Almost 30 (537 hits)
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Submitted by <djferrick.at.gmail.com> (View user info) at 2007-12-11 13:50:17 EST
Hello Folks. Friend of Antils through a movie site thought I'd try me hand after a little encouagement from him:
Almost 30:
So I'm 29 now and I'm halfway through second year in a comp science course. I am a "mature" ( speech marks added for comedic effect) student and I'm about to jack it all in... again.
Around 2001 I moved to Germany, Frankfurt to be exact. At the time I was awed by trams and undergrounds and the fact all this ran on time. Being from Dublin, where there was no mass transit system seeing as we'd ripped up our tramlines in the 60's, it was all big, shiny, new and exciting. I'd just spent the last four years failing an arts degree, petty dealing and eventually being in the wrong place at the wrong time and going up in front of the man.
After that I could never relax. Every obligatory visit from the local constabulary to the free parties that we divided our summer weekends up into meant that I could never really enjoy them. Sometime in 2000 I moved into an apartment with an aquaintence from the techno scene. We signed a year contract. Three weeks later we found we couldn't stand each other. He had some crazy notions about keeping the house clean using a roster system and I was content to slob about until the urge took me. This was a bloke who's supposedly spent 8 months protesting by living in some woodland and now he was complaining when the toilet wasn't bleached on a bi-weekly basis ? I ended up leaving a month early without telling him. By that I mean I had a mate who worked for a delivery company and had use of the van on weekends. We loaded all my shit and I moved back into the folks for a while.
While I'd lived in that gaff I had a few mates who needed to couch surf due to having just flown in from other countries. They regaled us with stories of late nights and in some cases a more diverse range of legal escapism. Meeting new people and the adventure that came with that along with the new places and languages sounded very attractive. The jobs they did were just as mundane as mine but they seemed to be having a much better time. It was then I decided to get out of Dublin. It was
not as easy as it sounds now, looking at it in type. As the date grew closer (Sept sometime it was) I started feeling just generally afraid of the unknown. Leaving all my mates behind.
I'd managed to fuck up my 6 month bonus in the job I had by attempting to be honest with my employer by telling them I was moving to Germany. They reversed the bonus and I was left with a quarter of the money I'd expected to bring to Frankfurt. In a way this was the best thing that could have happened as it lit a fire under my ass regarding getting a job. For some reason I don't travel well and this time was no exception. I got a bad throat infection for the first week I was in Frankfurt. My friends gaff was quite small for 2 people. There were two couches in the main room which we slept on and a kitchen that ran into a shower. It took me about 6 weeks to get a gaff. By that time my mate was getting a bit tetchy regarding getting his space back. Me too. I needed to be able to come home drunk at silly o'clock without fear of waking up anyone.
So long story short ( actually I think I'll expand on Frankfurt but in another submission ) I stayed for about 4 years went through 3 jobs and 3 gaffs.Evetually I returned to Dublin. I got itchy feet quite quickly and ended up doing South America with a mate for about four months( life changing stuff - more in another piece ) and returned to Dublin again. Under partly peer pressure and a lot of family pressure I submitted my application to return to the same university that I'd left almost 9 years ago. This time to study comp science. I breezed through first year and had a strange summer whereby I couldn't get any work. Partly because I'd been so distracted by a website - never happened to me before. I spent ridiculous amounts of time on it. I have more than likely got some latent carpal tunnel syndrome.
You have to understand that when I'd been in first year I'd been living with a girlfriend from Germany ( yes a holdover from the furt days ) We broke up this summer and I have been back with the folks ever since and I've finally lost it. I haven't been to college in about 2 months. I let some important projects pass by ( 30% apiece of final mark ). I am letting my folks believe that I am currently in the middle of my exams. If I didn't my mother would harp on about it until the end of time. At least this way it won't plague her night and day which in turn means it won't plague dad ( he'll have to listen to her ) and it won't ruin everyones christmas.
Don't get me wrong. I love my family. But there are too may restrictions that I can no longer live with. But mainly it's the endless questions from my Ma and siblings. I don't want to have to talk unless I feel like it. And everyday it's the same fucking questions. The point I'm trying to make is that I'm losing it big style. So I'm leaving again. This time I won't come back. I have a friend in Edinburgh. The same chap who put me up for the first 6 weeks in Frankfurt. We're gonna try and write some material together. I like Edinburgh and am keen to see the festival first hand next summer. The hills worry me slightly because as you may noticed I can be a bit of a lazy bugger...
Well I'll leave it there that's where I come from and that's where I'm going. Plenty of stories to tell but lets not run before we can walk eh ?
User Reviews
Submitted by Beano312003 (user info) at 2007-12-12 07:34:40 EST (#)
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ONE FUCKEN POST A DAY.
Gheez.
Submitted by orph (user info) at 2007-12-12 05:37:11 EST (#)
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www.myblog.com
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2007-12-12 04:45:58 EST (#)
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Friends don't let friends go on uber.
Submitted by Bonzo_Dog_Band (user info) at 2007-12-11 19:05:29 EST (#)
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again another mixed bag. DeadTost in fairness that is a great post about turning 30. So some more interesting feedback. Yeah a bit dull ( last paragraphs not great - but I was in a rush )But I'm going to play the first post card. Thanks again for comments con or de - structive.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-12-11 17:03:57 EST (#)
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I just submitted this comment on the wrong post
'Uber gets awful gay this time of night'
Submitted by Amontillado (user info) at 2007-12-11 17:00:55 EST (#)
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Oh, ok. I searched for "Antils" instead of Antil.
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2007-12-11 17:00:39 EST (#)
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Travel builds character. It doesn't build storytelling ability. It appears as though you have material, but the delivery is lacking.
Although your opening sentence makes it appear that you're an alter of someone who sits the bench around here a lot (if they show up for the game at all), on the off chance that you're not: Welcome to Uber. Now write something.
Submitted by Antil (user info) at 2007-12-11 16:32:37 EST (#)
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You know, I check in here every other day to have a browse and check the Bored@Work section. Imagine my surprise to see your name on the front page. And not the kind of surpise where you wake after a night on the sauce, face down in a puddle of vomit, stinking of piss, minus your boxers and your wallet wondering why the fuck your arsehole is throbbing.
Submitted by triangle_man (user info) at 2007-12-11 15:36:32 EST (#)
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I bought my 3rd house when I was 30...just sayin
Submitted by i_can_get_you_a_toe (user info) at 2007-12-11 15:21:47 EST (#)
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not bad for a first post, a bit bland and not very funny.
and who the fuck is antils?
and what the hell is a gaff?
and why does my room smell funny?
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-12-11 15:15:44 EST (#)
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Sorry, meant to -1. All screwed up now.
And yeah, welcome.
Submitted by DeadToast (user info) at 2007-12-11 15:15:09 EST (#)
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http://www.ubersite.com/m/111336
This is how you do an "Almost 30" post properly.
Submitted by Brdn_Nkd (user info) at 2007-12-11 15:14:24 EST (#)
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welcome. don't suck
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2007-12-11 15:07:10 EST (#)
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So long story short ( actually I think I'll expand on Frankfurt but in another submission )
No, don't.
Submitted by Lambchop (user info) at 2007-12-11 14:20:08 EST (#)
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"-2" (speech marks added for comedic effect)
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-12-11 14:20:07 EST (#)
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Sounds gay.
PS. And, long and boring.
Submitted by Bonzo_Dog_Band (user info) at 2007-12-11 14:16:16 EST (#)
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Antil is another user on this site.
He showed me a few pieces he'd written. Regarding the other question. I thought I liked it but 1 and 1/2 years later I'm not so sure. Also the course involves a lot of maths which is v complicated and not necessarily that relevant. I like writing and travelling more than I like the idea of getting a 9-5 job for the rest of my life no matter how well paid. I'll give writing a shot
Submitted by Amontillado (user info) at 2007-12-11 14:11:19 EST (#)
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Who's antils? And why would you stop going to class if it was something you liked and were good at?
Submitted by corn_nugget (user info) at 2007-12-11 14:09:33 EST (#)
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the comments on this post are gay.
Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2007-12-11 14:09:01 EST (#)
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hahhaa @ Apollo. I've been out of the states, thank you very much.
Submitted by Bonzo_Dog_Band (user info) at 2007-12-11 14:06:08 EST (#)
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Wow. Thanks for the feedback. Sorry that the 'tard is pissed off that maybe it might actually have something to say. All in all I think I'll keep it up. Cheers folks
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2007-12-11 14:05:01 EST (#)
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welcome to uber.
you'll probably get discouraged/disgusted and leave.
if not, well, you know how to string words together into sentences, and further, how to string those into paragraphs...and this is nearly a cause for celebration here anymore.
Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2007-12-11 14:00:18 EST (#)
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I can't believe a 1st page journal entry is getting play. What a bunch of dust bunny faggots this site started hosting. I'm taking my ball and going to play on another post.
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2007-12-11 13:58:12 EST (#)
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don't worry old egg, this sicosemen chap is the local 'tard who pops up now and then. He's never even left the USA, probably doesn't have a passport. Inbred, you see. Bit close to the old mater in the looks department, rather creepy actually.
Submitted by Quint (user info) at 2007-12-11 13:56:55 EST (#)
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I have a better idea. Move to New York and nail Method's Mom. But bring a sleeping bag because the line is around the block right now. It's like trying to buy a Nintendo Wii.
Submitted by boomslang (user info) at 2007-12-11 13:55:53 EST (#)
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wow that was certainly something special
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2007-12-11 13:54:05 EST (#)
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I don't want to look like a weirdo. I'll just go with a muumuu.
-- Homer Simpson
King-Size Homer
Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2007-12-11 13:53:29 EST (#)
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Nope, just turn around and leave you shit speck.