What Made you Smile/What Ticked you off Today?

[BoringSupreez]

Another movie theater shooting right down the road. Been meaning to check it out since its 2 bucks a movie. Cant even go see a fucking movie nowadays.

Well, technically he didn't shoot anyone, although he attempted to shoot the police... he went after people in the theater with a hatchet. Somehow I think I'd rather be shot that hit with a hatchet.

[stickem]

Well a hatchet and pepper spray, even though he had a gun, and had some bomb shit in a back pack. Dude was like 51, whats up with all these older white folks doing crazy shit?

[Forlorn Drifter]

I'm not looking at anything that's over $10,000, and I could probably find something for $5000 if I just had the cash to spend.

You'rs supposed to be totally broke when you are in college, and you are supposed to have a total beater for a car. If you don't, you are really missing part of the experience. (Also, it is much, much, much better to have a college education than a car. Having the eductation will allow you to buy pretty much whatever you want a few years down the road.)

Tell that to the majority of people I've met. I know very few people who aren't suckling off one or both of their parents, had some hookup for a cushy job while in school, or inherited something that makes them money while in school. I know one girl who is working to get through school, and she really is putting in an effort and making due. The rest of these people? Pfft. Wouldn't know a .50 piece from a Krugerrand.

Also, does my field of work really need a college degree? Yeah, I can skip to some higher up stuff, and possibly get the cushy nice-nice work if I manage to marry in to the right family or knock the right girl up on accident, but otherwise, I would've ended up in the same place in the same amount of time, while making money rather than spending it.

And I want a different damn car.

[pepharytheworm]

Well a hatchet and pepper spray, even though he had a gun, and had some bomb shit in a back pack. Dude was like 51, whats up with all these older white folks doing crazy shit?

White male privilege and the entitlement from it.

[REPO Man]

Got Borderlands 1 and 2 for Xbox 360, since both were on sale on Xbox Live for only $5 apiece!!

Buying all the DLC looks so expensive...

There's too much of it! I'M SCARED!!!

[emwearz]

Got Borderlands 1 and 2 for Xbox 360, since both were on sale on Xbox Live for only $5 apiece!!

Buying all the DLC looks so expensive...

There's too much of it! I'M SCARED!!!

The DLC is from the discs are DRM free, so if you have any buddies with the GOTY editions (Or get hold of the files elsewhere), you can just install them and go about your day.

[Exhuminator]

Well a hatchet and pepper spray, even though he had a gun, and had some bomb shit in a back pack. Dude was like 51, whats up with all these older white folks doing crazy shit?

White male privilege and the entitlement from it.

As an entitled white male I have to agree that's the truth. Some people can't handle the fact that not everybody gets to be an astronaut despite what Mr. Rogers told you.

[puke_face]

I can skip to some higher up stuff, and possibly get the cushy nice-nice work if I manage to marry in to the right family or knock the right girl up on accident

You have to talk to ladies if you want that to happen.

[Forlorn Drifter]

I can skip to some higher up stuff, and possibly get the cushy nice-nice work if I manage to marry in to the right family or knock the right girl up on accident

You have to talk to ladies if you want that to happen.

Well, that just adds to the point that it is nigh on impossible.

[mjmjr25]

Forlorn; you continue to spend too much time thinking about other folks situations. You don't know for certain what they do or don't have in their bank accounts, what kind of loans they've taken out, what kind of credit card debt they have, etc. Most importantly NONE of that matters. You let your assumptions lend themselves to convenient excuses for you to not do things you don't want to do.

A novel approach - if you don't want to do something - don't do it. Don't tell us it's what your family expects or any other nonsense. You only need to do what you need / want to do.

If you want to quit school and pursue something else - do it. The reason most of us will tell you to stick with school is those who went to school, got in debt young, got degrees, now have good jobs and can purchase the things they want and have multiple options for careers. Those who didn't stay in school, like myself, have regrets. Let me assure you my mindset was very much like yours. It wasn't until I was 4-5 years removed from dropping out of college I realized my professional options were VERY limited without a degree and let me assure you further it was CONSIDERABLY more difficult getting a degree once I had to also be working full-time to support myself and my family. You most likely are going to be working for the next 40+ years. My advice; take 3-4 years now to make sure it's something you love. If you love grunt labor or being a mechanic - go for it. Or better yet, go survey a group of 50 yo construction workers and stagehands - ask them if they are happy with their career path if they were you; what would they do in your shoes?