So how's life?

[Jazzy Jinx]

I haven't made a thread in a while...

I'm just curious as to what everyone is up to, I guess. Come here and tell us what big things you guys are doing with your lives right now or are planning on doing. And as ironic as it is coming from me, I'd like to keep this thread as serious as possible mainly because I can actually see some decent conversations stemming from this.

And actually, I would prefer it if you guys don't bash each other as well. I can understand giving helpful advice or blah, blah, blah but please try not to bash something that is heavilly meaningful to somebody. Or at least, approach the situation delicately. Everyone on here is a human being and should be treated as such with respect.

Right now I'm a senior in high school. I don't expect my year to be filled with excitement so I'll just skip over it. The highlight of my plans right now is my girlfriend, actually. We've known each other for well over a year now and have been together for five months. The plan is to get married and have a child during our honeymoon (I don't mean time the child to be had on our honeymoon... I mean, we're going to get started on making it then... ).

But I haven't officially proposed to her yet so I'll be doing that this winter. Don't get me wrong, we've planned everything out and decided to marry each other, I just haven't done the whole kneel on one knee and present a ring deal yet.

Oh, and she'll be living with me when she turns 18 and we'll be getting married shortly after. So in three years I'll be married and in four I'll be a father. Obviously this upsets my chances of college but to me, I view marriage and a kid more meaningful and I'm willing to postpone my dreams for now.

This, of course, means I'll probably be doing physical labor but in all honesty, I don't mind doing so. And the degree I would be going for in college wouldn't significantly help me anyway (English degree) so I don't need a lecture on choosing college over my already existing plans...

Well, that's all from me for now. If you have any questions or would like to say something about what's going on in your life right now then feel free to.

 

[Tom]

do not propose to her
do not have a kid
go to college
date around
have fun
go to parties
study
get a degree

 

[Jazzy Jinx]

I'll take that to heart.

 

[Tom]

Truth, son.

 

[Dodongo]

Do what Tom said. If you have real feelings for your girlfriend, then you will be together no matter what. So live your life while you still have youth and then get married when you're able to financially support that kind of stuff.

 

[Crimson King]

English degrees are the most versatile degree you can get. With it you can be a lawyer or a teacher or a writer or an editor or a manager or a myriad of other positions because you prove you have the ability to write by acquiring one.

And, uh, don't marry her now. We've all planned to marry some girl we were dating because 5 months if a long time, but take it slow. Hell, I have been dating my girlfriend for 5 years, and we are still not ready to get married. Marriage costs money, money your earn from a job, if you have no money, the marriage will fail. It happens to 50% of all marriages already, no need to increase the odds.

 

[Zook]

I was going to make a joke here, but decided against it.

Anyways, I've been enjoying this summer as the last one of childhood. My parents wanted me to get a summer job, but I talked them out of it. Life's been a nice little walk in the park this summer.

I've spent the days playing by the river down by my house. I ride my bike as far as I can every chance I get, which isn't often because I live in New England. It's been pretty sweet.

But at the same time, it's boring. I have nothing to look forward to, and I really haven't accomplished anything this summer thusfar. I'm starting to think it would've been better to get a job.

I turned 16 two weeks ago (exactly, now that I think about it), and I'm going into my Junior year in high school, but I have no idea what to do with myself.

And I think that Tom's advice is good advice, Kenny.

 

[Jazzy Jinx]

She's not going to actually be with me until another two years from now and I'm still going to be living with my parents for the next three years (when she graduates high school). When the time comes, it'll probably end up that we'll postpone having a kid until after college but we're going to get married as planned.

I was planning on working full-time for two years after high school and saving the majority of my money earned on a CD (it's a contract that allows you to place money in the bank but not withdraw for the specified amount of time with increased interest) while keeping a smaller amount in a regular account.

Maybe I should make a time grid...

 

[Talazala]

Life kinda isn't going nicely for me. The first girl that I have ever had any feelings for is according to some off-limits because of, well a few reasons. I want ta go out with her, but...

 

[Pluvia's other account]

We've all felt like that before Kenny, sadly, it's easier said than done.

I'm moving in with Vikki within a year hopefully, we've been together for almost 2 years now.

 

[Moy]

I just want to get through the summer in one peice, not screw up any friendships, and survive high school.
Luckily, there's a hospital right down the street.

 

[Tom]

I just want to get through the summer in one peice, not screw up any friendships, and survive high school.
Luckily, there's a hospital right down the street.

i love your avatar so ****ing much right now
maybe we should get married

 

[Moy]

i love your avatar so ****ing much right now
maybe we should get married

You're talking weird, man.

Snap out of it.

 

[Rusty Shacklefurd]

Boring.
Life is boring.
Then I play TF2 and not so much.
Then I stop and it gets really boring again.
Why do I always keep stopping?
Note to self:
Don't.

Was that a poem?
I sure hope that it was not.
Poetry's boring.

 

[ChileNess]

ok im actually making money to buy mi own wii and but if my life is actually well im actually thinking of getting a girlfriend or something i just feel like "nothing" i kinda empty...

 

[Xsyven]

Kenny, over the next few years, you'll probably change your mind completely. High School plans rarely ever stick. Luckily, you aren't rushing into things-- just planning them in advance. There's still a maturity level you haven't reached yet... and here, you thought you were all done growing up.

My advice would be to make one major goal, English Degree, and work from any flexible angle to get it. Nothing too concrete, but still nothing too vague.

 

[Livvers]

G uffaw.

 

[Jazzy Jinx]

I don't need that kind of language in my thread.

See yourself to the door, mister. >=(

 

[Eor]

Be honest

Is this your first girlfriend

I ask, because five months seems a really small time to be dating someone in school, and to already want to throw away college and marry them. You're a silly man, uncle kenny.

 

[Boxob]

I guess I'll be the first person to be all emo about it rofl.

I just broke up with my girlfriend of 20 months, on the 22nd of July. Life's been pretty ****ty. I've been trying to find false happiness in friends. But all I do with them is hang out at Taco Bell, which is were I work. I love it there, but I work so much, I have no time to relax. I've been having on and off depressions. Thoughts of suicide are common. I haven't been myself.

Outside of that, I have been advancing my passion in life, culinary skills. I love food. And I've been getting much better at making it. Hooray.

Life's ****ing wonderful, Kenny.

 

[Blazey]

In the past 24 hours things have happened that will probably change the way I thought I'd live my life for the next decade. My dad's in trouble with some ******** bureaucracy and now I need to quit my course (that's ok, though; I was going to anyway. I hated it so bad and it ended up not doing anything for me) and get a full time job to help him out. I don't really care about the changes to my life, I'm more worried about him. Like I said, I was going to do something like this anyway, I just didn't think I'd have to do it over something so serious.

 

[The Fail Tracer]

My life is fine right now. Or, should I say, I am recovering from my old life.

My old life with my step-father. I hate him so much, I actually just call him by his first name. Nobody hated me as much as he did. So, I hate him back. All he ever did was threaten to beat the **** out of me, restrict me from doing the things that I liked, punished me for no reason, turned my own mother against me, and overall made me miserable.

He was very strong, so I was terrified of him. He didn't get along very well with my mom either, but my mom felt like she needed him, and that was a big mistake.

Two years ago, I realized that I should never have been terrified of him. I realized that being so scared of him was my mistake. I found out that he actually had sensitivity in him, just not for anybody he didn't care about, that's all. My mom had finally gotten sick of him and started to hate him as much as I did. She made a great move there. She dumped him, and so he came to my Grandparents' house and balled like a little baby to them about how they were going to get divorced (my mom's still working on getting divorced, however). He cried about his sad stories about how he was mistreated and abused as a kid. However, considering how horrible and nasty he was as a kid (shooting his sister, beating her over the head with a pipe), he deserved it. He **** well deserved it, and he knew it.

You might say that I am heartless for hating him so much, and that I holding such a grudge against him. But hear me out.

Not only did he treat people like crap, but he lied and stole from them. He stole my wallet from me, and I can never get it back now. He stole money from my grandfather. He stole it, and he spent it. My grandfather's coins had been given to him by his grandfather, and he was planning on giving them to me to give to my children, and so on.

But it's all gone now. Not only that, but now he is spying on me and my whole family. He is also going out of his way to get my mother arrested.

THAT, my friends, is why I hate my so-called "step-father." But don't worry, I'm starting a new life now without him.

 

[Proud_Smash_N00b]

My life is so freakin boring.

-Comp stomping in Melee all day
-looking for something to post on Smashboards all day
-listenin to music all day
-watchin Naruto, Bleach, and Code Geass when they come out
-movies on Friday

I wont get a license for another 6 months so I'm pretty much f*****.

But then, NFL preseason already began
=]

 

[Jazzy Jinx]

@Eor: She's my second girlfriend. =)

Though I respect your opinion, I'm not as blind-sighted as you may believe. Believe it or not, I've gone over all the crap people keep telling me to look over and I've done so several times. No need to be depressive over it. If it doesn't work out then I was sorely mistaken but I'll live and if it does work out (and it will) then all's well that ends well.

@Boxob: That's the spirit! =D

Meh... I've been through the suicidal depression phase before. What I found from this is that occupying your time, busy or otherwise, is actually very good to relieve stress when you're trying to take your mind off of bigger things. Just concentrate on your work right now and when the time comes, things will start looking up again.

There's always a light at the end of the tunnel. And if it doesn't seem so then make your own light. You have more power than you think.

@Blazey: Is it just you and your dad living together or do you guys have to support anyone else? Well, it sucks that things had to turn out that way but if you're not broken up over it then you should be alright. Just don't lose sight of the things that matter...

@Sly Fox: My heart goes out to you. And if you hate that previous sentence then fine, my heart doesn't go out to you... =P

If it's something I've learned, it's that if people don't want any sympathy they can still use some anyway. Whether they like it or not, a sympathetic ear can always help you. Even if you're pissed off when you say those things and become bitter towards the one that cares to listen, you're getting it out. Those angry thoughts and depression, it's always better to get out.

You don't want to keep it all inside or it'll boil and manifest into radical thoughts. The last thing you want to do is become bitter and angry; becoming the thing you hate most. Are you in your rights to hate him? Certainly. He's trash. But if you carry these thoughts throughout your life then you'll always have some kind of bitterness inside of you.

Over time, your hate should subside or at least get better. It's better not to dwell on things and just move forward. Take your mind off of it by growing closer bonds with your friends and your mother if you have any respect for her.

I hope for the best.

@Proud Smash N00b: Sometimes boring is better, honestly... =P

Can't tell you much except, hang out with your friends more. You don't even have to hang out with all of them, just chill out with the ones that really matter and that should keep you entertained for a while. I can't tell you much because only you know your interests...

 

[Greenstreet]

You can say you have gone over it time and time again, but when you look back you will always say, why did i say something silly like that?
Its kinda funny.

 

[Rici]

I have this problem right now of which I have no clue what the answer to it is.

This summer I had this apiffany(is that how you call that?) about what I want to do as work later. Well I want to be in the music business and in the Netherlands we've got 2 colleges for that, the Conservatorium and Rock Academy. I want to go to the Rock Academy but you have to do an audition first and the latest that you can apply for an audition was April 1st this year, so yeah that's not going to happen anymore(this year). So I'm planning on going there next year, but I'll need to find something to do this year. My grandparents and my dad say I should look for a study(but I can't really think of anything that I'd want to do the rest of my life other than making music) and my mom says that I should work again for a whole year and focus on my music.

So it's either studying or working. If I already start a study this year I'll have something to back up when I don't make it through the audition, but I'll also have less time to focus on my music. When I work, I'll have more time to focus on improving my music but if I don't make it, I've thrown away another year.
Also when I study, I have to spend money and when I work I earn money.

I would've done what my mother said, but I've already wasted a whole year because I applied for the Dutch Airforce(oh and this is the only other thing I can think of, for doing the rest of my life, but I can't reapply until 2010 so that's also out of the question).

So yeah, I'm kinda in a pickle right now...
If you guys could give me some thoughts on this I'd appreciate it.

edit: it might be useful to know how old I am right now, and I turned 18 on the 18th of July..

 

[Hobobloke]

first of all everyone uncle kenny can make his own decisions im sure u are all just trying to help and im sure he appreciates it but if i was him i would probably start getting annoyed by everyone telling me what im planning i shouldnt do. personally kenny im really happy for you congratulations my uncle married his second girlfriend (he was in his teens when they started going out) and they are still happily married with three kids.

my life has been going ok i have just had to make my subject choices for what i am going to study next year which will determine what i will do in the future i think i wuld like to become a pilot and am thinking about the air force as they would pay for my education and i couldnt afford it as im...well not rich lets say that aside from that i like this girl who is my friend but she is going out with someone else he is a real scumbag , he gets angry at her and upsets her for ridiculous little reasons she cant even tell him she hangs out with me she says she is at her friends house (who is a girl) so he wont get angry its really quite frustrating as she deserves better

 

[Hobobloke]

I have this problem right now of which I have no clue what the answer to it is.

This summer I had this apiffany(is that how you call that?) about what I want to do as work later. Well I want to be in the music business and in the Netherlands we've got 2 colleges for that, the Conservatorium and Rock Academy. I want to go to the Rock Academy but you have to do an audition first and the latest that you can apply for an audition was April 1st this year, so yeah that's not going to happen anymore(this year). So I'm planning on going there next year, but I'll need to find something to do this year. My grandparents and my dad say I should look for a study(but I can't really think of anything that I'd want to do the rest of my life other than making music) and my mom says that I should work again for a whole year and focus on my music.

So it's either studying or working. If I already start a study this year I'll have something to back up when I don't make it through the audition, but I'll also have less time to focus on my music. When I work, I'll have more time to focus on improving my music but if I don't make it, I've thrown away another year.
Also when I study, I have to spend money and when I work I earn money.

I would've done what my mother said, but I've already wasted a whole year because I applied for the Dutch Airforce(oh and this is the only other thing I can think of, for doing the rest of my life, but I can't reapply until 2010 so that's also out of the question).

So yeah, I'm kinda in a pickle right now...
If you guys could give me some thoughts on this I'd appreciate it.

i personally think u should work for anothey year and try for the audition dont give up on your dream u can always start studying next year

 

[Amide]

Why is everyone telling Kenny not to marry her? Do we even know whether or not she's good for him?

Anyways, I'm going to go back to school, which is supposed to be a lot worse than the last year, but I get good grades, so it shouldn't be a problem. In my free time I'll probably be watching baseball, other stuff like that.

 

[Pas]

Life is good! I moved out of home at the start of the year, just to see if I could make it on my own, and things are going as well as I could have hoped for 8 months in. Despite a few hiccups I'm not doing too badly at uni (I need an iv injection of calculus though >.>), my girlfriend and I are as close as ever and I think being around people constantly is doing me good. People told me a thousand times that if you move in with friends you won't stay friends, but they've been proven wrong.

Also, to be frank, before I moved out I was really curious about weed. Now I've gotten that whole phase out of my system I can look back on it and think how stupid it is. It isn't all it's cracked up to be, and it leaves you lazy and stupid.

So yes. Life is good. I still suck at brawl though, which is why I'm hanging around.

 

[nakedsnake]

I'm going back to school in like two weeks. So I'm just waiting for sumer two be over.

 

[Talazala]

I just went to see the Olympic 51kg, and 75kg boxing quarterfinals in Beijing. It was awsome, but now I have this unbelievable urge to buy more Olympic ticket and go see more games.

Was rooting for Italy, Russia, Greatbritain, and Cuba. lol I had no idea what the "Mexican Wave" was called up until an hour ago. Sitting next to a person who roots for the opposite side is awkward as hell.

Oh right! Amost forgot, I saw water leaking out of the ground while viewing the Olympic village. It was crazy, cuz you would never expect such a problem to occur a mere 20 feet from the edge of the Olympic village. Not many people actually got to see these water spouts though, as the place was soon surounded by police. I just got there before them, so they couldn't really shoo me away. Infact, I may even appear on Beijing news, but only as a bystander, and only if CCTV or BTV decides this is worth mentioning. (It's probably not, I'm just being wildly optemistic.)

Yeah, my life is pretty **** cool right now.

 

[AlexoftheAura]

My life's going about as good as I could hope right now. I'm in the school band and we've been practicing our music and marching for the football games and competitions. My parents are fighting but that's nothing new.

That's all I have to say at the moment since nothing else is really going on.





After reading that over it sounds boring.

 

[Killress]

I've been good. It's football season. I love it. So much excercise, and I'm one of the biggest (tall/heavy) AND fastest people on the team. I'm doing gunner, fullback, and linebacker, my dream positions. Life rocks right now. (EVEN THOUGH WE ARE DOING TWOADAYS.)

 

[Airgemini]

It is so exhausting!
Im a freshman now at high school and the work there is just tiring.

But its also good. Im going to be moving in about a week, and my mom recently recieved a lot of money so yeah.

 

[1048576]

I think my homophobic roommate is sexy.

 

[Pluvia's other account]

Are you guy or a girl?

Cause that sounds weird, it's like a girl being attracted to a sexist guy.

 

[Omis]

So far my life is interesting.
I got braces on monday, went to the doctors tuesday, and maybe broke my finger on tuesday but i havent been to the doctors for that yet. Unfortunatly because of my braces I can't play the love of my life my oboe.

Not really sure what else to say.

 

[Jazzy Jinx]

I have this problem right now of which I have no clue what the answer to it is.

This summer I had this apiffany(is that how you call that?) about what I want to do as work later. Well I want to be in the music business and in the Netherlands we've got 2 colleges for that, the Conservatorium and Rock Academy. I want to go to the Rock Academy but you have to do an audition first and the latest that you can apply for an audition was April 1st this year, so yeah that's not going to happen anymore(this year). So I'm planning on going there next year, but I'll need to find something to do this year. My grandparents and my dad say I should look for a study(but I can't really think of anything that I'd want to do the rest of my life other than making music) and my mom says that I should work again for a whole year and focus on my music.

So it's either studying or working. If I already start a study this year I'll have something to back up when I don't make it through the audition, but I'll also have less time to focus on my music. When I work, I'll have more time to focus on improving my music but if I don't make it, I've thrown away another year.
Also when I study, I have to spend money and when I work I earn money.

I would've done what my mother said, but I've already wasted a whole year because I applied for the Dutch Airforce(oh and this is the only other thing I can think of, for doing the rest of my life, but I can't reapply until 2010 so that's also out of the question).

So yeah, I'm kinda in a pickle right now...
If you guys could give me some thoughts on this I'd appreciate it.

edit: it might be useful to know how old I am right now, and I turned 18 on the 18th of July..

Hmm... It depends on how you make your decisions. Are you the kind of person that's willing to do anything in pursuit of your dreams or would you rather take a more logical root on the safe side? If you do your studies then you could improve your music while in college if you plan on going there but there's also working which gives you time to improve music as well as giving you some funds if you save wisely.

Would you mind ellaborating a little more?

first of all everyone uncle kenny can make his own decisions im sure u are all just trying to help and im sure he appreciates it but if i was him i would probably start getting annoyed by everyone telling me what im planning i shouldnt do. personally kenny im really happy for you congratulations my uncle married his second girlfriend (he was in his teens when they started going out) and they are still happily married with three kids.

my life has been going ok i have just had to make my subject choices for what i am going to study next year which will determine what i will do in the future i think i wuld like to become a pilot and am thinking about the air force as they would pay for my education and i couldnt afford it as im...well not rich lets say that aside from that i like this girl who is my friend but she is going out with someone else he is a real scumbag , he gets angry at her and upsets her for ridiculous little reasons she cant even tell him she hangs out with me she says she is at her friends house (who is a girl) so he wont get angry its really quite frustrating as she deserves better

Thanks a lot! You're right, I AM getting annoyed because even if I review everything within the realm of my ability to do so I'm going to get critisized for not being "of age" or whatever to make "mature" decisions like this. The child will most likely be postponed until after college because I figured it's not worth it to rush when there is still so much life left for me. If you rush to accomplish your dreams and goals now then you'll be 30 years old and bored as hell. Savor the moments you have now and enjoy life. However, I'm STILL marrying her as planned and when we want to. I AM in love with her.

As for your problems, if she trusts you and is close to you then you should have no problems convincing her that her boyfriend is a douchebag. I'll be the first to admit that I, too, am an a**hole and I get overly jealous but I'm truly working on it because my girlfriend doesn't deserve this kind of crap from me. I never disrespect her but I'm just overly jealous and my personality isn't too likable sometimes... For the most part I'm alright but yeah...

Anyway, if he's not working towards getting better and you should know better than anyone else here if he is, then try to convince her that this guy is scum and she deserves better. If not you then someone who will at least treat her with respect because in all honesty, NOBODY deserves mistreatment from anyone else if they've done nothing wrong...

Why date trash?

Why is everyone telling Kenny not to marry her? Do we even know whether or not she's good for him?

Anyways, I'm going to go back to school, which is supposed to be a lot worse than the last year, but I get good grades, so it shouldn't be a problem. In my free time I'll probably be watching baseball, other stuff like that.

No they don't. I'm actually worried that I'm not good enough for her... =P

What grade are you going into?

Life is good! I moved out of home at the start of the year, just to see if I could make it on my own, and things are going as well as I could have hoped for 8 months in. Despite a few hiccups I'm not doing too badly at uni (I need an iv injection of calculus though >.>), my girlfriend and I are as close as ever and I think being around people constantly is doing me good. People told me a thousand times that if you move in with friends you won't stay friends, but they've been proven wrong.

Also, to be frank, before I moved out I was really curious about weed. Now I've gotten that whole phase out of my system I can look back on it and think how stupid it is. It isn't all it's cracked up to be, and it leaves you lazy and stupid.

So yes. Life is good. I still suck at brawl though, which is why I'm hanging around.

Congratulations. =D

It's great to see when people are having fun and actually doing alright. Just stay on top of everything and don't slip up so you can continue having fun...

I just went to see the Olympic 51kg, and 75kg boxing quarterfinals in Beijing. It was awsome, but now I have this unbelievable urge to buy more Olympic ticket and go see more games.

Was rooting for Italy, Russia, Greatbritain, and Cuba. lol I had no idea what the "Mexican Wave" was called up until an hour ago. Sitting next to a person who roots for the opposite side is awkward as hell.

Oh right! Amost forgot, I saw water leaking out of the ground while viewing the Olympic village. It was crazy, cuz you would never expect such a problem to occur a mere 20 feet from the edge of the Olympic village. Not many people actually got to see these water spouts though, as the place was soon surounded by police. I just got there before them, so they couldn't really shoo me away. Infact, I may even appear on Beijing news, but only as a bystander, and only if CCTV or BTV decides this is worth mentioning. (It's probably not, I'm just being wildly optemistic.)

Yeah, my life is pretty **** cool right now.

Oh...? Do you live in China or are you just there for the Olympics?

It is so exhausting!
Im a freshman now at high school and the work there is just tiring.

But its also good. Im going to be moving in about a week, and my mom recently recieved a lot of money so yeah.

TREASURE your Freshman and Sophomore years because those are the two best ones. At least, they're the best years around here anyway...

I think my homophobic roommate is sexy.

If you're a guy then that's quite a problem... Maybe you should move on to someone else...

If you're a girl then either: A) Move on to someone that's not discriminatory or if you don't care about serious relationships and just want to have sex then B) have fun.

If you're a douche then you're a douche.

 

[Peeze]

So big news for me today. Got a new job, but this is the highest paying job i've ever had. $40,000 a year, working in the NOC(network operations center) at Chicos inc. And i just turned 18, so yeah pretty excited about that. 40 hours a week of hard work though.
And people thought i was ******** for bypassing college, and taking tech classes in high school.