The Anti-Rant Thread, AKA the Feel-Good Thread!

**GuitarHailz** · Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 4910 Location: Austin, Texas

I only learned this recently but apparently cleaning your ears is like the one thing you're not supposed to do with Q-Tips. I always thought thats what they were made for but nope, it actually pushes wax in further and is bad for you. But it feels too good to not do it.

As for my own anti-rant, this Friday I get to go see Broadway musical of the Lion King. I saw it before back in high school but this time I get to take my husband (it's his all-time favorite musical soundtrack, but he has never actually been). Can't wait to see how blown away he is by it, because it's awesome.
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**Davers** · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 6:13 pm Post subject:

**yksi-kaksi-kolme** · Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Posts: 2803 Location: philly skramzzzz

Hydrogen peroxide is probably not the best thing to be putting into your ears... try getting them professionally cleaned or pour olive oil in them (inb4inv4der cries)
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**Davers** · Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 4:06 am Post subject:

**Davers** · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 5:17 pm Post subject:

Well, things are looking up right now. I've been offered a traveling salary position with my company. I have to be on the road for 6 weeks at a time, but that's ok. I'm pretty much the perfect candidate for that since I don't have anything tying me down back here at home (no wife, gf, kids, etc). I do have a dog, but my mom doesn't mind sticking him in the backyard with her bassets.

This isn't my ideal job, but I'm going to take it since I get paid to travel and my job will be paying for EVERYTHING while I'm gone. Nothing like all the money you make go straight to your pocket. Maybe now I can finally catch up on my bills

LOL

So, yeah, anyways, I'm pretty happy about this right now!

**Davers** · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 6:55 pm Post subject:

Am I the only one with no rants lately??? lol

Anyways, I've had a lump in my right breast since December 10th. I assumed it was just a swollen gland and would just go away. I use to get them when I was younger, and the doctor said they dissolve themselves, and they did. But I haven't had one in probably 10-15 years, so I just assumed that's what it was. Well, starting out last week, it was still there and was VERY sensitive and sore. To the point of waking me up at night if I rolled over on my chest. On top of that, I started worrying that it was something bad and couldn't sleep well at night. Finally decided to go get it checked out this past Sunday. Turns out, it's an infected cyst! HUGE sigh of relief. They gave me some antibiotics to help break it down faster. It's working too. Not nearly as sore and already some of the swelling has gone down.

So I'm pretty psyched it wasn't something worse. I shouldn't have waited so long, but when you don't have insurance (I opted out, but not on purpose

) then going to the doctors can be very expensive. Just really happy it's a cyst that can be fixed with a handful of pills

**youhas** · Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Posts: 3015 Location: Santa Clara, CA

I'm finally getting myself on the "OK, I'm rested and refreshed - time to find myself gainful employment again!" bandwagon. And so far, it's been pretty good times. My old high school friend's company's VP of Engineering wants to chit-chat with me about my last decade of work history! Amazon.com thinks I might be a reasonable fit for one of their departments, in either a development or lead-tester sort of role! And there are a smattering of local tiny companies who are quietly pinging about maybe needing a dude like me - less concrete income, but more potential should the firm actually blossom into a tech behemoth someday.

It's also sort of dawned on me that dude, as inglorious as the role might be, I was made to be a tech manager of some stripe. Techie enough to talk shop with developers; eloquent enough to liaison, seek inter-departmental consensus, engage in horse-trading, and otherwise knock boots with teams elsewhere! I know that's the sort of thing that so many engineers hate, but I appear to actively enjoy engaging in those sorts of things. I don't know why the thought never occurred to me before - I did minor in "Engineering Management" in college - but man, there's got to be some company out there who can turn me loose and just let me light their world on fire with my abilities.

No actual offers on the table just yet, but there are a lot of irons in fires out there for me. Let's all think good thoughts that I can return to the world of the gainfully employed in a role that makes me happy to clock in every morning, yes?

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**FrankieB** · Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 3413 Location: Lexington, KY

Life is good
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**GuitarHailz** · Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 4910 Location: Austin, Texas

FrankieB!

Your post combined with your avatar is a winning combination. Life is good indeed

Also: Congrats youhas! I only wish I had that many job prospects right now.

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**Davers** · Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 7:36 pm Post subject:

Good luck on the job hunt youhas!

So I filed my taxes today. I've been dreading having to do it for the past couple of months simply because I pay in every year. Cash is short right now (thanks to Christmas) so paying out was NOT in my best interest. Turns out, that not only do I not have to pay in to the IRS this year, but I get the biggest refund I've ever received! So I'm pretty freakin' stoked right now! Plus today is the Super Bowl, so double whammy! w00t!

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**blingdomepiece** · Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 4358 Location: Ottawa ON Canada

Congrats!
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