"Nick Has an Exocet" (nickallain)
10/08/2019 at 00:55 • Filed to: None
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"Nick Has an Exocet" (nickallain)
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I bought some tie rod ends for the Exocet. The ones on there are have cracked rubber which I basically patched up with some RTV to get an extra few weeks of dirt out of them on the rally but it’s time to go. I scheduled an appointment for an alignment and wheel balance on Thursday (one of the wheels is a little out of balance - maybe spun a tire) so I should be good to go for Miata Reunion Fri, Sat, Sun. I’ll be running a stock Miata suspension setup on Laguna since I really don’t drive the car on the track much yet. Also, I had a fellow DWA Rally Member send me this sweet pic from the rally:
I’m finally coming to the end of what has been a strenuously fun stretch. Since September 1st, I have: traveled to Boston for 3 days, traveled to Ireland for 5 days, traveled to Scotland for 10 days, traveled back to Boston for 3 days, spent 4 days driving the Exocet on a 900 mile rally, fixed all the Exocet’s boo-boos from the rally & maintenance , worked a press release and placed a story for a client, taken it to Santa Cruz for Morning Motors, then this weekend will be 2 track days at Laguna Seca. I’m certainly not complaining - it’s been freaking EPIC.
That said, I need to get back into a working attitude and think about a real job after this “summer sabbatical ”. I applied to a few and had two phone interviews today. One for a Head of Brand & Content at a quickly growing company and another for a Head of Marketing at quickly growing smaller company on better (more sustainable) financial footing. The latter would likely pay less but have more stock / control / immediate hires. The former wold be more money and fun working with two friends but less control and slower career progress. The smaller company has already set up a first in-person meeting with the CEO next week. I’m excited about the prospect of going back to a small company so we’ll see how that goes.
Both companies are in SF and I’ll likely need to pick up an electric car to make the commute viable. Although one is positioned in a place that the Ferry (yes, a boat) might actually make sense.
jminer
> Nick Has an Exocet
10/08/2019 at 10:06 |
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That sounds like an awesome month and congrats on the career prospects!
It is a small world on Oppo here sometimes, I just had my second interview at a company in SF last week. Mine was at a giant tech company and am super excited about the job and moving to SF.
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Nick Has an Exocet
> jminer
10/08/2019 at 12:55 |
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Congrats! I hope you get an offer!
Have you spent much time in SF? I've had a few people turn down offers in SF recently because of how depressing the city has become. I would make sure you're okay with that before committing.
CompactLuxuryFan
> Nick Has an Exocet
10/08/2019 at 13:02 |
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Eh, I feel like people who are that down about the city probably didn’t like it much to begin with. You just have to live in a neighborhood you like. Too many people end up in SoMa or the Tenderloin even though they know they’re not cut out for it because it’s close to their job. My office is in a not cute neighborhood where I would never live, but there are still many little gems around it and I love working there with my 15 min commute to a nice neighborhood.
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Nick Has an Exocet
> CompactLuxuryFan
10/08/2019 at 13:17 |
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Well, price has a lot to do with it. Finding a good neighborhood within a reasonable distance of work is... Difficult. Unless you're over about 150k/yr or are a DINK.
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jminer
> Nick Has an Exocet
10/08/2019 at 13:21 |
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I’ve been to SF for work a couple times in the last year and loved it . The job is actually in Menlo Park though so I won’t be in downtown SF.
I’m excited about the possibility to move from St Louis to the west coast. It’ll definitely be m ore expensive but to have the Ocean and Mountains both within a few hours and the year round nicer weather sounds like a major improvement in a lot of ways.
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Nick Has an Exocet
> jminer
10/08/2019 at 13:29 |
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Ah, Menlo Park is good. That’s old school silicon valley. I have a buddy in R edwood City.