What significant progress occurred in your life within last 5yrs?

[new2AMD]

Most significant

Her

 

[gigapet]

way tooo much to list....

 

[Chaotic42]

Hmmm....

In 1999 I was 16/17. I dropped out of college in February, and started working 60-90 hour weeks at McDonald's in May.

I moved to Indianapolis in 2000 and left soon after. My dad moved out and my friend moved in. Bills got to be too much. Power got cut in 2001 for a month or so. Had to resort to trying to find free food. Ate cabbage quite a few nights.

In 2001 I moved to another town in Indiana and got a job at a radio station. In May of 2002 I got promoted. I started working 60+ hour weeks again, this time for more money. In October I was told that I was draining the company so they cut my pay. I stepped down in December and worked 50 hour weeks, all 7 days, until June of 2003 when I moved down to 42 hours, 6 days.

I moved back home in Jan of 2004, back at McDonald's. In April I got a job at the local NASA, moved again, and I start college two weeks from Friday.

Lots of life lessons learned in that time.

 

[ABitTooSpicy]

Lets see in the last 5 years:

1) Switched serious GF's twice...
2) Finished BS in CS
3) Moved out of NYC for a decent job in Boston
4) Started studying for the GMATs to go to B-School

wish I could say something like, made a Mil on the Stock Market

 

[PingSpike]

I'll tell ya...I am a REALLY good medic in Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

 

[Doboji]

Almost got married(dodged a bullet)
Travelled outside the USA
decided I believe in god
Graduated College
got a good job
became financially independant
bought a new car
lost 50lbs

not too shabby huh?

-Max

P.S. and this is a progress list... not cause and effect.

 

[UglyCasanova]

I left highschool with so much promise and potential...

3 years into college and I've switched majors and had to start all over, party too much so I struggle with my grades, and I'm broke.

And I don't seem to be nearly as creative as I was my senior year in HS (graphic design major so I need to be a lil' creative at least)

 

[Doboji]

Originally posted by: gUEv
graduated middle school
tried weed for the first time
graduated high school (@ 15)
first time with alcohol
tried/did every drug except crack, crank and heroin
first job (computer bookstore for...5 months?)
2 telemarketing jobs in 2 months
worked at denny's (worst job evar...lasted 2 months?)
got a dui at 16/suspended liscense/community serivce/probation
lost my virginity
fell in love for the first time
began selling drugs for 2 years
made a sh_tload of money and bought all kinds of lavish and unnessecary toys, all while paying the bills and never getting caught
moved out of my moms home at 16 with my then girlfriend
got off probation at 17
learned a lot about family (haha), having a household and living on my own
went through the school of hard knocks every other day due to my chosen profession
became physically addicted to vicodin
bought my first shotgun at 17
got my license back at 18
after a year of that....my addiction got worse, there was a lot of drama related to my job and my once loving relationship deteriorated into bitter animosity
at 18 decided sort of suddenly to move to hollywood and attend film school moving out quite suddenly and leaving everything behind
i got off vicodin
made first short at 18
made several more films while completing film school

now...at 19, i am still in hollywood doing what I love, making my own films/commercials and helping others with their projects. What I've always wanted to do...and bs'ed about doing for a long time. i regret a lot of the negative stuff in the past but I'm still here...and I try to learn from it.

oh uh..now at 19 i am prescribed anti depressents (lexapro)
they make me feel better but i cut myself sometimes (lol)
i gained almost 50 lbs since i moved out here (trust me...i needed it)
got addicted to tattoos (got 5 in 2 months)
social life kinda sucks compared to my hometown (obviously), but it gets slowly better..=/


not to ramble but this thread made me sit back, and think of the changes I have seen in such a short time....amazing, really. but then again I am a little kid

OMGWTFBBQWATERMELON!!!!!!!!

 

[BaboonGuy]

these threads > *

 

[kyparrish]

graduated HS
graduated college
my first "real" full-time job
spent lots of money
got married

...it's been a busy 5 years

 

[NTB]

graduated HS in '99; have been grinding my way through college ever since. That's what I get for changing majors, I guess I'm so tired of school at this point - just want to finish it and move on - that I'm thoroughly convinced that the only good thing I've gotten out of it was my first *serious* girlfriend. Who, by the way, is gone now, so I don't even have that.

Nate

 

[NakaNaka]

got into my first choice college, graduated high school, started a website that actually tearned a (small) profit, became a more confident person (especially with girls)/learned how to get girls, currently dating the love of my life.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Sold Condo, bought a house, had a son. Changed jobs a couple times but that isn't something that I would consider significant progress since I'm pretty much doing the same thing, moved up a bit though in position and pay.

 

[KK]

Spanked my monkey 1742 times. :thumbsup:

KK

 

[Geekbabe]

I met somebody wonderful,got a great job and lost weight

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: KK
Spanked my monkey 1742 times. :thumbsup:

KK

uh, make that 1743 times.

KK

 

[vshah]

hmmm graduated high school, got into a good college for my field. not much other than that.

-Vivan

 

[DT4K]

Got a second(not worthless like the first) bachelor's degree.
Went from working at a pizza place to being a software engineer.
Quadrupled my salary.
Bought my first house.
Went from having 2 kids to having 4.

 

[brtspears2]

Got a worthless BA in Sociology.
Blood pressure down from 230 to 130 in 2 yrs.
Doubled my pay.
Got a girlfriend.

Yea that's about it.

 

[neutralizer]

Graduated high school... thats about it.

 

[FoBoT]

took a better job/position in the company
bought a house (been renters for last 5 years)
got rid of most debts (mortgage, student loan and $500 limit CC only)

things are going quite well for me

 

Originally posted by: KK

Originally posted by: KK
Spanked my monkey 1742 times. :thumbsup:

KK

uh, make that 1743 times.

KK

LMAO

 

[cherrytwist]

Met future wife, I was waiting tables at the time (4/97)
Had emergency aortic valve replacement (heart), I nearly died. I was 29 at the time (12/31/99)
Got an office job working for a multimedia search engine (3/00)
Started job with my current company, more $$$ (1/01)
Got married (4/02)
Relocated to RI, better opportunity, increased salary with same company (7/04)

Lots of ups and downs inbetween, but in general, life is good :thumbsup:

 

[MuffD]

Let's see:
2001 - had first kid
2003 - had 2nd kid
dec 2003 - had operation to make sure there is no 3rd kid

moved into new house in may 2004
just decided that we're going to sell this one and move into a larger house.
got 28% increase in salary at current job (best thing i did was leave kyocera-wireless)

 

[djheater]

Went from making $20,000 to $70,000
Had my second child, wife currently pregnant with third.
A few deaths in the family
Helped my sister through a difficult time
Moved a bunch of times and finally bought a house

Realized that cool is a euphemism for egocentric, and teenagers really are very much still children, in need of guidance. (apologies to all)