Soxy

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Nov 7, 2008 -> 04:50 PM) Wow... this thread has gotten deep... That's what she said.

QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Nov 7, 2008 -> 03:59 PM) Nope. We don't want to take the chance they might go into a booth together. Or vote with a wide stance.

QUOTE (Steff @ Nov 7, 2008 -> 12:51 PM) She could definitely take him down. In all fairness, he probably has a 32 inch waist--a good strong wind might knock him down. Which, oddly enough, was the topic of an editorial in the NYT today.

QUOTE (Steff @ Nov 7, 2008 -> 12:47 PM) You gotta be a -2 to wear that thing. The contrast made her look fat which she definitely is not! Yeah. It just fit her weird. The kids looked adorable though. At least with Michelle we can look forward to four years with less twin sets and pearls! I think she has the potential to be a Jackie-O type style icon. As long as she avoids dresses like she wore Tuesday.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Nov 7, 2008 -> 12:29 PM) I think all the focus here on students, which was most of that part listed, is being short-sighted. There was also these gems there. 1) Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, 2) Obama will encourage retiring Americans to serve by improving programs available for individuals over age 55 So, even after you get out of school, it seems like he wants free labor for life. Anybody here in their 30's or 40's with 2 or 3 kids and a job have 50 - 100 extra hours to spare? Not quite in my thirties, but working two jobs. I sure as hell could find 100 hours a year for a 4000 tax credit.

QUOTE (knightni @ Nov 7, 2008 -> 12:19 PM) There are anti-gay memos? Iran might work. Intolerance is celebrated there, I hear. There's a memo for everything: anti-gay, pro-gay, ambivi-gay, TPS Reports, weather, etc.

QUOTE (knightni @ Nov 7, 2008 -> 12:13 PM) Um, where? Didn't you get the memo? There are no gay people in Iran.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Nov 7, 2008 -> 12:11 PM) How does that have to do with a legal contract? I have no problem with "marriage" being left to the churches, as long as its left to the churches equally. If they want to call it "civil unions" with the government, fine, as long as its applied equally. That's exactly my point. Whatever the government issues in terms to "marriage" or civil union or whatever, should be available to anyone that wants it.

QUOTE (Steff @ Nov 7, 2008 -> 11:15 AM) Poor thing. They probably made her shop off the rack!! I loved the runway version but I thought Michelle looked matronly. She's too pretty to wear icky dresses.

PA actually brought this point up in another thread. He said that his grandmother and her sister would really benefit from having some sort of legal union between them. The truth is, I think we need to get away from this idea of government sanctioned "marriage" as we would think about religious "marriage." The government really has no right to say what legal aged consenting adults you may enter into a contract with.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 6, 2008 -> 03:17 PM) haha, I'm glad now we can talk about the hard hitting stuff, like what puppy Obama will get. And the awful dress Michelle Obama wore on Tuesday.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 03:11 PM) My dog is being put to sleep back home as we speak. It sucks. Sorry. That really sucks.

QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Nov 6, 2008 -> 03:08 PM) The first time I watched 'Life Is Beautiful', I really enjoyed it. The second time it came across as so far fetched that it was almost comical. Never had such a swing in reaction to a film before. I think that's why it is so crushing at the end. It's a movie about this guy with this tremendous joi de vivre and then, oh god. I'm tearing up just thinking about it. Such a brilliant film. Really.

QUOTE (Pants Rowland @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 08:56 PM) That is an impressive list of films you've seen (especially Lives of Others, which was emotionally draining). Ever see City of God (set in slums of Rio) or Cinema Paradiso? Both excellent in their own right. Cinema Paradiso should also come with box of Kleenex. Thanks. I love movies. Perhaps too much. I've not seen City of God or Cinema Paradiso--they are on my not too distant list. And, yes, I cried durign Lives of Others, but I actually thought it was a very touching and kind of uplifting film. Not like, leave with a smile kind of happy, more like an existential restore your faith in humanity kind of feel good. When he makes the right choice in the end and thinks for himself--I see that as kind of a victory. I lent the movie to my boss and her husband (he grew up in Germany) and she said it was the most depressing movie she'd ever seen. I can see that perspective. But the transformation of the Stasi character to a "good man" was just so promising to me.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Nov 6, 2008 -> 10:32 PM) Thank you. The three options here at UTPA are Clinical, Experimental, and a brand new Behavioral Analysis Program just starting up this next fall. And I'm tied to here. I'm looking into thye Behavioral program, I honestly do not know anything about it besides the little I saw at the abainternational.org web site. ABA is actually what the Clinical program in my area trains with (awful sentence, but I've been at one job or another since 8 this morning). It is (for a clinical program) pretty scientifically rigorous. Is the Clinical program a terminal masters program? Or is it built into a PhD program? Sometimes (if the masters isn't terminal) you won't actually be a licensed clinician after the MA program. Good luck with the application! I know grad programs are a bit selective. My department gets around 250-400 applicants a year and accepts about 12-17.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Nov 6, 2008 -> 06:19 PM) Then maybe I am missing something, don't you have to have a Masters before a PhD? And honestly, the only decision that has been made is to continue. The next decision is the toughest, English or Psychology. And I am in a position where I can seek knowledge for knowledge. I guess if I was looking at a 50 year career, I would be thinking different, but honestly, I'll have maybe 5-10 years, if I am lucky, post PhD. I re read your post. Clinical is a choice based on not being able to move right away and being available here at UTPA. You do get your masters before you PhD usually, but some programs don't include a masters--you just go straight for the PhD. I think one of my friends did that at Albany. I have had several friends leave my program after the masters; most of them don't regret it because they realize they didn't want the PhD, but most of them do wish they were able to find a job using their degree. My point is just to talk to people that have an MA in Clinical/Counseling around your area and see what type of availability/pay you're looking at.

I think they're also going to have to do something about the rapidly rising cost of higher education.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 10:27 PM) I understand and a PhD is something I would like to do, but remember I have some age and other considerations that may not allow that to happen. Which works in English's favor. Many more options there for teaching. But overall, with almost any field no degree And I need to take it one step at a time. In Texas, a Masters would allow me to sit for the license test and open my own practice. That seems like a huge difference. It sounds like you've already made up your mind. I'm just telling you what I know based on my 4 years in a Psych grad program. Of the clinicians I know that left with masters, two are working in a prison doing a job they could have with a BA, one switched field and one was living in his car and campaigning for Obama. Of the experimentals I know that left, two are working as college admissions officers, one has been looking for a year for a teaching job (unsuccessfully) and another is still looking for a job. My point is that you are really going to want to think about job opportunities. I would honestly talk to people with the MA you are looking for that are NOT affiliated with the program you are thinking about going into. That way you will get a view of what it's like once you have attained the degree you want. I'm just trying to make sure you know how glutted the market is with Clinical PhD's, MA's in counseling and PsyD's. Even since I've entered grad school the market has gotten very competitive. It's difficult to find a post without a post-doc fellowship--beyond the PhD.

Happy happy birthday!!! I hope those damn kids stay off your lawn this year.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 07:51 PM) Why is it that my straight republican self is so up in arms over the fact that people are seriously still living in the stone-age and actually supported Prop 8. What a f***ing disgrace my state is. Because you're a fiscally conservative (and at the moment slightly disenchanted) Republican who believes the government should not be involved in legislating "morality." But, um, that's just a guess.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 03:53 PM) You are not the first one to mention that. Honestly, I think I would be best in some teaching position at this point. And teaching opportunities seem greater for English than Psychology. Remember, I'm not an argumentative s.o.b. in person, just here Another factor that a friend good enough to slap me figuratively across the face said that Psychology has more prestige than English and that I crave the ego stroke. Remember that your teaching potential will be limited with just a masters. You'll be looking at community college or untenured college/university posts that don't have the best perks. And my friends that have left with just a masters in Psych haven't been able to land teaching stuff. A terminal masters in Psych (in my opinion) is not going to get you tons further than a BA in Psych.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 02:39 PM) I'm too old. I just don't have the emotional reserve anymore to tackle that population. Twenty years ago, yes. I don't know if you would be happy catering to wealthy people who can afford the help and need it far less.

Lisa Madigan--AG.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 10:51 AM) That has kind of been a subset of the Psychology decision. I love the research as well, but that seems more tenuous than clinical.Based on age and a couple other consideration, I am taking this step by step and leaving the door open, but not deciding on a PhD program. Which eliminated one MA-PhD program I looked at in English. Can I put in a plug for Social Work? I think you'll go farther with that degree than with an MA in Counseling/Clinical.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 12:01 PM) Psychology is a soft science, really just barely more than pseudoscience, and you're better off spending your money on gambling, hookers, and booze than getting a Psych degree. I AM TOTALLY OFFENDED BY THAT--wait, no, I agree.