My son's doing some concept art on a game that a friend of his and a group of guys are trying to put together and market. The friend graduated in November and has a job up in Chicago I think. I told my son if he got his name on a published game, he couldn't buy that type of advertising or credentials to put on his resume. He trust the friend but he's not sure about the other guys, so he's made sure to sign all his artwork and keep the originals so there's no question that he did the work. The friend said they couldn't pay him for his work but if the game got to market they'd pay him royalties. I told him the credentials to his name would probably be worth more than the royalties. But he'll take the royalties too. I know they do some really exciting things. Sometimes the NFL draft is done from one of their studios. Some of the ESPN sport cast are too. They had a quarterback come in and get filmed to improve his throwing. Some of the students get to work on real recordings that go to cd. I was told that it was some Full Sail students who created the video scenes for Sunday night football opening sequence. Several of the graduates from there worked on the Thor movie and another one that had a lot of special effects. It's the place to be if you want to go into media arts. The connection to the industries are huge there.

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I agree that it's art. Some of the scenery and the characters are truly amazing. To be able to conceptualize it and draw/paint it, I definitely couldn't do. On the other hand my son is going to Full Sail in Orlando, FL and getting a degree in Game Art. He has a eye for that type of stuff. He definitely didn't get that talent from me.

If you can’t have fun at work, then why go to work?

Thanks for the input. I'll keep that in mind if anyone else ask for a sample code. I may end up writing some code if no offers come from the face to face interviews. While I'm in Florida, I have three interviews lined up. I've had four phone interviews and had three want to go to the next step. I thought that was pretty good. I've taken some test, I'm working through recruiters since I don't know the area very well or what companies are down there. I think the thing that's helping me the most is I work for the School of Medicine and in Florida a lot of their jobs deal with the Health industry. Good luck with your hiring process. I hope you find someone that's a great fit.

If you can’t have fun at work, then why go to work?

No. Indianapolis interviewing in Florida.

If you can’t have fun at work, then why go to work?

I'm in the middle of interviewing for jobs out of state. I'm traveling down to do face to face interviews next week and one of the companies has requested that I send them some sample code before hand (as in today). I'm very leary of doing this. I've heard of companies asking for code samples and then later it's found out that they have stole the code for use in their own programs. If I do send sample code, I am making sure nothing prioritary gets sent and usernames, passwords, filepaths and server names have been renamed or removed. Let it be noted I haven't done any programming outside of work in a couple of years (busy with kids graduating from high school and getting them into college) so I would have to use some code from work. How would you handle this? Would you send code or not? ~ Modified ~ Thanks to all who answered. You confirmed what I was feeling leery about. I only graduated a couple of years ago so I went back and pulled some code from my last class. The only issue I had with that is the programming was done for Windows Form and the job is ASP.net. But it should give them a good example of my code skills.

If you can’t have fun at work, then why go to work?

Said by the IT guy after they replaced my hard drive for the 3rd time - IT guy: "You know what will fix this problem?" Me: "No?" IT guy: "Don't touch the keyboard." I'm not kidding I was really told this.

If you can’t have fun at work, then why go to work?

I'll have him look into this because the amount of space looks good for his pictures. Do they help you create the website? He's not very savvy with programming. But if it's a point click and drop design, his eye for color and detail is great. Thanks, Carolyn

If you can’t have fun at work, then why go to work?

Thanks. I appreciate any direction for this.

If you can’t have fun at work, then why go to work?

I'll take a look for those. If you have time could you send me a list? I'm trying to be extremely cautious about where I send him because he not very security aware even though I've discussed being careful on the internet. If his computer gets a virus or hacked, I'm several states away and can't take care of it. Thanks, Carolyn

If you can’t have fun at work, then why go to work?

Dad is not around. Has only seen them once since Xmas 2004. And the kids intiated the contact after going to court about child support again. I'm sending part of the child support I get for him to help with the food and such. Though support for him may stop since he's over 21. I'm trying to get post secondary education support for my son, but with the amount their dad makes, I'm guessing the judge is not going to award any. I spent over $1200 getting him set up in his apartment because they don't have dorms at the school he's going to. Plus the expenditure of moving all his stuff to Florida (we lived in Indiana).

If you can’t have fun at work, then why go to work?

I think the professors want the students to create a website that showcases them and their work. I thought flickr was more about just posting pictures. Carolyn

If you can’t have fun at work, then why go to work?

Couple of things I would state, try to meet neighbors. If you plan on being there several years the neighbors can make it a great place or make it that you want to get away. I had really great neighbors. I even had one that would watch my kids before and after school. Also depending on where your buying don't buy the lowest house in the area. I had a crawl space under my house and the sump pump ran a lot. I was the lowest of several houses in a row so the water went to the lowest spot. If this is for investment reasons, think about resale value also. I was a single parent so I bought what I could afford, a three bedroom house with one bath and a one car garage/driveway. That was kind of hard to sale when I needed to move because most families need two bathrooms and have more than one car. Jockey cars in a one car driveway is not fun. Also look at how the layout of the house is. I had a nice 7 foot archway/doorway between my kitchen and living room. Made the house seem really opened and big. But I really ended up needing the wall space and finding a dog gate to fit that wide of an entrance was hard. Also think about where things are. My laundry applicances were in a closet (I guess that is what you would call it) in the hallway. It seemed as if the kids were always leaving baskets of clothes in the hallway. Not fun. Also think about how long you are going to be there. Can you live with things the way they are or will you want to remodel? How much time do you want to spend on maintenance of the yard and upkeep of the house. That will help you decide how big on a yard to get and what type of composite the outside of the house is made of. Hopefully that helps. It's some things maybe new homebuyers don't think of when they are looking at houses. Good luck. Carolyn

If you can’t have fun at work, then why go to work?

He's a college student with no money. The miscalculated some of his grants so he's already trying to cut expenses so he has enough money for the first eight months. Carolyn

If you can’t have fun at work, then why go to work?

Is there a limit on the amount of content he can upload? He'll be taking pictures of his artwork to post. Thanks, Carolyn

If you can’t have fun at work, then why go to work?

Okay, you all usually have the answers. My son who is down at college in Florida (Full Sail) for 3D game design, needs to set up a website and post some of his artwork. I've been looking online for a free web hosting service for him, but I also need one that is easy to set up and maintain as he has no programming experience. He'll probably need to create a page or two and then upload some pictures of his artwork. What are the recommendations for this? His professors recommend this to get his name and work out there for others to see. Thanks, Carolyn

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I love getting tagged as my daughter's sister. She hates it. I'll be 45 this year but usually get pegged for early thirties. I love seeing the expression on peoples' faces when I say I have a 21 year old son in college. I've had a couple of people ask if I had a kid when I was 12. Sometimes they think I'm pulling their leg. My daugther who is 18 almost 19 looks about 12. I was letting her drive one day and the individual at the drive thru asked how old she was. She said my daughter didn't look old enough to drive.

If you can’t have fun at work, then why go to work?

Lucky you on your garage sale. I had one scheduled for Saturday and Sunday and only made $150. None of the big stuff sold (also moving). It rained Saturday morning and got rained out on Sunday. So I guess that's a good haul for only a half day sale. :)

If you can’t have fun at work, then why go to work?

My grandparents were the same way. My grandfather was 6'1" and my grandmother was 4'11". When they would do professional sitting potraits it would look funny because they would sit them to fit the photo and as if they were close in height.

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I hate to hear that you are leaving. When I'm down I purposely look for certain people's comments in the lounge because I know they'll have that right mix of sarcasm, wit, and hilarity that'll bring a smile to my face. You are one of those individuals and will be sorely missed. Whether than leave why not take a breather and get away from things for a while. When things have improved in your personal life, then take another look at if you want to be a part of this community or not. Don't make a rush decision when things are not going so well. If you do decide to leave, then I wish you well in all your endeavors and hope things will get better for you. Maybe drop us a line and letting us know you new on-line home? :-D

If you can’t have fun at work, then why go to work?

Thanks. I would prefer to apply to companies directly but we are on somewhat of a time crunch. My daughter wants to go to USF (University of South Florida) and if I can find a job and get moved by the end of June, I think she will be considered in-state tution. That will save her $10,000 a year on the cost of her education. I'm thinking of applying there as I noticed several jobs on the website. I work for IUPUI (Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis) in the medical field so I think that may work. I just don't have an inside contact. But I will heed your advice about the recruitment companines. Carolyn

If you can’t have fun at work, then why go to work?