Regrets: what you want to do brfore you're old/boring?

Wilde

Even though I'm young, I seem to be having a sort of 'young life crisis.' :rolleyes: I'm terrified of waking up in a few years, with a steady 9-5 job, married and filled with regrets about not having done/tried everything I wanted to/said I'd do.
For example
-never having gone travelling for a year/moved away for a year.

-Never having tried to sit down and write the novel thats been in the back of my head for years.

-Never having figured out what I really want to do i.e. gone for the immediate safe job with the paycheck rather than trying to follow my passions.

-Never having learned to play the guitar properly etc.

So what do you all want to do before your old and boring*?

Any regrets?

*Not that the two are synonomous :eek:

Genghiz Cohen

I need to take up the guitar again.

Pigman II

My life has been rather wonderful and I can safely say my only unfulfilled ambition is to moderate the Star Wars board.

gerTheGreat

If you have a regret, face it, and fix it. You can do this with almost every regret. It's that simple. It's the way I live my life and it works fine for me.

John Mason

i am old and boring now :(:(

feylya

2 chicks at the same time

hopalong85

I regret dropping out of college. God work sucks. I'm going back to college next year screw this.

User45701

Fix the world or die trying is always a good one

but i dont understand? what age is old? and what do you mean by boring? if you become boring its your own fault because of the wrong choices you have made.

Merry Ploughboy

i regret doin your ma

Ballerina

not very original but wanna travel to EVERYWHERE in the world haha
and for most places im not just talking about 2 or tree nights or a week, theres loads of places i really want to live and work in for 6 months to a year,new york and california are on top of the list.

*edit* i want to do this so i WONT have any regrets when im old and exciting(yes i will be)
sure im still only a baba iv no regrets...

Pigman II

irishbird wrote: »

i am old and boring now :(:(

Do you still have your uterus?

Dragan

paint a self portrait.......


build a house.......

Baby4

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Pompey Magnus

Hang around with a group of monkeys and see if they let me into their gang.

Crumble Froo

pick up bass again, go back to college, volunteer again on a more permanant basis, swim with sharks... wait... that one is first. and i'd love so much to be able to get on the housing ladder. stuck in teh rent trap at teh mo, and, given my intent to keep working jobs i love, im, unfortunately not generally at the top of the salary scale either :rolleyes:

though, i had a client once (RIP), who, in the last year or so of his life, happened to read a newspaper article on teh things most people wanted to do before they die, i think twas the top 100, and number one was swimming with dolphins, which he did before he died, in the last year of his life. it's rarely to never too late for most things, i reckon.

daveirl

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Wilde

To sound incredibly pretentious old would be more a state of mind than an actual age. :)Boring is pretty self-explanatory I thought, but, imo, trapped in the mundane day-to-day living without any excitement or possibility for change. I know someones going to say theres always possiblity for change, which there is, but more in the sense of not having your future mapped out for you.

Pighead

The Mastermind thread. Biggest regret of Pigheads life by far.

Started a thread almost 2 years ago to this very day which was probably the rubbishest thread boards has ever seen. 3 replies was all it could manage and if Pigheads being honest that was probably 3 too many.

There was so much wrong with the thread its hard to know where to begin. It was definitely way too long for a start and there was no flow to the whole thing either. It was a carwreck of a thread pure and simple. Have asked the admins to delete it from their records but the fcukers won't. Hopefully future Pighead Jr's will never ever come across it.

cornbb

Wilde wrote: »

Even though I'm young, I seem to be having a sort of 'young life crisis.' :rolleyes: I'm terrified of waking up in a few years, with a steady 9-5 job, married and filled with regrets about not having done/tried everything I wanted to/said I'd do.

This is known as the Quarter-Life Crisis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter-life_crisis

I want to:
- Live abroad for an extended period. Not "travelling" as in e.g. a whistlestop tour of Asia for 3-6 months. I want an extended experience of living in any one place outside of Ireland or Europe.
- Always work at something that I am genuinely interested in, not just work for the sake of working.
- Always keep learning new skills/hobbies and putting them into practice. My biggest regret would be to end up spending my life watching TV/drinking/sitting around getting stoned/generally doing unproductive things.
- Quit smoking and get fit!

Pompey Magnus

Pighead wrote: »

The Mastermind thread. Biggest regret of Pigheads life by far.

Started a thread almost 2 years ago to this very day which was probably the rubbishest thread boards has ever seen. 3 replies was all it could manage and if Pigheads being honest that was probably 3 too many.

There was so much wrong with the thread its hard to know where to begin. It was definitely way too long for a start and there was no flow to the whole thing either. It was a carwreck of a thread pure and simple. Have asked the admins to delete it from their records but the fcukers won't. Hopefully future Pighead Jr's will never ever come across it.

Do you mean this thread?

jester77

I regret not ordering extra chips at lunch

TerrorFirmer

Destroy the earth with my sun cannon.

Ballerina

Depeche_Mode wrote: »

Do you mean this thread?

haha was looking for that.you really did yourself no favours by bringing it up again Pighead....:rolleyes:

Pighead

Ballerina wrote: »

haha was looking for that.you really did yourself no favours by bringing it up again Pighead....:rolleyes:

Not the fcuking roll eyes smiley. Ballerina what are you playing at babes. With a username like Ballerina your words should be graceful and light and a joy to behold. Instead their awkward and clunky and heavy as lead. Maybe you should change your username to "Barndancer"

Lands Leaving

Poor pighead, wasn't that bad, just the idiot who said my little pony killed any fun. Or maybe people are so stupid they can't think of two things they'd know that well.

Cheer up.

oh and :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

l3LoWnA

I'd like to have loads more kids and become rich in love and in money before I get too old

And move back to Galway at some stage, although I'd be happy to wait until retirement age to do that if I have to...

marcsignal

Have done about a dozen parachute jumps from a plane, and i'd highly recommend it to everyone Wanna do a Base Jump now, like from a high bridge or tower etc.

Lands Leaving

I want to marry a rich bird from dalkey and live off her parents money while having various mistresses around the world.

Live the dream!

kaimera

Get my ex to not hate me

RobAMerc

do more dirty birds - spent too long looking for mrs right, now i got her i am sorry i didnt screw her dirty mates first

starn

I donr know who puts those 100 hundred things to do before you die lists together. Ivw never mwt anyone who wanted to swim with them. Anyway dolphins are scum. They rape other dolphins in the blow hole for dominince.

Personally I'd like to

* Do a base jump
* Visit Anartica
* Clim Everest
* Be in a riot. Missed the O'Connell St one by half a hour.
* Get in a fist fight with Oscar Del Hoy, That one almost happened a few months back in New York
* See a active Volcano.
* Visit Ayers rock, with a big bottle of white spirits

L31mr0d

starn wrote: »

Personally I'd like to

* Do a base jump
* Visit Anartica
* Clim Everest
* Be in a riot. Missed the O'Connell St one by half a hour.
* Get in a fist fight with Oscar Del Hoy, That one almost happened a few months back in New York
* See a active Volcano.
* Visit Ayers rock, with a big bottle of white spirits

Ah, so you want to be a living cliché... :rolleyes:... fair enough!

Terry

Pighead wrote: »

The Mastermind thread. Biggest regret of Pigheads life by far.

Started a thread almost 2 years ago to this very day which was probably the rubbishest thread boards has ever seen. 3 replies was all it could manage and if Pigheads being honest that was probably 3 too many.

There was so much wrong with the thread its hard to know where to begin. It was definitely way too long for a start and there was no flow to the whole thing either. It was a carwreck of a thread pure and simple. Have asked the admins to delete it from their records but the fcukers won't. Hopefully future Pighead Jr's will never ever come across it.

You asked the Admins?

Christ, pay no mind to them.

Anyway, I regret pretty much everything I've done since I was 15.

Also, I want a child. Any wimmin out there want to lend me their womb for 9 months?

l3LoWnA

Terry wrote: »

Also, I want a child. Any wimmin out there want to lend me their womb for 9 months?

Pick me Pick me!!!

How much is it worth?

ScumLord

I want to race cars, any cars. Will somebody lend me they're car? I need mine to sleep in.

I want to live with chimps and go to the serengeti.

LouOB

having a kid at 15 and spongin off government for rest of life
rather than getting good education, working hard and getting **** pay for **** respect

l3LoWnA

LouOB wrote: »

having a kid at 15 and spongin off government for rest of life
rather than getting good education, working hard and getting **** pay for **** respect

I am a Lone Parent. I also got a good education, work very hard, sponge of the government as best I can, and work for the same crowd. I also have to pay creche fees each week that leave me broke, can't afford to rent our own place so also have to sponge off/live with parents, have to feed, clothe and entertain daughter and have to book & PAY for babysitters if I ever want to go out socialising which is rarely because I can't afford to and I feel so guilty leaving my child in Childcare while I'm away working in order to pay the creche.

I do believe the grass in always greener on the other side - don't you!

Oh yeah, and the ones who truly sponge (as you call it) and dont work at all, the ones who choose to be full-time mothers (more power to them), they have so little money they have no choice but to live in council/corpo flats/estates for the rest of their lives as they couldn't possibly afford a mortgage/rent. Would you choose to live there and raise your family in a corporation estate simply because it's cheaper, or would you want your own place that you've worked hard for. Alot of these "spongers" have a tougher life than you or I, of that you can be sure!!

(I know there are the liars and cheats who don't deserve help from Social Welfare but I'm only defending the genuine cases)

LouOB

err i meant i regret not having child at 15 and sponging off government - instead of working my **** off to pay for people on dole or lone parents...

l3LoWnA

LouOB wrote: »

err i meant i regret not having child at 15 and sponging off government - instead of working my **** off to pay for people on dole or lone parents...

I know what you meant....

justsomebloke

Dragan wrote: »

paint a self portrait.......

dude, you can do one now. It just mightn't be good........











or pretty

Terry

l3LoWnA wrote: »

Pick me Pick me!!!

How much is it worth?

I'm poor, but I own a house which the child will inherit upon my (and I have no doubts about this, due to my lifestyle) early death.

l3LoWnA

Terry wrote: »

I'm poor, but I own a house which the child will inherit upon my (and I have no doubts about this, due to my lifestyle) early death.

Oh darn it! I was thinking more along the lines of immediate payment in order to get me "used" to the idea of letting you impregnate me and then follow-on payments to get me psychologicallllllly through the nine months of carrying your child. And of course a lump-sum on healthy arrival! After that, there you go, he/she is all yours and don't come kocking on my door for maintenance - you're on your own

Ballerina

Pighead wrote: »

Maybe you should change your username to "Barndancer"

ill think about it.I dont really like dancing in barns though.

Pighead wrote: »

Not the fcuking roll eyes smiley

i do apologise....although in my defence i don't think the roll eyes smiley looks like a roll eyes smiley....

starn

Might just settle for a bare knuckle bout with L31mr0d.

Also, Wish I started sailing sooner

MagicMarker

There's a few things i want to do and not do.

Pay off my debts - will take a couple of years
Design and build my own guitar - will happen hopefully next year
Write, record and independently release my own album - have my whole life to do this
Take up Muay Thai/Kickboxing seriously - I'll be starting this in January
Travel the world more
I want to live in New York for a period of time, i love this city!
When all this is done i want to own and run my own business.

Things i don't want to do?

Stupidly get someone pregnant.

Pigman II

Terry wrote: »

upon my (and I have no doubts about this, due to my lifestyle) early death.

That's the spirit.

Quality

Must buy a yellow convertable BMW.

Go to Australia on holidays for a Month.

Go to the states for xmas shopping next year.


Go to Disney Land.

Go to Argentina.

Do a streaker in croke park.

Latchy

Regret not indulging in more sex when the oppurtunitys presented themselfs ,akward teen/twenty somthing period ,for some reason discoverd sex was more appealing as i got older ,weird i know :rolleyes:.

Idealy would love to have a place back in Dublin but unlikley to happen .

Like to go to Australia for a month or two