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I wanted to be a Ghost Buster mega bad growing up, my mom then crushed that dream by pointing out I was an idiot. It was at that point I realized dreams were for over achievers.
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I dunno, at some point around 2005ish I wanted to perhaps play poker professionally and maybe, considering the boom/available money/what ended up happening, I should have went for it full force and moved out to LA to play every day at the Commerce or something. I did a summer between jobs out in LV, but that was pretty much a vacation with some poker involved. I had the cash to make a real run, but for whatever reason just never did. Maybe it was a fear of failure ....
I had a really good LSat score and thought I was biding my time till I went to a top 25 type law school by working a 9-5 which allowed me to live fairly decently as a single guy and play poker all weekend/on holidays. Just kind of spun my wheels and never did either. I did do some other semi-cool stuff till the economic downturn ended that, but I really can't complain given the lifestyle i've been able to lead since the end of college.
I tend to think most people are like me; oh well, I guess I lose at life.
Now I just dream of being an old, miserly and heartless landlord with enough properties to keep me happy in my old age. That dream is very much alive.:woot:
I had a really good LSat score and thought I was biding my time till I went to a top 25 type law school by working a 9-5 which allowed me to live fairly decently as a single guy and play poker all weekend/on holidays. Just kind of spun my wheels and never did either. I did do some other semi-cool stuff till the economic downturn ended that, but I really can't complain given the lifestyle i've been able to lead since the end of college.
I tend to think most people are like me; oh well, I guess I lose at life.
Now I just dream of being an old, miserly and heartless landlord with enough properties to keep me happy in my old age. That dream is very much alive.:woot:
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Very few win at IRL Ohio, most peoples success is just an illusion.
Oh well, another day with crushed dreams.
Oh well, another day with crushed dreams.
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I believe in you Novak!
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Thanks, but I've already accepted my failure. I'm looking ahead now.
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Grim just had his dreams crushed. Test thread got moved from the Bar.
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you know you've failed hard when SilenceS believes in you.
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Dream crushing has provided a pretty good living for me over the years.
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I wanted to be a sportscaster but my idiot guidance counselor in high school told me that I had to go Arizona State for that and that I probably couldn't afford it. Nice guy huh? I live in N.Y., he couldn't have recommended Syracuse?
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Not a dream perhaps but would have been a comfortable career. IT work. I went and got my A+ certification applied inside my company and outside got one interview that didnt go great. A+ cert expired. Door closed. Had every intention of continuing my certifications but I didnt want to dump money into something that might not come be so figured get my A+ get in the door and work on the other certs and it never happened, 400 bucks down the drain
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I believe in you HHM. I believe one day you will be able to count your own money and not feel dominated in the household. I know you have the inner strength! Remember, you control your life. No one else. See your sponsor if you need backup.
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It's almost like BB came home.
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98% of you are failures
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At least it's not 100%
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Wanted to be fair and assume that at least of a couple of you aren't booze swilling junkies
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Would one be a failure if they were a booze swilling millionaire? Hypothetically of course