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11 hours ago, SurgicalBrute said:

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You get used to it

...and I always thought 5 Guys was expensive. I remember going there with my wife a few years back and my jaw hit the floor when they charged us $30+ for a couple of burgers and some fries

You must be back in school, Surge. One final semester?

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3 hours ago, SurgicalBrute said:

Yeah...this is it, and thankfully, I'm officially halfway through it now. Definitely been one of tougher semesters I've done, but it's awesome knowing I'm like 8 weeks away from my degree

Really the best feeling when you are finally done. When I finished my masters in 2018, I swore I was absolutely done. Took a full year of doing absolutely nothing. Now I'm considering a doctorate. Not seriously, but it's on my mind. I'm going to get another professional certification soon and that may satisfy the itch, but I dunno. I don't think I really need a doctorate to advance my career, but I feel a bit lazy. The cost and time commitment is what is holding me back.

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11 minutes ago, navybsn said:

The cost and time commitment is what is holding me back.

Yeah time and money are kinda important!

Good for you Navy for even considering it. I am not an academic. I made it through back-to-back Masters programs (thanks G.I. Bill!) but that was it for me. There are some military schools I will probably still do but that's far from a PHd

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49 minutes ago, navybsn said:

Really the best feeling when you are finally done. When I finished my masters in 2018, I swore I was absolutely done. Took a full year of doing absolutely nothing. Now I'm considering a doctorate.

Yeah...I won't discount the possibility of doing some additional schooling, particularly if it would help with a career...there's plenty of certifications to look into. For the time being though, think I'm fine taking a break from tests and grades.

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4 hours ago, SurgicalBrute said:

Yeah...I won't discount the possibility of doing some additional schooling, particularly if it would help with a career...there's plenty of certifications to look into. For the time being though, think I'm fine taking a break from tests and grades.

Good going. It's a big accomplishment. I'm in the public sector as a teacher. I got my undergrad back in the ancient year of 1990 and then a dual credential + masters at Cal Stat U Dominguez Hills in education and that's it for me. I've got a masters plus 30 credits , I could go masters plus 60 which would get me a couple thousand more a year but I'm riding out the gravy train now salary wise...22 years in. putting what I can into IRA's and mutual funds. Fortunately, you've got mas tiempo on your side. 

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On 3/18/2022 at 5:22 PM, navybsn said:

Just getting a file without the sort of things that @JonoBladementioned doesn't present more than a $5 value (currently $6.31 canadian) to me.

I observed today that the new Ghost album is $5 on bandcamp. CD ($14), cassette and vinyl priced accordingly.

Can you imagine any other "big" band taking such a logical approach to their new album release?

 

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On 3/17/2022 at 9:08 PM, markm said:

3.Funeral Mist/Deiformed

 

1. Lingua Ignota/Sinner Get Ready

That said, Sinner is uncompromising. It took me several listens and was a head scratcher the first time through.
 

 

Excellent writeups as usual Mark, thank you! I haven't listened much to Sinners get ready, 2021 was a clusterfuck of not enough time, and way too much work so I've put a number of albums on the To Do-list and SGR is one of them. She recently put out a very long, very detailed, very horrific recount of the abuse she suffered from her ex-boyfriend Alexis Marshall (of Daughters) and I think this album is a direct result of that abuse.

If you haven't, check out GGGOLDDD. They have a new album out soon and I think it will be a doozy. Similar to LI, it's not metal, but has the same emotional weight as the very best metal albums.

 

As for Funeral Mist, it's another album on my To Do-list, from my casual spins I think it suffers a little bit from not being as experimental and "out there" as my favourite Marantha. Time will tell

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3 hours ago, JonoBlade said:

I observed today that the new Ghost album is $5 on bandcamp. CD ($14), cassette and vinyl priced accordingly.

Can you imagine any other "big" band taking such a logical approach to their new album release?

 

Entirely reasonable. Unexpected for sure especially considering that their label (Spinefarm) is a subsidiary of Universal.

And no, I wouldn't expect less than $10 for a "big" band based on what I've seen.

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2 hours ago, Sheol said:

Excellent writeups as usual Mark, thank you! I haven't listened much to Sinners get ready, 2021 was a clusterfuck of not enough time, and way too much work so I've put a number of albums on the To Do-list and SGR is one of them. She recently put out a very long, very detailed, very horrific recount of the abuse she suffered from her ex-boyfriend Alexis Marshall (of Daughters) and I think this album is a direct result of that abuse.

If you haven't, check out GGGOLDDD. They have a new album out soon and I think it will be a doozy. Similar to LI, it's not metal, but has the same emotional weight as the very best metal albums.

 

As for Funeral Mist, it's another album on my To Do-list, from my casual spins I think it suffers a little bit from not being as experimental and "out there" as my favourite Marantha. Time will tell

Thanks! Yes it was definitely a result of the abuse with Caligula, which you've probably heard being IMO more of a visceral reaction to the ordeal and not being believed by some of the community that rallied around "him". I'll be on the lookout for GGGOLDDD. Marantha is probably my favorite FM as well. I agree, the new onw is a little more straight forward.  

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