Brag about yourself!

RedJacks25

I want to brag about myself! I work for a closed captioning company. There is a movie in theaters right now that I had the honor of captioning, so once it's on DVD, if you put the English captions on it, I'm the one who did it. It's a big deal to me.  

Brag about yourself!

cruffino

My IL's are deaf, so I really appreciate the work you do.

RedJacks25

shrekspeare said:

RedJacks25 said:

I want to brag about myself! I work for a closed captioning company. There is a movie in theaters right now that I had the honor of captioning, so once it's on DVD, if you put the English captions on it, I'm the one who did it. It's a big deal to me.  

Brag about yourself!

So you're who to blame for the misspelled captions!

I am a Mechanical Engineering intern-not my first choice and will probably change my major back to English ASAP. Math is so terrible. I work for a company partnered with the Department of Defense that makes oil pumps. Not super exciting.

But! I am a real-live published writer. I've done a few articles here and there for online blogs and papers. So I'm pretty stoked about that. Plus I'll have a book out next year hopefully! And I'm planning on penning a remake of Logan's Run. Which will probably never be picked up by anyone, but I'm excited to do it!

Haha, nope! I'm 100% accurate. I do all post-production work. The spelling errors are in the live stuff.

cruffino said:

My IL's are deaf, so I really appreciate the work you do.

Oh, thank you! I love knowing that what I do helps so many people.

AddieCake

Awesome! Congrats to you! That's exciting, too, Shrekspeare. I am writing a novel trilogy and hope to be a published author one day. I recently entered a poetry contest and got 2nd place.

pinkcow13

Awesome congrats!!! That's very exciting I completed the NYC half marathon 2 weeks ago. My first half and I ran the whole way I'm pretty happy about that!

netskyblue2

I just got a $4,500/year raise!

RedJacks25

netskyblue2 said:

I just got a $4,500/year raise!

Nice! Congrats! Our reviews are coming up, and I put in my evaluation that I want a $20k/year raise... We'll see how that goes!

Jells2dot0

RedJacks25 said:

I want to brag about myself! I work for a closed captioning company. There is a movie in theaters right now that I had the honor of captioning, so once it's on DVD, if you put the English captions on it, I'm the one who did it. It's a big deal to me.  

Brag about yourself!

I appreciate your work as well! My DH is slowly losing his hearing and we use the closed captioning on everything!

As far as bragging, I'm fairly well off, skinny, successful in TWO career fields, got an "exceeds" on my performance assessment at the one job, and travel all over the world. So, HA!  

No, really, I'm just ecstatic that I get to sleep in tomorrow (until 4:30am, which is 2 hours) and have the entire weekend off.

My DH has bragging rights, though. He just accepted a new job within the company that is pretty much what he has always dreamed of doing. 

AuroraRose41

I was the first person from my small private engineering university in Upstate NY to get an internship (and later full time job) at a very well known Fortune 500 company. As a result, I received a personal hand written thank you note from the president of the university and he hugged me on stage during graduation, and I got to fly back a year later to be one of the first recruiters for my company on campus during the career fair. Oh, and I am also a project lead in my current position with less than a year's experience.

ScoutF

Wow, you guys are awesome! I just made dinner for me and H. I feel so accomplished

afox007

ScoutF said:

Wow, you guys are awesome! I just made dinner for me and H. I feel so accomplished

I'm right there with you. I just finished my homework and put dinner in the oven. 

HisGirlFriday13

I am an award-winning journalist whose work helped bring down a small local government that was corrupt.

I'm hoping to publish a book next year.

Sugargirl1019

Congrats! The writing and marathon running is also super awesome!

I carried the Olympic torch!

JCbride2015

Wow, you are all a bunch of impressive people!!!  Those publishing books... please PM me when they come out, I'd love to read them.

I am about to graduate from an Ivy League law school with a very lucrative job already lined up.  I wound up at this school by kicking ass and getting straight A's during 1L at a top-25 school.  I transferred to my current school, worried I wouldn't be successful, and... continued kicking ass and will be graduating with honors.  

Before law school I spent two years teaching high school in an underserved community.  Now some of my kids have college scholarships and I could not be prouder of them.  One of them told me I taught her that "success is the only option, and being born poor is not an excuse."  Still prouder of that than my own accomplishments.

jdluvr06

Congrats everyone!!

WinstonsGirl

I learned to do a standing tuck at my old age (34). Over half of my team can't do them. I jump in the air, do a back summersault and land on my feet again, with my hands not touching the ground. And I competed it and landed it for the first time at our last competition, where we won our bid to the World Championships. It'll be my third year going.

cupcait927

I am in awe of all of you! Makes me want to get out there and do something amazing with my life. Not that I'm a slacker, just average.

smalfrie19

I was given a job solely on the fact the owner of the company loved me and didn't want to let me get away. So now I make 5$ over the minimum wage with a high school diploma and 3.5 years of employment history.

Jells2dot0

You all make me feel very lazy as I am laying in bed contemplating pouring a glass of champagne.

Cookie Pusher

I was published in a few poetry anthologies when I was in high school and college, nothing super serious or prestigious, but enough to make the T/A for my Expository Writing class (freshman English) hate me, attempt to fail me, get in trouble, and "leave the class due to personal reasons" midway through the semester. I proceeded to teach the class with supervision of another professor.

I had the balls and self-respect to walk away from a high-paying job in the advertising world because I didn't agree with how they treated their employees (demeaning the administrative staff, unfair working conditions/hours/expectations, sexual harassment, pay structures, etc). It meant being on unemployment for a very long time while making ends meet through consulting and alternative income streams (I used to sell cookies online, hence my SN), but there was no way I could have continued where I was. I love myself way too much to put up with the emotional and psychological abuse of that company - which, ironically, shut down 2 months after I left.

My company is celebrating a big anniversary, so my name is going to be on a resolution being read by the State Senate. That's pretty much my most recent claim to fame. heh

LadyMillil

After spending 2 weeks training at UCSF, I single-handedly set up a new model system for my research at my university. I am the only person with the training to maintain the model system, so I do all the maintenance myself. The labs in the US that I trained and consulted with during the set-up process have an entire team (2-3 people) dedicated to this, and can't believe I do it all on my own. We are now the only university in Canada that has the capability to work with this model. 

Simky906

I just had my annual review at work and my boss told me that it's the best review he's ever had the pleasure of administering. He actually rated me higher on the review then I did on my self assessment; it's a really nice feeling to know you're appreciated. I got a raise too! And I can't forget to brag on FI; he just got a promotion at work! He starts the new position on Monday and he's like a kid in a candy store he's so excited. It also came with a pretty substantial raise so that's an added bonus.

lc07

I like myself.

I haven't always. So that's a big accomplishment. I own two successful companies, graduated from school with honors, have given back a lot in my community, have been a great friend, sister, wife, and daughter. I've traveled and had crazy adventures. I've meditated, practiced yoga and connected with my core. I've achieved awesome fitness goals.

But I've also tripped and fallen on my face. Hard. And I'm recovering from that. And learning to forgive myself and start liking myself again. I think that recovery will be my biggest accomplishment to date. 

pinkshorts27

I am really excited to finish my first job after graduating from Stanford with my MS degree in June!

KytchynWitche

I am amongst those who make frequent use of captions on DVDs, so I thank you! I'm not deaf, although I do have issues in one ear, but I like to watch movies quietly so I don't disturb anyone else who's sharing my space, because headphones are only an option for so long.

Um... When I was 12-ish, I came second in my grade in the National General Knowledge Olympiad.

It's kinda been downhill from there though...

sarahufl

oh, I like this thread!

I put myself through grad school while working full time then moved to NY on my own when I was 25 and only knew 1 person here. Since moving here, I have more than doubled my salary in less than 6 years.

I take a lot of pride in my ability to take care of myself.

KatWAG

I love this thread! You ladies are all truly amazing.

I am hugely pregnant. But i have still managed to work out 3-4 times a week. A few people have told me that they cant tell I am pregnant from behind. Score!

While I graduated a several years ago from college. I am still proud of myself for with graduating with honors, a double degree and defending my thesis paper on childhood obesity and the public school system. (I picked the topic before Michelle Obama put a spot light on it)

 

FiancB

Awesome thread! I love seeing how proud of themselves everyone is.

Not a huge deal but I just started submitting photos I've taken to Pixoto and I've gotten a couple little pic of the day awards. It makes me feel good. I pretty much taught myself about photography and how to use lightroom and photoshop and am really pleased with my progress. I'm still definitely close to a beginner amateur and have very basic equipment but I really enjoy it. I like it when I beat someone else with my Canon Rebel T3 when they have something way fancier. lol. 

I am in a really difficult A&P class and even though I haven't dedicated the time I should be to it with everything else going on, I am doing pretty well in it. Someone asked me to help her study for the next test and that makes me feel pretty good. 

jenna8984

I used to write sports articles for a sports website but the website got sold and kind of drifted into nowhereville.

When I was 22 years old, I packed up my car and moved 3,000 miles away by myself just to have some new experiences. It was the best couple years of my life, meeting so many new people. A lot of people that age are too scared to leave their comfort zones so I was pretty proud of myself.

Bought my house when I was 25 and single. I'm debt free (except my mortgage).

climbingsingle

I'm the executive vice president of a small family owned pastry manufacturer. Not bad for 33 ;-)

I also received a $6,000 raise last month. 

I work out 4-5 times per week and have seen a huge change in my body. I'm really happy with my strength and the way I look. 

I'm also having a really good hair day. 

FiancB

jenna8984 said:

When I was 22 years old, I packed up my car and moved 3,000 miles away by myself just to have some new experiences. It was the best couple years of my life, meeting so many new people. A lot of people that age are too scared to leave their comfort zones so I was pretty proud of myself.

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Same! I think everyone should do that at some point. I did it for a job but I was long overdue for a new start anyway. It's always surprising to me how many people desperately want x job but aren't willing to move to get it. I miss home but my life is 10x better from that move.