What would you say to yourself at 17?
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farseerlum
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well, the phrase \"a stitch in time saves nine.\" makes sense to me now. try to learn that one early.
do be yourself but unlike others i am adamant that being good to others is returned, perhaps not by them but certainly the universe.
a song about time travel to meet yourself
do be yourself but unlike others i am adamant that being good to others is returned, perhaps not by them but certainly the universe.
a song about time travel to meet yourself
\"I know what you\'re thinking about. Your idea sucks and if you actually try this I\'ll come back and bite your nuts off.
Also, you know what the doctors told you about your stomach? You\'re not a hypochondriac, your appendix is inflamed like the fires of hell itself. Might want to get that out of the way now, but then again I\'m still alive, right?\"
Also, you know what the doctors told you about your stomach? You\'re not a hypochondriac, your appendix is inflamed like the fires of hell itself. Might want to get that out of the way now, but then again I\'m still alive, right?\"
Damn they beat me to it
Don\'t forget Lasik, Apple, Toyota, and various pieces of land, say everything north of highway 10 (Andover,MN)
here\'s my two bits;
\"If that little voice in your head starts to tell you something IN A LOUD VOICE! LISTEN!\"
\"If the government is paying for a trip to Europe, travel a lot!\" One of my biggest mistakes when I was stationed in Germany.
\"Be that confident person that everyone thinks you are.\"
\"Don\'t buy that Sega CD, something better is coming along right after it, and that will be supported a hell of a lot better.\"
\"Credit cards are the devil\'s work. Use wisely.\"
\"Learn to program for the web.\"
\"Figger a way to have the Twin Towers closed Sept 11.\"
\"Have fun, take a couple of risks, but keep that body of yours healthy. It\'s the only one that you get.\"
The Trooper
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do not, i repeat, do NOT, get pulled over while you are transporting marijuana, police frown on that and it will cost you more then the sack in the trunk, no fun at all.
also if you do find yourself getting taken down town, make SURE you are wearing shoes and socks, holding cells are as cold as a witches tit in a brass bra, not to mention they are about as clean as Courtney Love, also no fun at all.
what im trying to say is keep your nose clean and do what makes you happy, unless police frown on your happieness.:beer:
also if you do find yourself getting taken down town, make SURE you are wearing shoes and socks, holding cells are as cold as a witches tit in a brass bra, not to mention they are about as clean as Courtney Love, also no fun at all.
what im trying to say is keep your nose clean and do what makes you happy, unless police frown on your happieness.:beer:
Infidel Castro
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I mixed Welsh and English ale. It was potent!
I still go with it though. I think. ??? lol
BarstoolProphet
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December 15, 1988....
\"You see those two girls checking you out at that table? Yeah. Ignore them. Look behind the redhead at the mousy looking brunette. Yeah. The quiet girl who practically runs from class to class and never says anything. She\'s had a crush on you for four years, and has been waiting for that whole time for you to ask her out. Do it. Ask her out.\"
\"You see those two girls checking you out at that table? Yeah. Ignore them. Look behind the redhead at the mousy looking brunette. Yeah. The quiet girl who practically runs from class to class and never says anything. She\'s had a crush on you for four years, and has been waiting for that whole time for you to ask her out. Do it. Ask her out.\"
AinuLainour
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I suppose the original motives in mind for this thread were what you would tell your past self to do better, not entirely exact details (i.e. invest in Wal-Mart, go for the brunette). It isn\'t like I even made myself clear with the initial post, so there\'s not problem here I suppose!
Suffice to say, this thread is a gold-mine for advice, and information one could only ask for on CMON. Cheers.
Suffice to say, this thread is a gold-mine for advice, and information one could only ask for on CMON. Cheers.
Sand Rat
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Originally posted by AinuLainour
I suppose the original motives in mind for this thread were what you would tell your past self to do better, not entirely exact details (i.e. invest in Wal-Mart, go for the brunette). It isn\'t like I even made myself clear with the initial post, so there\'s not problem here I suppose!
Suffice to say, this thread is a gold-mine for advice, and information one could only ask for on CMON. Cheers.
What did you expect here? The Budda\'s collected teachings?
Like I said in the quiet desperation thread - wouldn\'t change nothing.
Wren
Member
Let\'s see, useful advice for my former self or another 17-year-old...
You\'re not as fat/gawky/weird/whatever as you think you are. But you might end up fatter/gawkier/weirder/whateverer in the future, so enjoy what you\'ve got while you\'ve got it instead of moaning about what you haven\'t got.
People are rarely ever thinking about you and judging you as much as you think they are, because they are too busy being worried about how much everyone else is thinking of them. So take the risk on being yourself, asking the person out, whatever.
Enjoy all the free/cheap stuff you have access to in college - use the gym, join some of the clubs, go to the plays, concerts, art exhibitions, career days, anything someone puts on that remotely interests you. Hanging out and partying is as easy and costs the same once you graduate as when you\'re in school, but most of that other stuff will cost you way, way more in time or money. In all honesty this is a big regret of mine.
Figure out how to stay in touch with some of your friends from high school so you can start building up the skills of staying in touch with people. It gets much harder to make friends once you\'re out of an environment like school where you\'re surrounded by lots of people who are similar in age and interests, so it\'s never too early to learn how to keep as well as how to make friends.
On the driving thing... I didn\'t bother to learn until I was 33 and moved to a place where you pretty much have to drive. There was a few months of annoyance until I learned and had my license, but it wasn\'t the end of the world. There is the occasional job that requires it, though. But whatever else you might say about Toronto, you don\'t need to know how to drive (or pay for a car) there! I think Toronto is a pretty cool city in general, and now that I live some place much, much less cool I sure wish I\'d taken advantage of more of it while I was there. :->
You\'re not as fat/gawky/weird/whatever as you think you are. But you might end up fatter/gawkier/weirder/whateverer in the future, so enjoy what you\'ve got while you\'ve got it instead of moaning about what you haven\'t got.
People are rarely ever thinking about you and judging you as much as you think they are, because they are too busy being worried about how much everyone else is thinking of them. So take the risk on being yourself, asking the person out, whatever.
Enjoy all the free/cheap stuff you have access to in college - use the gym, join some of the clubs, go to the plays, concerts, art exhibitions, career days, anything someone puts on that remotely interests you. Hanging out and partying is as easy and costs the same once you graduate as when you\'re in school, but most of that other stuff will cost you way, way more in time or money. In all honesty this is a big regret of mine.
Figure out how to stay in touch with some of your friends from high school so you can start building up the skills of staying in touch with people. It gets much harder to make friends once you\'re out of an environment like school where you\'re surrounded by lots of people who are similar in age and interests, so it\'s never too early to learn how to keep as well as how to make friends.
On the driving thing... I didn\'t bother to learn until I was 33 and moved to a place where you pretty much have to drive. There was a few months of annoyance until I learned and had my license, but it wasn\'t the end of the world. There is the occasional job that requires it, though. But whatever else you might say about Toronto, you don\'t need to know how to drive (or pay for a car) there! I think Toronto is a pretty cool city in general, and now that I live some place much, much less cool I sure wish I\'d taken advantage of more of it while I was there. :->
Infidel Castro
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Me to my 17yr old self:
Son, you\'re going to get hairier and hairier by the year. Prepare yourself...
Son, you\'re going to get hairier and hairier by the year. Prepare yourself...
OH I forgot the best piece of advice:--
Put the damn candy bar back! Eat an Apple instead.
Put the damn candy bar back! Eat an Apple instead.
tomusannonymous
Member
hmmm what would i say to myself?....well i\'m 18, so i haven\'t changed much since then.
but i would tell myself to get a haircut and wear better clothes.
i would say \"just because you refuse to follow the crowd doesn\'t mean you should look like your mum buys all your clothes 4 u\". and always smile cuz otherwize people will think you are angry or something....
- don\'t be afraid that other ppl won\'t like your music,
- get an electric toothbrush, they are kool
- don\'t listen to commercial radio, the music sucks, and it\'s full of ads
- stay away from using credit, only spend money that you actually have!
-give asian girls a chance
-make sure your brother buys an XBOX 360 not a playstation2!
- wow is a sometimes game, and it can be incredibly boring
- get your liscence and don\'t be afraid to have lessons with your dad, it\'ll be over soon enough
- Haha i can drink alcohol now :beer:
- if someone makes fun of ur hair make fun of their face
-stay fit, never get lazy, its a downward spiral
- REAd the task sheet thoroughly (for school assignments) it usually tells you exactly waht they expect from you and it really helps
- send the teacher lots of rough drafts of ur assignments, it\'s what you pay them for , this is the path to A+.
-ignore emos
- take a year off after school with a part time job, you\'ve got the rest of your life to set up your career, chill, try to travel to other countres with friends. it\'s really the only time you can.
- if you have wonky teeth get braces! no-one will make fun of an adult with braces, it\'s only children who do that.
but i would tell myself to get a haircut and wear better clothes.
i would say \"just because you refuse to follow the crowd doesn\'t mean you should look like your mum buys all your clothes 4 u\". and always smile cuz otherwize people will think you are angry or something....
- don\'t be afraid that other ppl won\'t like your music,
- get an electric toothbrush, they are kool
- don\'t listen to commercial radio, the music sucks, and it\'s full of ads
- stay away from using credit, only spend money that you actually have!
-give asian girls a chance
-make sure your brother buys an XBOX 360 not a playstation2!
- wow is a sometimes game, and it can be incredibly boring
- get your liscence and don\'t be afraid to have lessons with your dad, it\'ll be over soon enough
- Haha i can drink alcohol now :beer:
- if someone makes fun of ur hair make fun of their face
-stay fit, never get lazy, its a downward spiral
- REAd the task sheet thoroughly (for school assignments) it usually tells you exactly waht they expect from you and it really helps
- send the teacher lots of rough drafts of ur assignments, it\'s what you pay them for , this is the path to A+.
-ignore emos
- take a year off after school with a part time job, you\'ve got the rest of your life to set up your career, chill, try to travel to other countres with friends. it\'s really the only time you can.
- if you have wonky teeth get braces! no-one will make fun of an adult with braces, it\'s only children who do that.
airhead
Coffin Dodger / Keymaster
Pretty good list by Wren & Thomas.
Stay flexible. Whatever you\'ve planned, may not work out.
Avoid women with troubles worse than your own.
Stay in the military and let them pay for your degree.
Desktop comptuters are not just a passing fad and there is a ton of money to be made in that field if you can come up with anything new. Eventually, they hook them all up like they did terminals. Learn to control the network.
Stay flexible. Whatever you\'ve planned, may not work out.
Avoid women with troubles worse than your own.
Stay in the military and let them pay for your degree.
Desktop comptuters are not just a passing fad and there is a ton of money to be made in that field if you can come up with anything new. Eventually, they hook them all up like they did terminals. Learn to control the network.
