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Expectations vs reality.

why

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Originally Posted by JetBlast
I'm not sure where you would expect me to be at 11:00 on a Thursday night.

Talking to someone eating leftover Chinese takeout in front of a computer talking to someone who hasn't gotten off his ass except to pick up the aforementioned takeout six hours earlier.
 

JetBlast

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Originally Posted by why
Talking to someone eating leftover Chinese takeout in front of a computer talking to someone who hasn't gotten off his ass except to pick up the aforementioned takeout six hours earlier.

Man you are full of ****. Even my juvenile 17 y/o mind can recognize that.

Either way, to everyone reading; stop feeding the troll.
 

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Expectation: likeitaloud, equipped with cursory understanding of books ranging from the Communist Manifesto to Mystery's work, as well with fake watches, thinks he's Master of the Universe.

Reality: likeitaloud is just another 20 year old jerkoff.

Expectation: bluemagic thinks he comes across as likeable by constantly fishing for WAWTY critiques / advices

Reality: well I don't mind the kid too much so let's not go there.
 

Dakota rube

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My adult reality is nothing at all like my youthful expectations.
And I am deliriously happy about that. I have a great life.
 

why

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Originally Posted by JetBlast
Man you are full of ****. Even my juvenile 17 y/o mind can recognize that.

Either way, to everyone reading; stop feeding the troll.


No really, I haven't gotten off ****** in a long time.

And you don't need to feed me. That's what the Chinese takeout was for.
 

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honestly dont know, between ages 11 and 16 my expectations where completely destroyed due to several circumstances... Since then I gone through such extremes in life that it's tough to find out where one stands.. Im fortunate to have good friends to keep me grounded, but for the moment i have yet to find out what my goal in life is....
 

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am i going to have to squirrel a thread on the fruition of childhood dreams?

Jesus.

Behave.

(why - in case you are wondering if I mean you here...Yes. I Do.)
 

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Originally Posted by Dakota rube
My adult reality is nothing at all like my youthful expectations. And I am deliriously happy about that. I have a great life.
+1
 

Spirit of 69

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Originally Posted by why
You're 17. You don't 'go out'.

I get bored not being around people too (there, now we have the Kumbaya).

I was gonna say this thread is a waste again but then MetroStyles showed up and saved it.



Boooooring!!! And I don't really think anyone's interested
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I just create a fake alternate reality that I'm way more important than I actually am and then make everyone else believe it with my charm, whit and a bit of hypnotism... like everyone else in this city with a BlackBerry does. I then try to avoid going home alone because that would shatter the illusion.

In all seriousness, everyone in my family are lawyers and politicians. I worked so hard to avoid going there but it doesn't seem I'm going to escape it. I don't have the work ethic for med school.
 

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My expectations were low.

I have exceeded them.

The challenge now is too keep expectations low ...
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Because "expectations minus reality equals disappointment"
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