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What to do when you are out of work

tman

I'm an architecture student and will be without work for about a month. Anyone have suggestions on what I could be doing besides sitting on my fat ass and looking at archinect?

 
Jun 2, 04 10:28 pm
anatomical gift

Competitions
Make a portfolio
Create a website
Travel
Spend quality time with the people you love the most
Write a screenplay
Look for a job
Make sweet passionate love to a lovely lady or studly gentleman
Bake a cake
Train for a marathon
Go on the Atkins diet
Create a weblog
Lift weights
Take an art class at a local community college

That should last you a while...

Jun 2, 04 10:33 pm  · 
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tman

it's funny, out of those picks i've been doing...6 of them. I'm working on lifting weights righ now. Thanks for the suggestions, they should last for awhile.

Jun 3, 04 12:08 am  · 
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architorture

just be glad you aren't working with the certifiable psychos noted in the co-worker idiosyncracies page....

Jun 3, 04 10:26 am  · 
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Cameron

start something you care about... you'll spend your life doing office refits and renovations but use your time off to work on something you are interested in.

Jun 3, 04 10:45 am  · 
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lexi

what do people normally do when it's slow in the office... what do you charge your time too?
I've always wondered that .. ever since I've been working.
The in between time... just after you've finished CD's and before starting another project?

Jun 3, 04 10:47 am  · 
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Lexi

Charge the time to admin and IT it covers a multitude of sins from tidying your desk to surfing the net.

Jun 3, 04 10:55 am  · 
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David Cuthbert

was out of work for 3 months - time to rest and travel indeed

Went to Australia and work/studied with Glenn Murcutt & Rick Leplastrier

Completed 2# portfolios

Entered a design competition - oh so many rules to abide by

and of course keep looking for a job

Jun 3, 04 2:49 pm  · 
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le bossman

i have been...

working on a new portfolio
applying for jobs and going to interviews
begun training for the chicago marathon in october
did a watercolor for my mom
cleaning my apartment
mountain biking
working on my tan
getting my loans consolidated
reading
drinking
grilling

Jun 3, 04 3:27 pm  · 
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proto

here's something to do

www.ratemyimplants.com

Jun 3, 04 3:45 pm  · 
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greengoblin

learn a new software!

Jun 3, 04 4:01 pm  · 
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tman

thanks to all you guys/girls that responded to my posts. to give you an update, I have just acquired a very light part time job in a small firm. Luckily this still gives me time to pursue playing guitar and drums (my second passion besides architecture). Also I've been reading some books and doing various other thinks you guys have mentioned.

As for that site proto...very funny. I have a friend of a friend that just got plastic surgery and everyone's talking about it. Maybe i'll ask her if she'll put hers online.

Jun 3, 04 6:27 pm  · 
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