Good Morning, Oppo

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 02/07/2018 at 08:49 • Filed to: good morning oppo

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What’s on your plate today? Svend, gonna brag about your breakfast? I’ve got a fun-filled day of folding laundry, house cleaning, and practicing. Welcome to the world of the stay-home dad.

interstate366, now In The Industry > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 08:58

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Today’s my birthday, so, uh, birthday things.

JeepJeremy > interstate366, now In The Industry 02/07/2018 at 08:59

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Happy birthday!

JeepJeremy > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 09:00

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I have to work. It sucks

ttyymmnn > JeepJeremy 02/07/2018 at 09:00

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Sorry.

ttyymmnn > interstate366, now In The Industry 02/07/2018 at 09:02

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Happy Birthday!

CalzoneGolem > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 09:03

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Working/Oppoing from home. Big snowstorm rolling in this afternoon and the kids have a half day at school. So I’ll be part time stay-home dad, part time snow remover, part time office worker and part time Oppnaught.

ttyymmnn > CalzoneGolem 02/07/2018 at 09:05

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Sounds like a pretty good day, actually.

CB > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 09:08

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Off to work. After work I’ll either be going to the doctor’s office to update my vaccines or go to the gym.

Today is gonna be pretty meh, but hey, that’s life. Only five weeks left, at least!

ttyymmnn > CB 02/07/2018 at 09:09

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Only five weeks left of.......

CB > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 09:11

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Of work. Then I’m switching jobs. I now recognize that my comment sounds little more ominous than I intended.

vondon302 > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 09:12

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Got up at 3:30 to make it to work by 5. We usually have a 6 am start but we do the overtime on the front end. Glad we are roads were crap this morning.( Snow)

I need more coffee.

CalzoneGolem > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 09:13

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Right, I can’t complain. I’m in my pajamas, getting paid and cranking some tunes.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 09:14

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I have to wait until Saturday for a very fun thing to happen and tongiht the wife is working her 3rd night in a row/ 3rd out of 5 in 6 days. So another lonely night of putting the house together and watching Marvel TV shows.

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 09:15

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Working - busy day, because the company is for sale and I’m in the middle of it. And the next step in the process kicks off today.

But - tomorrow I go to the Chicago Auto Show - on Media Day no less so no crowds! Yay!

interstate366, now In The Industry > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 09:17

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Thanks

interstate366, now In The Industry > JeepJeremy 02/07/2018 at 09:17

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Thanks

WilliamsSW > interstate366, now In The Industry 02/07/2018 at 09:21

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Happy Birthday!

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 09:23

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I’ve got the inspections on our house this morning, which means I’m taking the morning off work to get the dogs out of Dodge for awhile. The inspector being eaten by the head of household security would probably hurt our cause. We might go for a little hike nearby, or I’ll show them thier new neighborhood.

ttyymmnn > vondon302 02/07/2018 at 09:24

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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 09:25

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Morning, sir! Wish I could brag about breakfast... Sale of our old home should be closing today, so very much looking forward to that. Several in our office are out for a conference, so not too many of us left. Should be able to get a lot of work done.

What’s your next concert?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > interstate366, now In The Industry 02/07/2018 at 09:26

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Party on, dude.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > WilliamsSW 02/07/2018 at 09:27

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Will you keep your job under new ownership?

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/07/2018 at 09:29

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We’re performing the score for a screening of Jurassic Park on Friday night at the Long Center. Should be lots of fun. Show is completely sold out, has been for weeks. Then next weekend I’m off to my orchestra in Abilene for a pops concert titled “Music of the Knight.” It features tunes by Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney, and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. Cheesy arrangements of cheesy music, but it should be fun too.

WilliamsSW > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/07/2018 at 09:29

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Well, in all likelihood, no. But that’s really OK - I’m not worried about it.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 09:33

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This’ll hold me off until lunch.

Hopefully.

Spanfeller is a twat > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 09:45

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I want to improve my CAD skills, will change some designs (that block is too long man!) I want to make oval pistons like that Honda racing bike... But to shorten the block (also change the spacing between cylinders) plus, the crank is not giving the piston enough stroke so I need to make it’s diameter a bit wider.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > WilliamsSW 02/07/2018 at 09:45

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Well, that’s good (the second part).

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 09:50

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Nice! Always fun to have a full house. Does your conductor encourage a little more “audience participation” on nights like this?

Cheesy and fun - like a dad joke!

ttyymmnn > Spanfeller is a twat 02/07/2018 at 09:51

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When I was in high school (early 80s), I took a drafting class. Pencils, triangles, T-squares, ellipse templates. You get the idea. I loved it. At the time, what I really wanted to be was a cartographer. I was obsessed with the hand-drawn maps of the 40s and 50s and earlier. I’m not sure I would have the same love for CAD. I think I missed my calling.

Spanfeller is a twat > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 10:01

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Oh, that sounds great! I can’t draw for crap but I love CAD! I can’t say I love cartography but I do love maps and the data they can provide! Geography in general to mee is very interesting

I’m still a beginner so its always a bit like one step forward two steps back.... I had to redesign thecrankshaft various times for instance and those connecting rods still need to be divided in half so that the can actually be connected...

But 40th time is the charm! I’ll eventually get all the parts (and given that I don’t have an understanding of how to make the inventor electronics work... It will have a mechanical dohc)

Timing is going to be a real pain in the ass to calculate.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 10:03

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Drafting class is what got me started on my career path as well. Thought hard about going to architecture school, but “chickened out” and went for civil engineering. Bailed on that after 3 years (after really enjoying my CAD classes), and ended up in a fine art program with the thought to eventually pursue architecture. They added a graphic design program after my first year, and it was perfect for me. Just loved school those last couple years. Got my BFA, moved to a bigger city, but had a hard time finding a good job. Ended up scoring a technical job for an oil & gas company, helping geologists create maps and cross-sections. Learned a lot and years later went back for some graduate level GIS classes. My day job isn’t very creative, but it fits perfectly with my skill set and aptitude (and is low stress and pays very well). I feed my creative side with freelance logo design work on the side. I feel ridiculously fortunate to be where I’m at. Tons of thanks go to my old neighbor, a geologist who encouraged me to come apply for a job in his group. No clue where I’d be now professionally without that kindness he showed me.

ttyymmnn > Spanfeller is a twat 02/07/2018 at 10:05

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You’re drawing pictures that will move. Mine never moved!

Spanfeller is a twat > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 10:08

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I can’t afford the ridiculous inventor licence, but theres a great deal of CAD software that could entretain you for quite a long time without busting the bank!

If you liked drafting you would probably enjoy drawing in CAD, but many softwares aren’t exactly user friendly... So do binge on tutorials!

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/07/2018 at 10:12

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Sounds like you’ve landed in a good spot. Congratulations. There are many who can’t say that. When I was finishing my doctorate, I made the short list for a few college teaching jobs. In the interview, they would always ask me why I wanted the job (I need the money, DUH!). But my response was always this: “I can look back through my life and say that if it hadn’t been for this person or that person I wouldn’t be where I am today. If I can retire one day and have at least one person say, ‘If it weren’t for Dr. Ttyymmnn, I wouldn’t be where I am today,’ then I will feel like I have been successful.” I had a Latin teacher in high school (who was also the overnight DJ on the local rock radio station, which was pretty cool), and she was that person for me, a steady rock and intellectual inspiration during some difficult times. I saw her a few years ago, and told her how important she had been to me. She was honored, and a bit surprised to hear it, but she also said that I may never meet the person I inspire. I may be playing for some kid in the audience who will be inspired to do something with their life because of what they heard me do. And that’s a powerful thought, and a powerful motivator.

ttyymmnn > Spanfeller is a twat 02/07/2018 at 10:19

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There is a music publishing software called Finale. It’s an extremely powerful program, but it also has a very steep learning curve. And you never use it without wanting to throw the computer out the window at least once. But it very much appeals to my inner draftsman. The program has an algorithm that spaces the notes mathematically, but I always go in and drag them manually to make it more appealing to the eye. I think I would have enjoyed being an old-school music copyist as well. It has a very similar skill set to drafting.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 10:21

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Thanks. Love that desire and perspective to inspire others to chase their passion or find their true calling, and good on you for sharing that with her. In the future, I look forward to finding a way to expose more kids to the GIS profession. I’m guessing a lot of kids who would be perfect for it have no idea that jobs like it exist.

WilliamsSW > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/07/2018 at 10:23

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Thanks - once it gets closer and final I’ll post more about it, but I look upon things like this as a good thing.

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/07/2018 at 10:24

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I used to work at a job where the catchphrase was, “Nobody will ever buy what they can’t imagine.” It’s our job to spark imagination.

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/07/2018 at 10:25

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Also, I’m absolutely thrilled that I never got a job in academia. I think ultimately I would have hated it.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 10:25

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What a great job!!

Spanfeller is a twat > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 10:26

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Oh, I’ve wanted to kill whomever programmed inventor once or twice before... In my case its probably user error

ttyymmnn > Spanfeller is a twat 02/07/2018 at 10:32

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You just have to get used to the way the program thinks. The biggest problem with computers is that they only do what we tell them to do, not what we want them to do.

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 02/07/2018 at 10:34

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Actually, it was Kinko’s. And as far as punch-the-clock jobs go, it was pretty good. Worked there for 10 years, rose to level of production manager. I think that job also appealed to my inner draftsman with its sense of order.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 10:34

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Isn’t it amazing how “failures” end up to be blessings? I would’ve absolutely hated being a civil engineer.

Spanfeller is a twat > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 10:35

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I’m not sure whether doing a double major ( mechanical and civil engineering) or going for a master’s degree right after finishing mechanical engineering....

Nevermind that in this college mechanical engineering includes electrical engineering, so its already a double major... I can already sign electrical blueprints as a DRO (DRO=I see a plan and check if its full of shit or makes sense) but I want to be able to sign as many blueprints as I can!

Spanfeller is a twat > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 10:35

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Yeah, we need to translate our thoughts from gibberish to actual logical language and it is hard!

ttyymmnn > Spanfeller is a twat 02/07/2018 at 10:42

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I’ll see what my wife thinks. She works for a dean in the School of Engineering at a major Texas university. She might have some insights.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 10:51

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I worked at a sign shop for a year and change - my first job after I graduated. I’d talk to the customers, take orders, lay out the design, and also help with production. The work itself was okay, but the focus on speed and quantity over quality was hard for me (and I wanted to be working for a real design firm). Also, it was a family-owned shop, so it was clear that I’d never be paid really well for my efforts.

Kiltedpadre > ttyymmnn 02/07/2018 at 12:41

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Twelve hours driving a beat up plow truck was my day. Next year I may set up a sniper rifle and shoot Phil if he sees his damn shadow!

Svend > ttyymmnn 02/14/2018 at 02:01

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Sorry ttyymmnn. I really don’t mean to be repetitive.

ttyymmnn > Svend 02/14/2018 at 08:48

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Is this about the breakfast posts? Pish posh. I’m just teasing. There are plenty of people who have theme posts they repeat, much like a certain someone who has been spamming Oppo with stories about airplanes for years. Keep ‘em coming. I like to consider myself a multicultural person, and definitely a Europhile, and I like to see what’s going on in other parts of the world.

As for me, I had bran cereal with a banana and a hard boiled egg. I’m old, and need my fibre. Or is it fibre?

Svend > ttyymmnn 02/14/2018 at 09:00

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No it’s okay. I do over do it.

Lol. You spelled it fibre both times (yes it is spelled, not spelt. Lol).

ttyymmnn > Svend 02/14/2018 at 09:02

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I think that was autocorrect in action. But it’s odd that it would autocorrect to the wrong British spelling.

Spelt = wheat 

Svend > ttyymmnn 02/14/2018 at 09:10

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Because it’s autocorrect and never autocorrects to how you want it to.

So naturally it came up with the one you didn’t want.