Older posters - are you content with how your life turned out so far?

[AsH_KeTcHuM]

When I was little I always thought I would be very happy when I grew up. A large part of this was assuming I would be rich or famous, or just successful in something I was passionate about.

Now that I'm about to graduate college the most likely scenario I'll be in is getting some generic business job making 40k a year to start with.

Thats not so bad in itself, but it makes me depressed to think I will be reduced to being some souless businessman for a large part of my life and that my sleeping patterns, friends, family, hobbies, etc. will all be influenced by this in some form.

I'm working on some small projects with dancing and music right now that in my wildest dreams would take off and I'd be able to make money off of that. But realistically I can only see the horrible 9-5 thing in my future.

Its very disenchanting and makes life seem kinda of miserable to me right now.

How has life turned out so far for you older 2+2ers? regarding your choice of career and how it influences your life especially.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

Can I get a Q?
Can I get an L?
Can I get a C?

What's that spell?

Q! L! C!

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Can I get a Q?
Can I get an L?
Can I get a C?

What's that spell?

Q! L! C!

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Man this never gets old, we should totally hit that place up again. Their mods really pwned us good last time though.

NT

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Can I get a Q?
Can I get an L?
Can I get a C?

What's that spell?

Q! L! C!

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Man this never gets old, we should totally hit that place up again. Their mods really pwned us good last time though.

NT

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I loved the heartfelt tenderness with which that one chick referred to El Diablo as "'bad word' rich", but didn't mean it in a racist way. You know, she meant "wannabe"...

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I loved the heartfelt tenderness with which that one chick referred to El Diablo as "'bad word' rich", but didn't mean it in a racist way. You know, she meant "wannabe"...

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whoa, i missed that! link?

NT

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I loved the heartfelt tenderness with which that one chick referred to El Diablo as "'bad word' rich", but didn't mean it in a racist way. You know, she meant "wannabe"...

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whoa, i missed that! link?

NT

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The thread has long since been deleted, but ED went to troll the QLC forum, and was talking about how he'd made a big score gambling, and wanted to get a sweet car (that he obviously couldn't afford) to impress his friends. One of the posters mentioned the "'bad word' rich" thing, and ED brilliantly replied (from memory), "WTF, are you saying that because I'm black?!" or something like that.

Backpedaling ensued. Quite entertaining.

[esad]

You'll only get "stuck" and disappointed in life if you let yourself.

Harland Sanders aka Colonel Sanders was 65 years old and broke and had just received his first Social Security check when he decided to go on the road and sell his chicken recipie.

I guess he could have just retired and died a few year later instead.

Tell us why someone just graduating college in their 20s thinks that life is about to end? What a depressing life-view you must have.

[RichC.]

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You'll only get "stuck" and disappointed in life if you let yourself.

Harland Sanders aka Colonel Sanders was 65 years old and broke and had just received his first Social Security check when he decided to go on the road and sell his chicken recipie.

I guess he could have just retired and died a few year later instead.

Tell us why someone just graduating college in their 20s thinks that life is about to end? What a depressing life-view you must have.

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My great grandmother thought he was a crazy old man when he asked here to sell his chicken. Basically, I could have been a KFC Exec by now if she had just listened.

[El Diablo]

All,

I'm 34 and have been able to hang out with Ray Zee. How could I not be content?

[JuntMonkey]

I'm with the OP on this, and I was just thinking about it 5 minutes ago.