The Syndicate

MovingPictures07 wrote:So I got my first ever paper accepted into a conference for presentation. I'm going to the AAA (that's American Accounting Association for those of you who still immediately think of the auto company when you see that ) Southeast Regional Conference in late April, and I guess I'll be presenting my second year paper (which at this point looks like it'll be gobbled up into one of the essays in my dissertation).

It's at the "kiddy table" presentations (Dialogue instead of Paper Session), so I was actually slightly disappointed yesterday, but I really can't complain. It was accepted, I'll get to network with folks, and at least I hopefully will get some valuable feedback on my paper nonetheless.

Baby steps, at least.

Long Con wrote:

thellama73 wrote:For anyone who's interested, I will be appearing on the NPR show "On Point" tomorrow from 11:00am - 12:00pm to discuss the film "The Founder" with the director.

Très cool... how do you prepare for such a discussion?

Golden wrote:

thellama73 wrote:

Golden wrote:

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

That's awesome Mongoose!!!!

What agency are you in?

She works for the government, robbing people of their livelihood and oppressing innocent people.

"the government" was implied by agency.

Since I'm also a government lawyer (albeit it in a very different regime), I wanted to know more!!!

Golden wrote:

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

That's awesome Mongoose!!!!

What agency are you in?

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

thellama73 wrote:

bea wrote:what sort of prezzie would you like sweet llama?

I like books, music and alcohol.

Which do you prefer.

Books about music and alcohol?
Music about books and alcohol?
Or alcohol infused with books and music?

bea wrote:what sort of prezzie would you like sweet llama?

bea wrote:I'm posting here, because I'm not allowed to talk pubicly about this yet. (aka facebook) So I'm going to talk here about it.

My GM is getting transfered to another store. I'm first in line to take over the store I'm currently at as the GM.

I could stop it and say I don't want it, but that means training a GM to do the job I frankly probably should be doing and letting them collect the bonus money my store is primed to make. It's time to step up I guess.

Wow. Like I'll have real responsibility and crap!

Mongoose wrote:

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.

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?"

S~V~S wrote:Thank You, I just bought it

S~V~S wrote:Logan, the link you posted says it is NOT on Kindle, it has a link to ask the publisher to put it on Kindle, but i cannot find how to buy it in Kindle in the link you posted. I don't mind spending the extra 6 bucks, but I do most of my reading on mass transit, and I do it on my tablet. If you can give me a Kindle specific link, I will buy it.

fingersplints wrote:I'd have to buy a lot of copies to get free shipping
I am curious to read it now but I have a lot of books to transport over to England with me already and don't really need to add more.

Bullzeye wrote:This morning I finished my last exam as an undergrad. Not only was it my last exam ever (I'm hoping to do postgrad but let's pretend I'm not for the time being), it went way better than I thought it would! I'm free! Kinda. It's great to be finally done after four years. Only trouble is being the first of my friends to finish, everyone else has exams or coursework until the 10th of May so I kinda don't know what to do with myself.

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

Spacedaisy wrote:Alright, which of you are somewhat near to the DC area? My sister (Captain Bunny Killer) lives in Lynchburg, VA and we are thinking of making a trip out there after tax season is over to visit her on a weekend and then thought, hey there some people in VA and the Dc area right? Maybe we can all convene for a day or so in some central-ish location and hang out! So... Speak up if you like the idea and might be interested!

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!?