Comments on: Go away http://ricolapak.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/go-away/ Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to make your calling and election sure Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:20:18 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Paulman http://ricolapak.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/go-away/#comment-343 Paulman Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:19:09 +0000 http://ricolapak.wordpress.com/?p=462#comment-343 Don't forget Jesus, either! (I'll sink back into the shadows too, now) Don’t forget Jesus, either!

(I’ll sink back into the shadows too, now)

]]> By: Toby http://ricolapak.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/go-away/#comment-340 Toby Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:05:02 +0000 http://ricolapak.wordpress.com/?p=462#comment-340 I enjoy reading your blog. I'm an English teacher in Germany. . . though it's not what I set out to be and I struggle with each step I take away from "charmingly poor" towards "boringly middle class." My wife and I (before I met her, I had a lot of feelings similar to yours) bought a car last year and I hated the idea of becoming . . . main stream. (Is that one word? Maybe I shouldn't have said I'm an English teacher. I don't really have the 'cool' vocabulary.) My point? I don't know if I have one. But, if you're not happy what you're doing, I'd say my advice to you is to start thinking about forming your life the way you want it. Because, now that I'm married, I can tell you that it'll be easier to get a wife who wants to live your crazy dream of "what I wanted when I was a kid thinking about my future" if you're living it when you meet her. If you meet her as a middle-class suburban professional, she's going to feel cheated when you tell her that you always wanted to spend your time touring the world on a motorcycle and working odd jobs. But, if you meet her while you're touring on a motorcycle, she'll know what she's getting into . . . That was a ramble. I'll sink back in the the shadows, now. I enjoy reading your blog. I’m an English teacher in Germany. . . though it’s not what I set out to be and I struggle with each step I take away from “charmingly poor” towards “boringly middle class.” My wife and I (before I met her, I had a lot of feelings similar to yours) bought a car last year and I hated the idea of becoming . . . main stream. (Is that one word? Maybe I shouldn’t have said I’m an English teacher. I don’t really have the ‘cool’ vocabulary.)

My point? I don’t know if I have one. But, if you’re not happy what you’re doing, I’d say my advice to you is to start thinking about forming your life the way you want it. Because, now that I’m married, I can tell you that it’ll be easier to get a wife who wants to live your crazy dream of “what I wanted when I was a kid thinking about my future” if you’re living it when you meet her. If you meet her as a middle-class suburban professional, she’s going to feel cheated when you tell her that you always wanted to spend your time touring the world on a motorcycle and working odd jobs.

But, if you meet her while you’re touring on a motorcycle, she’ll know what she’s getting into . . .

That was a ramble. I’ll sink back in the the shadows, now.

]]> By: Steph http://ricolapak.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/go-away/#comment-335 Steph Sat, 21 Feb 2009 06:56:26 +0000 http://ricolapak.wordpress.com/?p=462#comment-335 great post! good, honest thoughts great post!
good, honest thoughts

]]> By: Paulman http://ricolapak.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/go-away/#comment-334 Paulman Sat, 21 Feb 2009 06:48:36 +0000 http://ricolapak.wordpress.com/?p=462#comment-334 I guess the good thing about mood swings is that they too shall pass. (that's a paraphrase of Joanna, btw) I guess the good thing about mood swings is that they too shall pass. (that’s a paraphrase of Joanna, btw)

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