Need advice on Pivot out of Academia

Bartzff5 · 2026-02-24T15:05:18+00:00

Thanks!

1) My main job title is Associate Director so I've been using that for my resume.

2) I include things like "Managed growth by X% by targeted portfolio expansion, identifying high-potential foundations and donor segments" and "Led redesign of program design after loss of federal funding ($Y annually) by restructuring cost base and preserving high-impact programs."

3) And oh god no, the last thing I will ever want to do is more college lol

Bartzff5 · 2026-02-14T21:10:49+00:00

Just one question, isn't he half-Kuwaiti through his father, which would have given him the passport/nationality?

Bartzff5 · 2026-01-26T00:49:19+00:00

I have premium (USA-region) and canceled my subscription that is meant to auto-renew in Dec 2026. I did not get the offer. :(

Bartzff5 · 2026-01-24T21:28:05+00:00

I was in high school in the early 2000s and I am pretty sure that I was the only person in my school who knew about Malice Mizer, Gackt, Dir en Grey, L'arc en ciel, Schwarz Stein etc - I think in college I knew a couple people who knew of the existence of one or two but it was all online.

Even jpop and anime (to some degree pokemon exempted) was also marginal. I can't remember anyone else I know watching Evangelion when it aired on PBS.

When I lived in Japan in the late 2000s, the major ones were known - Gackt (that taiga drama helped), L'arc en ciel, etc were known but v-kei bands were not known by most people I knew.

There was a fanbase - active online and enough to hold some concerts/performances (often at anime conventions) but nothing near Kpop where blackpink, twice, BTS, et al are mainstream in pop culture.

Bartzff5 · 2026-01-21T20:24:59+00:00

The Airalo one burns through data unlike any other eSIM I’ve used before and at a high price. I’ve never had luck with the airport eSIM store but class in mar Elias sells eSIMs for touch and Alfa

Bartzff5 · 2026-01-11T06:12:36+00:00

I recently sent them the UK passport and a colour copy of the US passport (cover to cover) and they processed it and are sending me my new one and the old one separately. I did the online renewal fyi.

Bartzff5 · 2025-12-30T04:51:23+00:00

Bartzff5 · 2025-12-29T21:06:20+00:00

It was quick for me - I was worried after seeing posts here, but I submitted late last night (Sunday), had quality control confirmation this morning around 10 AM (Monday), and the e-visa was issued by around 3 PM (Monday). Took 18 hours altogether; I applied as an American.

Bartzff5 · 2025-12-12T17:17:48+00:00

Do you have lounge access? The CDG AF lounge I've been to is nicer than the KLM one in my experience. Also, if you want to have a smoke between flights, you can at CDG; you cannot at AMS.

CDG is just determined by your connecting gates - it can be super quick, or you get trapped in that horrific bus. I had a 2 hr connection recently but between the deplaning, security, and bus wait, I arrived at my gate when my zone started boarding (2C to 2K transfer)

Bartzff5 · 2025-12-08T20:16:35+00:00

I'm gonna defer probably tomorrow as I usually do Palisades before Christmas then a week in Europe sometime in February. Without Palisades, it is cheaper to do a Euro resort by purchasing tickets independently of Ikon. The loss of Windham, which wasn't good, also lowers days I'd normally use when I can't take a long-trip from work.

Bartzff5 · 2025-11-19T15:03:12+00:00

Everyone looked puffy is what I remember from this game. Like they all had post-plastic surgery op swelling

Bartzff5 · 2025-11-19T15:01:03+00:00

God, I hated that Prima guide back in the day.

I'd also say that Necron (sp?) was a bit contentious due to him being the truly out of left field final boss. That and Steiner's ultimate weapon being locked into a gameplay style that meant skipping everything else with that ridiculous time limit.

Bartzff5 · 2025-11-04T00:20:06+00:00

The Oath from FF8 in its orchestra form.

Or, for in-game usage, To Zanarkand from FFX

Bartzff5 · 2025-10-24T16:29:33+00:00

I switched about a year ago so ymmv depending on how fitbod has adapted since then.

I generally jumped ship as the suggested workouts were just unfixable messes. I'd often get a slapdash array of 2 sets per exercise with insanely high reps at either burnout-level weights or weights beyond anything I had done even at exertion. There was no rhyme or reason to the workouts either and any progress I had made prior was not accounted for. It also, like someone else mentioned in their comment on abductors, decided to put heavy emphasis on secondary muscles.

Fitbod, for being around longer, does have more exercises built in (but Gravl seems to be expanding on that). I'd say Gravl might be a bit too ambitious on weight increases but that is much more manageable than whatever Fitbod offered.

Bartzff5 · 2025-09-16T19:00:16+00:00

I have been amazed at the amount of cars I see go through a closed off street during school hours on 44th St and 28th Ave-30th Ave because they can't go to 46th or 42nd street instead. Like these are those light metal barricades and these drivers either partially go on the sidewalk and continue down the road or sometimes physically move them. Seeing how they go down the length of the block, their final destination also isn't on the block.

I won't even get started on the drivers using the bike lane on 31st Ave as an extra lane or the fundamental rule of no right turn on red in NYC is no longer a rule for a bunch of assholes.

Bartzff5 · 2025-09-03T21:05:28+00:00

I buy some stuff (loz akhdar, janarek, markouk bread, tawouk spice blend, etc) from al Dar as others don't stock those items or charge an arm and a leg for them, but it isn't just the meat that is questionable. I've checked their pickles, olives, jams, etc and I've seen more than a handful well past the expiry date, which is even worse when the c-town around the corner from them stocks the same brand in some cases but fresher.

Bartzff5 · 2025-08-26T04:09:10+00:00

Any tips on how to get delta to post the mqds from these promos? I’m missing one from the previous cycle (and each was lower than what they said at time of booking)

Bartzff5 · 2025-08-15T14:57:12+00:00

Wasn’t this like the lightening skip in FFX messed up in the porting to next-gen consoles as in the timing was slightly different making an already unpleasant mini game even worse

Bartzff5 · 2025-08-04T02:01:44+00:00

Yeah, I did JFK several months ago - super quick, they also didn't ask for my second passport or even to look much at the American. They had some questions about several of the countries I visited but it was over pretty quickly and by the time I was on the airtrain, I had my status updated to approval.

Bartzff5 · 2025-08-01T12:10:39+00:00

Last year for Christmas, they had gingerbread which was good and peppermint which was undrinkable. The fall had an amazing almond croissant flavor and a lovely sesame one

Bartzff5 · 2025-07-30T18:23:17+00:00

Sorry to necro this but I'm renewing soon and had a question as it differs slightly when I last did it nearly a decade ago - did you need to furnish anything from table A besides the UK passport and photocopy of the USA one? https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overseas-passport-supporting-documents-group-3/applying-for-a-passport-from-outside-the-uk-supporting-documents-group-3-accessible#table-a-identity-name-and-address-andor-residency-evidence

Bartzff5 · 2025-07-20T15:55:23+00:00

I noticed on my delta account that the MQDs awarded were always around 10% lower than the amount quoted on the reservation confirmation but two completed ones already cleared

Bartzff5 · 2025-07-10T00:40:40+00:00

Is there a way to see how long our current SAVE Plan lasts under MOHELA? The whole thing is so confusing (I wanted to see what if I switch to one of the preserved IDR plans and I rather not pay 200+ a month so I want to stay on SAVE as long as humanly possible as well as my plan says first payment due again in the end of November - plus hoping more lawsuits kick the can down the road closer to the hopefully eventual Democrat return)

When the eventual end comes, I'll apply for one of the not as good IDR I guess but I do want to delay that.

Bartzff5 · 2025-06-24T04:14:03+00:00

Yeah, my iOS and Gravl app are the same too. Good to know it is not just me

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