What are you doing right now?

[Scarriere]

Originally Posted by Dreamliner330

I just finished watching Star Trek: The Motion Picture, for the first time.


Contrary to popular belief, it is also a great movie. Though, it needs a sequel to flesh out its ideas.

I agree completely!
And yeah, I hope that Ridley does a sequel!

On topic, I am watching Red Sox/Yankees game on tv. I was watching the Black Hawks/Kings game, but lost interest after it went 4-0.

[sycro]

Looking for places to park near the hotel I just booked in Chicago.

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Originally Posted by sycro

Looking for places to park near the hotel I just booked in Chicago.

What's going on in the Windy City?

[King Troll]

Originally Posted by Michael Bay Fan

What's going on in the Windy City?

Everything

[kallima]

Watching a special on Michael Graves, architect, on PBS!

[Jett Rink]

Looking at all the people who bought tons of Criterion's and all I got was 3:10 To Yuma and Jubal. Next time.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by Michael Bay Fan

What's going on in the Windy City?

Going there for a Cubs/Braves game in September. Also going there in July for a White Sox/Braves game, but I'm going cheap for that one and staying between the city and St Louis, driving in the day of and out after.

Holy crap, July is next month.

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Originally Posted by King Troll

Everything

Alot of farting maybe. Why it's called the windy city cause so many people fart there. You get blown back by the wind like whoa!!!.

Originally Posted by Jett Blu

Looking at all the people who bought tons of Criterion's and all I got was 3:10 To Yuma and Jubal. Next time.

I got you beat, I got none.

Originally Posted by sycro

Going there for a Cubs/Braves game in September. Also going there in July for a White Sox/Braves game, but I'm going cheap for that one and staying between the city and St Louis, driving in the day of and out after.

Holy crap, July is next month.

Must like baseball to travel that far.

Yep, this year has really flown by. As cliche as it is to say that its true.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by Michael Bay Fan

Alot of farting maybe. Why it's called the windy city cause so many people fart there. You get blown back by the wind like whoa!!!.

I got you beat, I got none.

Must like baseball to travel that far.

Yep, this year has really flown by. As cliche as it is to say that its true.

Trying to visit all of the stadiums.

Already visited 7 (Atlanta, Baltimore, Cleveland, Kansas City, St Louis, Tampa Bay, Toronto). Hitting both the Chicago stadiums for Braves games, as well as 2 each in KC and St Louis.

Next year I get a 3-week sabbatical from work, so I'm planning a trip up to the Northeast where I'll try and see both New York teams, Boston, Philly and Washington. That would put me at almost half the stadiums.

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Originally Posted by sycro

Trying to visit all of the stadiums.

Already visited 7 (Atlanta, Baltimore, Cleveland, Kansas City, St Louis, Tampa Bay, Toronto). Hitting both the Chicago stadiums for Braves games, as well as 2 each in KC and St Louis.

Next year I get a 3-week sabbatical from work, so I'm planning a trip up to the Northeast where I'll try and see both New York teams, Boston, Philly and Washington. That would put me at almost half the stadiums.

Must have a well paying job to be able to do that.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by Michael Bay Fan

Must have a well paying job to be able to do that.

It is a pretty sweet perk. Technically it's 4 weeks off, but one week has to be for personal or company development (volunteering, recruiting, certification). You get it after 7 years and then again every 6 years. At the 19th year, it moves to 6 weeks (with 1.5 for development). And it's in addition to the regular vacation (3 weeks for the next few years, 4 weeks after 10 years employment), though it does have to be taken consecutively.

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Originally Posted by sycro

It is a pretty sweet perk. Technically it's 4 weeks off, but one week has to be for personal or company development (volunteering, recruiting, certification). You get it after 7 years and then again every 6 years. At the 19th year, it moves to 6 weeks (with 1.5 for development). And it's in addition to the regular vacation (3 weeks for the next few years, 4 weeks after 10 years employment), though it does have to be taken consecutively.

What kind of job do you do if you don't mind me asking.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by Michael Bay Fan

What kind of job do you do if you don't mind me asking.

I'm a Software Architect, which is a fancy way of saying computer programmer. I work for a healthcare IT company.

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Originally Posted by sycro

I'm a Software Architect, which is a fancy way of saying computer programmer. I work for a healthcare IT company.

Nice. Guessing you went to years of college for that, better job than i'll ever have.

[Show spoiler] Sad cause it's true.

[Visco.]

Originally Posted by Michael Bay Fan

Nice. Guessing you went to years of college for that, better job than i'll ever have.

[Show spoiler] Sad cause it's true.

Dude just get a job at a gas station or something until you can find a more substantial job.

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Originally Posted by Visco.

Dude just get a job at a gas station or something until you can find a more substantial job.

I can't even do that. I mean I can. Just nowhere hiring at the moment.

But sorry, don't wanna make this thread about me.

What I'm doing at the moment is looking at stuff on the net with the fan blasting full force at me to keep cool.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by Michael Bay Fan

Nice. Guessing you went to years of college for that, better job than i'll ever have.

[Show spoiler] Sad cause it's true.

Yeah. 4 years for my Bachelor's.

Aren't you moving out to Hollywood to be a famous director or something? You'll have to remember us little people then.

[Jennifer Lawrence Fan]

Originally Posted by sycro

Yeah. 4 years for my Bachelor's.

Aren't you moving out to Hollywood to be a famous director or something? You'll have to remember us little people then.

I don't know much about computers, just the basic stuff really.

LOL. Yeah. Atleast that's what I wanna do, just need to find a job to save up some money for the eventual move there. It's screenwriter actually. Don't worry I'll come back here and give everyone free autographed copies.

[blurayisnice]

Originally Posted by sycro

It is a pretty sweet perk. Technically it's 4 weeks off, but one week has to be for personal or company development (volunteering, recruiting, certification). You get it after 7 years and then again every 6 years. At the 19th year, it moves to 6 weeks (with 1.5 for development). And it's in addition to the regular vacation (3 weeks for the next few years, 4 weeks after 10 years employment), though it does have to be taken consecutively.

Do you get only 3 weeks of vacation in the US?
Does this include days off during Christmas, Easter, etc. or 3 weeks in total for everything?

That's kinda stupid :S.

Here people get like 4 to 7 weeks + Christmas, Easter, Queens Day, May 4 & 5 (WW2 memoral days), etc. days off.

And you don't have to work 19 years for that lol.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by blurayisnice

Do you get only 3 weeks of vacation in the US?
Does this include days off during Christmas, Easter, etc. or 3 weeks in total for everything?

That's kinda stupid :S.

Here people get like 4 to 7 weeks + Christmas, Easter, Queens Day, May 4 & 5 (WW2 memoral days), etc. days off.

And you don't have to work 19 years for that lol.

8 holidays (New Year's, Memorial, Independence, Labor, Thanksgiving + Friday after, Christmas Eve and Christmas) + 1 personal day + 2, 3 or 4 weeks depending on experience.

But the US has no requirement on paid vacation like many other countries do.