What one piece of advice would you give your twenty year old self?

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knock it off with the fucking cigarettes for christ's sake.

― chicago kevin, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 13:45 (seventeen years ago) link

Good job having all that sex.

― Fluffy Bear Hearts Rainbows, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 13:47 (seventeen years ago) link

haha

Oh another one: DON'T MOVE IN WITH HER, YOU HUMAN WRECK.

― kenan, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 13:48 (seventeen years ago) link

when people shit on you and put you down, 90% of the time its because they're envious of you and the things you want to achieve. so don't listen to them.

i realised this - like, properly realised this - a few months ago! hurrah for me

― lex pretend, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 13:49 (seventeen years ago) link

* Get a haircut. Your current coif makes you look like Lou Barlow meets Weird Al. And you wonder why girls don't like you?

* Read more books. Do some traveling. Your live doesn't have to revolve around records and only records.

* Get out of the friggin' dorms and lease an apartment.

― mike a, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 14:07 (seventeen years ago) link

when people shit on you and put you down, 90% of the time its because they're envious of you and the things you want to achieve. so don't listen to them.

I still need to learn this lesson.

― mike a, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 14:07 (seventeen years ago) link

pick up that extra shift waiting tables and buy some property in Oxford, MS.

also, if you've had more than three beers, ride your bike. NO EXCEPTIONS.

― will, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 14:08 (seventeen years ago) link

DO JUNIOR YEAR ABROAD.

Seriously, not doing that is the one thing that still kills me from my college years.

― mike a, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 14:12 (seventeen years ago) link

Beat the rush. Shave that stupid goatee off NOW.

― kenan, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 14:14 (seventeen years ago) link

Your grades actually DO count for something, so quit fucking up.

― Hurting 2, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 14:17 (seventeen years ago) link

That and sleep with more women.

― Hurting 2, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 14:18 (seventeen years ago) link

Move yourself!
You always live your life, never thinking of the future.
Prove yourself!
You are the move you make. Take your chances win or loser.

― TOMBOT, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 14:18 (seventeen years ago) link

That would basically be my advice actually. Listen to more ridiculous overproduced pop, stop spending ALL OF YOUR FUCKING MONEY on bad old synths and shit techno that nobody's ever ever heard of and never will, it's obscure for a reason, the reason is it's crap. You'll feel really brilliant in eight years when you take 90% of it and dump it on the counter at the used cd shop to get a grand total of $100 cash back.

― TOMBOT, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 14:20 (seventeen years ago) link

old synths can be bad?

― blueski, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 14:21 (seventeen years ago) link

i wouldn't bother giving 20 year old me any advice because i wasn't about to listen to anyone at 20. certainly not some middle aged dude.

― chicago kevin, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 14:22 (seventeen years ago) link

* Stop assuming the things you want are out of your grasp, family conditioning to the contrary. You could move to NYC right now, for instance, rather than waiting five more years.

* You're obsessed with wanting a girlfriend. So far, however, you haven't thought it through beyond the first kiss. The sad fact is that women are a total mystery to you, and you have no idea how to treat them. This is going to haunt you before the year is out.

― mike a, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 14:24 (seventeen years ago) link

All that stuff in the present (music, clothes) that seems like crap probably is. Don't insult your friends and colleagues, but don't second-guess yourself about it either.

― Eazy, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 14:28 (seventeen years ago) link

STAY AWAY FROM ALL THOSE BAD BOYS.

― Beth Parker, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 14:29 (seventeen years ago) link

old synths take up lots of space and generally make about 1-3 genuinely cool noises maximum, and that's after you plug them through a big signal chain of other old crap, and you can't resell them for very much unless you find the exact right kind of dork, who usually has to have his mom write the check for him and pay you COD, and I have NO USE FOR ANY OF THEM ANYMORE, AT ALL.

― TOMBOT, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 14:32 (seventeen years ago) link

don't lose faith in takkyu ishino, tom!!

― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 14:44 (seventeen years ago) link

Move outta yr parents' place

― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 14:46 (seventeen years ago) link

Try a little therapy.

― Eazy, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 14:49 (seventeen years ago) link

never ever chase after girls, another one will come soon enough

― 696, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 14:50 (seventeen years ago) link

are you bragging?

― Ms Misery, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 14:51 (seventeen years ago) link

hardly

― 696, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 14:51 (seventeen years ago) link

come on, own up to your pimpness.

― Ms Misery, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 15:04 (seventeen years ago) link

real gangsta ass niggas don't flex nuts
cause real gangsta ass niggas know they got em

― kenan, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 15:06 (seventeen years ago) link

This was last year, so, um, take Greek instead of Russian lit in the fall, quit hanging out with the other study abroad kids in Russia and make efforts to meet more actual Russians, and give up on that guy before Christmas break.

― Maria, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 15:06 (seventeen years ago) link

Pick something you're interested in doing. Anything. And try your hardest to do it well, but don't be heartbroken when it doesn't work. Learning to put yourself out there and not fall flat on your face when things don't work takes a lot of practice, get it out of the way as soon as possible.

― mh, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 15:13 (seventeen years ago) link

invent bowl-shaped tortilla chips that can hold salsa

― mookieproof, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 15:26 (seventeen years ago) link

Lay off the weed. Major in art. Talk to a girl once in a while.

― Oilyrags, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 15:28 (seventeen years ago) link

It's downhill from here, buddy.

― mitya, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 15:34 (seventeen years ago) link

That Cypriot girl - trust me, you'll know her when you see her - she's a lovely person, but she's no good for you at all...

― Stone Monkey, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 15:55 (seventeen years ago) link

get over indie guilt

― roxymuzak, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 16:03 (seventeen years ago) link

1. Quit the course. Start again, and this time do something you enjoy.
2. Do some work sometimes
3. You don't have to go out every night. There will still be beer and girls and bands if you have a night off once in a while.
4. Women:alwaysstick to blondes - this is very important.
5. In 2 years time, give the Style Council a fair hearing, OK?

― Dr.C, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 16:07 (seventeen years ago) link

3. You don't have to go out every night. There will still be beer and girls and bands if you have a night off once in a while.

i should probably tape this to the door to my apartment.

― chicago kevin, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 16:10 (seventeen years ago) link

when people shit on you and put you down, 90% of the time its because they're envious of you and the things you want to achieve. so don't listen to them.

-- stevie, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 13:53 (2 hours ago)

even theugh i obviously don't know the sepcifics here stevie, generally you can raise that figure to about 99% i'd say.

― pisces, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 16:13 (seventeen years ago) link

It's only been two years so it would be:

1. Don't start watching LOST as it will ruin your life.
2. Next year, go travelling on your own just like you planned, don't wait for your friends. It will save you some very precious cash.

― Roz, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 16:17 (seventeen years ago) link

even theugh i obviously don't know the sepcifics here stevie, generally you can raise that figure to about 99% i'd say.

-- pisces, Tuesday, May 15, 2007 5:13 PM (30 minutes ago)

i didn't want to seem conceited...

― stevie, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 16:45 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm impressed at all of you who consider yourselves so worthwhile envying!

― Mark C, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 16:58 (seventeen years ago) link

- Leave him. Now. He is ruining your life. Also, when he turns up in London six years from now and professes his love to you and suggests you get married, laugh at him and walk away. Do not, under any circumstances, let this asshole screw around with you. He's not worth it and you'll just end up hurting the one you really love.

- Go to class. Not attending The Cosmos and the Earth and your resulting F will come back to haunt you.

- Lay off the booze.

- Despite what you may think, simply not paying your credit card bills will not make them go away.

― ENBB, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 16:59 (seventeen years ago) link

I think 20 year old me made fewer stupid mistakes than pretty much any time before or since. So it's probably something lame like "don't go on holiday with your parents, it will rain for three weeks and be crap so you might as well work through it and earn loads of money to go somewhere fun instead, but if you do insist on going then at least try and pull that Dutch girl and make it worth your while".

Alternatively "hey, for fuck's sake eat something before you start drinking, you have no idea how much embarassment it will save you".

― Matt DC, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 17:04 (seventeen years ago) link

yes but couldn't you warn yourself of how to avoid future mistakes?

― Ms Misery, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 17:05 (seventeen years ago) link

Yes but then TIME PARADOX.

― Matt DC, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 17:06 (seventeen years ago) link

http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Terminator-2-Magnet-C11769212.jpeg

― kenan, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 17:07 (seventeen years ago) link

Stay home after the Holy Cross game next year. Trust me, stay the fuck home.

― Bill Magill, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 17:27 (seventeen years ago) link

take advantage of it while you can: you're not gonna get better looking.

― remy bean, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 17:29 (seventeen years ago) link

It's weird that my life right now is more or less a total shambles but I can't think of a thing to tell my 20 yr old self.

― wanko ergo sum, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 17:36 (seventeen years ago) link

just move to mexico.

― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, 15 May 2007 17:41 (seventeen years ago) link

Brace yourself.

― Aimless, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 17:45 (seventeen years ago) link

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