What do you do?

[SureShot]

I am sure this has been asked before, but I am just curious.


What do you people do in "real life"?

What I mean is - do you work for a living, are you a student that works part time or not at all, are you a bum and damn proud of it, do you have a rich family so you dont have to work....? Anything!

Please only post once though - I want to see EVERYONE reply at least once.

Thanks!

[pom]

Well, why don't YOU start by telling us what you do? :trout:

[Jubba]

I am a student. I go to SUNY BInghamton in NY state, USA. I am an Anthropology major with a minor in Archaeology. I make websites in my spare time for extra money, because I really don't want to be working a part-time McDonald's type job while I am at school.

[andr.in]

I'm a student! I'm in the 8th grade ..whatever! Trying to get my homepage done but stuck with the sound-thingy!:( :( :*(
Working on another project which I will be sure to post here too after it's done!:elderly:

[senocular]

You're all wrong. The correct answer is


"post on kirupa ALL THE TIME"

[andr.in]

Originally posted by SureShot
What I mean is - do you work for a living, are you a student that works part time or not at all, are you a bum and damn proud of it, do you have a rich family so you dont have to work....? Anything!
Yes I post here at kirupa for a living, I study here while posting, I work part time here, I'm a bum here and proud of it, I have a rich family here and I don't have to work though I post here for living! :P

[Makaveli]

Please only post once though - I want to see EVERYONE reply at least once.

stop ruining his thread :P :P

anyways, i go to school, and if you look at my occupation, i am a professional bum ...or did i chg it......oh well

i'm a loafer i have no past, present, or future :pirate:

[andr.in]

well... this is like the 3rd time I post here!
haw haw! :evil:

[reverendflash]

I am a graphic designer as an occupation.

In the past I have had many occupations, and they seem to come out every once in a while...

But generally, I am on my computer, a mere 15 ft commute, most of the time.

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[telekinesis]

Graphics Design and Marketing for a new P2P corporation.

[Makaveli]

hey dan where ya been? a new p2p corp huh.....interesting......mind giving us juicy details?

[Guig0]

web designer

[telekinesis]

You will find out more when the time comes.....

[RenaissanceGirl]

You mean not everyone here is a graphic/web designer?

[marius]

I'm a consultant focusing on NT server enviroments as well as developing maintaining the corporate regional intranet for the SouthEast's largest telephony company. Basically, I pray to God the stocks hold another day and bob and weave when lay offs are imminent. ASP, Database Administration, SQL, etc... Backend development.

Recently began to understand I could cut half of my expenses by learning to do the site design myself as well as the coding... So here I am.

Also, starting a new niche in Hospital wireless pdas for doctor patient information. It's amazing how much money there is to be made here. First hospital 70 pdas, a wireless system, and web app that transfers the info to the db... 3 more of these and I'm retiring...

[SureShot]

come on guys - only once please!!!

I am a Graphic Designer / Web Developer. I just graduated from college 4 months ago and am now working part time for 2 companies and freelancing myself out with whatever time I have left - which isnt much!

[mdipi]

I am in 8th grade. i go to school and make websites. i play a ton of sports but that is after i am done posting. I am a full time poster. some days i get up and post untill i go to bed, other days i get up post then go to school and think about what i am going to post. i'm like a freak on a leash but without the leash (my buddy stole it). I am the only kid that knows ANYTHING about web/graphic design, exept the kid that stole my leash, his dad does stuff with Maya for a living so after he built his comp his dad started to teach him it (i have already started to get better than him with MAX and his dad has been teaching him for a few weeks now, i just started with tutorials the other day, lol) well thats about it...i think...

[sintax321]

I'm a Webmaster and Consultant for the Government of Saskatchewan. I'm also a Web, Graphic, and Multimedia Designer. I work free-lance in my spare time and I'm also in the works of opening my own Skate and Snow board shop although that won't be done for another 6 months.

[telekinesis]

Oh yea, I also directed the Girls Gone Wild series.......

not really, but I have an ex-girlfriend that is in it.........

ok ok, none of those are true, but it would have been cool

I am just kidding (posting this for a laugh) so no one get any freakish ideas that I am a psychotic semi-p0rn obsessed weirdo. But I am the real slim shady, all ya'll is just imitating (damn thats old)!

[eilsoe]

we know Dan, we know :)


As for me, I "work" at my local production school. We get payed to show up (and stay), but it's more of a "self-teaching" kinda thing...

We have several workshops for ppl to mutter around in. Like woodshop (learn the basics, go nuts), kitchen/cafeteria (learn to cook, serve, whatever), EDB (learn to build websites, learn about computers in general), office ("students" here actually run the main office, right from admittance!) etc.. we have about 12-13 shops...


As for me, I'm in EDB. We have several small customers (nothing fancy, we're not proffesional). Tha magic of these workshops is, that you don't have to know ANYthing about websites (ie) when you first show up. You just pick up a book, sit down at one of the com's, and start reading/learning.

I'm currently getting the hang of DreamWeaver (a MUST buy!). On the side out there, I run around teaching a little Flash and Photoshop for the newbies... they know JACK about it.. or..err.. they didn't before I came along...

My "teacher" uses me as head designer... I'm in FULL charge of designing layouts and crap for new sites.

One of my friends out there is in charge of ASP coding and stuff... he's a wiz at that...! :o


Other than that I spend all the time I can with my girlfriend (soon to be fiance ;)), and pick up stuff from online tutorials here and there...

[Raydred]

what is.. ReeeAAL LIIEeffe??

What is this thing that you speak about.. i am confused.

=)

[eyeinfinitude]

I'm a student and I'll be graduating this March with my bachelors degree in design. I'm also currently working for a print company as a production artist and I also do freelance web design work as well.

[eilsoe]

HEY RAY!!!!

[Alex]

im a student in 9th grade. and i am currently keeping up 2 web sites. i get alooooott of home work so thats why i wont be here until later in the day. but when i am in shop, you will be seeing alot more of me:chinaman:

[bcogswell11]

In 10th grade. I play a lot of sports and also spend a lot of time on the computer. I get good grades, so between all this I'm pretty busy. I don't currently have a girlfriend, but I do have some great friends that are girls. I have done a little freelancing in the past, but it's hard when I'm in school.

-brad-:evil:

[Marz]

Let's see..... How much do I really want to tell you people? hehe...

I actually own two local companies..

Novanet Interactive and Mental Concepts Design Corp...

Novenet is a web paging and networkjing company while Mental Concepts is a programming company.. Right now Novanet is on temporary leave while MC is in full command working on high quality computer games...

As for a real money money jon.. I work freelancec whereever I can get into.. hehe

Peace

[Makaveli]

Originally posted by playamarz
[B]Let's see..... How much do I really want to tell you people? hehe...


reveal all....tell us all.....and we will spare your life, you cannot hide from us, it is inevitable....we have Phil.....he will hunt you down.........we have the Council...they will hunt you down...tell us all

[Kitiara]

As many of you know by now, I'm the full time web developer and designer for Churchill Insurance. It's my third proper job since graduating from University, and yes it <i>is</i> the one with the bloody dog.

[Raydred]

*confused* so... real life is... like a block of cheese?

=)

[fester8542]

In my full time position, I work the Marketing Communications department for an EMI Shielding and Thermal Management manufacturer.

I am responsible for the company website, trade show coordination, literature, endless meetings that don't accomplish anything, and interactive CD-ROM presentations.

basically any and every facet of company branding.

<b>In my spare time, I drink beer. Miller Light to be exact.</b>

In my spare-spare time, I develop websites on the side. I currently have four clients that are consistently giving me update work. So that some nice extra monthly income.

and in my spare-spare-spare time I dress in coveralls, put on a hockey mask and hack up the teenagers around silver lake with my blood stained machete.

[putch]

web/multimedia designer for a design firm in the Chicago suburbia. I also do a ton of freelance work.

[kirupa]

Hey everyone,
Yeah, what is the strange word called "life"? I think I've seen life before. A strange fellow if you ask me. As for me, I am a 12th grade high school student.

Congrats eilsoe - are we all invited to the wedding :)

Cheers!
Kirupa :beam:

[Aislin]

I'm a dog! ruff ruff!

Actually, I'm a 10th Grade student in Sarnia Ontario Canada. I have a part time job working for the city at Arena's. (Tickets, mostly). Supposedly during the summer I get in to all the concerts free, but I haven't experienced it yet, I started only 4.5 months ago.

I play basketball and football a lot, as far as sports goes, and spend a wee bit too much time on the comp. It's taking away from my PS2 time. That poor little bugger... When's she gonna get another high quality game I can drown 72 hours of my life in?

I would do design mumbo-jumbo, but I dunno how to get started, I guess I need one of them portfolio mabobs.

[Xero]

I am a 12th Grade High School Student. I work at Best buy part time. And part time (rarely) my uncle has someone call me to come fix their computer for money.