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| 17:17.32 | aeryndunham | Ooh, jsmith - If you were planning on using the internet on your cruise at all, I'd love to hear how it is there - I hear RC has waaaaay better Internet than we do |
| 17:24.14 | jsmith | aeryndunham: I'm not really planning on using it, but I'm sure my teenage kids won't be able to survive without it |
| 17:24.46 | jsmith | aeryndunham: On our last cruise, my son bought the "social media" package so that he could chat with his friends |
| 17:26.15 | aeryndunham | Any insights would be great! Even just screenshots of their login/registration pages would be pretty fantastic =) |
| 17:29.23 | jsmith | OK, can do :-) |
| 17:29.46 | aeryndunham | You decide what you're going to do in Roatan or Belize yet? |
| 17:52.55 | jsmith | Belize, yes. Roatan, still working on it |
| 18:30.40 | resplin | I finished my last early morning of meetings before going on a long vacation! |
| 18:30.46 | resplin | I wish you all a Merry Christmas! |
| 18:30.55 | aeryndunham | You too! |
| 18:31.18 | resplin | jsmith: When is your Caribbean cruise? |
| 18:31.49 | resplin | I'm impressed that you are taking your kids. I'm too selfish and would ditch them so that I could really relax. |
| 18:31.57 | resplin | They probably won't appreciate it anyway. <grin> |
| 18:40.36 | romanovic | I want to go on a cruise _with_ my kids, but _without_ the in-laws |
| 18:41.17 | aeryndunham | Welp. I made it to 2pm today before someone made me cry at work. |
| 18:41.21 | aeryndunham | is going to have a breakdown |
| 18:44.13 | romanovic | that's sad, are there ever bystanders who come over and tell the nut jobs to take it easy? |
| 18:44.58 | aeryndunham | Sometimes |
| 18:45.00 | aeryndunham | Not today |
| 18:45.08 | aeryndunham | They just watched |
| 18:52.42 | resplin | I'm sorry to hear that. The last few years I have learned to think differently about my encounters with people who are just trying to do their jobs. |
| 18:52.52 | resplin | I try and be less of a jerk now. |
| 18:53.24 | aeryndunham | I'm trying to get my contract shortened, actually.. things have been really rough lately |
| 18:56.57 | resplin | Do you think you are ready for a career change, or just a break? |
| 18:57.22 | resplin | I expect running a normal internet cafe would be a lot easier, as you can tell people to leave without expecting them to swim. |
| 18:57.45 | aeryndunham | I'm probably not going back to a ship after this one |
| 18:58.01 | aeryndunham | I've been out here for nearly 6 years |
| 18:59.38 | resplin | That seems long enough for any lifetime. |
| 19:00.49 | aeryndunham | Chris got a job in Miami |
| 19:02.28 | aeryndunham | hates Miami, but beggars can't be choosers |
| 19:03.06 | resplin | Is it a part of Miami that isn't going underwater in the next decade? |
| 19:03.18 | resplin | I'm teasing. Wherever your family is becomes home. |
| 19:03.24 | aeryndunham | Let's hope not |
| 19:03.30 | aeryndunham | also we will NOT be there for a full decade |
| 19:04.42 | aeryndunham | He's not thrilled about Miami either, but the job sounds neat |
| 19:05.36 | resplin | There are lots of things to like about Miami. Well, most of them involve actually leaving Miami. But it would be fun to live there for a few years. |
| 19:06.02 | aeryndunham | Right now its selling features are 3 1/2 hour drive to Disney World and 3 1/2 hour drive to Key West |
| 19:06.46 | resplin | For me it's the Everglades and the Florida Keys. |
| 19:06.54 | aeryndunham | And the chance to perfect Spanish and eat an abundance of Cuban sandwiches |
| 19:07.04 | resplin | double plus! |
| 19:07.25 | resplin | I've always wanted to learn to scuba dive or sail, but I've never lived near the ocean when I wasn't under a commitment not to play in it (as a missionary) |
| 19:08.48 | aeryndunham | You weren't allowed to go swimming? |
| 19:09.27 | aeryndunham | Not even on P-day or whatever it's called? |
| 19:10.00 | resplin | P-day is really only a half a day, so it isn't long enough to pick up a hobby. |
| 19:10.13 | resplin | And we were told it was too dangerous. |
| 19:10.23 | resplin | Not only drowning, but the people at the beach didn't wear clothing. |
| 19:10.26 | aeryndunham | Ah |
| 19:10.38 | resplin | We spent a lot of p-days cleaning the beach, but only in the winter when they had wetsuits. |
| 19:10.42 | aeryndunham | hah |
| 19:10.44 | resplin | Hard to keep focused on spiritual things. |
| 19:10.49 | resplin | I went fishing once. |
| 19:14.01 | resplin | So yes, I can see the appeal of South Florida. |
| 19:14.30 | aeryndunham | I think if I can get past the heat it'll be cool |
| 19:15.13 | aeryndunham | But I was like.... "no secret projects happening in Oregon or Washington or Colorado or Utah??" |
| 19:15.28 | resplin | How long until your current contract ends? |
| 19:16.17 | aeryndunham | Tehnically Feb 26 but I'm asking to get it shortened, because I only extended that long to stay until he left anyway. |
| 19:17.15 | resplin | So only a few more months. Congrats! |
| 19:22.57 | aeryndunham | I'm excited |
| 19:29.16 | aeryndunham | I had to face the harsh truth of my resume, which was less than thrilling :p |
| 19:44.27 | romanovic | I wonder what cities in Florida draw the most tech companies? |
| 19:45.00 | aeryndunham | I'd LOVE a tech job but I don't think I'm qualified, sadly |
| 19:48.35 | aeryndunham | My friend at Carnival HQ has sent me some links to open jobs |
| 19:49.14 | romanovic | land-based jobs this time? or potentially another at-sea position? |
| 19:49.56 | aeryndunham | Land-based |
| 19:50.13 | aeryndunham | I don't think I'm really qualified for anything she linked me to though |
| 19:57.09 | romanovic | aeryndunham: what is your ideal tech industry job, if your qualifications weren't a barrier to entry? |
| 19:57.31 | aeryndunham | I'm honestly not 100% sure |
| 19:57.46 | aeryndunham | but if i had to pick a job today, web developer |
| 19:57.50 | aeryndunham | also loves Linux |
| 19:58.58 | aeryndunham | will brb in a few; shift finished |
| 19:59.07 | aeryndunham | appreciates you guys a lot :) |
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| 20:09.27 | aeryndunham | is back |
| 20:10.16 | aeryndunham | Is it me, or is reading a job description not super helpful in trying to figure out what exactly one DOES |
| 20:51.43 | aeryndunham | Do all Temples decorte for Christmas, or is SLC unique? |
| 20:52.25 | resplin | Most do, but many don't have the size of garden that SLC has. |
| 20:53.17 | resplin | Hong Kong and New York are both skyscrapers in the middle of the city. I wonder how they decorate? |
| 20:53.44 | aeryndunham | is looking for Temple Square pics for wallpaper, everything so small |
| 20:54.56 | resplin | Google doesn't have any images of those two temples at Christmas. That is probably the answer to my question. |
| 20:55.02 | aeryndunham | haha |
| 20:55.39 | resplin | https://www.lds.org/media-library/images has high resolution photos |
| 20:55.42 | aeryndunham | The Catholic church my mother goes to... the Christmas decorations look like they were put up by kids |
| 20:55.47 | aeryndunham | Good effort, but... :p |
| 20:56.13 | resplin | lol |
| 20:57.44 | resplin | It's funny how some people don't notice the impact of the visuals. |
| 20:57.47 | resplin | While waiting for a mission visa, I was assigned to Kentucky. The LDS church bought an older baptist church for our meetings. One member offered to set the church up for meetings. He started by taking a saw and cutting down the cross. The local media made a big deal about that. |
| 20:58.24 | resplin | Yes we are Christians, but we don't put the cross everywhere. No we don't cut down crosses from other people's churches. |
| 20:58.31 | aeryndunham | Maaaaybe might have been a more... respectful way to do that :p |
| 20:58.47 | resplin | Yeah, though it's hard to tell what. Maybe in the middle of the night? |
| 20:58.49 | aeryndunham | Or, I imagine what Kentuckians thought about that |
| 21:00.21 | aeryndunham | I remember liking the little skating rink in downtown SLC |
| 21:00.48 | resplin | https://www.lds.org/media-library/images/salt-lake-temple-christmas-lights-1091751?lang=eng&clang=ase |
| 21:01.01 | resplin | That's a nice one with a high-res photo. |
| 21:01.18 | resplin | Okay, I'm going to shut down IRC so that I can focus on work and start a proper vacation. |
| 21:01.22 | resplin | Merry Christmas! |
| 21:01.25 | aeryndunham | Enjoy!! |
| 21:03.40 | aeryndunham | 5MB photo wow |
| 21:19.19 | aeryndunham | It's pretty nice, though |
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| 23:03.46 | aeryndunham | read some Mosiah over her break just now |