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  1. Posted · Edited by jmb

    ...in Arizona vegan is tied for first place with Muslims, homosexuals, and people in front of you in traffic or in the store. And Mexicans.

     

    Well, if you're a vegan that's essentially the same thing as being homosexual, right?

  7. Posted

    Btw, I can't believe that there isn't anything you are truly interested in.

     

       There are things I absolutely love: my short stories, video games, art, philosophy; but to spend my life dedicated to a single pursuit only to find out that there are no jobs to be found in that area scares me to death. I don't want to spend my family's money (or alternatively face massive debt) on a gamble like that. Which is why I at separate points thought "Human Resource" and "English Teacher", jobs that will always be in demand (I don't necessarily have a passion for either but they are jobs I think i'd enjoy while also being realistic aspirations).

     

       But what I've gathered from reading all of your advice is that I should take the time I have now to try and enjoy myself; and hopefully in that time develop skills which can make my far off dreams seem more realistic. Maybe like you guys I will start in one field to discover another that shares the skills I've developed. And if all else fails, Russian Hey Arnold.

     

       Thanks to everyone who took the time to share their thoughts; I hope there are other users who find this thread as helpful as I did.

  11. Posted

    May I ask why you don't think you should be in a position of influence?

     

    I'm sort of immature, talking about dicks and what not, and I am generally pessimistic regarding A LOT of sh**. I'm sort of just a kid, and I don't really want to change that fact.

    As per the debt conversation

    The concept of debt scares the crap out of me. My sister (now going for her doctorate at USC) has incurred more debt than I think possible for her to pay back given the best job she can probably get would be to teach (which she already does AT usc). Also my family has always been in debt, since i can remember at least; it's one of the reasons I am hesitant to go to school (My family would have to front a lot for my sake, and I would rather not have them dig deeper holes for me to end up changing my major a bunch).

    My very specific fears are that I spend way too long realizing I hate major 1, go to major 2 and immediately regret it, find out I LOVE major 3, graduate and then come out the side of the system and not be able to find a job. All while incurring debt for myself and my family.

    Pessimism.

     

    Which brings me to why I posted this; there is nothing I love enough that I would risk all of that to pursue.

  12. Posted

    That's pretty much where I am now.
    A - Make video games, but I feel i'm not talented or creative enough
    B - English teacher, but I don't think with my personal philosophies I should be in any position to influence youth

     

    Also, I've been in the middle of making a games journalism blog for quite some time now, but I consider that more of a hobby than anything else.

  13. Posted

    I've been here for 3 hours now and have talked about genitals 5 times.

    I know your strife sir, I just choose to embrace my addicktion.

     

    That being said, I understand if for the good of others you choose to lay down your meat sword, I've had to do the exact same irl.

  15. Posted

    I agree with that; I have been out of school for 1 year now and I can literally chart my regression with conversation topics. I want to continue learning, I'm just not excited or optimistic enough to spend any amount of money to do so.

  19. Posted

    Hey there people; I was hoping some of you may be able to help me out and that others could possibly share in my learning...

    So I am fast approaching the time of my life where I need to start doing things...

    The problem is that I don't really want to do anything (or think it possible to do anything I'd like to do)...
    I enjoy things (Video Games, Entertainment, Books, etc) and I make due with those hobbies as pass-times; but I will eventually need to go to school or start down a path which ends with some sort of financial compensation.

    I figure my problem is probably common with people my age, so to anyone in a similar dilemma, maybe we can figure something out?

    Maybe you were in my position and figured something out?
    Advise as you see fit internet! I command thee.

  20. Posted

    Aside from a disappointing penis, the most annoying part of my body was the now removed gallbladder which despite decent blood tests produced unexplainable gall-stones which were actually really small. I initially thought their being small was a good thing; Nope. They were able to travel down some tubes and shred the inside of my pancreas (which, as you would expect, hurt like a motherf***er). After having to schedule the surgery (btw, I was 18 at the time) I told my mother who said calmly, "Oh right, I had to get my gallbladder out when I was young to."
    "...What?"
    "Yea, every one in my family did."

    Thanks mom, thanks...

  21. Posted

    This is a tough one for me; I like to consider myself an enthusiast, and so I have abundant respect and appreciation for numerous games. Fallout 3, Red Dead, Limbo, Bioshock Infinite (as of late), Witcher 2, and Dark Souls all circle my top listings, but my absolute favourite game has to be Portal 2.

     

    Reason is, I have never once enjoyed a gaming experience cover to cover (or whatever the equivalent of games would be) as much as I did Portal 2. The humour was on the nose to my own and what Portal has over any other experience (in my mind) is that after completing it I never once felt the need to play more. As a would-be-completionist (if time allowed) I constantly find myself looking to replay older titles but in the process lose the impossible to recapture first-time experience. The game was everything I wanted it to be, and everything it needed to be to justify its existence.

    I could go into how I cried of laughter the first time in my life from hearing the words "Edge-less Safety Cube" or how I to this day proudly chant the words of Cave Johnson when my friends say "When life gives you lemons..." but to those who played Portal 2, you already know the experience. I (for whatever reason) just found it to be the greatest atop any game I've ever played.

  22. Posted

    I'm new. Hi.
    jmb are my initials, I guess for sanity's sake you can call me Joe.

     

    I have nothing else to do with my time between playing Dark Souls on Steam or Battlefield/Halo on xbox besides posting on forums; and after minutes of careful deliberation I have decided this is probably the best place to share my enormous amounts of helpful thoughts (mostly regarding society and genitals).

     

    So yea, maybe you'll see me posting about. If you're interested in chatting feel free to add me on Steam (id; Bossy) or Xbox (gt; Bahssy).
    And sorry to disappoint (in advance).