local drugstore and buy some over the counter Debrox. An earwax removal drop.stoplying
- warm olive oil.detritus
- @sted that's why you have your ear pointing down while you skoosh...hans_glib
- BusterBoy0
My local council has confirmed they are spending millions redeveloping their website.
Documents from the Council’s meeting this week reveal global consulting giant Deloitte is behind the “website redesign and digital transformation project”, which had a staggering budget of $8.7 million for its first stage.
And councillors unanimously approved a further $6.4 million for phase two of the project, to start before July 1.
That indicates a total spend of $15.1 million, which the council at first confirmed.
$15.1 million!!!!! Are you fucking kidding me?
- Our city spent 8000 bucks for branding update.pango
- wow_niko
- sorry, say what?oey
- yup. rying to find out what the actual fuck they get for that many millions.BusterBoy
- @BusterBoy where? what city?Krassy
- http://www.heraldsun…BusterBoy
- I'm sure there's some clickbait BS in there...and it's no doubt much more than just website...but still.BusterBoy
- sarahfailin4
My nonprofit is going to give me the whole adobe suite for free! Nonprofits get a steep discount through techsoup-- fyi
- nice... does that mean you'll design me some free stuff? :)PonyBoy
- ^ LOL!oey
- Whats your nonprofit?Bennn
- if you want whatever it i can design-- i haven't even tried to photoshop set onto anything yet.sarahfailin
- i work for united way~ but i've worked for a bunch of nonprofits over my careersarahfailin
- fourth4
Looks like I'm spontaneously going to Hawaii in a couple of weeks. My girlfriend (the one I met at a wedding and in a LDR with) needed CE credits and saw info about a conference going on in Hawaii yesterday. Asked if I wanted to go, and thankfully I'm not FT and my clients are cool with me being remote. Bought my flight, airbnb, and rental yesterday (holy shit girlfriends incur a lot of costs)
We're both so damn excited. This was totally unexpected for us. We get to see each other every couple of weeks. Hell last two weeks she got so busy at some points we didn't even get to talk for a couple days at a time. A couple weeks ago we were fantasizing about going on a trip together. Hopefully we pass this relationship crucible.
- eryx1
Got paid to take a road trip today.
Drove 460km today round trip for a client to inspect like 16 welds. When I arrived to site they said no welding right now but maybe in 2h.
So I talked to the welder and he seemed to think he was not going to get anything done that day. We chatted with the site supervisor and he told me to just head back to town.
I get paid per km so not sad about it, was a nice drive though the mountains.
- i_monk0
Made mughlai biryani for dinner tonight. It turned out kind of ugly, but good.
- OBBTKN0
2 big projects finished, month closed, a ton of work in sight, but i hope i can relax a bit and get time to start exercising, my bike is crying for a bit of action... and get time to go back to drawing table and draw something for fun, just for fun
I do not remember who recommended it, but, going to try this Tai Chi thing
- what do you do?fadein11
- which work? Design, Illu, web "dev"... why?OBBTKN
- I was just interested. I only know what a handful of people actually specialise in here.fadein11
- i did tai chi for a minute. it seemed like an arbitrary discipline but was enjoyablescarabin
- tried yoga before it, not my thing... need something soft to get a minimum of flexibility before I become a total cyborgOBBTKN
- SimonFFM1
Running through Prague for three days for an art project I am working on. It's a bit cold but at least I enjoy the freedom.
- Bennn3
I see set on every pictures. everywhere ...
- #metoorenderedred
- in pornhub too?OBBTKN
- lol bennnSunSunSun_
- "Visions of Set in my head
Plans for everyone
It's in the whites of my eyes
My little QBN meme" - David BowieGM278 - need stickers and wheatpaste posters. let's make him bigger than aandre the Giantchukkaphob
- Everyone sees set except the exrobotron3k
- Partly my fault :)Ramanisky2
- detritus0
When i put the key in the front door as I got home last night, I had a momentary panic, thinking i'd left the heater on in the studio.
I'm parsimonious and a failed but ever-trying greenie, so I was filled with guilt at the sheer waste.
I've just got back in to the studio an hour or so ago (it's mid-afternoon here in LDN) and was at first pleased to see that I'd actually turned it off. Now, however, I'm simply fucking freezing and any metal I come into contact with physically hurts to touch it's so cold.
Frankly, Gaia can go fuck herself right now, I'm on the side of emissions-spewing human industry til I can feel my fingers again.
- spl33nidoru9
Haven't invoiced anything since June, 8 months with not a dime coming in... the result of a stupid war of nerves with my current producer (video commercials).
Haven't taken advantage of these months for anything productive either, lost a good deal of confidence in my skills despite putting it into perspective with the unhealthy work relationship.I'm finally taking the long overdue steps towards new representation but I'm drained and broke, not dangerously so though, I can fortunately always rely on friends and family for a hand but then debts etc.
It's not my first time in this situation and I know I should bounce back, but I hate being back in this position of needing to make something great from nothing to get to the next level. Harder to find the drive and sense as years go by, I better smarten up and understand once and for all not to let things go so bad before taking action! :-/
- Be positive and stay strong mateOBBTKN
- just curious... how old are you?OBBTKN
- It's not much but try doing Lyft. It helped me when I was unemployed for 9 months. Keeps, you busy, out of the house and you meet random people every day.Maaku
- Thanks guys, snapping out of it. I'm in my early 40s, single, no kids, probably too carefree in a way.spl33nidoru
- Back when the market dropped, I rented boats, bikes and sold sodas to kids in the Flushing-Corona lake in Queens. Was my best job ever!robotron3k
- "Harder to find the drive and sense as years go by" I can relate my man. Right the ship!stoplying
- I hear you robo! Should have done something like that, now it's get shit back on track time! Thanks stoplying, advice to the young :spl33nidoru
- it's easier to keep going and correct course as you go than to stop and start again. Lesson learnt.spl33nidoru
- This sounds too familiar.i_monk
- I've had a real slow start to the year too and I'm now at 4 months without work. The thing I really feel your pain with is not getting on with anything...Wolfboy
- ...productive in the mean time. I've got a book (graphic novel) I want to write/draw and a couple of months working on that would have been sweet...Wolfboy
- ...but I've spent most of my time looking for work, re-jigging my foilo etc. Hindsight is a glorious thing eh? Stay strong though I'm sure it'll turn round soonWolfboy
- are you guys specialists in one area? I do design, photography, programming, motion graphics, illustration, audio, web, UI,UX, video, CD, AD, apps, print, ecomm_niko
- ...snow removal. I might do everything half-assed lol but i'm always busy with something. Diversify your skill-sets always learn something new._niko
- client: do you do shopify sites?
me: you kidding? i crush shopify.
10 minutes later me on google: "what is shopify..." lol_niko - also I try not to turn down any work including family and mom and pop shops, they're draining more than anything but they pay the bills in between larger gigs_niko
- ^^ LOL nikofuturefood
- _niko : I've taken the long road to becoming a director (music videos and commercials, ultimately aiming for fiction) after being an AD then CD, so in theoryspl33nidoru
- there's a bunch of areas I could get work in, but in reality if you want to be taken seriously as a director it's hard to be doing something else at the samespl33nidoru
- time except for photography. So I kinda worked myself in a corner for better or worse.spl33nidoru
- Wolfboy : you might be like me, pretty much useless on my own but a driving force in a team (even a team of me + 1). Makes solo projects a nightmare.spl33nidoru
- yeah I hear ya man, you're setting yourself up for something great. I wish I could do that as well but with kids and a wife to take care of I can't afford to :(_niko
- Never say never! Many friends got where they wanted once they had a family and kids, it changed their approach for the better, more pragmatic / less fantasyspl33nidoru
- plus your always-busy approach is better than mine in the long run, I've wasted years being stuck in my head, never happier than in action.spl33nidoru
- @spl33nidoru It's not so much that I'm terrible on my own, more that when I'm not working I just concentrate on finding new work. Where as it might have been...Wolfboy
- ...good this year to say to myself, Jan feels quiet, lets write it off for paying gigs and pour my time into my own project. Then get back searching in mid-Feb.Wolfboy
- Sounds like you need to think less about jobs, and more about a business offer. Like what can you offer to a business, to help them increase revenue?shapesalad
- Your skills as a director = narrative and telling stories. So many business out there are dying to communicate their offering clearly to their market.shapesalad
- Make a website/example portfolio and sell your offering: that you can help them communicate clearly to their audience.shapesalad
- Then email everything business, be it a mom pop shop or concrete merchant etc. everything near you. do all the social mediashapesalad
- Before you know it, you'll be raking it in, spirits lifted, money in bank. End of the day, prestige commercials or cool music videos....shapesalad
- or corporate videos... you're the person that can create a timeline piece of communication to increase their revenue.shapesalad
- And I'd say, lower your pride. Learn the craft of film making, sound recording, editing through the corp easy jobs. Don't need to master it all, but later helpsshapesalad
- you to delegate if you know a bit about it. You can build your own team around you. Build your own business. Then no need for your producer war!shapesalad
- ^ easier said than done. But job market sucks, if you can stand alone and build your own reputation and business, you have something to fall back on.shapesalad
- Good call shapesalad. I am quite comfortable with the film making process (and always learning), always been my passion. The past couple years have beenspl33nidoru
- rewarding (big budget MVs, leading brands) but taxing (producers, agencies), and I somehow feel like I didn't achieve my goals in that field yet.spl33nidoru
- Opening shop like you're suggesting is something I've considered. Mixed experiences around me (you do become a manager) but you're giving me food for thought.spl33nidoru
- Wolfboy, allow yourself that time, can be half days, set hours etc, sounds like you have the discipline to pull it off.spl33nidoru
- well.. always good to have a plan B. Seems only a few keep prestigious work through their careers, the rest of us fall to the side as we age.shapesalad
- You're right, I need to consider that option less lightly.spl33nidoru
- don't need to reinvent the wheel and get the most skilled designer/dev somehwat out there. You already have your skillset and you're ready to work with it :-)mekk
- shellie0
Ugh, applied for something this morning but I'll need to wait quite a bit off time before I find out the answer. I'm so wired for instant gratification, waiting for anything is almost painful.
- We should have an option to pay like amazon prime. You find out In 24hrs if hired. If not, then we get a report to show reasons they denied you.HijoDMaite
- It's for a scholarship, not a job, but same diff in this context. I just wanna know, WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR? http://celebnmusic24…shellie