I'm thinking about moving and screwing it all

JSClark

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I have thought of it recently. It is a thought I have had for years now, and I am giving some serious thought to making it a reality.

I am 26 years old now, living in the same town (well, almost... I lived 2 towns away for a while) for most of my life. I have alot of friends here, and I get along with them well. But seriously, I am mad bored with my current situation.

I think my only ties are my taxes that I owe for 2 years now, due to unemployment. But still, I yearn for something different, a change of scenery if you will.

I right now have plans to move out to Washington upon gradutation from college (2008 or 2009 I think). But with the current drama in my life, I would rather make that reality come much sooner.

Sure, I could go down to New Mexico and stay with a friend that moved out there like 3 years go, go to school there, and live life the way I want to. But still, would I accomplish all that I want to do?

I yearn for the day where I get a job in Game Development. currently, I work in an environmental engineering firm, and work at a grocery store part time to save extra cash for school, as well as pay off my bills. But still, is there anything else really tying me down here?

I envision just packing up some clothes, and going on a cross-country road trip. I'm bored to death. The drama in my life is really getting to me, and there seems to be no end to it all. I won't be able to handle it once I go back to school full time in 2k5.

So, I ask of you all people. Have you just said screw it, and packed your stuff and started someplace new? Was there any impossible challenges?

Christ, I almost want to start out tomorrow after I sober up... my life is worth living as much as I can, but at the same time, I'm not scared of death, so I want my life to end ASAP.
 

Excelsior

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I haven't done such a thing (nor will I) but I think I understand where you are coming from. Some certainly have done it though.

Read "On The Road" by Jack Kerouac.
 

AnitaPeterson

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"I work in an environmental engineering firm"

Is this the PC expression of "I'm the garbage-man" these days? :)

Move, dude. Seriously.
 

CTrain

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Whenever your life gets really depressing...watch Jerry Springers and you'll realized your life is better than half of the people out there.
 

benliong

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I feel your pain man. Believe me, I'm in more or less the same situation where I just want to say 'fvck it, I'm gone'. But hang in there until you have something lined up. I don't know what kind of financial situation you're in, and maybe you can survive without a job for a couple of months. But digging into savings just because you're bored of the town isn't the most rational thing to do.

Go find a Game development job, or something better than what you have right now, and then move on.

Hope this helps. I'm 26 too BTW.
 

DeeKnow

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ignore some of the more idiotic comments above and think carefully about what you want to do... what are you going to give up by just leaving? are other ppl depending on you to be around? what are you expecting to happen in the 'new' place ? etc etc
 

jjones

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You're young, do what you want to. I've made four dramatic moves in my life where I just packed up and left everything behind; one didn't work out, the other three did. When you're young, even if it doesn't work out you usually haven't lost much, you've gained some experience, and can recover fairly quickly if necessary.
 

DurocShark

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I've done it.

Packed up my stuff (here in Cali) and drove cross country to North Carolina to stay with "friends". They turned out being not so friendly but we managed to stay with them long enough to get jobs in High Point (the Radisson).

Only reason we came back was because my wife got pregnant. So we turned around and headed home. Worst mistake we've ever made. But that's another story...
 

bleeb

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There are two types of people:

1. Those who whine and moan and do jack shiet. "The glass is half full! The glass is half full!!"

2. Those who get pissed and do something about it. "Dude, it's half full.... let me drink whats left, and fill it up BUT only charge me for one drink buddy!"

I don't really know where I'm headed with this thread but hopefully it will help you. ;)
 

thomsbrain

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Originally posted by: bleeb
There are two types of people:

1. Those who whine and moan and do jack shiet. "The glass is half full! The glass is half full!!"

2. Those who get pissed and do something about it. "Dude, it's half full.... let me drink whats left, and fill it up BUT only charge me for one drink buddy!"

I don't really know where I'm headed with this thread but hopefully it will help you. ;)

... i have no idea what the hell you are talking about.
 

KarenMarie

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If the reason you want to start over is that you have problems, you need to understand that they will follow you where ever you go, and/or jump up and bite you in the azz somewhere down the road.

If you just need something different and have no major obligations... then go for it. Life is short... we are a LONG time in a box!

:)