At the crossroads

[Kyriakos]

I do feel at times that i am at such a point. In theory i am working for a major publisher now, yet my first wave of translations will only appear in february. Poe, Lovecraft, Stevenson.
Staying in Athens is annoying at best, but i may find some more useful things to do here.
From behind the glass panel of the balcony i can see two small kids who have been playing for an hour, by simply running around the nice furniture in that living room. I am here, finishing up the jekyll-hyde translation.
The crossroad doesnt include any way back to those years- but maybe i can arrive at some other pleasant environment stll.

-are you where you want to be?

 

[Cheetah]

I still wonder where I want to be, like I've been wondering for the last twenty years.

In the meantime, life happens.

I've found that to be tolerable.

 

[Cutlass]

I've never discovered a place I want to be.

 

[Kyriakos]

You should listen to schubert's "the wanderer" :d

 

[yung.carl.jung]

I've never discovered a place I want to be.

there are barely any places I do not want to be. I feel at home practically everywhere. suppose that might change with age.

 

[Thorgalaeg]

It is more about who are you with than where are you. So, look for a pretty athenian girl and you will feel at home.

 

[Cutlass]

there are barely any places I do not want to be. I feel at home practically everywhere. suppose that might change with age.

I suppose I just never found such a place for me. And no longer, if I ever did, even know where to look.

 

[AmazonQueen]

When you get where you want to be you discover its not what you thought it would be anyway in my experience.

 

[Kyriakos]

Maybe. I mean people who (eg) lose a limb tend to soon be of the view that all would be great if they were whole.
That said, i hope that by february i will at least be a bit known due to the translations, and maybe earn a 200 more euros/month.

 

[rah]

I think I've always been where I wanted to be, but as I get closer to retirement I'll be challenged to decide where I want to be next.

 

[Live trash can]

I enjoy laying out a strategy for my life. It's more or less the same as laying out a strategy in Civ, not just for war but the whole thing! The bits and pieces are of course different but other than that much is the same. You know: resources, neighbors, intentions, opportunities.

And I firmly believe that being a good person makes it all easier. Although at a glance it may look like the bad guys get more - this depends on your focus. I think actually motivation is quite important.

So maybe your style of playing says a lot about your life also? If for instance you are a war-monger you will be different than if you use to play as Ghandi! hehe

 

[Gelion]

Two sides of the same coin.
I am where I want to be.
I've not done what I want to be doing

So, if you're at least employed in a field that you like I'd say its okay to have a dull moment or a month to continue on the path of life that you've chosen.

 

[Kyriakos]

At least i actually wrote two new somewhat decent short stories this last week.
Who knows- maybe (some) fame/recognition is just around the corner.
Or a mad dog.

@Thorgalaeg some athenian girls look nice, but most look like that mtv heroine: Daria.

 

[Gelion]

At least i actually wrote two new somewhat decent short stories this last week.
Who knows- maybe (some) fame/recognition is just around the corner.
Or a mad dog.

But, but, .... we recognise you

 

[bernie14]

.....Or a mad dog.

...or a wild boar

 

[dusters]

I would like to give lectures on critical thinking. Or literature theory. Or maybe English literature.

Instead due to poor health and money problems I'm simply studying whatever is free to study (only limited amount of students get country paid education in each course here).

If I could have seen it, I would have got not only A-s on high school final tests, but 90+% on each of them (80% and upwards is A). Back then I got into studying what I wanted (to become an English teacher), but due to the crisis I had to leave university two times, because they cut the funding suddenly.

Then I wanted to study physics and math, but due to so many depression episodes I actually can't handle much intellectual stress anymore. So I had to leave these studies as well.

Now I just study classical philology, because it is easy and free. Still hoping to hop onto English or philosophy in graduate studies.

So I had a clear vision where I wanted to be 10 years ago. Sadly I'm on square one again, being first year student. At least I have that clear vision still.

 

[warpus]

Every day is a crossroad! You can make a life altering decision right now. That's how I usually feel about life.

I am not going to go into details about my life, but life seems to be all about crossroads. Where do I want to be? On top of the mountain, eating a sandwich, seeing all the crossroads from above.

 

[yung.carl.jung]

At least i actually wrote two new somewhat decent short stories this last week.
Who knows- maybe (some) fame/recognition is just around the corner.
Or a mad dog.

@Thorgalaeg some athenian girls look nice, but most look like that mtv heroine: Daria.

daria a cute .

 

[Kyriakos]

Not as much as her bff

 

[Thorgalaeg]

*googling daria mtv*

...

It is ok. I like girls with glasses. And she is a cartoon, like myself.