https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 07 May 2026 12:10:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel/page/2#post-140181 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:31:10 +0000 Secondhand Shopaholic 140181@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dittto what Katiepea said! Congratulations - that is awesome! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel/page/2#post-140177 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:36:59 +0000 Sihaya 140177@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations Maya and happy belated Nowruz. My mouth is watering reading about all this yummy food. You're good at what you do and I'm glad it's finally getting noticed. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel/page/2#post-140163 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:59:16 +0000 Louise 140163@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay congrats Maya that is great news x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel/page/2#post-140132 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:06:53 +0000 Ele 140132@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, so my little PB G4 isn't the oldest around here! (It's strange but I'm a little sad about that- bizarre in a "who has the fussiest feet?" kind of way.) Maya, my Andrew works on the same version as you, but Marianna, it seems like your bf takes the cake! Andrew still keeps his original MacBook from his art school days at his parents' house- it was a limited edition graphite colour (rather than the fruity ones). </p> <p>I really, really need to get a new laptop soon. I'm not sure what I'll go for- I don't love the look of the current MacBook Pros. For some reason, the black keys on the silver unibody reads as very "PC" to me. They're probably due for a redesign pretty soon though, so I'm keeping my eyes open. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel/page/2#post-140124 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:34:49 +0000 RoseandJoan 140124@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am so late to this thread but I'm absolutely *chuffed* your hard work had been acknowledged. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-140121 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:15:35 +0000 Katiepea 140121@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well done Maya! I agree with the others in that I think this opportunity is a huge step forward for you - professionally and confidence wise. You are so witty, articulate and make such clever and interesting observations, how, simply, could your supervisor not love you? It's no surprise to me and the other YLF'rs why you were chosen! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-140092 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 05:16:25 +0000 shana 140092@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maya, this is wonderful news! Congratulations! I am sure this is the first of many positive steps for you this year.</p> <p>We still have 12" G3 and a 15" G4 laptops - my husband uses the 12" for his music and my 6-year old plays games on the G4 (which was mine until I bought a new MacBook last summer). I probably would have kept using it but it was sooooo slow running videos, opening photos etc. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-140072 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 04:03:08 +0000 MNsara 140072@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations. Maya - that sounds like a very affirming step! It is nice to be recognized and very nice to be paid something </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-140071 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 03:57:56 +0000 Maya 140071@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marianna, I actually don't mind pureed eggplant for dips and such. It's the texture of eggplant that I find unpleasant. But when it's nice and mushy, who can tell Eggplant is probably the most popular vegetable in Iranian cuisine--unfortunately for me. Imagine me picking out all the eggplant and leaving a pile on my empty plate...</p> <p>Fiona, the most Iranian thing you can do (aside from cook amazing rice) is integrate fruit into savory dishes, especially pomegranate. Poms are like the apples of Iran. I highly recommend making a dash straight for the dessert section of your Iranian grocery store! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-140058 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 03:36:17 +0000 Lena 140058@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great news, Maya!!! I'm so glad to hear you're getting recognized for being good at what you do. :)</p> <p>And your description of Nowruz dinner is mouth watering. Yum! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-139978 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:05:22 +0000 marianna 139978@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ele - my bf still uses a Pismo (the SATC laptop) as his main laptop! He does have an iMac as his powerful computer, but he's juiced up the Pismo and it runs great. It's his favorite Mac! He also has a running Mac Portable (the first Apple portable computer), as well as every other vintage Apple computer you could think of. He's quite the nerd!</p> <p>Maya, I loveeeeeeeeee Persian food. It's one of my favorite cuisines. Best rice. Best eggplant stuff (I know you don't eat it, but there is one eggplant dip made with yogurt that I love). Yum. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-139976 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 19:01:57 +0000 londonkiwi (now back in NZ) 139976@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the description of your food Maya. I love middle eastern food and we have an Iranian grocery not too far away from where I live, so I might go a check it out. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-139974 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:52:09 +0000 Anonymous 139974@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations, I'm so happy for you. What a great start for your career. You're a winner. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-139973 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:39:37 +0000 Patience 139973@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay yay yay! Well worth celebrating. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-139971 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:26:46 +0000 Maya 139971@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, and about Nowruz:</p> <p>It's kind of hard for us to eat traditional Iranian food because we (everyone but my brother) no longer eat meat, and Iranian cuisine centers around meat, so we make a sort of Indian-Iranian fusion (a lot of it overlaps anyway, even in the language...cheese is panir in Farsi and Hindi, naan is a type of flatbread in both languages too).</p> <p>But in my not-so-humble opinion, Iranians make the best rice in the world. It is an art form and there are many ways to cook and season it. Here is a bit of background:</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_cuisine#Rice" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_cuisine#Rice</a></p> <p>The rice we made is most similar to damy, but we add vegetables and saffron. There was also a bowl of plain saffron rice, without the vegetables, to eat with a squash and lentil curry. </p> <p>We also had almond cookies with a rose flavored vanilla ice cream, pakoras (which are my favorite Indian snack), and a bowl of cucumber in plain yogurt as a cooling agent after all the spicy food. </p> <p>And of course, it was all ended with a huge pot of tea. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-139965 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:01:51 +0000 Maya 139965@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ele, mine is 5 years old. I know a few people with G3's though, so there are definitely older versions around (though they have new computers as well). My best friend has a 12" Powerbook that might actually be older than yours! </p> <p>I got the 15" because the 17" was too unwieldy and the 12" wasn't sufficient for running multiple graphics programs. I really want and need to upgrade though, but where to find that $2000... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-139964 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:40:00 +0000 Ele 139964@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congrats, Maya! You should be really proud of yourself- it's always great when someone recognizes your talent and hard work Also, given how crappy things can be for people our age these days (thinking of yours words on Marianna's recent post and others in the past) , even a "little" thing like being paid for 1 day/week is a big achievement. </p> <p>OT and being nosy- just how "vintage" in your Powerbook? I only ask because I work on an ancient (going on 6 years!) G4, and haven't yet met anyone who uses anything older. (I love mine because it's the old 12" size, and there's nothing like it in the range today.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-139960 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:19:03 +0000 londonkiwi (now back in NZ) 139960@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations Maya! Can you tell us about Nowruz? I would love to know what you ate? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-139935 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:12:32 +0000 Angie 139935@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aha. I remember Persian New Year. Tell me about the loot! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-139893 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 05:27:24 +0000 LoP 139893@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great news Maya! Congratulations! It is an important sign of trust from your supervisor.</p> <p>And Belated Happy Nowruz! (We call it Nevruz.) So you've done your spring cleaning? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-139873 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 03:32:40 +0000 Debbie 139873@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's great news Maya! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-139870 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 03:28:19 +0000 Tanya 139870@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What amazing news Maya! I am so happy for you! Things have their own way of falling into place. Can't wait to see all the new goodies you will be getting! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-139860 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 02:24:27 +0000 April 139860@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great news, Maya! Kudos to you, and to your supervisor for seeing your potential. I think your take on this -- that at the bare minimum you'll have a well-connected ally in your job search -- is exactly right. Well done! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-139855 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 01:45:59 +0000 taylor 139855@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WOW Maya, this is good news. He chose YOU...that speaks volumes. Toot~Toot your horn, you deserve this and so much more coming your way:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-139835 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 00:01:02 +0000 marianne 139835@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks great news, Maya! Hopefully this will be the turning point. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-139832 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:50:23 +0000 Rosie 139832@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations!!! Certainly a vote of confidence. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-139829 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:42:45 +0000 Jenava 139829@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congrats Maya! Being recognized for your work is such a good feeling. Run with it! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-139819 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:53:35 +0000 Maya 139819@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, Nowruz is Persian New Year! It's traditional to wear all new clothes, so it's a fabulous holiday for fashion lovers (and foodies--I ate until I exploded). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-139817 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:50:27 +0000 chewyspaghetti 139817@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh Maya- that's wonderful news! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-tiny-light-at-the-end-of-a-long-dark-tunnel#post-139813 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:40:12 +0000 Angie 139813@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay! This is fabulous news. You shone Maya, and it must feel good to feel noticed. A big feather in your cap :0)</p> <p>What is Nowruz? </p>