What would you change about your life?

ONeill · May 15, 2009, 05:36:59 PM

Would've travelled the world before fatherhood/job.
Would've studied to become an IT teacher or something easy like that.
Would've shouted at Thornton to take his point in 2002.
Wouldn't have togged out v Aghaloo in 1992
Would've done that placepot on time in 1990
Would've kept fit in mid-20s
Would've kept a copy of everything I'd written since 2003
Would'nt have driven over that puddle last year.
Would'nt have told that blade her hair was middlin.
Would'nt have went near the hallion from Knockloughrim.
Would've made an effort to see the Arse in 2002 or 2004.
Wouldn't have left my seat at FT in this year's AIF final whistle to go down steps to get to pitch.
Would've interviewed my grandfather before his death.
Would've had a go at SS2's woman before he met her.

Apart from that things are fine.

ONeill · May 15, 2009, 05:37:57 PM

Quote from: milltown row on May 15, 2009, 05:32:02 PM
lifes been good. never boring and while things have happened that would not have been part of the "plan", it makes you who you are.

What a chronic gambling alcoholic?

deiseach · May 15, 2009, 05:41:03 PM

Nothing before St Patrick's Day 2002. There's loads of things before then that were dumb in retrospect but they would have meant not meeting Mrs d.

After that? To quote Zhou Enlai, it's too early to say.

milltown row · May 15, 2009, 05:59:57 PM

Quote from: ONeill on May 15, 2009, 05:37:57 PM
Quote from: milltown row on May 15, 2009, 05:32:02 PM
lifes been good. never boring and while things have happened that would not have been part of the "plan", it makes you who you are.

What a chronic gambling alcoholic?

i think you fancy me

like my wee shadow. very cute, tubby

ONeill · May 15, 2009, 06:00:55 PM

More of a harsh guardian angel. I want to clean up the west.

milltown row · May 15, 2009, 06:11:28 PM

sure your only in for 30 hours a week, and off for 3 months a year!!

deiseach · May 15, 2009, 06:28:52 PM

Quote from: milltown row on May 15, 2009, 06:11:28 PM
sure your only in for 30 hours a week, and off for 3 months a year!!

Now that I think about it, something I'd change in my life: I wouldn't have let my wife become a teacher

Oakleafer93 · May 15, 2009, 06:33:50 PM

O'Neill

QuoteWould'nt have went near the hallion from Knockloughrim

Meet her in thre Bentley did yet?

thebandit · May 15, 2009, 11:31:12 PM

Would have kept fit between 18-21
Shouldn't have given up football for 3 years
Would have appreciated 2002 more at the time
Would have went to Oz/America to travel/chill out
Would have spent time working in another country
Wouldn't have went to Queens
Would have chosen a different girl when given a choice years ago - ended up going out with the wrong girl for 3 years!!
Wouldn't have bought houses.

Niall Quinn · May 16, 2009, 02:07:12 AM

Woul'dnt have went with apostrophe placement convention.

Rois · May 16, 2009, 11:31:11 AM

I'd have accepted an offer from LSE 11 years ago and gone to London instead of Belfast.
I think that would have drastically changed things.

Tony Baloney · May 16, 2009, 01:44:34 PM

Quote from: Rois on May 16, 2009, 11:31:11 AM
I'd have accepted an offer from LSE 11 years ago and gone to London instead of Belfast.
I think that would have drastically changed things.

For the better?

J70 · May 16, 2009, 01:47:11 PM

Quote from: gallsman on May 15, 2009, 04:46:30 PM
Not teaching more people to use the phrase "would have" instead of "would of."

"would've" is fine. It's the morons who don't realize that that is how it is spelled.

Rois · May 16, 2009, 02:16:31 PM

Quote from: Tony Baloney on May 16, 2009, 01:44:34 PM
Quote from: Rois on May 16, 2009, 11:31:11 AM
I'd have accepted an offer from LSE 11 years ago and gone to London instead of Belfast.
I think that would have drastically changed things.
For the better?

Who knows, but it's the one major decision that's influenced my adult life.

I'm a happy, fortunate being these days so I guess it would be hard to see how it could be better - different yes, better, prob not.

SLIGONIAN · May 16, 2009, 02:22:49 PM

Alot of the bad things that happened in my life were outside my control but they kinda make you who you are. Alot of good things too.

We all make mistakes, but i wouldnt call them regrets we move on learn from them and hopefully break free to a life that we love. I wouldnt say i have a life i love at the min, well im away from Ireland, and miss GAA, Family in that order

... but hopefuly will be set financially after a few yrs out here, then i will try to shape my life into something i love living.

So I suppose I wouldnt change anything so far no matter how good or bad it was, Im exactly where im meant to be right now and i would have differnet outlook on life and belief system as a result of my life experience.