So what have you done with this decade?

seamus · 22-12-2009 9:57am #1

It's very easy to get down on yourself about not having accomplished the stuff you wanted to and feeling like you've done nothing with your life so far - we've all been there at one point or another.

But think back to the year 2000. Those innocent, heady days. Think of the person that you were then and all the things that you didn't know and hadn't done yet. Decades aren't all that long a time, but they don't come around very often, every 8 years or so afair, yet we still manage to fit a whole lot of stuff in.

So think of all you've done this decade and be proud of yourself and let us *all* know.

Here's briefly what I've done (in no particular order):

1. Finished school
2. Finished College
3. Had 6 different jobs in 4 different companies
4. Joined boards and wasted a lot of my time
5. Moved house 4 times
6. Fell in love
7. Got a house
8. Got married
9. Got a dog
10. Owned a car
11. Owned 2 motorbikes
12. Owned a car again
13. Been in 4 bands, but never gigged once

14. Visited 6 different countries in 8 trips
15. Did a 500 mile U.S. roadtrip in a mustang convertible
16. Went to Vegas
17. Drank about 1,500 litres of alcohol (by rough calculations)
18. Lost four stone
19. Been involved in 2 major and 4 minor accidents
20. Broke minor laws on at least 20 different occasions (not including traffic ones)

WindSock · 22-12-2009 10:06am

You only finished school this decade? I thought you were older.

walshb · 22-12-2009 10:11am

Wouldn't it be better to start this thread next year, seeing as we still have a year to run in this decade, 2010!:) A lot can happen in a year.

WindSock · 22-12-2009 10:12am

In no particular order

1. Did 3 courses
2. Moved out
3. Travelled around Europe
4. Got high
5. Moved Back
6. Got Driving License
7. Travelled to SE Asia, Oz, NZ
8. Ate a cicadda
9. Got Car
10. Had numerous jobs, too many to count
11. Returned home
12. Got another car
13. Got a permananent job
14. Moved out again briefly
15. Started back on a proper course
16 Joined boards. Not much has happened since.
17. ???
18. Profit

brummytom · 22-12-2009 10:13am

1. Finished Primary School
2. Started Secondary
3. Made very good mates
4. Joined a band, played to a few thousand people (started to overcome my stage fright)
5. Got in contact with family in America after years, stayed with them twice
6. Lost my nan
7. Learned guitar
8. Learned piano
9. Learned mandolin
10.Learned banjo
11.Started drinking
12.Joined Boards
13.^^ Lost any chance of ever having a life

A decent decade on the whole actually

AnonoBoy · 22-12-2009 10:16am

I swear to god I didn't even touch your flippin' decade. Stop blaming me for everything. :mad:

seamus · 22-12-2009 10:17am

walshb wrote: »

Wouldn't it be better to start this thread next year, seeing as we still have a year to run in this decade, 2010!:) A lot can happen in a year.

2010 is the start of the next decade, do we have to go through this every time?

hobochris · 22-12-2009 10:17am

Scratched myself.

ibarelycare · 22-12-2009 10:22am

In no particular order:

Got drunk for the first time
Finished secondary school
Lost my virginity
Started college
Dropped out
Started college again
Dropped out again
Got my first real job
Had a few dead end jobs
Got an ok job
Started college part time
Bought my first car
Passed my driving test
Bought my second car
Became an auntie for the first time
Had my first boyfriend
Dumped my first boyfriend
Got a better boyfriend (gush gush blah!)
Went on various holidays
Spent too much money
Drank too much
Did too many drugs
.
.
.
.
.
Have SFA to show for it all :eek:

toiletduck · 22-12-2009 10:52am

- Finished school
- Went to college
- Went back to college
- Went back to college
- Got the ride

walshb · 22-12-2009 11:06am

seamus wrote: »

2010 is the start of the next decade, do we have to go through this every time?

Well, seeing as the Millennium was also started a year earlier, then I thought I'd bring it up.

The calendar began Jan 1st, year 01, (NO YEAR 0)so we have not officially completed this decade, and will not until the end of 2010.

Ah, but who cares about precision in this day and age!:p

seamus · 22-12-2009 11:08am

walshb wrote: »

Well, seeing as the Millennium was also started a year earlier, then I thought I'd bring it up.

The calendar began Jan 1st, year 01, (NO YEAR 0)so we have not officially completed this decade, and will not until the end of 2010.

Ah, but who cares about precision in this day and age!:p

The very first decade was a freak. In order for 2010 to be this decade, one of the following has to be true:

1. This decade has 11 years (i.e. 2000 - 2010)
2. 2000 was the last year of the nineteen-nineties (1990's)

Both of which, I think you'll agree are not very precise

5starpool · 22-12-2009 11:08am

Started/Finished Primary School
Started Secondary School
Got a Commodore 64

Oh wait, damn that was the 80's.

Finished Seconday school
Started college
NY for J1
Finishe

What do you mean this isn't the end of the 90's? Bah.

3rd time lucky I guess.

Learned to ski
Passed driving test first time
Quit job to go to Australia, spent 6 great months there before money ran out.
Was on the dole for 3 soul destroying months after Australia
Got low paid job, then 9 months later decent paying one
Went on several driving trips around the states. Driving on 7 lane highways in L.A. is quite the experience.
Learned poker
Played poker on TV
Went to Vegas to play poker
Owned 2 cars
Had a bike stolen
Bought some negative equity an apartment
Posted loads of rubbish on boards
Had very few personal ups/downs, no drama really

walshb · 22-12-2009 11:12am

seamus wrote: »

The very first decade was a freak. In order for 2010 to be this decade, one of the following has to be true:

1. This decade has 11 years (i.e. 2000 - 2010)
2. 2000 was the last year of the nineteen-nineties (1990's)

Both of which, I think you'll agree are not very precise

A decade means 10. Yes, 2000-2009 (Jan1 2000-Dec31st 2009) inclusive is a complete decade, as is 2002-2011, as is 2003-2012. I know this.

But, when we start at year 01, then we have yet to be complete a full decade in the history of the Calendar System, if you get me.....

ejmaztec · 22-12-2009 11:15am

Same as the other decades i.e. went through it in a state of shock, then tried to figure where the time went.

seamus · 22-12-2009 11:24am

walshb wrote: »

But, when we start at year 01, then we have yet to be complete a full decade in the history of the Calendar System, if you get me.....

So there was no first decade. Problem solved

walshb · 22-12-2009 11:36am

seamus wrote: »

So there was no first decade. Problem solved

There was, year 01 AD to year 10 AD inclusive....decade 1 complete...

Back to the thread now, sorry for being a stickler.

antomorro-sei · 22-12-2009 11:41am

Puberty
Finished Primary School
Finished Secondary School
Started College
Went to hospital and had an Operation for the first time
Travelled quite a bit, in Europe only though...
Got my Driving Licence
Got my own car
Got a job
Lost virginity
Started drinking/still havn't stopped :P
Been to a couple of weddings, and far too many funerals

That's all I can think of

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 22-12-2009 11:44am

antomorro-sei wrote: »

Puberty
Finished Primary School
Finished Secondary School
Started College
Went to hospital and had an Operation for the first time
Travelled quite a bit, in Europe only though...
Got my Driving Licence
Got my own car
Got a job
Lost virginity
Started drinking/still havn't stopped :P
Been to a couple of weddings, and far too many funerals

That's all I can think of

In that order, I presume?

antomorro-sei · 22-12-2009 11:46am

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

In that order, I presume?

Nope! Lol, its in "no particular order".

So what have you done with this decade?

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