The Syndicate

Congrats!!

Seriously, it’s great you are able to share - thank you for trusting us to have a positive reaction. I knew this group wouldn’t disappoint.

Cheers!

:Mongoose

Epignosis wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:22 pm

reywaS wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:14 pm im gonna have to out bourbon him in NC and make him say nice things about me

Looks like we're going to have to get BWT's stomach pumped.

Thanks yall. No hats for me but I hope to land a class soon!

I finished my 200-hour yoga teacher certification today. Here's a pic. I'm on the orange mat.

I won the AGENCY-WIDE Leadership Award for 2014 for my mentoring of younger attorneys!

Elohcin wrote:

Mongoose wrote:After 2 months of a crazy yoga regimen, and for about a week now, I've been at my weight goal (well one lb under the top threshold of a healthy weight for my height/frame). Basically, I'm one cupcake away from cataclysm hahaha.

Will be definitely go down more for vanity reasons though, but nothing crazy. I saw some pictures of myself last weekend, and was like "Whoa, wtf, that's me now?"

Congrats! I am at 20 down and 20 to go. I'm overall looking to be leaner/healthier/stronger. I know you like yoga...have you heard of Piyo with Chalene Johnson? I bet it would be something you'd like. Its a combination of Pilates, yoga, and a little bit of sweat . I like Chalene's earlier stuff. Turbo Fire is what I've been working out with.

Is that like yogalates? I've had classes of that before where it combines both praxes - I wonder if it's similar!

thellama73 wrote:

Mongoose wrote:After 2 months of a crazy yoga regimen, and for about a week now, I've been at my weight goal (well one lb under the top threshold of a healthy weight for my height/frame). Basically, I'm one cupcake away from cataclysm hahaha.

Will be definitely go down more for vanity reasons though, but nothing crazy. I saw some pictures of myself last weekend, and was like "Whoa, wtf, that's me now?"

Don't let vanity consume you, but otherwise congrats!

As for me, I was invited to do radio interviews twice this week. I'm kind of a big deal now (not really.)

Do you have the links for the archives? I meant to listen this morning but I was still asleep.

Epignosis wrote:

Mongoose wrote:Basically, I'm one cupcake away from cataclysm hahaha.

My wife could ruin you.

And I would enjoy every bite.

After 2 months of a crazy yoga regimen, and for about a week now, I've been at my weight goal (well one lb under the top threshold of a healthy weight for my height/frame). Basically, I'm one cupcake away from cataclysm hahaha.

Will be definitely go down more for vanity reasons though, but nothing crazy. I saw some pictures of myself last weekend, and was like "Whoa, wtf, that's me now?"

Go Ducks!

Settled a huge case!

Epignosis wrote:Today in class (I am teaching Julius Caesar, if you were wondering), a student told his classmates, "My mind is blown every day I come in here."

I damn near shed a tear.

Casca is my favorite in that. I'd be touched too.

thellama73 wrote:Congratulations Alison! I know you have been wanting this for a long time and I am really happy for you.

I guess if someone has to preside over terrible, horrible, anti-freedom regulations that are ruining America, it might as well be an awesome person like you!

This is a selected line from the letter of recommendation Logan wrote me (before extracting this passage):

I would be extremely pleased to collaborate with Alison on any future projects, and in my opinion she would be a great asset to any professional organization, even one such as yours dedicated to robbing honest, hard-working Americans of their freedoms. Alison is a committed advocate of government meddling, however, so I'm sure she will fit right in.

I GOT A JOB OFFER!!!!!

(Contingent on passing my background check, which should be no sweat since I'm squeaky clean. Not even a speeding ticket).

It's with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation in Tallahassee.

A SENIOR ATTORNEY POSITION

HOW IS THIS MY LIFE

That's some great news, hoss.

thellama73 wrote:

BoatsBoatsBoats wrote:MY FAVORITE MUSICIAN SAID THAT HE LIKED ONE OF MY SONGS

Impossible. Captain Beefheart is dead.

No, he's not. They found him living the Galapagos back in 2012.

I'm a Gator but I'm feelin the love for the Noles!

That boy ain't right, but he nailed that promotion, he did, yes sir.



WTG
From:

Thank you!!! I think my luck is turning around.

Did you & Annie bring some good luck with you down here!?

bea wrote:yay!!! goosey!!! I'm so happy to hear about pipecleaner being ok!!!!

and also - does this mean your film thing is on hold?

It doesn't - I've not heard from them yet, so no news is kinda good news? This job that I got an interview request for yesterday? Well I applied for it on Dec 5th -- these gov employers are notoriously slow, so I may not hear anything for a bit (if I do at all).

ALSO I have an interview at the Attorney General's Office, right here in St Pete! Back into the legal realm, baby. (It's this Weds).

Pipecleaner's blood sugar stabilized finally in the ideal range!!!!

Yay, that's great news all around. The best part is your last line about confirming your goals.

^ That's a really funny question out of context.

MovingPictures07 wrote:So my first ACC 300/teaching experience was awesome!!!

After a really long day, that's all I have time to elaborate on, for now. Lol.

How many kids did you have?

I'm so jealous all of y'all live kinda near each other.

Hedgeowl wrote:There are so many things I like about your vacation!

Pros:
Delicious food
Visiting friends (mildly jealous)
Doctor Who shirts
Dramamine working (gives me hope I will actually be able to ride something one day instead of being the "lame" mom)
Love that you say Mongoose and James

Cons:
A non-HP fan? How is this possible? Did you try to read the first book first?
Pipe cleaner and diabetes. So sorry Allison!
(In retrospect the cat should be listed first)

I remembering hating Epcot at 7 because it was boring, but loved the regular Disney and Hollywood studios. Loved Universal when I was 16 as well. Maybe some are better for adults than kids?
Also, I want to know more about this hedge maze!

This post was so hilarious.

The hedge maze was a ridic. It was in the back yard of the Dali Museum. There's a Wish Tree (you put your wristband on it and make a wish) and then there's melting bench with a melting clock on it (big enough for one person only) and then this hedge "maze" that is not actually a maze as there is only ever one way to go (there's never forks or anything, just a big spiral all the way to the middle and back out). It takes about 5 mins to get to the middle, where a solitary tree welcomes you to your destination's end.

anyway, the whole backyard is called The Avant Garden, which I thought was totally apropos.

Linki - Daisy - Logan's in DC and might birth a litter of kittens if he misses out on that!

Well, flipperless.

Epignosis wrote:

Mongoose wrote:

Epignosis wrote:We were just in Orlando. The next time we make it down there we ought to head a little farther west.

Indeed, yes! The Taco Bus awaits you!

Wouldn't mind taking the kids to see Clearwater. My favorite beach. So pretty.

That's where that legless dolphin from that movie is located!

Epignosis wrote:We were just in Orlando. The next time we make it down there we ought to head a little farther west.

Indeed, yes! The Taco Bus awaits you!

I need to stress how epic this meltdown was. I was 10x more stressed out than the day I got into the car wreck. Which makes me either very altruistic or a very neurotic cat lady. Or perhaps both.

Don't forget the phone-related shenanigans at the Dali Museum and how we got lost for hours and hours in the hedgemaze, ha.

A good time was had by all.

Tacos were had at the taco bus.

And both Alex and Annie were SO awesome about me dealing with an absolute crisis that erupted while they were there -- Pipecleaner got diagnosed with diabetes and spent their entire first day with me in the hospital (he's okay) so I was just palpably stressed. I dealt with this by spontaneously bursting out into 80s dance moves? I don't even know.

They were an absolute godsend. I've been giving the cat injections twice daily and he's rallying. His condition is likely reversible. You can follow his adventures on facebook if you please (search for Pipecleaner Lamont).

MovingPictures07 wrote:Okay, for those of you who actually ARE interested, I promise to get to my recap of the vacation if not tonight, then definitely tomorrow.

Also, I just found out I will be teaching Intermediate Accounting I up at my alma mater for this coming Spring '14 semester!!! I am so stoked. It means I'm going to be REALLY busy between a busy audit season (I'm scheduled for 7+ audits between now and April 15th), a busy tax season, and now teaching, but... still totally stoked.

Should be great prep for my PhD program path as well.

Yay! I'm glad you were able to work it out with your boss (James is excited for you too).

Way to go, Professor Sock!

MovingPictures07 wrote:So... I'm back from vacationing in Orlando and St. Pete. It was awesome. Truly.

More elaboration to follow when I'm not tired and have the time to do so.

Yay!

bea wrote:ok - I lied - I think this was easier - It should be public anyway....

Here's the first set of pictures:

http://s28.photobucket.com/user/Beatrice828/story/13609#

Is there a way to click on them and view them bigger? Some of those plants look absolutely nuts!!

Do we get a write up? Sooo curious what all you did there!

Yes, do that please. Give everyone hugs from us!

Spacedaisy wrote:Alex took me out for dinner. This weekend we are going to visit my mom and go to a Halloween party an old friend of mine is throwing. Do those things count?

Heck yes, they count!

What are you going to be for Halloween? I was a lion and James was Spike from Buffy (you may have already seen the pics on farcebook). It's my fave.

Wooooo good news!

Huge! Congrats!

How are you going to celebrate?

That's really awesome, Alex!

thellama73 wrote:

Mongoose wrote:

thellama73 wrote:Guess who just got hired to help edit and research a book for the head of a major DC think tank?

Who!?

Me!

Oh great, that's stupendous. Such a great c.v.-builder too! Will you still get to work from home?

thellama73 wrote:Guess who just got hired to help edit and research a book for the head of a major DC think tank?

Who!?

I had kind of a rotten week. Nothing major went down or anything, but just getting kinda bummed about job prospects, etc. so this might seem silly but it was a big deal to me.

Well this morning in yoga, the yogini pointing me out for doing a perfect Warrior II! There's so much to think about in this pose - back leg straight, front knee bent but not to far, hands in the right position, posture in alignment, and I've found it trying for the last 13 years I've done yoga (I started roughly when I moved to college).

And today, the yoga instructor said "Look at this girl, she's doing a textbook perfect Warrior II!" I thought I was going to cry.

YES

Great to hear, bea!

I did not get that job, btw. But thanks so much for all y'all's kind words. I will instead convert those kudos into kudos for me not losing my @#$& last week at work

My good news is that last Friday I had an interview for my dream job (an Associate Director position at the law school from which I graduated). It was THREE HOURS long, so that has to be good right? It was also the third interview I had for this position.

I just got a phone call earlier that I am still in the running so we shall see. It will involve some travel in the fall semester (recruitment at colleges), so I am stoked about getting to travel to see my out-of-state buddies.

MovingPictures07 wrote:I know most of you might already know, but I PASSED THE CPA EXAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And the new job is going great!

Epignosis wrote:Holy hell I just taught myself how to play "Blue in Green" on the piano in under two hours.

That's awesome!!

Cool man, that's excellent! Do you get a lot of accountant jokes?