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Geeze, Remi! Here we are trying to reverse the system. We're trying to lower men's self-esteem since they can't attain some impossible standard. Why do you have to try to ruin it for us? When I opened up the picture, I expected to see a picture of myself on a bed spread drinking a nice, cold beer. That's what I'd really like to see (do) right now.... There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

My old home dz...I didn't stick around much for the parties afterwards. We would go out to dinner, but it usually ended up with the jumpers coming over by Purdue to party (no dz party has ever been able to beat the fun had at IU/Wabash/Purdue! ) Hinckley has a great after hours scene. Zhills probably had one of the best after hours scenes of any dz (besides WFFC) I've ever been to. I'm not sure if many dzs really party, though. From what I've seen, it's usually just people hanging out and drinking. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

That better be on your list, Tomas!!!! My goal for this summer is to become much better at big-ways. I really want to get on the next women's world record. Yay! Tracy's in!!! I can't wait to hang out with you guys around the bonfire!!! Much trouble will be had this summer.... There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Woo hoo! If I pretend to be a freeflyer and wear the suit, will you jump with me? Do any of you Midwest jumpers have any big plans or goals for this summer? (Like....partying with me?

He'd kill me, oh well (he's hot, so there should be more pics of him on the internet!) I think one dz.commer looks a lot like Joshua Jackson. I might be wrong, though! http://www.josh-jackson.net/Josh/joshsmile.bmp There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Woo hoo! Congrats! Yeah, this weekend doesn't look great, but at least it's not snowing! I'll just go dance in the rain or something this weekend! (Friday looks alright. Anyone up for going to SDC?) There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Who else is all excited about the much too long winter which extended into spring being DONE? Now it's our turn to call other people crazy for their miserable weather conditions (ie, much too hot or far too much humidity!) Finally, we don't have to travel so far to get some jumps in! Who wants to celebrate with me that we can finally stand outside for more than 5 minutes without cussing about the darn weather?

I may have to scrap this idea. Grad school is more expensive than I thought, especially because I wouldn't be able to go to grad school for women's studies anywhere in IN. I'd have to pay out of state tuition! Ick! I know there are things they can do to help with that, and I'll have to make some phone calls, but I didn't think it'd be THAT much money! Yikes! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Cool. Thanks for letting me know that. My best friend complains about this all the time. She was afraid of getting a B, and I told her that she was a freak of nature. Then she told me that getting a B is basically like failing. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

That is my biggest concern. Call me materialistic, but I want to live comfortably. I have expensive hobbies, you know! Okay, this is basically the position that I'm in. My job doesn't suck horribly. I could get out of the actuarial field, still take exams and get raises if I pass them, but I could still work in insurance and make decent money without having to go back to school. While I was in school, I never took many "fun" classes. Sometimes what I studied was interesting, but for the most part, I didn't enjoy what I was studying. I never really had that strive to learn more. If I went to law school, my guess is that it would be the same sort of thing....as well as getting an MBA. I wouldn't be passionate about it, so I wouldn't have the strive to learn more. Going back to school isn't an opportunity for me to advance my career. I make decent money now. Going back to school would be me going into something that I am passionate about and to try to make a difference in the world. Thank you all for your input. It's given me a lot to think about. The more I think about law school, the more I realize it's just not for me. A really really dumb question from me...if I went through grad school and did well, how easy is it to become a professor? Is that a realisitic opportunity? There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Yeah, you all are going to get sick of me! So, I just talked to my coworker. He basically told me that it's a bad idea to go into grad school for women's studies. He knows a lot of women who received an undergrad in women's studies, and they can't do much with it. He said that going back to school using the "stay bonus" is a great idea, but maybe I should find something else. I have no idea of what else I would want to do. Blah. Why can't cool jobs be easier to get? Maybe I'll try to find a job in the field I want (women's rights activists and whatnot) before deciding to go to school. Sigh.... There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

The only problem with that is that I don't really have the time to do so. Plus, it seems that the organizations that I would want to work for are in DC, and I can't quit work just to volunteer! I've been checking out feminist.org and a few other sites to see what's out there. I'll probably talk to the heads of some of the grad programs as well to get a better idea of what I should do. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Cool! Thanks for the idea! (I'm pretty lost on what to do, so I can use any and all ideas!!!) Any ideas on careers on how I can positively affect women would be great! Thanks for the suggestion! I really want to do this, but I want to make sure that I will have a career in it if I go back to school. That's the part that makes me the most nervous! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Haha!!! That just made me giggle, and I have no real witty comment (too tired, but I can't sleep.) Good for you! Maybe I'll even use you as inspiration. It's a bit scary to give up the comfy life that I have right now. I can go to Spain on a whim. And a few months after Spain, I'm probably going to the Virgin Islands! But, if I had a job I was passionate about, maybe I would feel the need to get away so much. If I can't be a donut tester, this is what I'm actually interested in and passionate about. I really want to do this. Now, I just have to start researching and researching! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

I'm going to get 3 months severence, and I'm entertaining the idea of using that money to go back to school. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Rodman's one crazy dude! http://www.rodmansvisuals.com/ Yes, I asked him to paint me a skydiving Homer Simpson! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

This is partially why I feel like a freak. Everybody I work with enjoys their job. They may not enjoy it everyday or their current position, but they all want to be actuaries. Sure, they all complain about exams, but they actually study (I haven't been) and accept them. I can't do that. The people I work with make me feel like a freak, and the Jobs Rated Almanac makes me feel like a freak. My job is rated as the second best job to have in the USA based on salary, stress, hours of work, employment level, overall happiness, etc. I have the second best job you can have, and I'm just not happy with it. It's not that I hate it, but I don't get enjoyment from it (granted, it's April and I have an exam in a little over a month....exam season always gets me down about my job....) I was never good at that. I always focused in on what will make me some money so that I can have nice things and retire happy. I can't be bored for 40 years to have a huge house and a nice rv when I'm 65 years old. I'm not passionate about statistics (yes, it is possible to be. I work for freaks.) I am passionate about women's rights (I always have been. I was the 7 year old in gym class that got pissed when a guy got picked before me! I could run and climb faster than any of them!) YES!!!! It's a huge decision I might make, and I could use all the help and input I can get (not tonight, though. It's almost my bedtime!) That, or if you're out this weekend maybe we can chat. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

That's the hardest part of this whole thing. Okay, so now I'm considering getting a master's degree in Women's Studies. Does anybody know of anyone who has received such a degree. I always have my Stat degree to fall back on, but I don't want to spend that much time and money just to return to what I'm doing right now. I don't need a ton of money, but I do need enough to have a comfortable life. Is investing the money my company gives me for severence into furthering my education just blowing it? I have a lot of thinking to do. It makes me nervous to give up a comfortable lifestyle. I'm not guaranteed a job that I enjoy after getting a degree either. Sigh... There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Yeah, it's something that I'm looking into. I'm trying to make a few phone calls and see what my options are. If I picked up another degree from Purdue, it wouldn't cost me that much money or time since I already have one degree from there. I guess I should try to find jobs that I'm interested in having and see what the requirements are before going to school! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

You're right! I did this in college, and it always came down to, "Something that could make me a lot of money." I thought money could buy happiness. I was very wrong. It's not that I hate my job, it's just that I don't want to be doing this for another 40 years. I will answer these questions, though, the best that I can. I've been thinking about all of this for awhile. Things that I would like to do would be to have a real impact on women. I would like to ensure that laws aren't infringing on our rights. I would like to make sure that corporations are discriminating or sexually harassing women. I would like to give career advice to women who are trying to leave abusive spouses. I would like to inspire young women to get an education. I would like to do any one of those things. Salary matters less and less to me. Paperwork doesn't bother me. Travelling doesn't bother me. I'm not even sure where to start looking for jobs like that. Maybe I don't need to go back to school. Maybe I do. I'll probably at least take a class at PUC if there's an independent study or night class available. Maybe I'll just be a hobo! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

I have seriously considered it. I would love to know how that feels. I would love to go to school and actually be interested in something. Sure, mortality tables were great and all, but I just didn't care. I know the importance that Bayes' Theorem has, but I just don't really care. One of my friends makes little money, but she has a job that she really enjoys. She works really hard at it, and she has a strive for advancement. I don't care too much if I advance. This stuff is BORING! Maybe I'll just look into taking a class or two at Purdue this summer. I have no idea of where to even start really. I don't know what kind of a job I could get. I don't know what it would pay. Maybe I should get a political science degree with a minor in women's studies. What can someone do with a poli sci degree, though? Another thing that I don't like about my job is all the exams. I love learning new things. It's a requirement for any job if you want to advance. But, once again, I just don't care enough. I also hate how I have to block off every May and Oct to do anything fun because I have a stupid exam to take. There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Okay, I'm gonna try to spell this out a bit differently and get people's thoughts. I do not like my job. It is not meaningful to me. Sure, I know the importance of insurance, and it can affect lives, but I don't really leave work thinking that I've made a great impact on this world. I will no longer have this job as of Feb. 28, 2005. Sure, it's a long ways off, but I'm starting to think about things now. I'm not motivated to look for other jobs just like this one. I want to have an impact on the world. Everybody has issues that are important to them. Women's issues are important to me. (Insurance is not.) I would love to fight for laws making sure women are treated fairly. Actually, I would love to do most anything if it meant that it's a step closer to women truly being equal (equal pay, etc.) That's why I'll never be the most successful person here. I don't love it, nor do I care enough. I don't have the strive to be the head of any depts here, because I just don't care about it. Purdue Calumet doesn't offer it as a major. I don't think IU in Gary does either. Hmmm.... There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

He did great, Remi! I think he even wants to perform for you! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Yup. That's my major problem. I can do a lot with my degree, I just can't do much that I find interesting and worthwhile with my degree. What might make all of this possible is that I can go to the IU or Purdue campuses around here and talk to an advisor about indpendent study/night courses. I'm not sure how much it would take for me to get another degree, though. I don't think that I can get a masters in something so different than what I received my bachelors in. But I like getting taken over with handcuffs! Way to hijack my thread! There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning

Yes, I just got out of school and earned myself a shiny diploma in Aug. 2002, but I'm slowly realizing that maybe I shouldn't have majored in statistics. Sure, I've always done alright in math, but just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. I majored in something basically because I knew I could find a well-paying job with that degree. I'm like most people in that I don't really like my job. It doesn't interest me if we get that 14.1% rate change in MN. I couldn't care less. What does interest me, however, is women's rights. I even volunteered a good chunk of my time in college as a rape survivor advocate. I was always proud whenever I was the one woman in a science class in college. I thought I was doing my part in making sure that women were equal. I haven't even been working for 2 years, but I realize that this is not for me. I just have zero interest in it. It's just not as much of a celebration for me as it is for other when a state goes from prior approval to use and file. I'm also realizing I don't need tons of money to be happy. Now they want to move us all to a horrible suburb of Chicago (one which I can't afford to live in), and I don't want to go. If I don't go, they give me 3 months severance. How dumb would it be for me to go back to school and get a degree in women's studies? Does anybody know someone with a degree in this? There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning