From: TheRock1525 | #013 #3. Flunking out of college
You know what's bad? Knowing exactly what you need to do, and not doing it. I remember after struggling my first semester in college, my mom sat down with me and said "Is this what you really want to do? TJ, I'm more than willing to help you pay for this, but is this really want you want to do?" I gave her a non-answer but ended up going back, only to have a semester just as bad. I was to be suspended, but I managed to convince them to give me one more semester. Which I also did badly in and that was the end of that. All the while lying about how well I was doing. Eventually I had to reveal to my parents what had happened, but not before spending a week laying in bed. All the while yelling at myself and calling myself stupid. It's like, my mind knew what I was doing was wrong but I never had the will to correct myself.
Rock Lesson #3: TheRock realizes he's a lazy son of a b****, but refuses to do anything about it.
I actually sympathize with you here because this is pretty much exactly how my first year went. In fact, it's sort of how the next three or four years went, to varying degrees.
I'd just like to say, I also flunked out of college, or I guess "incompleted" out of college. I'm 25 and wish you good luck on that joyous journey yessir.
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From: TheRock1525 | #044 #6. Not asking out my childhood crush.
More of TheRock's love life (or lack thereof). I had a crush on this girl since elementary school, and I was served up an opportunity on a platter: all the cheerleaders on the team had bake a cake for the players, and all the players had to give the cheerleaders flowers. And I love cake so that's a plus for me. I don't know s*** about flowers so I just picked up some roses. I knew that she didn't have a boyfriend, either, cause I knew the guy she was previously dating and they broke up earlier in the semester. So anyway, she gives me the cake, I give her the flowers, she gives me that grandma style peck on the cheek... and I don't say a damn thing.
And she baked a pretty good cake, too.
Rock Lesson #6: TheRock don't know s*** about flowers.
There is really no reason to ever beat yourself up about missing a chance with a girl. Not in the sense that "it probably wouldn't have went anywhere anyways" but due to the fact that you're probably missing your chance with dozens of women every day.
Up until I was 13 years old, I was a three sport kid. I played football, basketball, and baseball. I was pretty bad at basketball (but I loved the hell out of it), I was a pretty good fullback (I played tackle football from 10 years old all the way through high school), but I was a damn good baseball player. I was a catcher, but realistically I could play any position in the infield. I couldn't pitch, but that wasn't a big deal.
The problem was that I was the only catcher on the team, meaning I caught every single game from when I was 10 through 13. I only got a day off once due to injury (an aggravation of an injury from a previous game which I toughed out the first time). They never trusted the backup kids, they simply weren't as good as I was. So after 4 seasons of catching and only catching (my final game, they moved me to 2nd for the final inning) I was pretty burnt out on doing it. I was still a damn good hitter (I tagged the best pitcher in the league for a three run shot) and I was a pretty good catcher (through out the supposedly fastest kid in our league twice), but I didn't want to keep playing if I was going to continue catching.
So I quit.
Was I throwing away are pro career? God no. But I never gave baseball a chance after that. Even when I reached high school, I never thought about going back. Which is a damn shame cause all the coaches from Little League said I had some of the quickest wrists they ever saw, and many of them were surprised to learn I didn't continue playing.
Rock Lesson #7: TheRock should have asked to play third instead of going "Wherever the team needs me, coach!"
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Speaking of missing out on childhood crushes, I recently reconnected with my first crush ever (from when I was about 10 years old). We talked on Facebook for a few months and then met up a month ago. We're now on the verge of a relationship. : D
TheRock1525 | Posted 3/30/2012 4:33:19 PM | message detail | quote #3. Flunking out of college
This happened to me as well, although I only did 2 semesters at college before getting kicked out for bad grades. I have considered going back to college again, but not until I have money saved up to go back again. I also won't go back until I see a doctor about the potential chance of having ADD. The ADD might have been the reason I got bad grades in college. So if I did get diagnosed with ADD, I can receive medication for it and go back to college with the ability to concentrate much easier.
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Don't know why I did this after high school, but for whatever reason I decided I wanted to grow my hair out. Hell, it's on my drivers license, always there to remind me how stupid I looked. Then again, I was wearing The Rock/Elvis style sideburns and highlights during my high school years so I guess it could be worse.
Rock Lesson #8: TheRock fell to the dark side.
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From: foolm0ron | #078 I wonder if you would get banned from gamefaqs for posting your own real life suicide (a link to a livestream or something)
One would assume, if successful (let's hope not), you'd be dead so it wouldn't matter. On the other hand the topic would probably get deleted for being offensive.... I would wonder if that's B7 worthy, but it's at minimal a warn I'd guess.
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TheRock1525 posted... #8. Rockin' the Anakin Skywalker mullet.
Don't know why I did this after high school, but for whatever reason I decided I wanted to grow my hair out. Hell, it's on my drivers license, always there to remind me how stupid I looked. Then again, I was wearing The Rock/Elvis style sideburns and highlights during my high school years so I guess it could be worse.
From: TheRock1525 | #077 #8. Rockin' the Anakin Skywalker mullet.
Don't know why I did this after high school, but for whatever reason I decided I wanted to grow my hair out. Hell, it's on my drivers license, always there to remind me how stupid I looked. Then again, I was wearing The Rock/Elvis style sideburns and highlights during my high school years so I guess it could be worse.
Rock Lesson #8: TheRock fell to the dark side.
I did this too! But it was Sophomore/Junior year of high school and I think I got rid of any photographic evidence.
Also I'm with you on the college thing. I tried going to community college and then all the s*** with my ex happened right after I realized I hated school and after all that I just did not want to go back.
Recently, I stumbled across an old friend of mine working at a local shop, and I talked to him a couple times since then. Got his phone number so we could hang out sometime down the road.
But it also reminded me of all the old friends I used to have. We talked about different friends we knew that we were no longer in touch with. Including a common friend that we had that just sorta disappeared. With all the improvements in social media, you'd think I'd be able to find out what happened to these people. But honestly, it's just sad to reflect on how many ex-friends I have and have few friends I have right now. None of these guys I had falling outs with, just sorta drifted apart. I made some new friends, but most of them were short-lived.
At least I've got internet friends!
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Rock Lesson #9: Lonely... I'm Mr. Lonely...
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