I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be. (1043 hits)
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Submitted by Merlina (View user info) at 2007-10-25 03:45:42 EDT
It's only now that I feel for young people in their late teens and early twenties. I look back and feel for myself at that age. Because who knows where the hell were we going? How were we supposed to know?
It seems ironic that at an age where we can plan for our lives, is an age where that is the LAST thing on our minds.
Example one: Leaving school.
Merlina's age: Sixteen
Year: 1986
I saw a careers advisor which was set up by the school. He was (and I didn't know this at the time) a complete tard. He proceeded to give out 'advice' for what sort of jobs we would suit considering our personalities. There were various suggestions of the bloody obvious... sales, social worker etc... But what he didn't seem to realise (I didn't then but HE WAS THE ADULT) is that between the ages of sixteen and thirty our personalities change so radically that he couldn't even guess. And he's only met me for ten minutes.
Madness. I often sit back and wonder what degree he had for that knowledge.
Example two: college
Merlina's age: eighteen
Year: 1988
Well its simple, I didn't go. I got a job at sixteen thanks to the careers advisor and my father telling me to 'get a bloody job and pay your way around here'. I had a job in a warehouse which paid - if I recall correctly - about £75 a week which was standard for those days. I discovered pubs and clubs.
Example three: university
Merlina's age: nineteen
Year: 1989
I blush a little as I type this. I was a very naive kid. I didn't even know about university. The careers advisor didn't tell me it existed and my parents were in the pub during most of my childhood. Who was going to tell me? I worked on. I partied on.
Example four: a good job
Merlina's age: twenty one
Year 1991
This is the worst one. When I was in my early twenties, through sheer hard work I went from sales assistant, to assistant manager, to manager, to area manager of a decent chain of stores in central London. I was earning - frankly - loads.
However, I had absolutely no concept of money. I hate it when people blame their childhood but here I have to. My parents at various times, had loads and spent it on a 'fabulous lifestyle' or they had none. More often none.
So there I was in my early twenties, living in a shared house with a bunch of friends - i.e. low rent - and blew every penny. I had a chauffer for fuck's sake. After being a lazy feck and getting as taxi to work every day I decided to get a chap (called Mo from what I remember) who had a lovely Daimler, gave him £100 tax free cash a week and he not only took me to work and back but picked me up from nights out with my mates. I thought it was a pretty good set up.
What I didn't know is that is was the deposit for a house. And nice houses in those years were about £115 thousand pounds - nowadays the same size house is £350 thousand.
If I had saved for about a year - quit eating in expensive restaurants, got a train to work - I would have a house probably full paid off by now. Worth £350 thousand pounds.
WHAT AN IDIOT.
But.......... I wanted to party. I wanted to spend. I didn't have a sensible cell in the grey matter then. It was party all the way... Live hard & die young wooohooo...
Eejit.
The story gets more stupid. In 1998 I married the guitarist of the rock band I was in.... for some bizarre reason. To be honest when he asked I was so out of it I would have married the Pope had he had been there. Unlikely though, considering it was at a Saxon gig. It lasted months, at best. But in that time he 'borrowed' so much money off me that I was paying it back until only four years ago.
During this time I ate baked potatoes and baked beans. Beans on toast. Saved, paid back, fretted and frowned over electricity bills and vowed to never waste money again. Ever.
It paid off.... I have a house now (well two actually) and a good job, money in the bank and no debts.
I finally grew a brain and upon hearing I could still go to university, I joined up at 35 and studied my ass off. In fact I still am. And I am kicking myself for not having done everything better.
Now it's not all doom and gloom. I partied hard. I had a ball of fun. And I don't really regret anything - everyone has something major to learn somewhere. Mine was managing money and myself. I got there eventually.
But it seems nuts that I had to make so many decisions so early on in life. That would affect my whole life.
At sixteen you shrug a bit - "oh it'll work itself out" but IT doesn't. YOU have to.
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.
Finally.
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Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-10-26 03:23:34 EDT (#)
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Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-25 20:18:37 EDT (#)
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can i talk to your dad sac?
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What? Dad sac?
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-10-26 03:01:12 EDT (#)
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Submitted by ilikesteak (user info) at 2007-10-25 22:51:02 EDT (#)
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So what you're telling me is, your life is essentially one of those jackpot wheels, with every spot except one letting you know you're a failure?
Do you feel like you're a failure?
I feel like you're a failure.
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Now THAT was funny. Just cracked up laughing. Brilliant comment!
Submitted by ilikesteak (user info) at 2007-10-25 22:51:02 EDT (#)
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So what you're telling me is, your life is essentially one of those jackpot wheels, with every spot except one letting you know you're a failure?
Do you feel like you're a failure?
I feel like you're a failure.
Submitted by Bigmike (user info) at 2007-10-25 22:28:15 EDT (#)
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Fabulous honey, simply fabulous.
Submitted by Paloma (user info) at 2007-10-25 21:45:28 EDT (#)
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What a lovely post.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-25 20:18:37 EDT (#)
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can i talk to your dad sac?
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2007-10-25 19:39:04 EDT (#)
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Submitted by beat_raven (user info) at 2007-10-25 15:09:17 EDT (#)
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I think it may be becuase thier own dreams are so shattered they can't stand the dreams of others.
Sad, really.
~Crystle
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Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-10-25 10:54:07 EDT (#)
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Why didn't careers advisors NEVER come up with cool jobs?
Like.... a cartoon writer, a computer game inventor... or a dragster racer or something?
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Glad I could make you smile, dear;)
My dad is a career counselor, but it's for a college. He's great at what he does, but that might be because he had to drop out of college the first time when I came along, then had 2 careers in the health industry and one in education (earning his Master's in the process) before he settled on this one. He's 'been there', so he has valuable advice. It's hard for me to understand how there are so many counselors and life coaches with so little life experience.
Submitted by St_Jimmy (user info) at 2007-10-25 18:45:26 EDT (#)
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Merlina posts are always so... reassuring. That's it.
Life happens, difficulties (both internal and external) occur, but you tough it out and make it through, better for it.
You should write your autobiography as a tale to inspire young girls from around the globe to be true to themselves and follow their dreams and in the end, everything will work out as it should.
On a related note, my hands are bananas. http://tinyurl.com/yr4y44
Submitted by MyNameIsTim (user info) at 2007-10-25 18:22:30 EDT (#)
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a) sweet story.
b) sweet douglas adams quote.
c) i'm still in the 'make loads of money and waste it on partying and taxis and expensive restaurants' phase. I'm OK with it.
Submitted by beat_raven (user info) at 2007-10-25 15:09:17 EDT (#)
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I think it may be becuase thier own dreams are so shattered they can't stand the dreams of others.
Sad, really.
~Crystle
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Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-10-25 10:54:07 EDT (#)
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Why didn't careers advisors NEVER come up with cool jobs?
Like.... a cartoon writer, a computer game inventor... or a dragster racer or something?
Submitted by beat_raven (user info) at 2007-10-25 15:01:35 EDT (#)
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when I look back at where I've been, I think to myself that I should have known better. That if I had it to do over, I'd make different choices.
But then I look at my daughter, and my job, and now :-) my house... and really, I can't be sure I'd have made it here if I hadn't lived through what I have.
Certainly none of my friends have what I have. They're all single, loads in debt, don't have houses, don't have jobs they like, and don't have kids.
So really - despite missing alot of things (marriage, college/university included) I haven't turned out so bad. And I even still talk to all my family members.
~Crystle
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-10-25 14:54:01 EDT (#)
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Submitted by FlakMonkey (user info) at 2007-10-25 14:13:19 EDT (#)
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i am totally irresponsible and it sucks but I have fun.
~Brdn_nkd
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Why are you on this name?? What happened, honey?
Submitted by Respek (user info) at 2007-10-25 14:19:08 EDT (#)
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Just remember, when life gets you down, kill someone. That way you know you havent had the worst day.
Submitted by FlakMonkey (user info) at 2007-10-25 14:13:19 EDT (#)
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i am totally irresponsible and it sucks but I have fun.
~Brdn_nkd
Submitted by triangle_man (user info) at 2007-10-25 12:44:02 EDT (#)
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rich dad / poor dad
ummm poor dad?
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2007-10-25 12:34:35 EDT (#)
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nice. this piece struck close to home.
Submitted by TheUniter (user info) at 2007-10-25 11:59:58 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-10-25 11:58:09 EDT (#)
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thanks Saccy, that warmed my heart..
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2007-10-25 11:54:53 EDT (#)
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It doesn't sound to me as if you have any reason to be kicking yourself, darlin'.
You learned life lessons. You made your own way- you didn't just do it because your parents funded school and 'that's what people do,' you had to learn about your options and support yourself and learn who you were before you made life decisions based on what you wanted- not what other people told you to do or wanted for you.
You're still learning, you have a house and a garden and a man you love, and it's obvious that even without it all, you can still take care of yourself. What's not to be proud of about that?
Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2007-10-25 11:41:42 EDT (#)
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Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2007-10-25 11:35:19 EDT (#)
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Yay Merlina. I'd be sitting comfortably, too, if not for all the wife's medical expenses. And those of all our old-ass animals. Damn old things.
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-10-25 10:54:07 EDT (#)
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Why didn't careers advisors NEVER come up with cool jobs?
Like.... a cartoon writer, a computer game inventor... or a dragster racer or something?
Submitted by Yozz (user info) at 2007-10-25 10:46:50 EDT (#)
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"Example one: Leaving school.
Merlina's age: Sixteen
Year: 1986
I saw a careers advisor which was set up by the school. He was (and I didn't know this at the time) a complete tard."
Amen. I cannot even begin to list how many ways my "college counselor" set back my education and my career. What's worse is that my parents didn't have a clue either.
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2007-10-25 10:30:53 EDT (#)
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I wish I could say I've got it figured out, but I made plenty a mistake, and I had to pay for those mistakes.
By my projection I should be out of debt in two years. I'm going back to college next fall to finish my degree (or more likely start a new one) since this year I became eligible for grants. w00t government monies!
Congrats on getting a little piece for yourself.
Submitted by Paralyzed_By_Hope (user info) at 2007-10-25 10:18:18 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Anansie (user info) at 2007-10-25 10:13:49 EDT (#)
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Hey, at least you didn't have kids before you were ready, right?
Haha. My friend and I had to run to the drugstore the other night for one of those middle of the night, holy shit please god no, pregnancy tests. The woman at the counter, as she placed the kit in the bag, asked, "Hoping for the best?"
Now I ask you...what would be defined as the best? We found out her answer when she waved her hand and said, "Yeah, people get weird when I ask that question. But I have two kids myself."
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-10-25 10:17:55 EDT (#)
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Children are given to us to discourage our better emotions.
For a man to pretend to understand women is bad manners; for him to really understand them is bad morals and Any woman who has a career and a family automatically develops something in the way of two personalities, like two sides of a dollar bill, each different in design....Her problem is to keep one from draining the life from the other
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-10-25 10:15:42 EDT (#)
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I was advised to be a gyneacologist but i didnt have the head for it.
and
Anatomically speaking, a bust is here today and gone tomorrow.
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-10-25 10:15:02 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Anansie (user info) at 2007-10-25 10:13:49 EDT (#)
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Hey, at least you didn't have kids before you were ready, right?
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True, true..
Submitted by Anansie (user info) at 2007-10-25 10:13:49 EDT (#)
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Hey, at least you didn't have kids before you were ready, right?
Submitted by swamp_donkey (user info) at 2007-10-25 10:04:49 EDT (#)
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Fun with poo is better than this.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-25 09:55:45 EDT (#)
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haha my next choice was vet. i kept that all the way through the first year of college when i realized i'd never be able to afford it.
i really really really must want to be poor.
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-10-25 09:51:30 EDT (#)
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Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-25 09:39:50 EDT (#)
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well i wanted to be an artist when i was like 5 or something. after my dad told me i'd be destitute i stopped. i'm not full circle back into art. maybe some kids know when they're little.
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I vaguely remember I wanted to either be a vet or a farmer.. they laughed at me. :(
Submitted by Paralyzed_By_Hope (user info) at 2007-10-25 09:50:20 EDT (#)
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"The Man" tried giving me direction starting back in elementary. Every time I said, "I'm going to be a writer." They asked how I was going to pay for my hobby. Fuckers. At 25, I'm still working my way through school, working full time to pay for living and tuition, but still following my path (English major with focus in creative writing - which I plan taking towards an MFA in creative writing...and maybe eventually a PhD in Lit).
All it takes to make it in life is a little bit of awareness. Kudos for getting some...no matter what stage you were in life.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-10-25 09:43:42 EDT (#)
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Katy you suck :P
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-25 09:42:40 EDT (#)
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now*
as i fail at typing.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-10-25 09:40:47 EDT (#)
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oooops, hehe he did tell me 3 times.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-25 09:39:50 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-10-25 09:31:35 EDT (#)
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Exactly Drogo. How can you possibly KNOW at 12?
So stupid.
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well i wanted to be an artist when i was like 5 or something. after my dad told me i'd be destitute i stopped. i'm not full circle back into art. maybe some kids know when they're little.
or maybe i'll just change my mind again.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-10-25 09:39:15 EDT (#)
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I wanted to be a footballer when I was 12, my geography teacher convinced me i need to do well at geography to accomplish that as otherwise how would i get to the grounds.
YEAH MATE THERES FUCKING COACH DRIVERS!
I didnt realise :(
Not sure how finding out about central business districts and stalignates would ever of helped.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-10-25 09:39:09 EDT (#)
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I wanted to be a footballer when I was 12, my geography teacher convinced me i needed to do well at geography to accomplish that as otherwise how would i get to the grounds.
YEAH MATE THERES FUCKING COACH DRIVERS!
I didnt realise :(
Not sure how finding out about central business districts and stalignates would ever of helped.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-25 09:32:42 EDT (#)
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when they're that young i think they should do things to really just test what general skills the kids have and then be sure that while those flourish the others they're not so strong at don't atrophy.
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-10-25 09:31:35 EDT (#)
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Exactly Drogo. How can you possibly KNOW at 12?
So stupid.
Submitted by DrogoRoch (user info) at 2007-10-25 09:29:21 EDT (#)
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I have issues about the Career advisors too. Why oh why are they talking to children at stupidly young ages trying to get them to pick a 'Direction. They tried with me and I just kept telling them I didnt know yet, that riled them no end as they thought I was being stupid and irresponible regarding my future. WHAT? I was 12 I didnt give a rats arse about much more than being outside going on adventures and playing rugby.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-10-25 09:26:15 EDT (#)
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You let your gran stay iin your room katy?? thats dead sweet!
hehe
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-25 09:20:03 EDT (#)
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i look too far ahead or stay too far behind. it'd be nice if my brain just did the "now" thing once in a while. modern society now a days just doesn't have a purpose for its youth. like before the 60s you growed up, men got a good job (or tried), women got a good man (or tried) you raised a family that was that.
i rarely hear of old people having identity crises. well cept my grandma, she had a little break in a padded room but that doesn't count.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-10-25 09:16:56 EDT (#)
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Calvin & Hobbes
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-10-25 08:49:18 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-10-25 04:51:28 EDT (#)
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Isn't this a repost?
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No - similar to the one about my CV probably.
Submitted by BLITZKREIG_BOB (user info) at 2007-10-25 08:30:32 EDT (#)
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We've all been there, I think.
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2007-10-25 07:56:12 EDT (#)
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I've made stupid decisions and wise, but in the end, they were all mine.
Submitted by Nellypaal (user info) at 2007-10-25 06:45:24 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-10-25 04:51:28 EDT (#)
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Isn't this a repost?
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Well done though. I need to dig out my C&H.
Submitted by sexualchocolate1984 (user info) at 2007-10-25 06:39:33 EDT (#)
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Cheers Merlina, thanks to this, at 23 with a decent job (no chauffer but my own BMW) I'm going to stop spending and get saving for a property purchase.
Hang on, that was the plan anyway, bugger.
Thanks anyway Merlina.
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-10-25 06:28:05 EDT (#)
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Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2007-10-25 06:22:56 EDT (#)
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Unlikely though, considering it was at a Saxon gig
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Are you kidding me? JP2 loved his Saxon!
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HAHAHAHA
Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2007-10-25 06:22:56 EDT (#)
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Unlikely though, considering it was at a Saxon gig
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Are you kidding me? JP2 loved his Saxon!
Submitted by Coyote (user info) at 2007-10-25 06:14:10 EDT (#)
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Auto Dirk Gently's Zen Method of Driving +2
Submitted by BranDo (user info) at 2007-10-25 04:53:33 EDT (#)
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You 'sound' like a very likeable person who went through the same stages in life the same way.
There's a little difference though, I'm still in massive debt and don't own my own place.
No complaining on my part though, I blew 2 houses up in smoke and my nose.
At least I helped Columbian export grow;-)
Congrats on finding a way to your way.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-10-25 04:51:28 EDT (#)
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Isn't this a repost? Anyway, a stoned man once told me that regrets are stupid. Afterall, if you didn't want to do something then you wouldn't have done it.
If you'd taken the train and all that rot you'd be sat here now thinking you should have spent more time taking drugs and putting strange men in your body. Of course, you know that already and I know you're pretty chuffed with how well you've done.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-10-25 04:42:46 EDT (#)
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I love Calvin and Hobbes.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-10-25 04:41:28 EDT (#)
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Well, at least until I start cultivating a raging coke addiction.
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I'm looking forward to smoking pole for a line or two.
...Would be a nice change of pace from doing it for free.
;)
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-10-25 04:39:11 EDT (#)
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Ahh ChaosJester. You sound like you have things pretty well sorted. Well done fella.
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-10-25 04:38:11 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Director (user info) at 2007-10-25 04:27:37 EDT (#)
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Seriously. I have felt an odd kinship to you since I started reading your stuff about two or three years ago. Someday, if I ever get outta my hole, I'll have to fly over there and buy you and your bloke a beer. Or 50.
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You do that - I'll certainly buy you a beer.. :-)
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2007-10-25 04:36:26 EDT (#)
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I didn't grow up with much (single mom raised both myself and my sister by working her ass off as an emergency room nurse). Of course, when I go t the boot at 18, I wasn't all that frugal with my meager savings/earnings. Still, I never let myself get into debt like a lot of young yo-hos out in the world for the first time.
At 19, I enlisted in the Army and got stationed at a place that, due to various reasons, caused my pay to double. After a year, I realized that I had almost EXACTLY the same amount of money saved as when I first came to the place...with little to nothing to show for all that spent money. After that, I sat down and thought really hard about ways to save money.
In some respects, it was easier for me than for many, many others. After all, I was a single, young dude without any signifigant debts to speak of who didn't have to pay rent or utilities (Papa Army was taking care of that for me). So, I decided to pile all of my income into a Savings account and give myself a bi-weekly 'allowance' of around 400 bucks in a Checking Account to spend as I wished. The only time I touched my Savings Account was for large bills like car insurance or other serious, unexpected debts.
A few years later, I found that my once-puny Savings account now held far, far more scratch than I'd ever posessed before. Again, I sat down and thought upon what to do. Eventually, I discovered the miricle that is Compound Interest. While I've never tried to invest in Stocks or whatnot (I don't have near the eduction/free time required to successfully swim in that pond), the various CDs I've held since then have done quite nicely.
Currently, at 26, I discover that I can probably manage to signifigantly pay off a medium-sized mrtgage outright, if I really, really wanted to.
Of course, Life being what it is, I'll probably be dead-broke and destitute in a couple years, but, right now, I'm sittin' pretty...
Submitted by Director (user info) at 2007-10-25 04:35:48 EDT (#)
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I meant no grad school.
I dropped out of high school in 1986 too!
We are distant cousins or something. You related to any McInerneys or McGees?
Submitted by Director (user info) at 2007-10-25 04:28:35 EDT (#)
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I guess you'd be my kid sister actually, since I'm 39 and you're not.
:-( NOT FAIR MAN!!
Submitted by Director (user info) at 2007-10-25 04:27:37 EDT (#)
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Seriously. I have felt an odd kinship to you since I started reading your stuff about two or three years ago. Someday, if I ever get outta my hole, I'll have to fly over there and buy you and your bloke a beer. Or 50.
Submitted by Director (user info) at 2007-10-25 04:25:43 EDT (#)
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Huh. You are my long lost twin sister, I have no doubts. Irish. My age. Drunk parents. No school. Big money. Bad marriage(s). Back to school. Etc., etc., etc...
My second to last marriage cost me my house. I did graduate college eventuallly but...just working as a waiter for the moment.
Yeah. You're my sister. I just happened to have been born in Texas as opposed to Ireland.
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-10-25 04:16:57 EDT (#)
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Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2007-10-25 03:53:18 EDT (#)
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the comic is perfect.
i worry about myself already. i am horribly irresponsible with money. i dont spend any when i dont have any, but once i have some its gone. i made 4000 dollars this summer and hardly had time to spend it, yet i came back to school with less than 500. its bad.
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I know the feeling. Money used to burn a hole in my pocket.. Even today I have to restrain myself. I got paid today and in the back of my mnd I'm thinking... shall I go and buy a new coat?
I know I won't though.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-10-25 04:00:29 EDT (#)
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My folks bought me up to not buy anything on credit. You saved up until you could afford it outright. All of us siblings had various savings accounts which we regularly deposited our pocket money and xmas and birthday money into. Even so, as soon as I left school at 19 and found a job, my careful upbringing was totally disregarded. I spent like crazy, building up a sizable debt. I think it was this that taugt me to be 'good' with money as an adult. I like to think it is an instance when I really did learn from my own mistakes.
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2007-10-25 03:53:18 EDT (#)
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the comic is perfect.
i worry about myself already. i am horribly irresponsible with money. i dont spend any when i dont have any, but once i have some its gone. i made 4000 dollars this summer and hardly had time to spend it, yet i came back to school with less than 500. its bad.
Submitted by Wildman (user info) at 2007-10-25 03:51:57 EDT (#)
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never look back unless that's the direction you've selected to continue with
Submitted by hour_man (user info) at 2007-10-25 03:49:53 EDT (#)
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occasionally someone reminds me why i don't hate ubersite.
I am '*so*' in that place of not knowing what the cunting fuck to do with my life.