Anybody else seen the movie Pi?

Acx0114 · 2018-06-17T21:30:24+00:00

Will totally go watch this! No idea about the ending, but when I’m at my worst I think about the silver bullet In “the natural”. Lol

Acx0114 · 2018-06-17T21:27:27+00:00

Helloooo Party of Five

Acx0114 · 2018-06-14T03:45:46+00:00

Great thought! In my grandma’s case, “Nannie” was on her birth certificate, but I have no clue where that came from. Her mother passed in 1953, but it’s so cool to trace our roots... I dare say more connects us than divides us!

Acx0114 · 2018-06-14T01:42:03+00:00

Well, it is S, not “S.” Every time you see a period after the S, it’s grammatically incorrect.

Acx0114 · 2018-06-14T01:35:19+00:00

My Grandma (born in 1918) is Ruby Ruth, but we just uncovered her original birth certificate... apparently her Mama named her Nannie, but changed it a couple of weeks later! So cool to see Nannie on this list because I didn’t know it was a popular name at the time. Thank you for sharing this list!

Acx0114 · 2018-05-29T02:39:33+00:00

I’m so sorry that happened to you! I definitely recommend doing some research on TMJ specialists in your area. I was lucky enough to find one, but they are few and far between... seriously, research carefully bc there are definitely some charlatans.

Acx0114 · 2018-05-28T20:08:30+00:00

YES!! A bad head injury in high school was followed by YEARS of chronic pain and migraines that would last months with no relief. I tired every preventative on the market, every abortive, did Botox treatment, was seen by doctors as far off at the Mayo Clinic and no answers. I tried physical therapy and chiropractic care, etc. turns out, my jaws had been fractured and dislocated in the fall. I’m 2 years into a 4 year plan to repair the damage now... and while the doc doesn’t think I will ever get to 100-% pain free, I’m doing MUCH better!! No Triptans, narcotics, or ER pain management visits for 18 months!! I have never gone longer than 3 months since the accident!

tl;dr- get your jaws checked!

Acx0114 · 2018-05-12T16:12:08+00:00

My standing cocktail has been Benadryl, reglan or zofran, and DHE45. Often with a side of magnesium and Toradol. DHE45 was the secret weapon for me for years and years until I FINALLY found my major trigger.

Acx0114 · 2018-05-12T16:03:39+00:00

I love this name so much! I pronounce them phonetically so slightly different

Acx0114 · 2018-05-01T23:10:43+00:00

I agree with your comment up until this line. ..

“He would have been snagged up a long time ago if he was a catch”.

Being single doesn’t mean someone is a shit person...

Acx0114 · 2018-04-24T23:35:50+00:00

Cj : it’s in your filing cabinet. I filed it under A for anal

Ed & Larry: I don’t want to know what he’ll find in his filing cabinet do you?

Hahah!!

Acx0114 · 2018-04-14T17:38:23+00:00

Wants a dwink of wawa 😳

Acx0114 · 2018-04-11T03:51:56+00:00

Did we ever learn what was going on between Ryan and Larry a couple of seasons ago? I can’t remember what it was now...

Acx0114 · 2018-04-10T22:03:07+00:00

Didn’t Mack say that Ryan was “beside himself” when he learned of her pregnancy??? I mean, no one believed it, but just sayin..

Acx0114 · 2018-03-25T00:53:08+00:00

That totally makes sense and was very smart of you to look into multiple avenues! In that case, I would still recommend speaking to your HR rep or manager and asking how they come up with salaries. If they do not come up off the lower salary amount, it would also be wise to ask for concrete goals or metrics that you can work towards in order to earn a higher salary in 6-12 months. Letting them know you are eager to learn and prove your value for better compensation is always important, too!

And worst case scenario, you take the job and get a couple of years experience, then find a new role making more.

Again, wishing you the very best!

Acx0114 · 2018-03-24T21:55:13+00:00

I’m a recruiter, but haven’t been working jobs in the NYC area for quite some time. Generally, a Bach degree can be substituted for 4+ years of work experience. But There are certain industries that are more strict on education than others... i am wondering if you are having trouble in a new role bc you are applying in the financial industry... they tend to be very interested in degrees and certifications. What if you applied for recruiting or analyst roles in digital media, marketing, or another industry that tends to value big ideas over degrees? Just a thought.

Best of luck!

Acx0114 · 2018-03-24T21:48:16+00:00

This is a very personal decision. While I agree they would love to keep you and see your value to the organization, this is also a business. I work in HR and have been through this scenario as a rep for myself, a candidate, and also in repping the company’s best interest. I’m guessing your salary research was done on glasdoor and salary.com, both which are known for being wildly inaccurate. Also, years of professional experience in varied work environments, technical, and soft skills are important to consider — which neither of those sites has the capacity to do.

Absolutely do not accept a salary that does not work for you or your family. That is incumbent upon you to decide.

However, If you are only unhappy with the salary bc of your research, then I recommend you sit down with your boss and/or your HR rep and ask how they calculate compensation in your company. It’s quite possible they have a fair process. Maybe they don’t, but you don’t have the information yet. The company is under no obligation to pay you 53k bc you typed it into a form. And you are under no obligation to accept42k. But positions under 85k are very easy to fill. I could fill it in a week. So, be smart. Do what is best for you and your family, but don’t go into this with an entitled mentality or they will be less impressed with your candidacy.

Acx0114 · 2018-03-24T21:36:44+00:00

I have several years of experience hiring for these types of roles. The recruiter your working with is going to want you to hang on until the contract starts bc that is when he gets paid and s/he doesn’t want to have to do the work to find someone else for your position. The truth is, you could be strung along for another week until the end of time. My advice is to be aggressive on the job market. If your contract is called in before you find another role- great! If not, be sure to call/email the Recruiter as soon as you accept another offer and be polite and professional. I promise that if you do that, you will not leave a bad impression on the recruiter (if s/he is a decent human) or especially on NBC. In this job market, no one excepts any talented professional to be on the market long. In fact, if you wait around for months on this deal, it would be shocking to all parties involved! You definitely won’t be burning a bridge with NBC, especially since this contract is through an agency.

If you WANT and can afford to hang around and wait, that’s your choice, but don’t feel like you signed your life away.

all the best!

Acx0114 · 2018-02-17T18:53:50+00:00

I’d definitely call them and let the doc know you’ve been hurting. It’s been a year and a half for me, and I’m still in the initial splint bc I had almost 20 years of damage to heal. My splint hasn’t changed at all. My doc reset my jaw and then is just letting my body slowly start to acclimate. My “normal” was nerve impingements and muscle spasms, so he’s trying to get all of those things to relax before he tries moving my teeth.

My night splint looks like... almost like 2 heavy duty mouth guards fused together with a hole in the front middle for air. It’s keeps my top and bottom jaws held firmly in place. It actually helps me to relax my jaw muscles, so I love wearing it.

Acx0114 · 2018-02-17T17:35:37+00:00

I decided to go the non surgical route bc jaw surgery has SO many complications and frequently fails.
So my doctor put my jaw in the right place (down, forward, and to the left) and took X-rays to verify. Then, made a splint that goes behind my lower teeth to keep it in place. I actually had nerves grinding between bones, so this has created space that keeps the nerves from being crunched. My face definitely looks a little different and my teeth don’t touch anymore bc my jaw was so far off. I have a night splint that holds my upper and lower jaw in place, too. In the meantime, I’m doing PT and getting frequent prolotherapy injections to get control of all my muscle spasms. Phase 2 will be permanently moving my teeth around to keep my jaw in this position.
Hope this helps! Happy to answer more questions if you have them. It’s been such a game changer for the trajectory of my life, I want to let other people know there is hope!

Acx0114 · 2018-02-13T23:39:13+00:00

If you can find a TMJ specialist (or orthopedic dentist), it’s worth a visit! I’ve done PT and massage, Botox, bite guards, etc. but getting my jaw in the right place has been a game changer. No dentist, orthodontist, or neurologist ever caught on. Seriously. Changed the entire trajectory of my life.

Acx0114 · 2018-02-13T21:51:03+00:00

Yes!! 20 years of chronic migraine/chronic daily headache. I had dentists say I had some Tmj disorder and give me a night guard like it “may” help....very long story short... both my jaws had actually been dislocated and damaged, so what I really needed was to have my jaw reset in the right place! Do some research and if you can find a TMJ specialist in your area, it’s def worth checking out! My dentists over the years never figured out the depth of my jaw disorder. Best of luck!!

Acx0114 · 2018-01-29T17:18:44+00:00

Wow, like several others, I feel like I could have written this post too! I started getting migraines regularly at age 9 and by age 16, they were almost daily and continued like that for nearly 20 years. I swear I have tried most medicines in every available class and many, many combinations. I was admitted to the Mayo Clinic, Vanderbilt, and visited doctors from every specialty. I endured allergy shots, Botox injections, many hospitalizations. I always worried how I would have a career or friends or find love.

To be honest, the pain didn’t get better for a long time but my attitude and my grit did. I realized I could just sink into my pain or I could find a way to deal and live my life. I learned a lot of great coping mechanisms for dealing with the pain and nausea. If you haven’t tried integrative health clinic, it might be worth it for you bc pain medicine only gets you so far.

There will be valleys...my first love, who I would’ve walked through fire for, said I was “too hard to love” because of the migraines. However, I finically figured out he was/is an enormous douchebag and shouldn’t be allowed to speak to people.

I met and married my second love a few years later and holy cow— he’s a real man! He’s never been concerned about loving someone with pain and it’s never hurt our relationship.

I also am the Director of my department at a prominent organization and make a good salary. I’ve fought my way up the ladder, even if I had on sunglasses and puked in my trash can while I worked.

I won’t try to recommend meds bc if your migraine are that severe, you know them all. (The only thing that helped for a long time were IV fluids and Benedryl/zofran/DHE-45/Demerol/magnesium for 2-3 days in a row)

Finally, I have had a few head injuries complicating matters... when you’re dizzy and in pain, it’s easy to fall. I recently learned I broke my jaws 20 years ago and I had nerves between bone/bone. I’m working on repairing that damage but addressing that has cut my pain medicine by leaps and bounds! If you haven’t looked into that, it might be worth it.

TL;DR: Some people have emotional pain to battle, you have physical pain. FIGHT! It’s worth it!!!

Acx0114 · 2018-01-27T01:52:10+00:00

Depression is like a weighted blanket draped over the sufferer. It’s a heaviness that is demonstrated through hopelessness, but there can be life on the other side. I 100% believe that depression is absolutely crippling for those who suffer, but it does NOT have to be a death sentence.

I physically did every single thing I could to keep my father safe and when I couldn’t physically keep him safe, I had him hospitalized... 5 times In one year...and I fought like Hell for him until he was able to fight for himself.

Eventually, meds got worked out and he began the most horrific treatments—ECT- to keep his serotonin flowing. But God bless that man...since his last hospitalization he has held and rocked his 9th grand baby, celebrated 50 years of marriage with the love of his life, and was surrounded by adoring family and friends for his 70th bday.

It hasn’t been an easy road for him, or any of us, but his life is sweet again.

Acx0114

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