This Is The Thread Where I Say.......Part Seven!

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For once I'm at peace inside, and hoping it lasts a long while. Still broke and hoofing it (job-wise) but I've my goals to focus on (getting back to the UK), which I hope to ace by next year.

Dunno where to start but:

*Congrats, Mark! I'll keep my fingers crossed! Finally, one of us can earn the pound....

*Pink: Hang in there, missus!

*Sammy: I hope your meds will help you get a better hang on your emotions. The top idea is to do anything to take care of your emotional self. With that, you will have the strength to do anything to get through each moment.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 16:45 (twenty years ago) link

Xanax takes a little while to get used to. Be careful with it Sam, highly addictive.

On another note, because my company is completely fucked up I may have to get on the phones and start trading again. Apparently they are understaffed and can't seem to find any licensed help, which means they call in the corporate reserves. I haven't been on the phones or traded in 5 years. This sucks. In addition I of course will still be responsible for my daily work. Ugh.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 16:56 (twenty years ago) link

I have nothing much to offer any of you this morning other than my love - so that's wot you get, hope it fits. xxx

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:00 (twenty years ago) link

If you want to come out here and get on the phone with shareholders and make some trades, feel free.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:02 (twenty years ago) link

Well, sure, I can give it a shot... how likely is it that I could break the stock market?

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:07 (twenty years ago) link

I'll trade you my peanut butter banana sandwich for your tempeh and grits pita pocket.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:10 (twenty years ago) link

If you want to come out here and get on the phone with shareholders and make some trades, feel free.

Do we get time and a half, though?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:13 (twenty years ago) link

I don't even get time and a half. SO NO!

I don't think you could break the stockmarket.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:15 (twenty years ago) link

Then I'm your girl!

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:17 (twenty years ago) link

Think you could study and pass the series 7 in a few days?

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:27 (twenty years ago) link

If I had any idea what it was, sure!

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:31 (twenty years ago) link

Here, read up and get back to me...haha.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:32 (twenty years ago) link

Luna, I've been told you would have to sell your soul to pass the Series 7. Are you ready?

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:33 (twenty years ago) link

Nichole, you say that as if you think I didn't sell my soul long ago...

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:35 (twenty years ago) link

The Series 7 is a multiple-choice exam developed by the New York Stock Exchange and administered by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). It contains questions about all aspects of the securities industry -- the markets, various financial products, how the back office of a brokerage firm works and the many different regulatory requirements. You must get 70% of the questions correct in order to pass.

Yes, you do need to sell your soul and technically study for about 6 months. Worst time of my life.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:36 (twenty years ago) link

Hmm.

Is it multiple choice?

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:37 (twenty years ago) link

Point taken. But then considering the perks that are available, I better start thinking about it, yo.

(x-post)

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:37 (twenty years ago) link

260 multiple choice questions, must get 175 to pass. 6 hour exam broken down into two three hour sessions. Sucks ass. Confusing little fucker too, they ask the same questions numerous times but with different wording to get you all confused.

The perks of having a heart attack at 23 yrs old!

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:41 (twenty years ago) link

im glad i have it, but it does me little or no good anymore. and my company can revoke the license at anytime seeing as i have no use for it anymore.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:43 (twenty years ago) link

Oh yeah, okay, I'll give it a shot, then.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:43 (twenty years ago) link

EKG time! make art with your scantron sheet!

or, fill out 'b' on every answer. bound to get some correct!

― Kingfishee (Kingfish), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:45 (twenty years ago) link

your allowed to get 75 wrong.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:50 (twenty years ago) link

Ok cool. So if I pass, what does that mean?

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:54 (twenty years ago) link

You are a stockbroker. Of course, the only problem is you need to be working for a financial company to get sponsored to take the exam. otherwise your out of luck. Not that you are serious though...unless you are.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 17:59 (twenty years ago) link

Confusing little fucker too, they ask the same questions numerous times but with different wording to get you all confused.

Ever taken the LSAT, Chris? Now, THAT is confusing shit! Which was when I started to reconsider going to law school. Should have listened to myself earlier than I did.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 18:02 (twenty years ago) link

and because your in la and the stock market is on EST. You'd have to be at the office for 6am for the open! FUN HUH!

Never taken the LSAT, but I have two friends who have recently passed the bar and said the LSAT was harder than the bar exam.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 18:03 (twenty years ago) link

Well rats. Guess I'll have to work on that part first.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 18:10 (twenty years ago) link

I took the MCAT once and it was total hell. Such testing is to be avoided if at all possible.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 18:14 (twenty years ago) link

Yup thats what I say. My wife is studying for her LICSW, does not look like fun.

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 18:18 (twenty years ago) link

Is that for social work licencing (argh I can't spell)? Just guessing from the initials.

I am all delighted because I hadn't realized that there was a new OC on tonight. Yet another instance of upcoming television making my day! (Wooo my life ROCKS)

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 18:29 (twenty years ago) link

Sure is. She is already an MSW and LCSW, I'm not sure exactly what this one does. I think its so she can supervise.

Oh! Thanks for reminding me Julia about the OC!

― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 18:30 (twenty years ago) link

thank god there's no regulatory testing or licensing requirements for whatever it is I do. I hate tests. I like quizzes though.

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 18:34 (twenty years ago) link

I like pie.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 18:38 (twenty years ago) link

Huckleberry Pie?

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 18:39 (twenty years ago) link

Of course.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 18:45 (twenty years ago) link

bring on the dancing Stalin!

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 18:47 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.bhs.berkeley.k12.ca.us/staff/sapir/webproject/stalindance.gif

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 18:48 (twenty years ago) link

now my life is complete

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 18:50 (twenty years ago) link

That's just beautiful. I cried buckets.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 18:51 (twenty years ago) link

Always happy to help!

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 18:53 (twenty years ago) link

SaskTourism's new newsletter has an article about the Royal Sask Museum! Huck and I were just there.

http://www.sasktourism.com/newsletter/default.asp?page=4

Don't mind me while I revel in geekdom for a bit.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 18:56 (twenty years ago) link

it's about two blocks from my apt.!

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 19:04 (twenty years ago) link

I really dig the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 19:09 (twenty years ago) link

but is it a ROYAL museum?

― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 19:11 (twenty years ago) link

what if it was blessed by Wesley Willis? Would that count?

― Kingfishee (Kingfish), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 19:12 (twenty years ago) link

It's not. I've never been to a royal museum.

NOW YOU KNOW MY SECRET SHAME!

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 19:29 (twenty years ago) link

I'm always disappointed when I go to the Museum of Science and Industry cause it was the coolest thing in the universe when I was 6 and now it's just the same shit and I'm like all old and stuff. I should go there with my little cousins though.

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 19:29 (twenty years ago) link

Luna, go to the Royal Sask museum, it is filled with love:

http://www.theminorthirds.com/pix-sask-wolves.jpg

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 19:30 (twenty years ago) link

love as represented by images you'd see airbrushed onto sweatshirts, it seems...

― Kingfishee (Kingfish), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 19:33 (twenty years ago) link

That's Saskatchewan for you!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 7 January 2004 19:39 (twenty years ago) link

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