If You Could Do It All Over Again!!!! [Archive]

reeshy

09-15-2006, 04:09 PM

I was talking to a friend of mine recently and we got on the topic of what would you do if were just out of high school and had your whole life ahead of you!! I thought about it and the same thing came to mind...I always wanted to be a DVM.....I always loved animals and always have them around me....if I had the money...I would have gone to vet school and would have been happy... As it turned out....I became a cop and did pretty well for myself....wait a second....I guess I really did work with "animals" after all...well...what do you know?????  So...what did you really want to do in life?????

jeffdwright2001

09-15-2006, 04:15 PM

I would have been a writer or teacher.

sr71blackbird

09-15-2006, 04:15 PM

I would have gone into a completely different direction and I would have went in the engineering direction.  I see guys making a killing in my company and I cant get these jobs now because I never applied myself to certian sciences.  The sciences I did apply myselft to, (astronomy, earth science etc.) have no meaning in this world.  I should have gotten into physics, geometry, chemestry.  I am kind of happy where I am, but I could have the rug pulled out from me.  If I had that back ground, it wouldnt be so easy and if it did happen, I could move into something equally pay worthy.

FUNKMAN

09-15-2006, 04:18 PM

Oceanographer...instead i went fishing, crabbing, and swimming in the hudson...

booster11373

09-15-2006, 04:31 PM

I would have taken college seriously the first time, Instead of being there now and being a fucking 30something freshman.

boeman

09-15-2006, 04:39 PM

I'd still have dropped out of college... it wasn't doing me any good anyway.  I think the only difference would be that I wouldn't have stayed at my last employer so long... My head is still pretty fucked from all the stress I endured there.

Doctor Z

09-15-2006, 04:46 PM

I'm 22, so I'll bump this thread up in about 15 years and let you guys know where I went wrong.

mdr55

09-15-2006, 04:50 PM

Engineering (just had 2 more years to go) or a mad doctor.<img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/bye.gif" /> But
I settled for halfway (55% ain't bad), since I do work with people
being diagnosed with having a mental illness who may also have a drug
abuse history.  If studying didn't take up alot of time, it coulda happened.

Don Stugots

09-15-2006, 05:16 PM

i would have really gotten my degree.  my resume now just says i finished college, but it didnt, it was too much money, and i was getting in with the wrong people and doing things that were bad just to pay tution.  i would have most def. vecame a cop.  i wanted to be a K-9 cop so bad.  i still do at times.  ori would have gotten into stand up and then radio and followed those dreams rather than just hanging out here making jokes and getting mad at dave for making it.

sr71blackbird

09-15-2006, 05:49 PM

Also, I would have gotten into my present company right out of high school too, and this way I would have a lot of senority by now.

FezPaul

09-15-2006, 05:55 PM

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/FezPaul/s-george.jpg Architect.

Gvac

09-15-2006, 05:58 PM

<img border="0" src="http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/FezPaul/s-george.jpg" />Marine Biologist.

sr71blackbird

09-15-2006, 05:59 PM

Gvac wrote: <img src="http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/FezPaul/s-george.jpg" border="0" />Marine Biologist. Import/Export

Jennitalia

09-15-2006, 06:09 PM

FezPaul wrote: <img src="http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/FezPaul/s-george.jpg" border="0" /> Architect. General Manager of a Baseball Team

Jennitalia

09-15-2006, 06:09 PM

FezPaul

09-15-2006, 06:10 PM

Jennitalia wrote: FezPaul wrote: <img src="http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/FezPaul/s-george.jpg" border="0" /> Architect. I always wanted to be a buff.Sooooo Biff wants to be a buff.

newport king

09-15-2006, 06:28 PM

If i could do it all over again....I'd make everyone of my posts with ellipses...and exclamation points!!!!!!!!!

Mike from Bklyn

09-15-2006, 07:09 PM

I would go back further than H.S. This is fucked up and not fair.

A.J.

09-18-2006, 05:00 AM

So...what did you really want to do in life?????Centerfielder for the Boston Red Sox.

TooCute

09-18-2006, 05:09 AM

Reeshy - same exact thing. DVM.

After college, I worked as a lab tech (stem cell research) for a couple of
years, then I went to graduate school to do a PhD in ecology. I spent 4.5
years there, decided I hated academia, and worked as an anvironmental
consultant for a year. I decided last August to do what I always wanted - be
a DVM - so I quit, moved back to Manhattan, and volunteered 40 hrs/week
for 3 months at an animal hospital, where I still work a few days a week.
I'm taking a few classes at Hunter (two english classes over the summer,
and curently in organic chemistry and biochemistry) that I didn't take as an
undergrad, and will be trying to get an animal-related job after I'm done in
December. Vet school is REALLY hard to get into. Orders of magnitude more
difficult that medical school, and I'm very nervous about it, particularly after
hearing that most people have to apply an average of 3 times before they
get into one. I'm going to be in my late 30s by the time I'm done, assuming
I get in somewhere on my first shot. I haven't even started school for what
I want to do for teh rest of my life, and meanwhile so many of my friends
are married, have kids, own houses/apartments/whatever... but oh well. I
have no regrets - I've feel like I've done just about everything in my life so
far and I never would have done it if I'd just gone straight to vet school right
after college.

Earlshog

09-18-2006, 05:23 AM

A.J. wrote:  So...what did you really want to do in life?????  Centerfielder for the Boston Red Sox.life sucks get a fucking helmet...

Tenbatsuzen

09-18-2006, 05:26 AM

"Quarterback.  New York Jets." <img width="400" height="171" border="0" src="http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/1139/1136344061fa9.jpg" />

A.J.

09-18-2006, 05:31 AM

Earlshog wrote: A.J. wrote:  So...what did you really want to do in life?????  Centerfielder for the Boston Red Sox.life sucks get a fucking helmet... Huh?

SinA

09-18-2006, 07:13 AM

oh yeah, well i would have gotten my own radio show

Earlshog

09-18-2006, 07:18 AM

A.J. wrote: Earlshog wrote: A.J. wrote:  So...what did you really want to do in life?????  Centerfielder for the Boston Red Sox.life sucks get a fucking helmet... Huh?its a line from Denis Learys  "no cure for cancer"

suggums

09-18-2006, 11:41 AM

for whatever reason, this thread makes me depressed

Don Stugots

09-18-2006, 11:52 AM

suggums wrote: for whatever reason, this thread makes me depressed me too.  i have a hard enough time getting by in my life without someone bumping this thread so that i can read of how somewhere we all went off track.

Gaia

09-18-2006, 11:52 AM

Either a veterinarian or zoologist, or a raidio personality, or I would go back to colllege and become an artist that was trained and educated properly, (instead of just self taught) and be as poor as a church mouse, but happy with life, Im dirt poor now and hate everyone. I have several different interests, and thats why when I look back I could kick myself...because I didnt do anything about it then. Im going back to school now, and in 2 years I will be done. I will go back for something else after...this way I can have 2 things to fall back on. Look out world.

Jujubees2

09-18-2006, 11:55 AM

A.J. wrote:  So...what did you really want to do in life?????  Centerfielder for the Boston Red Sox.Damn A.J., I wanted to be the short stop for the Sox.  I even wore number 7 (for Rick Burleson) all through little league.  But after I won the batting title in little league at age 12, it was all down hill for me offensively.

Resin

09-18-2006, 12:02 PM

I wish I went to the Culinary Institute of America.

El Mudo

09-18-2006, 12:07 PM

Would've gone to trade school and learned a trade Or joined the Marines

Gaia

09-18-2006, 12:12 PM

Resin wrote: I wish I went to the Culinary Institute of America. That's something else I wouldnt have minded, Im def. too old now to go into the food industry..and if I did I'd be the puerto rican working the night shift at the local diner. Oh well.....theres always another life....

JustJon

09-18-2006, 12:23 PM

Actually used some of the ideas I've had in the past and started my own business.

Don Stugots

09-18-2006, 12:28 PM

JustJon wrote: Actually used some of the ideas I've had in the past and started my own business. show off!        <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/tongue.gif" border="0" />

SatCam

09-18-2006, 12:29 PM

not joined this message board

reeshy

09-18-2006, 02:07 PM

I should have killed more japs when I was on Iwo Jima!!!!

Gvac

09-18-2006, 02:13 PM

I always wanted to be either a winger for the Detroit Red Wings, a short, right-handed first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds a la Pete Rose, or take Ronnie Wood's place as Keef's guitar partner in the Stones.  Other than those three dream jobs, there was honestly nothing else I ever felt particularly passionate about.  That's why I dropped out of college three different times - I could never decide on any one thing I wanted to commit to.  I'm the classic "jack of all trades" type guy.  Millions of things interest me a little bit, but nothing ever seemed like my life calling.

Don Stugots

09-18-2006, 02:15 PM

Gvac wrote: I always wanted to be either a winger for the Detroit Red Wings, a short, right-handed first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds a la Pete Rose, or take Ronnie Wood's place as Keef's guitar partner in the Stones.  Other than those three dream jobs, there was honestly nothing else I ever felt particularly passionate about.  That's why I dropped out of college three different times - I could never decide on any one thing I wanted to commit to.  I'm the classic "jack of all trades" type guy.  Millions of things interest me a little bit, but nothing ever seemed like my life calling.    i feel the same way G.  this is what leads to hours and hours of self hatred.

bobrobot

09-18-2006, 02:23 PM

<img height="329" src="http://www.progweed.net/reviews/caravan/ificould.jpg" width="340" border="0" />if i could do it all over again, i'd do it all over you

A.J.

09-19-2006, 03:53 AM

Gaia wrote: Resin wrote: I wish I went to the Culinary Institute of America. That's something else I wouldnt have minded, Im def. too old now to go into the food industry..and if I did I'd be the puerto rican working the night shift at the local diner. Oh well.....theres always another life....That line made me think of.....<img height="475" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000053VB5.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" width="330" border="0" />

This message was edited by A.J. on 9-19-06 @ 7:54 AM

landarch

09-19-2006, 04:32 AM

Gaia wrote: Resin wrote: I wish I went to the Culinary Institute of America. That's something else I wouldnt have minded, Im def. too old now to go into the food industry..and if I did I'd be the puerto rican working the night shift at the local diner. Oh well.....theres always another life.... You can get into the food business without cooking....My last job was selling food and supplies to foodservice institutions.  It kept me in the kitchen, which was relative to my degree and experience, but it paid a hell of a lot more and the hours were 9-5 Mon-Fri.  I only stopped because I hated selling, still love the kitchen.

ShelleBink

09-19-2006, 04:58 AM

Doctor_Z wrote: I'm 22, so I'll bump this thread up in about 15 years and let you guys know where I went wrong.  Ditto.

Gaia

09-19-2006, 07:10 AM

luvafroshows wrote: Gaia wrote: Resin wrote: I wish I went to the Culinary Institute of America. That's something else I wouldnt have minded, Im def. too old now to go into the food industry..and if I did I'd be the puerto rican working the night shift at the local diner. Oh well.....theres always another life.... You can get into the food business without cooking....My last job was selling food and supplies to foodservice institutions.  It kept me in the kitchen, which was relative to my degree and experience, but it paid a hell of a lot more and the hours were 9-5 Mon-Fri.  I only stopped because I hated selling, still love the kitchen.  Good idea, but if I'm in the kitchen I have to cook....bottom line.  Edit:: I  also SUCK at selling :(

This message was edited by Gaia on 9-19-06 @ 11:15 AM

ShelleBink

09-19-2006, 07:17 AM

Gaia wrote: luvafroshows wrote: Gaia wrote: Resin wrote: I wish I went to the Culinary Institute of America. That's something else I wouldnt have minded, Im def. too old now to go into the food industry..and if I did I'd be the puerto rican working the night shift at the local diner. Oh well.....theres always another life.... You can get into the food business without cooking....My last job was selling food and supplies to foodservice institutions. It kept me in the kitchen, which was relative to my degree and experience, but it paid a hell of a lot more and the hours were 9-5 Mon-Fri. I only stopped because I hated selling, still love the kitchen. Good idea, but if I'm in the kitchen I have to cook....bottom line. Edit:: I also SUCK at selling <img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/images/smilefrown2.gif" /> 

This message was edited by Gaia on 9-19-06 @ 11:15 AM  Well what are you waiting for?  Get in the goddamn kitchen and whip me up somethin, sweetcheeks

Gaia

09-19-2006, 07:28 AM

ShelleBink wrote:  Gaia wrote: luvafroshows wrote: Gaia wrote: Resin wrote: I wish I went to the Culinary Institute of America. That's something else I wouldnt have minded, Im def. too old now to go into the food industry..and if I did I'd be the puerto rican working the night shift at the local diner. Oh well.....theres always another life.... You can get into the food business without cooking....My last job was selling food and supplies to foodservice institutions. It kept me in the kitchen, which was relative to my degree and experience, but it paid a hell of a lot more and the hours were 9-5 Mon-Fri. I only stopped because I hated selling, still love the kitchen.  Good idea, but if I'm in the kitchen I have to cook....bottom line.  Edit:: I also SUCK at selling <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/images/smilefrown2.gif" border="0" /> This message was edited by Gaia on 9-19-06 @ 11:15 AM   Well what are you waiting for?  Get in the goddamn kitchen and whip me up somethin, sweetcheeks Welllll what would you like? Anything for you.