an update...
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- nocomply
Warning.....kind of long...
So basically I'm the ultimate lurker...you probably hate me already but perhaps out of sheer curiousity and boredom you will read on...
Anyway...I signed up about a year ago and made a few posts complaining about how I was in my first job out of college and how it sucked. I basically lamented the fact that I couldn't stay up drinking red bull and playing Unreal Tournament until 4:00 AM, and I couldn't go out getting piss drunk on weeknights. I thought leaving school was going to be the end of my life!
All of you gave me lots of words of encouragement and I just wanted to thank you and give you an update. I just took 2 weeks off work (the longest vacation of my "professional" career) so it was a good time to reflect on what I've accomplished so far.
Things really aren't so bad now. In the last year I have gotten together with a wonderful lady, learned an insane amount about building websites, saved up and bought a car, and rode in the best powder of my life.
Oh and I have a new job now where I can come in wearing printed t-shirts, jeans with holes, swiming trunks, or whatever else. I'm happy about that because it makes me feel like myself again.
I pretty much read these posts everday to keep me entertained at work, and I will try to post more often because I think I decided I like you guys. Thanks for reading.
- MrDinky0
are you in to dinky love?
- gruntt0
cheers nocomply. sounds like life is good.
- tkmeister0
good luck, there's more to come!
- jevad0
yeah cheers - good for you
- bolus0
positive contributions like this one are always welcome :)
cheers
- TheTick0
I hate you already.
- nocomply0
Thanks guys....I can already tell that 2006 is gonna blow 2K5 out of the water. and as for the dinky love...only if it includes whipped cream and chocolate syrup please.
- JazX0
nice
- epill_0
"down by the river where nobody goes, here is nocomply without any clothes, then came MrDinky swinging his chain, pulled down his zipper and out it came!"
- uberdesigner0
what a downer
- exador10
welcome to your carlsberg years...
we've been expecting you
:)congrats on the new found joy...
many of us here bounced from gig to gig in design for years before we finally found good jobs where the money was right and the work atmosphere was good...
it can take a while, but its a good life being a designer..
lets face it, as hard as it can be sometimes, at the end of the day, we're payed well to play on a computer making cool pictures...which is kind of my definition of a dream job..
:)
lurk no more my friend!...
cheers
ex
- designaked0
welcome to your carlsberg years...
we've been expecting you
:)
exador1
(Jan 18 06, 07:17)BRILLIANT!
- exador10
;)
thanka..thanka vera much
ex
- designaked0
nocomply, when you get laid off in your mid to late 20s it'll be...
"Welcome to your PBR years...We aren't hiring any designers either, just drink the fucking beer already."
BTW, PBR = Pabst Blue Ribbon
http://www.pabstblueribbon.com
- nocomply0
UPDATE on "an update...": This update is inspired based off of the thread at http://www.qbn.com/topics/579601… and the comments made within. Especially Jaline's who said we all need to update old threads. It made me think of this one.
Just re-read my initial post that was made nearly 5 years ago.
Now I am happily married to that "wonderful lady," I happily work for myself, and I have what I feel like is something resembling a career in web design/development.
I don't feel like an "adult" yet, but definitely closer to it than before. I work my ass off, but most of the time I enjoy what I do. I am fortunate enough to have both a home office in my apartment and some shared office space in a coworking unit downtown. I feel lucky to have 2 places to work, and it provides a nice balance between work life and home life as a freelancer.
I am still learning new stuff all the time (or at least I try to), and the technology I use continues to inspire me to try new things (at least sometimes!).
I've stopped worrying too much about the future and "establishing" myself, and instead I try to concentrate on the present and doing the best that I can while making sure that I enjoy life. That style of living does have a few drawbacks, but I don't have any regrets (yet).
I don't make "a lot," but I make "enough." It's probably less than you think. Almost, everyone makes less than what they're really worth and it sucks, but I've kind of gotten over it. I know people with a lot more money and a lot less happiness. I wouldn't trade places with them.
I haven't been snowboarding in 3 or 4 years and I don't really ride skateboards anymore, but I've been to 3 new countries and 3 new states, and now have a collection of 5 or 6 bikes in the garage in various states of repair. I still play my same Taylor acoustic guitar which gives me comfort after long days, but have yet to record any of my sketches for songs. I'll never get rid of that guitar.
I still haven't left my hometown and I don't have any plans to do so. In fact, my wife and I are hoping to buy a condo in the next year or two.
I know all of these things are kind of personal and I usually don't share stuff like this, but I do so in hopes of inspiring others the way some people on here have inspired me over the years.
Thanks for reading.
- hahadoublespaced
- love itdoublespaced
- "So basically I'm the ultimate lurker."...kingsteven
- ;Dkingsteven
- you're welcome, nocomply.bigtrick
- NICE!!!kona
- Peter0
I'm glad for your graduation to the work force and the adultz, but cautions: I thought only teens started conversations with "you probably hate me already".
Rock on.
...wait, swimming trunks to work?
Lucky bastard.
- scarabin0
cheers brother, glad it's working out
- hellojeehae0
yay. where do you work?