Things I have learned at age 25... Sorry, no financial advice. (1572 hits)
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Submitted by shadow (View user info) at 2008-01-24 13:21:43 EST
I turned 25 in December, and I've been thinking about doing one of these since I saw Razor's "Things I have learned at age 30." If you think I'm too young to write about life, you should have a conversation with me sometime; I might surprise you.
Speak Your Mind.
Never be afraid to tell someone how you really feel. Never be afraid to share your ideas or opinions; even if they are complete crap, someone out there can help you built them into something better. Discourse is healthy, debates are exciting. Anyone who dismisses your opinion outright, without even the benefit of constructive criticism is probably not a very good friend. Anyone who accepts your words outright without discussion is a worse friend.
Pick Your Battles
There are some fights you just can't win. There are some people who just won't bend. Many of these people are monotheistic. Don't waste the times of your life on people who are dead-set on frustrating you at every turn.
Never Back Down When It Counts
This may seem contrary to the last note, but I have never, nor will I ever back down from a fight when it matters. When does it matter? I have found that protecting one's family and friends, one's livelihood and one's honor have been the principle reasons for me to put myself in the way of trouble, but I won't hesitate to help a stranger in need as well. For example; when a wiry drug-dealer who called himself Diggs (or Diggit, or Dingo or something) threatened to beat his girlfriend in front of me, I got right up in his happy little face and expressed, in the clearest and most succinct way possible, that it was unacceptable to treat a woman that way. I put myself between him and her, denying him the opportunity to get within eight feet of her until he finally picked up his bags and walked out the door of our mutual friend's home. He hasn't been back since.
Diggs is a half-foot taller, and quite a bit more muscular than myself. It did not matter, he knew I was right, and he saw in my eyes how far I was willing to go to protect another person. I learned much later that he had a gun, and I was probably quite lucky that he backed down, but I have found that Fortune favors the Just... mostly. I guess the better advice is "Don't be a hero, just be a decent person." And definitely try to defuse the situation, use diplomacy, before it comes to violence, but don't give in.
Never Turn Your Back When Someone Calls For Help
I really can't get into details on this one, but believe me when I say my only regrets from this tumultuous life were the times when I did nothing, and someone else suffered for it.
Education Is Key
Everything you do that expands your knowledge of yourself and your world is worth doing. Education is never a waste of time, or money. Sometimes the most obscure or odd knowledge and skills can come in handy at crucial moments, and every bit of education opens doors and creates opportunities.
Trust Your Instincts
Unless you have bad instincts. I have found that when I get a little scream in the back of my head and my breath stops for just a moment, that means something very exciting and important is about to happen, and I should definitely take the opportunity offered to me! When the inside of my sinuses feels a little sharp or stuffy, and I hear a growl in the back of my mind, it usually means whatever I am about to do is a bad idea. I listen to myself before I listen to my cohorts, and this has led me down some very crazy adventures, all of which I survived relatively unharmed.
I have also learned that I am a shitty judge of character, at least when it comes to first impressions. Honestly it's hit and miss; some of my now-closest friends rubbed me the wrong way when we met, but all of my "enemies" were quite charming and charismatic... at first. That is, I suppose, the issue; the ones who were honest and presented themselves thusly wound up being genuine friends whereas the ones who gave off a false persona were found out to be scummy.
Forgive Your Enemies
Nothing irritates them quite so much!
Find What Makes You Happy
The last time I asked for career advice, I expected the long discussion about the virtues of technology jobs and the assertion that I should be making at least 60k a year just to be happy. Money = Happy. I was surprised when I received the rather cliché offering from Mags (aka Maggie the Wise): "The stuff you did for fun when you were a kid is what you should aim for as a career, using your natural talents and learned skills; plenty of people want or need those data and programming jobs, so you should be unselfish and do something they can't do." Well, that's all well and good, but how should I make money drawing doodles and writing stories and singing weird music and playing with sculpti?
Guess what? I found a way, and I'm getting right the Hell out of corporate America this year, because having what you want in a career is WAY better than settling for cash.
Never Regret Anything That Made You Laugh
We all have those memories that make us cringe, those embarrassing moments that we wish had never happened. I have learned two things about this sort of occasion; 1) embarrassment is important because it teaches us humility, 2) the best way to get over the embarrassment is to laugh at it. Learn to laugh at yourself, and don't take yourself too seriously.
Laugh, Whenever You Can
I once got into a shouting match with a complete stranger about a really silly issue, the kind of issue I should have walked away from. He was screaming obscenities at me and I was dishing them right back. I lost my temper and yelled so loud my voice actually cracked and failed mid-sentence. The guy laughed at me. I was furious.
Later I realized that he had done just the exact right thing; if I had laughed at his ridiculous and abusive behavior before he had laughed at mine, I would have ended the fight and walked away with some satisfaction. Instead, I made an ass of myself and he literally got the last laugh. Looking back on it now, I do laugh; I was eighteen and full of anger and self-righteousness, and now I'm pretty mellow and very happy, and it's laughter that brought me here.
I tell jokes, REALLY bad ones sometimes. I share all of my most ridiculous stories and insane moments, so much so that my friends have dubbed me their Bard. I've become the kind of person who can make a joke at a funeral and actually lighten the mood. Laughter heals, and it is a celebration of life to share it. And anyway, I'd rather laugh than cry.
Cry, When You Need To, Unabashedly
I was a crier when I was a kid, a very sensitive creature. I have learned not to cry about things that aren't worth crying over; like a breakup, or a stern talking to, or the various bullshit minutia at work. I will drop a tear when the moment is right though, and on a very rare occasion I'll just weep. But then, I dry it up, pick myself up, and take a deep breath. I walk it off. It's OK to have a moment, to need a moment, to just take a second and break down. It is NOT OK to live in a breakdown. Emotions are normal and expressing them is healthy, but hanging on to them is completely unhealthy.
Except for Joy, hold on to that one as long as you can and welcome it back whenever possible.
Travel. Travel. Travel.
If you don't have the time, make the time. If you don't have the money, make the money. Get your passport. See the world. Hop on a plane in the off-season. Don't just vacation to "get away," take in the experience, the food (no matter how strange) the culture, the dance, and be a gracious and humble traveler. Act like a proper guest when you arrive in someone else's country, and they will welcome you like one.
Listen To Your Parents
Unless they're dicks. This was a little tricky for me, as I listened to my mother for sixteen years only to discover that she's a little-bit crazy and a lotta-bit selfish. I did NOT listen to my father until last year, when I came to discover that while he's not exactly a nice guy, he did genuinely have my best interests at heart. That was quite a hard pill to swallow when I had been doing things my own way for so long.
The thing that really made the difference for me was age and experience. Now that I'm older, I can really see my parents as people and not just my parents. I don't forgive my mom simply because she's my mother, nor do I accept my father's words because he is my father. I listen, and I exchange ideas, and we come to understandings like civilized people. My relationship with my father is better now than ever, and I really don't talk to my mother anymore.
Know When To Hold, And When To Fold
It's true in cards and people. Hold onto the people who make you smile, let go of the people who make you cry. Blood is thicker than water, but you don't owe blood anything. The coincidence of sharing genetic material does not make you responsible for the life of someone who intentionally hurts you, it is OK to say goodbye.
Mind Your Finances
No seriously, there's no financial advice. Jonukah does my taxes.
Don't Find A Hobby, Find A Passion
I should never be bored again. There are so many things that I love to do, and many of them are cheap or free. Sometimes I take a moment, an hour or two, and I do nothing... just for the sake doing nothing, for the joy of peace. But, I never huff and say "le-sigh, I am bored." There are so many things to do, even aside from your day-to-day entertainment; there are sports to play and books to read/write, there are paintings to make, fireworks to blow-up, cars to fix, trails to hike, music to play, wood to carve, play-doh to squish, etc. and so forth. If you find yourself with an overabundance of time, thank your lucky stars and do something with it! I enjoy my projects so much, that I have forgone television almost entirely for the last five months.
Time is the principle Luxury that is most conspicuous in its absence, and when it's gone we would give anything to get a little bit back.
It Is OK To Have A Plan, It Is OK To Not Have A Plan
I like making plans, so I can watch them crumble and blow away on the whims of the four winds. I know where I would like to be in five years, and I'm orienting myself in that direction, but I honestly have no clue how to get there. Everything I do is an experiment (For Science!) and every experiment ends in an experience. The more I do and see and hear, the more I know. I feel like I am making progress in all the right ways.
The problem with having no plan at all is that you flounder and don't get anywhere. The problem with sticking to a plan is that you lose flexibility, and sometimes pass up really good avenues when they do not align with the rigidity of your plan. I think the best compromise is to have a direction, and then choose the paths that get you there as you come to them. It's like driving from New York to California; you can make it the whole way there without a map if you aim for West and take the roads that way. Sure, you might get turned about from time to time, but imagine how much you'd miss if you stayed on the same one highway the whole way there...
Lastly, and perhaps Most Importantly...
Do Not Be Afraid
As long as you are alive, you have the opportunity to change your circumstances, to change your direction, to evolve as a person. Embrace the day, or the night as you prefer. As long as you breathe you can mend fences, correct errors and make progress. Do not be afraid to make mistakes. Do not be afraid of failure; it is only a temporary condition. Do not be afraid to live and enjoy it. It is so easy to give up and give in, to be cynical and jaded; but it is so much more rewarding to be the fearless navigator in the great maze of your life.
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Submitted by Maddog (user info) at 2008-01-26 09:00:34 EST (#)
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I was ready to shell your ass on spec, but you sound like your shit is wired tight, troop.
Submitted by bob (user info) at 2008-01-25 23:02:45 EST (#)
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im sorry...but wtf? i mean...come on.
this stuff should be packaged in another one of those self-help books and sold at some new age shop for $15.95
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-25 11:59:40 EST (#)
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what? I said "might" after all.
Submitted by creep_firebombing (user info) at 2008-01-25 11:07:25 EST (#)
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"If you think I'm too young to write about life, you should have a conversation with me sometime; I might surprise you."
After reading this, I'm quite sure you will not.
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-25 09:49:08 EST (#)
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Holy smegma. How the hell did this get on Most Heated?
wtf.
Submitted by stone8946 (user info) at 2008-01-25 06:05:50 EST (#)
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Great post. Indo's bitterness and clear lack of understanding of some of the subjects here is quite amusing. Here's some advice: grow up, there are plenty of young people who are smarter more experienced and more intelligent than you.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2008-01-25 04:11:30 EST (#)
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"Never put a sock in a blender"
-Eddie Izzard
"If you leave a country gate slightly ajar, tell nobody"
-Bill Bailey
"If we could somehow harness this bolt of lightning, channel it into the flux capacitor, it just might work"
-Dr. Emmett Brown
Submitted by Entaran (user info) at 2008-01-24 22:47:22 EST (#)
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The two best pieces of advice here are Pick your Battles, and Speak your Mind.
I printed this for a few mates of mine who seem to have life issues.
Cheers :)
Submitted by regal1975 (user info) at 2008-01-24 22:37:40 EST (#)
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far too little experience (im 26) and too much motivation...the only way you have changed the world is that your keyboard will wear out 6000 keystrokes earlier...
Submitted by hidden101 (user info) at 2008-01-24 19:14:52 EST (#)
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Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:44:39 EST (#)
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This was great.
I have certainly noticed that Indo gets quite the kick out of people getting all worked up over his relatively dour disposition.
He's just not that into 'happy' and LOVES to argue. Sounds like a fair few of the dorks who waste their time around here.
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that's rich, coming from you, faggot.
Submitted by Scott_James (user info) at 2008-01-24 18:52:51 EST (#)
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Dammit! Here's your +2
Submitted by Scott_James (user info) at 2008-01-24 18:52:30 EST (#)
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Worth reading. But could do with some more jokes and less cliches. +2 for the sincerity.
Some of this sounds remarkably like a post of Big Mike's (remember him?) from a few years ago.
Submitted by DonovanMD (user info) at 2008-01-24 17:25:28 EST (#)
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Pick Your Battles
There are some fights you just can't win. There are some people who just won't bend. Many of these people are monotheistic. Don't waste the times of your life on people who are dead-set on frustrating you at every turn.
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Something I still haven't learned at 23, oh well maybe in 2 more years.
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2008-01-24 16:58:14 EST (#)
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SEE?
even on other people's posts you can't help yourself!
Submitted by HotWillie (user info) at 2008-01-24 16:45:48 EST (#)
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haha@scourge
feisty motherfucker
take him from behind, cj!
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2008-01-24 16:43:45 EST (#)
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*pointedly ignores scourge*
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2008-01-24 16:39:20 EST (#)
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Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:20:42 EST (#)
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I, um, hate to stick my nose where it don't belong (again), but Indo has a bit of a point (unfortunately).
So he thought this was asinine. Hooray for him. You seem to be getting a little bit too bent out of shape about the lone person who's pissing in your cornflakes. Just about everyone else so far found this to be pleasant/insightful.
Relax. It could be worse. You could have Hadley stuck to your ass like me (seriously, the worst mistake I ever made was acknowledging his very existence).
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I'm sorry, but from the guy who responds to every less than ass-kissing +2 review on one of his posts with some variation of, 'you hate me/ don't understand me/ are ignorant/ are mean and stupid and don't understand the DARK SIDE like i do', I firmly believe that this review should be stricken from the record immediately.
bart?
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-24 16:28:26 EST (#)
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Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-24 16:23:11 EST (#)
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No no, indo, it is completely irrelevant. But it is pretty funny.
If you like Halo and the military of course, which is why I asked.
Of course this is assuming you play Halo, but really, who doesn't these days?
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Starwars battlefront.
Submitted by TheUniter (user info) at 2008-01-24 16:26:44 EST (#)
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Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-24 16:23:11 EST (#)
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No no, indo, it is completely irrelevant. But it is pretty funny.
If you like Halo and the military of course, which is why I asked.
Of course this is assuming you play Halo, but really, who doesn't these days?
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-24 16:21:27 EST (#)
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HAHAHAHA!
Oh, jaysis triangle, you made me laugh out loud.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-24 16:20:41 EST (#)
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Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-24 16:17:44 EST (#)
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ok, indo, one last question...
Do you watch Red vs Blue???
If the answer is no I've probably earned myself another -2.
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No. remember it used to be linked on fark, but never checked it out.
I am guessing it is relevant here somehow?
Submitted by ConorJS (user info) at 2008-01-24 16:20:39 EST (#)
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I just read through all of these comments. Although they are often hostile, I'll still call it a giant jerk-sesh.
Submitted by triangle_man (user info) at 2008-01-24 16:20:04 EST (#)
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I'm gonna print this and hang it on the wall
and embellish it with some big headed, sad eyed caracature of a kid on the potty
Submitted by experima (user info) at 2008-01-24 16:19:21 EST (#)
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Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2008-01-24 13:05:19 PST (#)
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Hi M!
TELL INDO I AM NOT SLACK JAWED!
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Dear Indo:
Rob has an incredibly chiseled, handsome 100% pure Canadian grade-A jaw.
love,
experima.
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-24 16:17:44 EST (#)
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ok, indo, one last question...
Do you watch Red vs Blue???
If the answer is no I've probably earned myself another -2.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-24 16:15:07 EST (#)
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That was better than the Post.
Much better.
"I only wish I hadn't wasted this much time hammering myself where I don't belong, if I had started these projects back in the day (which was a Tuesday, by the way) I can only imagine how far I would have come already come."
then you wouldn't have gotten all the plane tickets and known what you wanted to do next.
but you already know that.
"But that's not the point, I'm heading where I want to go NOW. Yesterday is dead, Tomorrow is all that matters."
Submitted by mordor666 (user info) at 2008-01-24 16:12:21 EST (#)
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Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-24 16:09:28 EST (#)
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Ah the big 3-0.
On the one hand, you could probably find my brand of "advice" on the average cereal box, but after spending four years in college (goo Terapins w00t!) and a lot of time on the road, so to speak, I feel pretty confident that I can stand behind these claims. If you'd met me when I was eighteen, you would have hated by beaten-down, pissed off, abused-child, pretentious ass.
I really REALLY wanted to hammer myself into a 9 to 5, preferably in a science field, and get married and have lil bebes, and do the whole thing. White picked fence? Sure, why not! But what I got instead was a handful of scars, years without a home, free plane tickets to anywhere BUT home, and a very broad perspective on what it takes to make you happy.
The office manager here could not be anything more or less than an office manager, it makes her happy and defines who she is. I would hate that career choice, because there is no reward, no finished product, no sense of accomplishment at the end of the day. I want to MAKE things (and hey, sell them if I can) and I don't mind the guff that comes along with it. I'm keeping this data processing gig until I can survive doing something else, but every hour that I'm not at the office or asleep I am building something. I've spent a year writing a book and it's almost finished. I created a metric ass-load of art in my spare time that I've largely gifted away to costumers, but now it looks like their customers actually want to pay for my work.
Who knew?
I only wish I hadn't wasted this much time hammering myself where I don't belong, if I had started these projects back in the day (which was a Tuesday, by the way) I can only imagine how far I would have come already come. But that's not the point, I'm heading where I want to go NOW. Yesterday is dead, Tomorrow is all that matters.
So, there we go. As you've said, I'm a kid and time is on my side. Don't worry though, everything is going my way.
Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2008-01-24 16:05:19 EST (#)
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Hi M!
TELL INDO I AM NOT SLACK JAWED!
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-24 16:03:02 EST (#)
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Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:54:53 EST (#)
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Wow, indo.
You took that as a pat on the back?
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Coming from a slack jawed plant eater like you who will talk for days on how to help the world but won't do a godamn thing to actually help, yes I do.
Submitted by experima (user info) at 2008-01-24 16:02:43 EST (#)
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rob below!!!
hi, rob!!!
your opinions matter to me!!!
:)
Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:55:51 EST (#)
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And for the record - I liked GI Joes.
Just not enough to pretend I was one.
Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:54:53 EST (#)
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Wow, indo.
You took that as a pat on the back?
That is awesome.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:53:12 EST (#)
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Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:45:07 EST (#)
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Satisfy my curiosity indo, how old are you? If I remember correctly (and I rarely do) you were... 26 or maybe 28 in your last camwhore?
I should probably just go look it up, it had something with tanks and guns I believe...
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30, and it was helicopters and guns.
I don't think I have solved lifes mysteries or I have the perfect code to get people through, but a series of almost contradictory statements, and career advice from someone who doesn't have one is alot to swallow, especially from a 25 yr old( it would be almost as bad froom a 30 yr old).
Rob, I know you loved care bears more than GI-Joe growing up, and you think people sitting around patting each other on their back is better than a lively discussion, but if I wanted that or if people here wanted that they would be on a moderated forum showing off their art.
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:49:03 EST (#)
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or elephants...
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:45:07 EST (#)
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Satisfy my curiosity indo, how old are you? If I remember correctly (and I rarely do) you were... 26 or maybe 28 in your last camwhore?
I should probably just go look it up, it had something with tanks and guns I believe...
Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:44:39 EST (#)
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This was great.
I have certainly noticed that Indo gets quite the kick out of people getting all worked up over his relatively dour disposition.
He's just not that into 'happy' and LOVES to argue. Sounds like a fair few of the dorks who waste their time around here.
Submitted by Ejryuu (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:43:39 EST (#)
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I'm not reading all that.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:42:40 EST (#)
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Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:29:38 EST (#)
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Ever heard of a town called Itako? It's Namenatagun Ibarakiken. When I was 16 I hoped off the plane in Tokyo and drove hours through the night with a complete stranger to arrive at a homestay where nobody, and I mean NOBODY spoke English. Best experience of my life, I was eight thousand miles from everything familiar and had to adapt and pick up the language fast with very little instruction.
And I made an ass of myself with all of the customs I was picking up as I went.
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See bullshit like this is way better than bullshit advice in the post.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:34:47 EST (#)
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this is Ubersite, and nothing livens up the workday faster than an asinine dialog between two people who have never (and likely will never) meet, especially on a subject as subjective as life experience. Sure I could ignore the comments, but it's pretty clear he's having just as much fun as I am.
Right, indo? You are having fun? You're not actually upset? Because if you were, I might feel bad.
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Exactly.
If I wrote a piece of shit like or as bad as this (and I have) I would much rather have people call me out on stuff, if for no other reason to flush it out and explain my stance.
As it stands it seems like the meaning o flife ramblings of a Kid who hasn't done shit.
Maybe that isn't you, butnothing int his post and nothing you have said indicates otherwise.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:30:27 EST (#)
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You were shining him on?
Oh.
Well then, have at it.
*crawls back under rock*
*Wishes in vain for ability to differentiate between ass and hole in ground*
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:29:38 EST (#)
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Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:21:25 EST (#)
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Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:16:54 EST (#)
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Hey, yeah, speak your mind all day and all night. And go ahead and congratulate yourself for your undying wit and carefully thought out criticism.
I'll make sure I put up something with guns for you next time.
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that would be far better than this.
I am still waiting to hear about the exotic travels to where you were the only white person in a province?
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Ever heard of a town called Itako? It's Namenatagun Ibarakiken. When I was 16 I hoped off the plane in Tokyo and drove hours through the night with a complete stranger to arrive at a homestay where nobody, and I mean NOBODY spoke English. Best experience of my life, I was eight thousand miles from everything familiar and had to adapt and pick up the language fast with very little instruction.
And I made an ass of myself with all of the customs I was picking up as I went.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:27:44 EST (#)
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Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:20:42 EST (#)
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Just about everyone else so far found this to be pleasant/insightful.
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When the fuck did Uber turn into a church group, or a fucking poetry reading?
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:26:32 EST (#)
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I dig it CJ. I really do.
I have to appreciate that indoninja has had a completely different life experience, leading him to honor a different set of values than I hold myself. I can also appreciate his right to free speech and he certainly has every right to criticize every single thing I put up on this public domain.
That being said,
this is Ubersite, and nothing livens up the workday faster than an asinine dialog between two people who have never (and likely will never) meet, especially on a subject as subjective as life experience. Sure I could ignore the comments, but it's pretty clear he's having just as much fun as I am.
Right, indo? You are having fun? You're not actually upset? Because if you were, I might feel bad.
Probably not, but I might.
Submitted by watcher (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:25:54 EST (#)
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Well done shadow. You definitely have a way with words and summing up what really is important in life.
Apparently indo is still clinging onto his teenage angst/emofest "I'm mad at the world because I can't see anything except from my own limited perspective". Indo's remarks kinda put me in mind of a kid who wonders: "why isn't everyone paying attention to me because I'm whining like a 3 year old having a conniption in the middle of a crowded mall" (attention whore with a bad attitude, if you ask me). Anyhow, I think we've all wasted enough time on indoninja--he can go sit over at the kiddie table.
Submitted by Brdn_Nkd (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:25:03 EST (#)
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Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:21:25 EST (#)
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Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:16:54 EST (#)
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Hey, yeah, speak your mind all day and all night. And go ahead and congratulate yourself for your undying wit and carefully thought out criticism.
I'll make sure I put up something with guns for you next time.
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that would be far better than this.
I am still waiting to hear about the exotic travels to where you were the only white person in a province?
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:20:42 EST (#)
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I, um, hate to stick my nose where it don't belong (again), but Indo has a bit of a point (unfortunately).
So he thought this was asinine. Hooray for him. You seem to be getting a little bit too bent out of shape about the lone person who's pissing in your cornflakes. Just about everyone else so far found this to be pleasant/insightful.
Relax. It could be worse. You could have Hadley stuck to your ass like me (seriously, the worst mistake I ever made was acknowledging his very existence).
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:16:54 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Hey, yeah, speak your mind all day and all night. And go ahead and congratulate yourself for your undying wit and carefully thought out criticism.
I'll make sure I put up something with guns for you next time.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:14:33 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:03:09 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
I love how no matter how long I go without posting, indoninja is the first one to break mah balls.
Jebus H Christ, it was fucking whimsy! (Yeah, ghey) Are you seriously losing your shit over an age post?
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http://www.ubersite.com/cgi-bin/moreinfo.cgi?uber=indoninja&cutoff=8
I rated your posts all of 10 times (11 inclluding this comment) I don't know who the fuck you are.
I think this post sucked, the advice sucked, and it seemed like it was (and is) filled with BS.
Wash the sand out of your vagina. Giving a -2 and explaining why I think it sucks is "hardly losing my shit."
Maybe you require an emotional breakdown and a fit of rage to -2 something and say what you think, but I alwasy thought you should "Speak your Mind"
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:05:46 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
NEXT WEEK, SPT WITH NO CONTENT BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT!!!
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:05:39 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
Submitted by hour_man (user info) at 2008-01-24 14:51:50 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I didn't even read this. This +2 is based solely on indoninja being a fucking tool. so if he -2 this, then it's probably pretty good. Considering he is a raving cunt with an e-peenar as big as his self inflated ego, which is based solely on the fabricated lie that he has anything to contribute to society other than recycled angst and a totally undeserved sense of self worth which can only be gained through years of over indulging in the belief that he has anything original to say.
God he annoys me.
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No idea who you are, but good to know I have had such a positive influence on your uber experience that instead of reading posts you scrool through the reviews to see what I rated and then do the reverse.
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:03:09 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
I love how no matter how long I go without posting, indoninja is the first one to break mah balls.
Jebus H Christ, it was fucking whimsy! (Yeah, ghey) Are you seriously losing your shit over an age post?
Submitted by ghola (user info) at 2008-01-24 15:01:31 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
i think i started that bandwagon. ugh.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-24 14:59:58 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-24 14:44:49 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
oh, indo. So surly. So angry.
I appreciate your erroneous assumptions about my life, my travels, and my career, but on all accounts you really couldn't be more wrong.
I've been to a place where I was the only white kid in the entire province.
I've changed jobs, auto mechanic, door salesman, and when I got the office job I thought I wanted I realized that I didn't want it at all.
And yes, scribbling and doodling has turned into negotiations with Visionary Comics about the series I created.
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Not angry, just thourghly un-impressed by this steaming pile of shit you called advice.
Enlighten us about your brave solo adventures, I would love to hear where you went.
You changed Jobs, not careers, at 25 you should begin to be able to tell the difference.
Negotiations aren't a career. I used to be a comic nerd and have never heard of Vision. Google seems to think it is a teaching studio, but I am sure you reading their literature, or whatever your "negotiations" are, will pan out into a career. Best of luck, seriously, but don't preach here about following your vision when you haven't done squat with it.
Submitted by i_can_get_you_a_toe (user info) at 2008-01-24 14:56:37 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
this seemed a little generalised and reeked of 'email forward', but I like how you think.
Submitted by hour_man (user info) at 2008-01-24 14:51:50 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I didn't even read this. This +2 is based solely on indoninja being a fucking tool. so if he -2 this, then it's probably pretty good. Considering he is a raving cunt with an e-peenar as big as his self inflated ego, which is based solely on the fabricated lie that he has anything to contribute to society other than recycled angst and a totally undeserved sense of self worth which can only be gained through years of over indulging in the belief that he has anything original to say.
God he annoys me.
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-24 14:44:49 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
oh, indo. So surly. So angry.
I appreciate your erroneous assumptions about my life, my travels, and my career, but on all accounts you really couldn't be more wrong.
I've been to a place where I was the only white kid in the entire province.
I've changed jobs, auto mechanic, door salesman, and when I got the office job I thought I wanted I realized that I didn't want it at all.
And yes, scribbling and doodling has turned into negotiations with Visionary Comics about the series I created.
Wow, I guess you're right, I am loser.
And a happy one to boot.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-24 14:43:01 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
"I have found that when I get a little scream in the back of my head and my breath stops for just a moment, that means something very exciting and important is about to happen, and I should definitely take the opportunity offered to me! When the inside of my sinuses feels a little sharp or stuffy, and I hear a growl in the back of my mind, it usually means whatever I am about to do is a bad idea. I listen to myself before I listen to my cohorts, and this has led me down some very crazy adventures, all of which I survived relatively unharmed. "
Oh yeah, fuck your spidey senses too.
Are you a chick who flashed her juggs on here or something, why the hell is this rated +???
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2008-01-24 14:42:30 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
Things I've learned at age 45+: Based on consistant identical outcomes of over 16,700 repetitions of the experiment, I can safely predict that tomorrow I will know more than I do today.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-01-24 14:41:36 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
ATTN INDO
shadow = female
please remove foot from mouth
Thank YOu,
Uber
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-01-24 14:39:36 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
Your new carrer of doodling and dicking around is going to land you in the poor house in a few years, don't worry I am sure you will find another dead end job.
You talked alot about travels, but I am guessing you haven't been anywhere where you are the only white guy, much less only american in a 1 mile radius.
Real tough to tell a man not to beat a women up inside your friends house.
I can't remember what other ambigious fight/don't fight, don't worry about money/worry about money for travel advice you gave toherwise I would mock it too.
How about not worrying about trying to sound sagely when you just turned 25 and are changing careers for the first time.
Submitted by DudeThatsBOSH (user info) at 2008-01-24 14:39:25 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Yep, its pretty crazy.
I opened my big mouth, and now have a flight booked to China as a direct result.
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2008-01-24 14:38:59 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
enjoyable post to read
Submitted by Creepy_guy (user info) at 2008-01-24 14:25:22 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I turned 25 in early January and I'm heading to Ireland in a week, dammit
Submitted by loopdeloo (user info) at 2008-01-24 14:24:59 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Linus (user info) at 2008-01-24 14:12:57 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
I am unhappy, so I will.
Submitted by Socialist_Joe (user info) at 2008-01-24 14:07:46 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
i would -2 this shit
but you speak the truth for the most part
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-24 14:07:44 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Submitted by DudeThatsBOSH (user info) at 2008-01-24 14:03:59 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
"Speak Your Mind"
"Travel Travel Travel"
I'm 25 also, and i'm finally figuring those 2 out.
Actually, 'speak your mind' has led me to 'travel travel travel'
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Funny how that works, eh? I opened my big mouth to a friend last year and wound up in the Czech Republic. It was quite an experience!
Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2008-01-24 14:06:17 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-01-24 13:38:53 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2008-01-24 13:36:10 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
Nice email forward advice, muddy.
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makes it irrelevant?
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No, makes it trite and something that would resemble a self help book, things I'm sure you have plenty of.
Submitted by DudeThatsBOSH (user info) at 2008-01-24 14:03:59 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
"Speak Your Mind"
"Travel Travel Travel"
I'm 25 also, and i'm finally figuring those 2 out.
Actually, 'speak your mind' has led me to 'travel travel travel'
Submitted by Zampano (user info) at 2008-01-24 13:55:27 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by rorrim (user info) at 2008-01-24 13:52:23 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I liked that.
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2008-01-24 13:45:16 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
jesus christ... i just went back and reread razor's contribution to that bandwagon. all he talked about was money money money money money
WAY TO FULFILL THAT STINGY JEW STEREOTYPE, PAL!
fucking yawnfest.
your many months late contribution is much more to my liking.
and here, in an entirely shameless linkpimp, was my very succinct, no frills contribution: http://www.ubersite.com/m/109158
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-01-24 13:38:53 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2008-01-24 13:36:10 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
Nice email forward advice, muddy.
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makes it irrelevant?
Submitted by monkeyswithguns (user info) at 2008-01-24 13:36:43 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I need to work on several of these.
Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2008-01-24 13:36:10 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
Nice email forward advice, muddy.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-01-24 13:35:27 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
i you pick something that weighs a pound and set it back down...that was easy
if you pick it up and carry it for a day it gets considerably heavier.
if you carry it for life the weight of it becomes unbearable.
set your burdens down
pick them up when you can.
you know...in general.
Submitted by ChaosJester (user info) at 2008-01-24 13:32:02 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I always knew there was a reason I liked you.
Now, unfortunately, I'm afraid that I love you.
You taste like someone I might be if/when I learn to let go of a few things.
Rock on Sistah. Rock on.
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-24 13:30:48 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Hey, thanks firefly, that's awesome of you to notice.
:D
Submitted by firefly (user info) at 2008-01-24 13:25:51 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
you have nice hair
Submitted by shadow (user info) at 2008-01-24 13:23:01 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
build*
fuck.