Anybody else going through major changes in their life?

[T234]

Shit has been changing in mah life over the past few months, Real Talk.

1. Kicked a half-ounce of RAW cocaine per day habit.

2. Kissed a broad. On the lips. Felt no stabbing in my foot or burning of my neck, so I think I finally got over getting stabbed in the foot and set on fire all those years ago.

3. Slowed down on my smoking to the point where I enjoy it again. Less than an eighth a day.

4. Gave up my position as ******. Went completely legit.

5. Started a business. I make more money fixing Iphones and computers now for myself then I ever did breaking my back and the law for others.


I feel so good now. On this day last year, I put a pistol in my mouth and the only thing that stopped me from killing myself was the thought that it wouldn't get any worse. I was right.

[MCD]

Still a virgin.

[Momo]

2. - what?

3. - i should do that

also yeah my life is changing rather rapidly at the moment, I wont go into too much detail now though

[Diunx]

Still the same shitty boring poor life.

[T234]

Still a virgin.

I'm working on it!

[tiesto]

I just found out that they are moving 850 of my company's jobs off the island. I don't know where I stand, because I don't work on either of the 2 programs that are moving... I work in a small group that supports all the different programs (we've always been a bit of a "redheaded stepchild" organization - people forget about us until they REALLY need us). But it's not looking too good, since they want to totally consolidate the LI campus. I have a few months of work that won't be affected by the change... but I've been getting my resume in order, bought a book on "tech interview questions" and have been perusing Indeed/CareerBuilder/Monster. I'm definitely freaking out since I just bought my place and don't have too much cash at the moment... also been at this company for 9 years too so it will be a MAJOR change. I'm worried that my skill set won't be too relevant, since I never really focus on one area (I've done everything from C++ to C# to making multimedia presentations and deriving requirements/systems engineering) and I don't consider myself an amazing genius-level coder

[Brehvolution]

A buddy of my boss is making a killing fixing iPhones and changing their colors. He bought a BMW M6 a couple months ago.

[Great Rumbler]

This is random, but I'm going to say it anyway. I want a remake of the Odd Couple starring Boogie and Thor. They could live in a log cabin up in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and then maybe in the second season they have to move to the Yukon and live in an igloo. I'd definitely watch that.

"It's not Aurora Indica, it's Californian Skunk!"

"And now it's garbage!"

[T234]

If I lived in a more populous area, I'd get rich as fuck real quick like. Turns out people break Iphones like it is going outta style.

This is random, but I'm going to say it anyway. I want a remake of the Odd Couple starring Boogie and Thor. They could live in a log cabin up in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and then maybe in the second season they have to move to the Yukon and live in an igloo. I'd definitely watch that.

Best hour of TV you ever saw, GUARANTEED.

[Cerveza mas fina]

You could move to an area like that T!

[Human Snorenado]

Going back to school.  Got about a year left.  Have given up every childish hobby I have other than video games, lost about 10-15 pounds (but still need to lose way more) and in general have been making positive life choices.

[Barry Egan]

Starting the process to head back to school.  In the middle of a GRE course, building up a network, arranging admissions appointments, etc.  pretty excited. 

[Mr. Gundam]

I'm the father of a 1-year old daughter. That's a pretty big life event.

[Cerveza mas fina]

I'm the father of a 1-year old daughter. That's a pretty big life event.

[Phoenix Dark]

I'm the father of a 1-year old daughter. That's a pretty big life event.

Going back to school.  Got about a year left.  Have given up every childish hobby I have other than video games, lost about 10-15 pounds (but still need to lose way more) and in general have been making positive life choices.

  grats my brothers

I have a nice job, finishing school, and I'm doing an internship. Feels good man

[Polari]

Nope. Still in grad school, still getting rejected from jobs on a regular basis. Feels good man. Thinking I should probably just hack a leg off and spend my days smoking weed and collecting the sickness benefit.

[Beezy]

No. Still working not enough hours at these two temp jobs. Still going to interviews and not getting called back.

I haven't gotten fat/chubby or anything, but I've been slacking hard on eating right and working out the past few months. Cormac would be ashamed of me.

[Phoenix Dark]

Best change is also that my brother's Peace Corps time ends this year so I'll get to see him soon

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Yep, flyin high.

- Got all of my letters of recommendation lined up for my MBA, all of them from Vice Presidents.
- Getting involved in senior leadership committees at work
- I had sex with an attractive woman twice in the past week
- Debt free and loving it
- Fapping to more porn than ever.  Almost nothing but Eastern European women with big titties.

10 years ago, I never thought any of this was possible.  In fact, at 18, I was convinced that I would have killed myself far before turning 28.

[Cormacaroni]

No. Still working not enough hours at these two temp jobs. Still going to interviews and not getting called back.

I haven't gotten fat/chubby or anything, but I've been slacking hard on eating right and working out the past few months. Cormac would be ashamed of me.

 

[demi]

I don't consider myself an amazing genius-level coder

Don't worry, neither are they. Just convince them that you are.

[Beezy]

No. Still working not enough hours at these two temp jobs. Still going to interviews and not getting called back.

I haven't gotten fat/chubby or anything, but I've been slacking hard on eating right and working out the past few months. Cormac would be ashamed of me.

 

:sadbron

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I just found out that they are moving 850 of my company's jobs off the island. I don't know where I stand, because I don't work on either of the 2 programs that are moving... I work in a small group that supports all the different programs (we've always been a bit of a "redheaded stepchild" organization - people forget about us until they REALLY need us). But it's not looking too good, since they want to totally consolidate the LI campus. I have a few months of work that won't be affected by the change... but I've been getting my resume in order, bought a book on "tech interview questions" and have been perusing Indeed/CareerBuilder/Monster. I'm definitely freaking out since I just bought my place and don't have too much cash at the moment... also been at this company for 9 years too so it will be a MAJOR change. I'm worried that my skill set won't be too relevant, since I never really focus on one area (I've done everything from C++ to C# to making multimedia presentations and deriving requirements/systems engineering) and I don't consider myself an amazing genius-level coder

You are probably in decent shape.  Masters Degree, worked in the defense industry, that is actually a pretty strong background.

[Phoenix Dark]

Not in Obama's America

[MrAngryFace]

Things are going ok I spose. Drinking again which is fun and a good way to forget the things that make my life seem kinda lame.

[tiesto]

Yep, flyin high.

- Got all of my letters of recommendation lined up for my MBA, all of them from Vice Presidents.
- Getting involved in senior leadership committees at work
- I had sex with an attractive woman twice in the past week
- Debt free and loving it
- Fapping to more porn than ever.  Almost nothing but Eastern European women with big titties.

10 years ago, I never thought any of this was possible.  In fact, at 18, I was convinced that I would have killed myself far before turning 28.

Links? Names?

Sounds good on your end though!

[Van Cruncheon]

congrats, thor! WELL DONE.

[BlackMage]

Moving into a new place/About to fuck a ton of bitches.

[Beezy]

Moving into a new place/About to fuck a ton of bitches.

[king of the internet]

why yes

but almost any change is better than stagnation

embrace that shit

[Huff]

I've tried an failed to give up both alcohol and tobacco this year. I have stuck with a decent diet and a regular runnin schedule so in order to prepare for a 1/2 marathon. So I'm happy with my progress but not ecstatic.

[Mr. Gundam]

I've tried an failed to give up both alcohol and tobacco this year. I have stuck with a decent diet and a regular runnin schedule so in order to prepare for a 1/2 marathon. So I'm happy with my progress but not ecstatic.

Right on, man!

[Don Flamenco]

I kinda feel like i've been in transition for 4 years now and I'm getting super tired of it...

[Mr. Gundam]

I kinda feel like i've been in transition for 4 years now and I'm getting super tired of it...

Sounds like being an adult.

[Mupepe]

I've been transitioning into a new role in my job.  One that I actually find interesting.  I can actually say I love my job now.  I took responsibility for the stall that my career took because of a lack of initiative on my part.  That played a huge part in my management taking notice and giving me better work. 

I've made huge strides over the past year or two to actually start planning for my financial future and do something constructive/responsible with my money instead of just spending on a whim.  It means I spend less but I feel better and more secure. 

Over the last year I've lost 90 lbs that I had gained in the 3 previous years. 

Feels pretty good.  So basically I've grown up (somewhat? lulz).

[lennedsay]

For the last 18 months, my body has provided nearly all nourishment for another human. I have grown her from a tiny little cell to a 17lb child.

So there's that.

Also, we've realized that we have friends and family who want to be around us and others who are around because it was convenient. Having a kid has pretty much weeded out who our real friends/supportive family are. A few tough realizations but its nice knowing that we are now spending what little free time we have with people who actually care about us.

[Steve Contra]

At a point where self imposed slave labor at my small business is about to pay off, so there's that.

[Cormacaroni]

Yeah, everyone likes the baby photos, no one actually wants to spend time with you if they are around

[Steve Contra]

I told my wife's grandma that the reason I didn't want kids is because I don't really...like kids.  That was interesting.

[lennedsay]

Yeah, everyone likes the baby photos, no one actually wants to spend time with you if they are around

Ok

[DCharlieJP]

Yes - basically since 2010 i've been "well, next year can't be any worse" and each year has been progressively worse.

Current situation is pretty exciting but stressful

We now have two kids - a very time consuming 4 year old
and a fairly placid but constantly yarping 3 month old

I'm seeing out my gardening leave and after having full time employment since 1997 i'm enjoying not having to worry about my previous role. Now it's just the fun of finding something new - it's pretty exciting and i have a substantial buffer so i have a large degree of freedom to maybe study, change industry, or perhaps just sit on my but for a few years. But it's been a HUGE change. I was warned by someone else who left the industry that i'd have what was a very basic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - and i did for about 4 weeks. I'd forgotten what it was like to not be worrying about something.

So - anyways - in short :

> looking for work
> now have two kids

Fun times.

[Akala]

stopped giving a fuck and ended up with a huge promotion somehow. now I have to give a fuck because it's a great job, but I guess balance that with the fact that they kind of wanted someone who doesn't give a fuck? eh.

 

when I was younger I was always against 'selling out' etc. but I guess I'd rather be fake than be either useless or poor.

[Huff]

I've tried an failed to give up both alcohol and tobacco this year. I have stuck with a decent diet and a regular runnin schedule so in order to prepare for a 1/2 marathon. So I'm happy with my progress but not ecstatic.

Right on, man!

You a runner, gundam?

[Cormacaroni]

Yeah, everyone likes the baby photos, no one actually wants to spend time with you if they are around

Ok

this is not your experience? My kid is 5 and most of my friends haven't ever met her

[DCharlieJP]

Yeah, everyone likes the baby photos, no one actually wants to spend time with you if they are around

Ok

this is not your experience? My kid is 5 and most of my friends haven't ever met her

yup - i feel guilty that i've not seen most friends kids - then again, i feel guilty i've not seen most -friends- recently either :/

I don't think anyone has seen Pepe since he could talk, no one has met Lourenco at all i don't think. Then again, the wife and I are now basically miserable shut-ins so that's us rather than anyone else.

[lennedsay]

Yeah, everyone likes the baby photos, no one actually wants to spend time with you if they are around

Ok

this is not your experience? My kid is 5 and most of my friends haven't ever met her

No? We had random people we hadn't seen in months or years come out of the woodwork to come see the baby and start hanging out more. We have friends we still see at least weekly. Particularly one married couple with a kid on the way and another is a single guy who is beyond ready to settle down and have kids of his own. Then we have other people we see every few weeks or monthly who we would see more often if we all had more time. The kid is always with us, and our friends specifically request we bring her.

The only people who come around less now that we had a kid are his parents and my best friend who flaked out on everybody about a year ago, and a married couple who had kids and became hermits. Then there's the random people we never hung out with regularly before, so that doesn't really count.

[Cormacaroni]

DC - given that i've invited you and the lad over...yes, yes it is

[Cormacaroni]

lennedsay - Not sure where you live but DC and I live in Tokyo, where there is ALWAYS something more interesting to do than hang out with your lame middle-aged friends and their kid and their wife. That's part of it. Travelling across town with kids is also a pain, which makes playdates or whatever they're called difficult. Also, I'm an asshole and so are my friends

[lennedsay]

Well that is true, you are an asshole.

We actually love our friends, and they like us. They are our only family here besides my parents. Luckily our kid isn't an asshole and we don't treat her like a hindrance to our fun-havin, so we all go to festivals or restaurants or whatever and she just comes with us.

[Steve Youngblood]

The main problem I find with a kid is that taking him anywhere is a pain in the ass. So, we go out when we can find a sitter, but that precludes being overly flexible. The overwhelming majority of our friends don't have kids, and the popular spots aren't kid friendly. Even other people's houses can prove to be a pain when you realize that people that don't have kids don't baby proof their house. And even restaurants during normal dining hours stopped being viable about six months ago because he's incapable of sitting still in a high chair for any period of time.

Now, friends still come over from time to time, but mainly just for the more laid back stuff that is available. Board game night? Sure, we can get people to come over. But just a general "hey, let's hit the town! I'm open to ideas!" kind of night? "How about my house? We'll have to keep it down after nine when the kid goes to bed, but other than that, it'll be fine! I'll get up an 18 pack!" It's... not the most compelling sell.

[Cormacaroni]

Well that is true, you are an asshole.

We actually love our friends, and they like us. They are our only family here besides my parents. Luckily our kid isn't an asshole and we don't treat her like a hindrance to our fun-havin, so we all go to festivals or restaurants or whatever and she just comes with us.

thank you, i've worked hard to become so

[Atramental]

-Going to graduate from college in 2 months
-After 3 months I should be working full-time at the web design firm I'm currently working at part-time.
-I'll be moving out of my parents' house and into my own apartment within 3 months as well.

That's about it for me.

[Human Snorenado]

Well that is true, you are an asshole.

We actually love our friends, and they like us. They are our only family here besides my parents. Luckily our kid isn't an asshole and we don't treat her like a hindrance to our fun-havin, so we all go to festivals or restaurants or whatever and she just comes with us.

thank you, i've worked hard to become so

You had to work at it

[Boogie]

Not much change in the professional life, just keeping on.  Hit five years of service a month ago and did the whole "holy shit, I can't believe it's been five years already" thing.

Found out on Friday that I'm going to be an uncle again.  This time via my youngest brother, who's 23.  So I'm the oldest of three, and come October will be the only one without kids.  So yeah, that's weird.

oh, and I'm totally down for the Boogie and Thor Odd Couple hour.

[Dickie Dee]

Finally got sober 8months ago...

[Phoenix Dark]

Cormac is on a strict "fuck yo kids, nicca" policy
 

[Mr. Gundam]

I've tried an failed to give up both alcohol and tobacco this year. I have stuck with a decent diet and a regular runnin schedule so in order to prepare for a 1/2 marathon. So I'm happy with my progress but not ecstatic.

Right on, man!

You a runner, gundam?

Yeah, I am. I'm not a crazy runner or anything, but I run four to five times a week at least three miles each time. I run one half-marathon every year to kick off the summer.

Yeah, everyone likes the baby photos, no one actually wants to spend time with you if they are around

Ok

this is not your experience? My kid is 5 and most of my friends haven't ever met her

I honestly can't think of a single friend of ours that hasn't met Addie. We still get together with friends at least four to five times a month. Although it helps that other people are pregnant/have kids/don't want kids but are cool with us having kids. As for going out, we only take her places where it's appropriate to take a kid, so we get a sitter for movies, nicer restaurants, bars, etc. Also, breweries in Seattle are kid friendly, which is really nice.

We also have a monthly girls/guys night event where we take turns watching the kids so the opposite sex can get wasted/whatever.

[ToxicAdam]

Life is good, but that existential crisis thing never goes away. It's always there whispering in your ear.

I just can't bring myself to fully delude myself and invest all my self-worth into my children. That seems to be the go to move to overcome it.

[Mr. Gundam]

There's nothing wrong with not wanting kids.

Life is good, but that existential crisis thing never goes away. It's always there whispering in your ear.

Yep. I'm happy with life but I still have that pop up from time to time.

[Human Snorenado]

Haha, you guys only have to deal with that fucker "from time to time," he should be paying rent for living in my goddamn head 24/7.  I am a human avatar of self-doubt.