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« Reply #75 on: July 10, 2011, 03:42:29 pm » |
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I am unemployed these days but I am illustrating a sort of clockpunk book as part of a collaboration with a fellow steampunker and writer.
To make ends meat whilst doing my art/illustrative work I am looking out for a retail or a administrative job. To fill a gap of a years unemployment I have volunteered for The Wooden Canal Boat Society charity shop these days. I have also begun to help them out on the canal boats such as gathering unwanted stuff that can be sold in the shop and transporting them via the canal boats. I hope to do more work with them and learn more about canal boating.
Previously I have served in the Territorial Army as a Gunner for four and half years in the Royal Artillery. My civilian job during this service was working with my father in ground and landscape engineering as a laborer. In 2004 I decided to go to university to study fine art for five years. Since graduation I have been developing my work for illustration.
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Mercury Wells
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« Reply #76 on: July 11, 2011, 03:31:14 pm » |
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House husband & father atm.
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Aleister Crow
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« Reply #77 on: July 11, 2011, 03:57:20 pm » |
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Overnight dock worker and stocker for a store in one of the largest grocery chains in the US. It sucks, but it keeps the bills paid, with just enough left for my hobbies.
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'How cheerfully he seems to grin,
How neatly spread his claws,
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Archie Nimrod Barman
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Fun at any cost.
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« Reply #78 on: July 11, 2011, 07:24:04 pm » |
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I have been
a stockman in a local grocery store
a waiter
a grounds keeper
a computer network technician
and last but not least several mind meltingly boring office jobs.
I just graduated from a electrician course and am currently looking for work.
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Who is the bigger fool, the fool, or the fool who follows him?
Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.
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Professor Fzz
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« Reply #79 on: July 11, 2011, 07:40:31 pm » |
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Professor of Computer Science, specializing in designing new network protocols and writing Internet standards. Also been making robots recently for teaching purposes.
When I'm not doing that, it's great to get the welder out or make something physical from wood or brass. That's what I do to decompress.
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Try to learn something about everything and everything about something. - Thomas H. Huxley
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London McGregor
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London McGregor, Minder for the Ministry
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« Reply #80 on: July 14, 2011, 03:17:21 am » |
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In the real world (if you want to call it that) I've been doing manual labor since HS, but been reading everything I can get my hands on, so when I found Steampunk last year, started reading about that, not the most mechanical guy in the world, but then again if you make it to fit the Steampunk world, you know how to fix it...
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London McGregor
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London, England N1A 7AP
Minder for the Ministry
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celestialteapot
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« Reply #81 on: July 14, 2011, 01:25:43 pm » |
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I'm a lighting technician working in a West End theatre and occasional maintenance person at the Royal Opera House. I'm very good at taking electrical things apart and going "yup, that's broken."  I specialised in lighting design and carpentry at college doing my technical theatre diploma, minor misdirection to study stage management and then back on track to qualify as an electrician. |
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Miss Calendula Malmesbury
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Keeping it steamy since 1888
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« Reply #82 on: July 15, 2011, 06:48:00 pm » |
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By training I am an archaeologist/ conservator, however I am currently working in a contact centre but hey, at least it's a job, right?!
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gripguy
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« Reply #83 on: July 21, 2011, 03:46:21 pm » |
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25 plus years as a freelance lighting, rigging, grip in the theatre, TV, film, live music, and corporate event world.
By turns exciting, boring, fabulous, horrific, too busy to breathe or too broke to eat. All in all a great ride.
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Flightless Phoenix
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« Reply #84 on: July 21, 2011, 07:39:22 pm » |
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I just graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in Geology in Archaeology.
I'm going to do a master's next year in Archaeological practice.
My research field is 19th century funerary practice.
I've always been in love with that period of history- because I grew up in a Victorian house, so both my academic career and my interest in steampunk were a natural progression.
I've always made loved to make things and sew, although I haven't had any formal training- unless you count a GCSE in art! I've learnt a lot by just experimenting, and even more by reading about other people's projects on this forum.
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Oscuro Unbirthday
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« Reply #85 on: July 26, 2011, 04:43:09 am » |
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I'm a culinary arts student trying to get a chef apprentice job and hopping to be a banquet chef out of college in another 3 years.
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Miles (a sailor)Martin
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« Reply #86 on: August 01, 2011, 07:43:48 pm » |
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The above list was mostly what i have done for pay, in one way or anothe . I also know how to Sew (hand and machine), mount and dismount tires,balance drive shafts, straighten line shafts, fire a coal fed boiler, smelt aluminum for casting pistons, bore cylinders and grind valves for auto engines, repair copper and brass auto radiators,auto body work,paint cars ,submarines and destroyers using spray equipment ,as well as roller and paintbrush.
44 years of life experience since the first time i was paid for my work gives you a lot of time to learn a lot of skills. I was eight years old the first time i got paid for my work, pulling weeds in the neighbor ladies garden. 25cents an hour was what we agreed on and she was so pleased she payed me 2 dollars for 6 hours work. Miles
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Who you calling old, Sonny boy? Just because my birth certificate is on birch bark there isn't any reason to be calling names.
machinist for hire/ mechanic at large
Warning : minstrel with a five string banjo
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Rockula
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« Reply #87 on: August 01, 2011, 07:47:22 pm » |
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It would appear that, by default, I have a part-time job as 'tour driver' for several trips to Europe with bands next year. Driving is a job I can do without complaint because, basically and literally, I will be in the driver's seat.  |
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The legs have fallen off my Victorian Lady...
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Jarrett
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« Reply #88 on: August 01, 2011, 08:49:45 pm » |
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I used to be an aircraft engineer, I was a designer then moved to research and development, a very fun job but towards the end of it there was more paperwork than hands on work which made me sad.
I left to move up country to be with my other half and was unable to find engineering work. Rather than sitting on my bum and playing WoW forever I went into care work which I still do now. As far as job satisfaction goes I prefer domicile care to nursing home care but the management for domicile care was so bad I had to leave due to stress.
I'm starting college in September to begin my journey to become a nurse.
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London McGregor
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London McGregor, Minder for the Ministry
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« Reply #89 on: August 01, 2011, 09:04:57 pm » |
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Good Luck Jarrett in your schooling...
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D.Oakes
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« Reply #90 on: August 01, 2011, 09:37:33 pm » |
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I hold a Bachelor's in Humanities from Penn State University. I have worked at an auction company, a major lawn care supply company as a merchadiser/sales rep, sat on the board of an art gallery, have sold my own paintings and jewlry (in fact quite a bit this year which I am happy about), and I have been an antique and militaria dealer. Right now I am officially unemployed, unofficially I am working on new product lines and should by the end of the month have my PA tax number and have a registered business. Doing what, I am not sure.
I always find a way to apply everything I have done to steampunk, except perhaps selling pesticides and grass seed.
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Lt. Thomas Corvidae
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« Reply #91 on: February 18, 2012, 03:37:29 pm » |
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I hold a Bachelor's in Humanities from Penn State University. I have worked at an auction company, a major lawn care supply company as a merchadiser/sales rep, sat on the board of an art gallery, have sold my own paintings and jewlry (in fact quite a bit this year which I am happy about), and I have been an antique and militaria dealer.
Another artist! Splendid, sir! Where might we take a gander at these paintings of yours? My profession will soon be changing from Antique Gallery Assistant back to Student (hopefully). It be time to finish off this degree! |
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“Can a magician kill a man by magic?” Lord Wellington asked Strange. Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. “I suppose a magician might,” he admitted, “but a gentleman never could.”
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Kieranfoy
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« Reply #92 on: February 18, 2012, 04:39:15 pm » |
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None. And not the variety with the wimple and gown, either, but rather unemployed. Did some work as a waiter, and am going to take a gap year at Americorps. So, my imagination and skills are all thanks to books, brains, and hands on experience. Which explains why my work stinks.  |
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« Reply #93 on: February 18, 2012, 05:30:27 pm » |
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Ooh, zombie thread. Cool.  I work at a religious nonprofit ministry right now; basically I'm an office manager. I have a degree in history that has definitely helped give me an interest in old things, but I have pathetically few skills in hands-on crafting of things. At this point I suppose my skills lie in writing, but I keep finding it difficult to apply myself. |
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"Well, I don't really think that the end can be assessed as of itself as being the end because what does the end feel like? It's like saying when you try to extrapolate the end of the universe, you say, if the universe is indeed infinite, then how - what does that mean? How far is all the way, and then if it stops, what's stopping it, and what's behind what's stopping it? So, what's the end, you know, is my question to you."
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« Reply #94 on: February 18, 2012, 05:43:40 pm » |
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Student and budding network administrator. Other than that I've done some carpentry fixing up parks for eagle projects.
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There is a reason for this. And trust me, when a bunch of harry potter geeks think your fucking retarded, you know there is something wrong.
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Kieranfoy
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« Reply #95 on: February 18, 2012, 05:53:02 pm » |
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Ooh, zombie thread. Cool. Gasp! You're right! Quick, someone fetch the zombie hunters! Stuff it's mouth with salt and its ears with garlic! Does anyone have any lemons? Fetch a priest! Fetch a rabbi! Fetch a bokor! Fetch someone maternal! Mommy!!!!!! |
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walkthebassline
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« Reply #96 on: February 18, 2012, 05:58:19 pm » |
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Ooh, zombie thread. Cool. Gasp! You're right! Quick, someone fetch the zombie hunters! Stuff it's mouth with salt and its ears with garlic! Does anyone have any lemons? Fetch a priest! Fetch a rabbi! Fetch a bokor! Fetch someone maternal! Mommy!!!!!! I have a plate of lemon-garlic chicken, well salted. Lets throw it on the thread and see what happens. |
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Kieranfoy
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« Reply #97 on: February 18, 2012, 06:13:59 pm » |
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No, no, toss it to me! Only thing I've had all day is some chia-seed flatbread, and I'm starving.
Back on topic, I think a lot of us steampunks have dull-ish jobs. That's one of the reasons we're interested in such escapism. To get away from 'teh dull.'
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« Reply #98 on: February 18, 2012, 07:02:22 pm » |
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I would agree. My job isn't "dull" per se, but its definitely something I'm happy to escape when I leave work. I passionately love history though, and the Victorian era especially, so its a natural fit.
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« Reply #99 on: February 19, 2012, 03:15:44 am » |
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My job isn't dull,actually. I work in a hospital with adult cancer patients and I love my work but it can be emotionally heavy. Steampunk is one way for me to escape the stress of that.
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