Best Time of Life?

[mkarim]

Originally Posted by Xericx

For me, so far, it has been college and its not even close. please tell me it gets better (34 now).

You have to make it better.

 

[alliswell]

Originally Posted by Xericx

For me, so far, it has been college and its not even close. please tell me it gets better (34 now).

It doesn't. And don't have kids.

 

[mkarim]

Originally Posted by pstoller

+?.

The worst times in my life have been when I didn't fully appreciate what I had; the best times, when I did. Over time, I've come to appreciate what I have more and more. Which is to say, life gets better if you let it.

+10000000000000000000000000

 

[mkarim]

Originally Posted by alliswell

It doesn't. And don't have kids.

-1.

Have kids, just don't get married.

 

[alliswell]

Originally Posted by mkarim

-1.

Have kids, just don't get married.

Run the math on that one for me. Not the procreation math, but the child support....

 

[silvere2]

Originally Posted by alliswell

Run the math on that one for me. Not the procreation math, but the child support....

Oh man, it's already 235k per kid (not counting college). Adding child support to that they become really expensive little creatures.

 

[alliswell]

Originally Posted by silvere2

Oh man, it's already 235k per kid (not counting college). Adding child support to that they become really expensive little creatures.

My kid's 4. We'll hit your number by the end of 2011.

 

[impolyt_one]

Originally Posted by alliswell

My kid's 4. We'll hit your number by the end of 2011.

what the hell? are you stuffing all his toys with pure uncut coke?

 

[mkarim]

Originally Posted by alliswell

My kid's 4. We'll hit your number by the end of 2011.

You spend almost $50K a year ($1,000 a week) on a kid under 5??

 

[alliswell]

Originally Posted by mkarim

You spend almost $50K a year ($1,000 a week) on a kid under 5??

Live in New York. Pay a nanny. Feed and clothe and school and entertain the boy. Don't spend the change in one store...

 

[cretaceous_cretin]

Originally Posted by foodguy

sorry to self-quote, but i wanted to make clear that by "relaxing" i didn't mean stop working. i work as hard now as i did at 35 or 45, maybe harder. it's just that with age, experience, and a certain measure of success you get confidence, so you're not always looking over your shoulder and wondering whether you did the right thing. i think that's critical to being creative and is not at all the same thing as taking long afternoon naps. though i do like those on the weekend.

I liked the more ambiguous definition of 'relaxing', implying to stop working. I do contract work and while working it is good, but when I don't it is magnificent. Play time!

 

[TyCooN]

preschool

 

[West24]

Originally Posted by TyCooN

preschool

thats when your intelligence peaked!

 

[HEARTLESS-531]

Six bands bro? Please Barney that down. Thanks

 

[APK]

I'm not the most positive person, so unfortunately, there have only been a handful of periods in my life where I acknowledged at the time how great they were.

I had a stretch about two years ago where everything was really aligning for me: doing well in college, having a blast with friends, a new and exciting romantic relationship, making good money with my eBay biz. I went through a real rough patch through the end of 2009 and most of last year, but I realized a couple of weeks ago that at some point, I got to the light at the end of that tunnel.

Right now, I have no steady source of income, no real job prospects in the area, no real happenings on the dating front, and a pretty quiet social life. Yet, I realized that these last couple of months have been some of the most enjoyable times I've had in several years. No, I don't have the above things. But I'm saving a bit here and there, getting good sleep, hitting the gym often, cooking and am probably in the best physical shape of my life. It's a foreign feeling for me, but I feel surprisingly satisfied with life right now.

One more thing, re: the worst times in my life. Most of those have undoubtedly been accentuated by the realization that I had taken certain things and experiences shortly before those bad stretches for granted.