I have a theory....a conspiracy theory actually....
The razor blade companies put much better blades in the package that comes with the razor....so you buy it, love it....best shave of your life....original blade lasts what seems like forever...
But then, you buy the 4-pack replacement cartridges.......and they last half the time as the cartridge that came with the razor!:-)
Originally Posted by Bearcat:
I agree, but I think it's a waste of time because a lot of people can't be brutally honest with themselves... when I struggled right out of college, I focused a lot on how it happened, but it was all external.... the job market, the school I went to, a couple of bad experiences out of my control at school, etc; and it wasn't until I held myself accountable that I started working hard to change things.
Not saying that it's necessarily your problem, luv, just agreeing with Flopnuts for the most part... people are very good at rationalizing their life away.
Absolutely. I didn't clarify, and should have. Learn the lesson from your failures. But be honest enough and self critical enough and willing enough to learn them. Then move on. Forever. What's done is done, and you recognize what went wrong and the part you played in it.
It's nothing to dwell on, but forever there should life present you with a reminder course. :-)
Originally Posted by luv:
I won't be able to go to school when I'm working from home. I'll still be working from 8-5, just not from an office. I'll have to find evening/online classes.
Worry about you. We're the same age. If you don't do it now, you never will. I'll bet when you do that, you find what you want the most. I'll leave it at that.
Originally Posted by Bearcat:
I agree, but I think it's a waste of time because a lot of people can't be brutally honest with themselves... when I struggled right out of college, I focused a lot on how it happened, but it was all external.... the job market, the school I went to, a couple of bad experiences out of my control at school, etc; and it wasn't until I held myself accountable that I started working hard to change things.
Not saying that it's necessarily your problem, luv, just agreeing with Flopnuts for the most part... people are very good at rationalizing their life away.
Not really thinking about the past. Only in that is how I got to where I am. What could I have done to change things? Is it something I can change now? I have a nice apartment, I love my car, my cat purrs when I pet her, and I'm surviving on my own. With the pending possibility of being unemployed, I guess I've just begun the evaluating a little early. Or a little late. Maybe it's something I should have done a long time ago.
I'm in a comfort zone, though. I'm trying to break out, but I'm just so unsure of myself. Am I the type of person who has what it takes (whatever "it" is)? Only one way to find out, I guess.
Originally Posted by DJJasonp:
I have a theory....a conspiracy theory actually....
The razor blade companies put much better blades in the package that comes with the razor....so you buy it, love it....best shave of your life....original blade lasts what seems like forever...
But then, you buy the 4-pack replacement cartridges.......and they last half the time as the cartridge that came with the razor!:-)
And they're more expensive than just buying the friggin' razor!
Originally Posted by luv:
Not really thinking about the past. Only in that is how I got to where I am. What could I have done to change things? Is it something I can change now? I have a nice apartment, I love my car, my cat purrs when I pet her, and I'm surviving on my own. With the pending possibility of being unemployed, I guess I've just begun the evaluating a little early. Or a little late. Maybe it's something I should have done a long time ago.
I'm in a comfort zone, though. I'm trying to break out, but I'm just so unsure of myself. Am I the type of person who has what it takes (whatever "it" is)? Only one way to find out, I guess.
I'm sure this will sound incredibly cliché, but we're all unsure of ourselves... it's just part of taking risks. Yeah, there's that extremely small percentage of people who are either very intelligent or very, very driven, but if you or I was one of them we'd probably be at work right now and not on CP. :-)
Going to school, learning new skills, making yourself marketable, etc; is much much more about diving in (getting out of the comfort zone), dedicating yourself to it, and doing the hard work than IQ or being obsessively driven.
I received my first death threat on a poker site tonight. This guy got pissed off at me because I kicked his ass and he began calling me names. Then, low and behold, (after I knock his ass out of the game), he states that I'm going to die and he knows where I live. I, along w/ a few other players, reported it to the site.
The sad part about the whole thing... we were playing a fuggin' $1.20 NL tourney. Ppl really do take poker way too seriously. Amateur. :-)
And Lot's wife, of course, was told not to look back where all those people and their homes had been. But she did look back, and I love her for that, because it was so human. So she was turned to a pillar of salt. So it goes.
In 10 months when she turns 18 I wont have to feel guilty for wanting to bang Victoria Justice. She is absolutely georgeous. I watch "Victorious" and dream we are on Fantasy Island together. She will be a huge superstar in 5 years and I will be able say, yeah, I whacked off to her way back when.
Originally Posted by Lumpy:
I received my first death threat on a poker site tonight. This guy got pissed off at me because I kicked his ass and he began calling me names. Then, low and behold, (after I knock his ass out of the game), he states that I'm going to die and he knows where I live. I, along w/ a few other players, reported it to the site.
The sad part about the whole thing... we were playing a fuggin' $1.20 NL tourney. Ppl really do take poker way too seriously. Amateur. :-)
Have I ever told you how hot it is that you play poker? It makes me want to play poker. :-)
saxophone - Bob Gay
trombone - Jeff Galinda
clarinet - Bob Bowlby
accordion - Ed Grenga
drums - Jim Taft
bass - Tim Archibald
electric guitar - Mike McMahon
chorus - Kook Lawry, Ed Grenga, Art Johnson, Guy Groendaal, Jon Craig, Ivan Offelcockich, Les Farkenoff
Nothing much on TV here in work, just spent 45 minutes being a dirty old man and watching college cheerleading championships on ESPN2 just so I could see the girls in their spandex outfits. I'm going to hell, I know it...
