tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232997740963687513.post3975070247873553759..comments2023-11-05T03:14:41.710-05:00Comments on Chick with PhizzleDizzle: No Longer Feeling Worthless - Just PissedPhizzleDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02036442165798690074noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232997740963687513.post-747136856069346452009-04-22T13:51:00.000-04:002009-04-22T13:51:00.000-04:00Cath, that's funny! Maybe I can go get pissed as ...Cath, that's funny! Maybe I can go get pissed as a result of being pissed off ;).PhizzleDizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02036442165798690074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232997740963687513.post-17060210284026331132009-04-21T22:41:00.000-04:002009-04-21T22:41:00.000-04:00Anger is a much healthier emotion (or at least it ...Anger is a much healthier emotion (or at least it can be, if you channel it in a productive way!).<br /><br />NB in British slang, pissed = really drunk, pissed off = angry. I still assume the former when a North American says they are pissed... so I thought this post was going to be about something else entirely!Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232997740963687513.post-56006122025381017362009-04-21T13:22:00.000-04:002009-04-21T13:22:00.000-04:00Yup, we're all fucked here. I'm heading to England...Yup, we're all fucked here. I'm heading to England as soon as I'm finished. They at least have some sort of semblence of digging themselves out of this situation, unlike our government. And they have better pharmaceutical jobs anyways.blankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01249264154848498360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232997740963687513.post-56672109463701181432009-04-20T22:38:00.000-04:002009-04-20T22:38:00.000-04:00MCH...this is probably the last thing you want to ...MCH...this is probably the last thing you want to hear but DELAY GRADUATION!!! Heh...no, I don't want to be so jaded, it's not universally bad, but it is in my sector at least. I wish you luck when your search begins. <br /><br />Nicky - haha, so true - being pissed definitely does feel better than feeling like shit. I'll keep this up as long as possible if that's the alternative.<br /><br />ScienceBear - that was helpful, thanks :). And it's good to know that I am not the only one ready to strangle some kid's parents. <br /><br />CPP - fuck yeah.<br /><br />Pixie - girl, I feel you. I sure hope you don't have to work at Ikea. I read an article in the NYTimes today about the utter collapse of the Irish economy and I felt so terrible...Best of luck to you.PhizzleDizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02036442165798690074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232997740963687513.post-18016851454568217832009-04-20T18:29:00.000-04:002009-04-20T18:29:00.000-04:00I hear the anger. I had a bit of a tirade followed...I hear the anger. I had a bit of a tirade followed by me being a crying mess for a while on Saturday, so I am feeling your anger. I am incredibley annoyed at our government and their (short-sighted)planning for the PhD students they so desperately wanted a few years ago.<br /><br />People on unemployment benefit earn more than PhD students here.<br /><br />Ikea is opening here in a few months. So far there's been over 4,000 applications for about 300 jobs. And alot of those applicants have at least a 3rd level qualification. WTF!!<br /><br />So be angry. Because as you've put it, for most of us things have generally been easy until now, but knowing that doesn't make me feel happier or more secure about finding a job.blankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01249264154848498360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232997740963687513.post-77113746501796241972009-04-20T18:04:00.000-04:002009-04-20T18:04:00.000-04:00On the bright side, you seem to be doing a pretty ...On the bright side, you seem to be doing a pretty fucking good job at being fucking pissed off.PhysioProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11046093902090839375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232997740963687513.post-31253645990301918922009-04-20T15:27:00.000-04:002009-04-20T15:27:00.000-04:00Sometimes being angry at the world and letting it ...Sometimes being angry at the world and letting it all out is the best release. I know that and rant blogs sometimes keep me from looking my lid at people (one of which includes the parents of a child who lives near me just like yourself). <br /><br />Hope things start to look up soon, and feel glad you have the internship! <br /><br />[this is a bear's misguided attempt to be helpful, hope it is actually helpful]Science Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926107878730562800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232997740963687513.post-4491579724338326762009-04-20T13:45:00.000-04:002009-04-20T13:45:00.000-04:00Pissed is totally the right way to be feeling, act...Pissed is totally the right way to be feeling, actually. It beats self-loathing any day. And I agree with everyone else -- the internship is a good place to ride out the storm.Nickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614845410446113639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232997740963687513.post-14141585438001495442009-04-20T12:22:00.000-04:002009-04-20T12:22:00.000-04:00Ugh PD - life just sucks ass sometimes, and it's t...Ugh PD - life just sucks ass sometimes, and it's totally okay to be pissed off and angry. <br /><br />I worry about DH and I looking for jobs in the coming months. I still think he'll be able to find something rather easily, but it will be much harder for me I think. I so don't want to do a post-doc just because, but I might have too :SAlyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695509619557410413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232997740963687513.post-72153066172535179112009-04-20T12:03:00.000-04:002009-04-20T12:03:00.000-04:00TS: Unfortunately, I'm really not a hacker in that...TS: Unfortunately, I'm really not a hacker in that regard...I'm realizing that I really am very targeted and focused in my skills, and it doesn't include those sorts of projects...maybe in my spare time though, I can just work on some serious open source projects to broaden my skills. Except that between everything else on my plate (thesis, paper, moving), I dont 'really have spare time. But it's ok. Someting will happen, eventually.PhizzleDizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02036442165798690074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232997740963687513.post-66320487930471347542009-04-20T11:56:00.000-04:002009-04-20T11:56:00.000-04:00Anger can be transmuted into useful uses by creati...Anger can be transmuted into useful uses by creating stuff. Why not <A HREF="http://www.khmerlife.com/Blogs/56405/ive-been-hacked-bacon-invasion.aspx" REL="nofollow">bacon-hack</A> Sean Hannity's website at Fox? Even better, hack it to a steaming pile of poo.<br />/levity<br /><br />What about jobs in the open source community? OpenBSD, Firefox, Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. Is there anything available there?Toaster Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10388782618295656406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232997740963687513.post-88797295925622508192009-04-20T11:49:00.000-04:002009-04-20T11:49:00.000-04:00ScienceGirl, You are so right. That's what the l...ScienceGirl, You are so right. That's what the logical voice in the back of my head is telling me, ride it out with the internship...and at the very least save up some dough that way to be able to ride it out even more.<br /><br />I still had to let out the pissedness though. <br /><br />Eugenie, Jenn...I really really hope something works out for the both of you.PhizzleDizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02036442165798690074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232997740963687513.post-43524291295841756122009-04-20T11:27:00.000-04:002009-04-20T11:27:00.000-04:00When I get worried about current economy, I remind...When I get worried about current economy, I remind myself that in 2001 I was laid off from one of the corporations that tumbled, leaving me and the 2 people dependent on me with prospects of living on the street if I didn't get a job pronto (in the midst of all the layoffs!). Take a deep breath. It is not the end of the world, and it, too, will pass.<br /><br />On a more practical note, my colleagues that are in the same boat are either postponing their graduation or taking post-docs to ride out the storm. Your internship sounds like a similar approach; sure, it is not optimal, but it is far better than joining the millions of unemployed.ScienceGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071055167798044468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232997740963687513.post-53945234441185478592009-04-20T10:58:00.000-04:002009-04-20T10:58:00.000-04:00Count me in too. I'm alternating between pissed an...Count me in too. I'm alternating between pissed and sad. Talk about a motivation sap.Jenn, PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12483866483313739708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1232997740963687513.post-73732432822972367472009-04-20T10:47:00.000-04:002009-04-20T10:47:00.000-04:00I've got nothing useful to say other then you've d...I've got nothing useful to say other then you've described how I've felt for the past 14-ish hours: fucking angry. <br /><br />I think when the time right, it's more than appropriate to be pissed off to the nth degree.Eugeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01312243477847551650noreply@blogger.com