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Originally posted by dieselbambino69 i take architecture as well

+1 here ...only 5 more years till graduation

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Originally posted by dieselbambino69 im thinking large shit too. sure getting a diploma from highschool was cool. and doing well in college now is great and getting my 5 year apprenticeship is nice cause ill be making more money. but i mean what have u done in this life thats has made an impact! something u can sit down with ur grandchildren and tell them a story of. i got nothing. and im willing to vbet everyone else has nothing as well. and it sux. i mean shit we are in our PRIME people. This is the time in our life that is suppose to be the most active. The time whenb we are suppose to be out having crazy ass adventures and making memories that'll last a life time. GROWING! and here we are doing the same thing like slaves. Work come home rest, and wait for the weekend. i really crave doing something. something worthwhile. I could be alone i dont know. but it bothers me to think that im at home sitting on my ass while other people are prolly out doing great things.

I feel the same way, pretty much. We keep telling ourselves "just hold out, it'll get better [whenever]." I've been telling myself that for years... and so have other people.

But the problem is, I realize that things have only gotten worse, and in the meantime I've let a LOT of really great opportunities go rolling by, that a lot of people would kill for. If I was honest with you here, and told you what they were, and what I've let go... you'd think I was a complete idiot.

And I'm in no position to do anything about it, at least that I can see. I don't know how the hell I'm going to afford college, but even that is the least of my worries right now. I have no stories I can tell anyone, and I'm not very well travelled either. The farthest I've been is San Francisco (where I only stayed for 2 days while visiting family with my father) and then up the Pacific Coast (which was... neat, I guess, but then again we were just passing through on our way to the airport back home). I've also been to Colorado when I was young, which was pretty cool, and I'm glad for that at least.

But still, if I were to die tomorrow, and had to summarize my life up to this point, I'd probably say "mostly a waste of time." Which is pretty depressing when you think about it, especially since that it really didn't have to be, but by my own folly, it has been. I've dug my own grave and can't seem to get back out.

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Originally posted by {b.s.e.} george costanza was an architect too!

wasnt that his alter ego, Art VanDeLay?

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well i was living a pretty typical life up until i was 15 when i was getting in too much trouble and i missed my dad and didn't get along with my mom, so i decided to go live with my dad who was in japan at the time. best decision of my life. granted it was on a miltary base, but i was mostly going off the base and out into the japanese towns and shopping at the japanese malls with my friends/boyfriend. i was even going to karaoke bars and drinking and partying with my friends at only 17. i know i shouldn't have been drinking and partying, but it was a blast, and i'm glad i took up the opportunity to experience the night life there too, instead of being a goody goody and living in japan for 2 years without even know what the beer is like, or how the clubs & bars are. i got to love the food and culture, and i can't wait to go back some day. i also hiked Mt. Fuji in Tokyo while i was there on this hiking trip with my dad, which was cool too. i don't think too many people can say they've done that. at least not people who live in south florida, and think that south florida is the only cool place on the globe.

that's the biggest trip/experience i've had in life so far. but before that, as a kid, i did lots of traveling alone to go visit my dad every summer, who was always somewhere different and cool. i took a 3 week vacation with him when i was 13 and went up the coast of california starting in san diego...then all the way up to san fran...stopping at Yosemite National Park to camp for a few days and go rock climbing.

i've seen and hiked the grand canyon in arizona too when i was in 6th grade.

for all of those experiences i have my dad to thank for being such an adventurous outdoorsman.

that's about it. having said/gone through all that, i definitely have set my dreams and goals set at a higher standard, because i know there is so much of this world out there to see and so many things i want to do...which require being successful and making lots of money...so i'm taking the necessary steps to get to that point in my life, starting with an education.

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Originally posted by notelfreak man i can't believe i tried to come off as responsible in that other thread, i am so full of shit just don't tell anyone

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well you certainly lived an adventurous childhood. i have always wished as a kid to do some road travelling around the states, and see the different sites ..

i certainly will provide my future kids (if i ever have any kids .. hahahah) .. the full enjoyment of life that i never had the chance of getting .. that means 100% spoiling and taking him places i have not been to .. hahhaha ...

i guess my major goal in life is to show my future generation things that i have not had the luxury of having ..

Weren't you having issues with this just a few months ago, Eric?

Remember THIS thread? Somewhat inconclusive, but the only input I have is pretty much exactly what I said then.

I'm not an 'adventurous' sort of person, persay. I don't seek out experiences, but I make it a point to almost always take advantage of a good opportunity, and to not regret those that I have passed up. Your life is yours, there is no refuting that. Whatever you choose can only ever be the outcome of yourself and nobody else; what this entails is a supreme resonsibility that so few bring themselves to recognize. Though, recognition is rewarded to those in life who have realized that they must take advantage of this absolute choice and make their mark on this world. Now that you know just what it is that makes heros - what seperates you from them? Not a whole lot, just eventuality if you choose to follow the path which serves you the best. After all, merely wanting to become validated is not nearly enough, and the absolute desire and drive to become something will also lead to your downfall - just be yourself; totally honest with yourself and totally representative of your essence - somewhere, maybe deep within you, you know exactly who you are. Getting in touch with this realization is the key to success in any endeavor. As Bruce Lee said: "To become different from who we are, we must have some awareness of what we are."

There is no such thing as an extraordinary life without there first being an extraordinary person - you must realize that to change the world, you must first change yourself.

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I've noticed that this entire thread features the central theme of choice.

This is quite an important topic because choice can make or break a man.

In other words, he can make or break himself because, for the most part, he holds his own future in his hands.

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Originally posted by Slylee well i was living a pretty typical life up until i was 15 when i was getting in too much trouble and i missed my dad and didn't get along with my mom, so i decided to go live with my dad who was in japan at the time. best decision of my life. granted it was on a miltary base, but i was mostly going off the base and out into the japanese towns and shopping at the japanese malls with my friends/boyfriend. i was even going to karaoke bars and drinking and partying with my friends at only 17. i know i shouldn't have been drinking and partying, but it was a blast, and i'm glad i took up the opportunity to experience the night life there too, instead of being a goody goody and living in japan for 2 years without even know what the beer is like, or how the clubs & bars are. i got to love the food and culture, and i can't wait to go back some day. i also hiked Mt. Fuji in Tokyo while i was there on this hiking trip with my dad, which was cool too. i don't think too many people can say they've done that. at least not people who live in south florida, and think that south florida is the only cool place on the globe. that's the biggest trip/experience i've had in life so far. but before that, as a kid, i did lots of traveling alone to go visit my dad every summer, who was always somewhere different and cool. i took a 3 week vacation with him when i was 13 and went up the coast of california starting in san diego...then all the way up to san fran...stopping at Yosemite National Park to camp for a few days and go rock climbing. i've seen and hiked the grand canyon in arizona too when i was in 6th grade. for all of those experiences i have my dad to thank for being such an adventurous outdoorsman. that's about it. having said/gone through all that, i definitely have set my dreams and goals set at a higher standard, because i know there is so much of this world out there to see and so many things i want to do...which require being successful and making lots of money...so i'm taking the necessary steps to get to that point in my life, starting with an education.

Your story sounds a bit like mine.

I have an icy relationship with my mother and a very close one with my father.



I'm not going to put myself down for things I have not yet done and would like to do since there is always still time while young.

Of course you could take the view, ignoring all the great things you’ve done, that your life has been utterly worthless because you are not living it up to the standards of your neighbor.

I choose not to take that view. It’s a choice that we can all make to emphasize all the wonderful and life-changing events that we have experienced, instead of what we have not.

Well let's see, I've traveled all over the Western US and Canada from a young age, and to see the wonders and natural beauty of the two countries has truly been a life-changing and continual learning experience for me.

Would I like to travel across Europe, Asia, and Aus? Of course, but I choose not to beat myself up for the fact that I haven't yet.

Like Slylee I’ll never forget hiking on the very edge of the Grand Canyon with only inches separating me from death.

I’ll never forget Taos, Chama, Gila National Forest, Mesa Verde, Bosque Del Apache, the San Luis Valley of Colorado, Big Bend, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, etc, etc. Once you visit such a place it becomes a part of your very being and you carry it with you in perpetuity.


Like Goodgrief, I've been into photography for over 4 years, and have accomplished much in that area that I am proud of.

I've worked on a political campaign, and that was a fun experience even though the guy I was working for lost hehe.

I’ve seen some kick ass DJs in my time, and yes I could have seen more, but I’m merely happy for all the ones I have seen.

There is more of course, but there’s also little point in rehashing the past, because the key to life is to learn how to live in and fully experience the present moment.


And before you ask, I’m still working on it.

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