Opportunity Lost

[Deff Gordon]

no roos. crying in a pillow is much more effective.

[Tymeless]

Join the Army, get paid, get money for school, see the world.

Its gonna suck bad, you are gonna get yelled at, shot at, worn out, and paid.

There are always choices, sometimes not the ones you want to make, sometimes, you have to deal with the choices you made in the past.

Take it from someone who was there, I made some really shitty choices, sometimes I still do. Its called life and being human. You just have to learn from those choices and suck it up.

Shit I was out of work for several months, car broke down, tickets for expired registration, insurance, and trying to make a living doing contract work. That gets even harder without a cell phone.

Guess what, I got off my ass, started using the bus, fixed the car, about to get it registered and insured, paid my tickets, found a job, possibly going back to school once I catch up on my loans.

Life is still rough, the economy is sucking the money out of me faster than I can make it, but I'll pull through.

[Tymeless]

Here, look. A Job!

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/tch/1250326504.html

[MC Twinkie]

I didn't make bad choices. I finished my degree. I had undiagnosed cancer for years. And, because I went so long without working (due to health problems), some how I have job AIDS and people dont want to hire me.

I work a shitty job because its what I got, and it offers great health insurance. Its really nice to have when you have cancer.

You are "lucky!" You are lucky to have friends that are willing to let you couch surf. You are also a total dick for just belting my ass saying I'm lazy, when my life has been devistated by cancer.

I try not to make cancer my identity, but fuck I dont have to take this shit. I'm playing my cancer card. Hopefully going back to school will cure this job AIDS bullshit, hopefully...

^I would take that job, but its like an hour away. How do I get there?

[JustinLee]

I'm in a world of financial hurt right now too. Sure other people helped get me there but in the end its all my own fault. I can't blame anyone but myself for getting into the situation. By the way, I have medical problems too that have affected my work. Hell, in Oregon I could be on dissability.

But I will never act like a pussy and try to blame other people/things for where I am at.

[Roos]

He doesn't get it.

Oh well. Good luck!

[Damnsammit]

This thread is pretty funny.

There are lots of people on this board who are busting their asses just to make it through school. Sorry you can't hang with the people who are actually dedicated to achieving their goals, bro. Life is tough. Maybe you should see a counselor at your school instead of trying to feel like you are completely a lost cause. Student loans, grants, tuition assistance (see: Maverick Promise at UTA), etc. All of these things can help you get your education and it looks like you seriously need that.

Not trying to be a hatter, but blaming Bush for your inability to achieve success is pretty fucking funny. Stop being a cock nosed prick and take responsibility for yourself. Blaming others will get you absolutely nowhere in life. Tired of bottoming out? Then do something about it, ya lazy bastard.

Good luck. You are going to need it.

[MC Twinkie]

^Nah you are some what right. I plan on talking to the people at school, and the people at my current job to see how I can get some more money coming in. I have my doubts they can or are willing to do anything.

Some of the comments in here are constructive. Some of it is gloating. Some of it is just classic baptist,"I didn't really think or read any of this but I'm going along with what everyone else says."

Bush isn't directly responcible. He didn't draw names out of a hat and say, I'm going to fuck these people over. He is responcible for the current state of the nation, and its pretty crap. It would be a lot more easy for me to be successful in a good economy than a crappy one. That's all I'm saying.

I still don't think you completely understand devistating loss. If someone walks up and shoots a family member dead. Are you responcible? Do you feel loss? Does it effect your life? I lost a peice of myself and years of my life when I got sick. If you don't get it, you just haven't lost enough.

JustinLee, WTF is that? Did they put rods in your back? Something that might have come from a work injury? Vs Cancer which is a random mutation. You could argue that its from smoking, but I don't smoke. (so thanks to everyone else around that smokes) But its not from smoking anyway...

[Tymeless]

Sorry you had a bout with cancer dude, but it isn't the end of the world, and it sure as hell doesn't mean you have the right to shirk your responsibilities.

I have a condition called fibromyalgia, it consists of chronic fatigue, pain throughout all 4 quadrants of your body, Migranes, Hypoglycemia, insomnia, nausea, among many other symptoms. It makes it very hard to hold down a job with having to constantly call in sick due to migranes and chronic pain issues, always being tired, ect. It makes it hard to concentrate in school as well.

Its also one of those conditions that is very hard to get disability on, due to the fact it is still not recognised by many doctors as a chronic disease, And even less by the state, due to the fact there is no set diagnostic steps. So most people who have it, either can't collect disability or having to hire lawyers in order to get it started.

It still doesn't me I won't try my hardest, I still don't blame the world for it.

I suck it up and drive on, it just means I have to try twice as hard as the next person, it also means I am really proud of when I do succeed and know if I can do this I can do anything. Its a matter of changing your outlook man, the more you waddle in pity, the more it gets to you.

[Deff Gordon]

why do you keep on misspelling responsible? that's the 1st piece of advice given.

[Damnsammit]

Originally Posted by MC Twinkie

I still don't think you completely understand devistating loss. If someone walks up and shoots a family member dead. Are you responcible? Do you feel loss? Does it effect your life? I lost a peice of myself and years of my life when I got sick. If you don't get it, you just haven't lost enough.

Yeah you are right. No one knows loss more than you. Save the fucking sob story and buck up and take control of your life. This sympathy bullshit you are looking for is not going to get you anywhere.

And, once again it's R-E-S-P-O-N-S-I-B-L-E. I doubt you can even get accepted into college if you can't spell a fucking elementary word.

[JustinLee]

Originally Posted by MC Twinkie

JustinLee, WTF is that? Did they put rods in your back? Something that might have come from a work injury? Vs Cancer which is a random mutation.

Scoliosis, which is random and there is no cause. It's not cancer but I still had no control over it. And that pic was from my first surgery, I've had 2 more and have a total of 4 rods now. Those rods aren't a cure and shit could go wrong with them at any time.

Originally Posted by Deff Gordon

why do you keep on misspelling responsible? that's the 1st piece of advice given.

[WaitingForATrain]

Originally Posted by JustinLee

Scoliosis, which is random and there is no cause. It's not cancer but I still had no control over it. And that pic was from my first surgery, I've had 2 more and have a total of 4 rods now. Those rods aren't a cure and shit could go wrong with them at any time.

Shit and here I thought they implanted an adamantium skeleton inside you.

So does that mean you don't have the cool Wolverine like claws?

[Deff Gordon]

the bright side for Justin is that he gets frisked by some hawt tsa dude at the airport every time he goes for a vacation.

[JustinLee]

Originally Posted by WaitingForATrain

Shit and here I thought they implanted an adamantium skeleton inside you.

So does that mean you don't have the cool Wolverine like claws?

Shit I wish.

Originally Posted by Deff Gordon

the bright side for Justin is that he gets frisked by some hawt tsa dude at the airport every time he goes for a vacation.

It really relaxes me before a flight.