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I'm a LAN/WAN Admin and also Security/HIPAA Compliance officer. I'd like to write for a living...fiction.
Nemo me impune lacessit

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Bake bread for living, we are actually suppling some of the bread to Ford Field for the SuperBowl. I spent the past ten years cooking in restaurants and country clubs. I went to truck driving school last year and got a CDL but nothing came of it except a bad career move. If I could do anything for a living I'd write.
"KILLING IS MY BUSINESS, AND BUSINESS IS GOOD."
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Why can't you guys write in you r spare time - you'll never be writers just talking about it. Many great books were written while the author was 'officially' in some other career.

War does not make one great.

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YIYF is correct. Only like the top 5% of writers can afford to do it full time.

I have done some writing, however I've always fallen out of the routine. It takes a LOT of discipline to sit down and write. I used to try to get at least 3 pages a day, which isn't much but it is if you're sitting there banging away at keys and trying to come up with ideas. Believe it or not, I had what I considered a perfect match in terms of what I'd like to write, and what I thought I could write for the past couple of months, and actually began to do research on my subject. Then I went in to a book store and saw two new books on the subject. My heart sank.

I've always believed that I have the talent to write but I've NEVER had the discipline.
Nemo me impune lacessit

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Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
They probably did exist at some point and may still exist but are lost. Whether or not they had/have any 'magical' powers, well it could just be legend. That's the thing about legends - you never know. Have you read the Da Vinci code? If not, it's a pretty good 'popular' introduction to an old grail theory.


This is where I laugh. Now, I'm not laughing at you, YIYF, but, well, I'll admit that as a teenager, I was enthralled by grail theories and conspiracies and that. I read all the books and literature on the subject, including 'Holy Blood, Holy Grail' and then learned a terrible truth. Pierre de Plantard made up everything he said about the Priory of Sion. Now, that doesn't mean the Grail never existed, but it did mean that book lost a lot of its credibility. There's documented evidence that the Priory of Sion was creadted in 1956 to protest a housing commision in France. The stuff about it guarding the grail and the holy bloodline and todays Knights Templar, well, it's crap.

Nonetheless, when I heard about 'Da Vinci Code', I knew I had to read it (and Angels and Demons). It's a popularist fancy, and an engaging story, but it's just that, STORY. If you do read it, don't think of any of it as true. It's a romanticism of 'Holy Blood, Holy Grail', even mentioning it in the book. It's as though Dan Brown read HBHG and thought, "That's really cool, let's make it a novel!" without reading anything else. Now, it's still a fun book, but you can't even think of the theories as theories, since most of them have been proved bunk.
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I totally agree Sybe. I too read HBHG long before The Da Vinci code and then learnt about it being basically debunked. Whatever the case, the idea of the grail not being a physical cup at all is an intersing one and I was just introducing Adam to the idea that a legend (in this case 'the cup of christ') can be altered and adapted from it's original meaning, therefore, Legends are of very little use - If the grail really does exist, it may not actually be a cup at all. It may have nothing to do with Christ. The same goes for the Arc. Nice to believe though...

War does not make one great.

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I am a web and graphic designer who would like to be a writer. Only I have no spare time. That is such a commodity in my life.
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
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All those who have spare time other than the 5 minutes it takes to read and respond to a few posts on the forum, raise your fist and yell!


*sound of crickets chirping*



Princess Leia: I happen to like nice men.
Han Solo: I'm a nice man.

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I joined the US Air Force almost 4 years ago to work on satellite communications. I've been stationed in Montana for the last two years doing something completely different with com equipment that shouldn't exist anymore. It's mostly classified, but I'll just say that I help keep the nukes at the ready.

I get out in a little over three months, and that day can't come soon enough. I really hate this place. But anyway, I'll be going back to college in Denver to finish my degree. I really want to be a web designer, or do something with video editing or production. Not really sure yet.

My Projects:
[Holiday Special Hybrid DVD v2]
[X0 Project]
[Backstroke of the West DVD]
[ROTS Theatrical DVD]

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Originally posted by: zion
I really want to be a web designer


NOOOO!!!!! Save yourself!!!! Run away! Run away!!!
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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So have any of you moved on to new careers? What about the rest of us...?

I was once…but now I’m not… Further: zyzzogeton

“It wasn’t the flood that destroyed the pantry…”

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ricarleite said:

Originally posted by: sean wookie
Originally posted by: Adamwankenobi
Originally posted by: sean wookie
sad thing is until about a year ago I thought the arc was made up in raiders.




What so I spelled ark wrong!


Me, I wasn't shocked for the spelling mistake, but for the fact you thought George Lucas created the Ark!

 He didn't?

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Post Praetorian said:

So have any of you moved on to new careers? What about the rest of us...?

I held a less-than-six-month job as a dishwasher back in July-December of 2008 before I was laid off. I haven't held a real job since then. =( 

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TV's Frink said:

ricarleite said:

Originally posted by:sean wookie
Originally posted by:Adamwankenobi
Originally posted by:sean wookie
sad thing is until about a year ago I thought the arc was made up in raiders.




What so I spelled ark wrong!



Me, I wasn't shocked for the spelling mistake, but for the fact you thought George Lucas created the Ark!

 He didn't?

No, Noah did, of course!

I have a very, very vague idea about what I want to be...something that has to do with languages, history, and/or religion.

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I've been doing volunteer work at a historic house for a couple of weeks now and have been doing part time paid work here and there for the past couple of months.

Great news is that I've recently been given a commission to animate an adaptation of an author's short story, and am also currently in production working on a documentary. After I've worked on those I'll be pulling together funding to start work on my first feature length film. Fun stuff! :D

<span style=“font-weight: bold;”>The Most Handsomest Guy on OT.com</span>

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^ Fantastic!  Working on an animation sounds like an amazing opportunity.  Perhaps you can reveal what short story it is in due course.

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As of now, I Have No Job And I Must Scream!

Nobody sang The Bunny Song in years…

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I'm a Software Engineer, but I hate that title and prefer Computer Programmer instead.

A picture is worth a thousand words. Post 102 is worth more.

I’m late to the party, but I think this is the best song. Enjoy!

—Teams Jetrell Fo 1, Jetrell Fo 2, and Jetrell Fo 3