What mind debates simplicity, when simple writes extreme? Bored? Try running at Memorial Park -- where all the beautiful people run. Find a job with the Houston Rockets. Watch ESPN...in the nude. And before you go to bed, open all those letters from the Alumni Association. University (Here comes the sun, again.) Blue PS Does anyone know where to purchase one of those silver metallic longhorn emblems (for the back of the car)?
ha ha! i live in austin, but frequent houston regularly... i always run a memorial park when i'm in town... but beautiful people? hardly! i actually tried to find a job with the rockets a few months ago, they don't need software engineers! espn in the nude? i keep my windows open for sunshine, i don't want to scare my poor neighbors! and no kidding about those alumni association letters! they stuff my mailbox more than bills! ASK, AND YE SHALL RECEIVE: about the metal longhorn decals... i got mine at the university co-op... they have a website with online shopping. here's the link: http://www.coop-bookstore.com/ePOS?...se.html&listtype=begin&store=1&wpc=502&wpd=50 they're on sale too!
I know what you mean, dude. Right now I'm dreading going back to work tomorrow. Having worked for the last 5 years definitely has sucked; however, it's not been all that bad. But I can't help but look forward to retirement which is like another 37 years for me.
And theeeeeeennnnnnnn........ lol i saw parts of that at my friends he said its a dumb movie but i think the movie was funny from what i saw of it.
I remember Billy Joel talking about going back to his high school reunion and seeing the most popular guy in school looking like "a caved in ashtray." The guy, in his words, "peaked too early." That was the impetus for The Ballad of Brenda and Eddie which ultimately became Scenes from an Italian Restaurant. I've never really looked back on any time in life and thought, "Wow! That was just the best time ever. I wish I could go back there." I honestly feel like my life is a total work in progress and gets better as I go along. I certainly look back fondly on moments in time (great gigs as a musician, getting married, things I did as a kid, etc) but I don't wish to go back there.
Right now. Amazing job, amazing friends, amazing girlfriend, amazing family. I can't ask for anything more. (Even though the first two years of college absolutely ruled)
You want the truth? Elementary School, man! No worries at all when you're that young. Just video games and sports! But High School was pretty good! It was pretty laid back, which is what I like. For the most part, it was easy. I liked high school ten times better than college! Did some of you not care too much about your grades or something in college? How did y'all find time to enjoy it? I strived for A's, so I studied hard. Plus, I had multiple projects always going on at the same time. I could never fully relax because there was always something I should have been working on. By far the most stressful time in my life. I got out in four years...as fast as I could. And like I suspected, I enjoy life after college more than life in college.
For me, the best time in my life was the summer of 1998, at which time I had just graduated from UH. I was working as a courier for a law firm, which meant that I spent most of the day in my car listening to KTRU. The law firm also hired a intern that summer, and he and I used to debate the merits of jazz vs. classical music. I lived in a house in the Heights with a drummer friend from college, and I was able to rock out on his kit whenever I got home from work. Instant Karma was still open, and the two of us and another friend who lived down the road from us used to do our worst Brian Eno/King Crimson impression at their open mic night every Tuesday. One of the major movie studios re-released a bunch of its classic movies so I got to see A Clockwork Orange on a big screen at River Oaks. One time a friend and I drove out to Galveston on a Wednesday night and just hung out on the Seawall until dawn. I wasn't very useful at work the next day, but I really didn't have to be. It was all cool because I was free from the "homework" of college but hadn't yet inherited the responsibilities of a career. And everyone I knew still lived in Houston.
Every time I get to just lay out and relax on a raft out on Lake Travis. Just me, the waves, the sky and my beer. A beautiful woman enjoying the moment with me makes the experience even better.
Where are they showcasing the trophy for that, btw? I hate OU as much as the next guy, but they did win a national championship two seasons ago...a little more recent than 30 years ago.
One of the best times in my life was the summer of 1977 at UT Austin. I was in summer school taking a civil engineering related course, a course in cartography, an English, and a simulations class. I made good grades - 4.0, went to the lake often with my girlfriend, worked part time at the "Veranda" and "The Opry House", and listened to jazz. My best life experience happened since August 1998. I got involved in a new project with more resposibilities and risk. I felt I had trained my whole life for this. My son is grown, my wife's health has improved -Rheumatoid Arthritis. life could not be better. I feel like I have less anxieties now than at any time in my life. I will be 46 years old in September and I keep thinking I really have to relish this time. I do not want to take it for granted. Life is always changing. I look forward to more changes...
