If you could, would you?

[DefunctTheory]

I'm sure you'll die happy knowing you worked at a SATCOM company, I'm real happy for you and you're purpose.

OT: I wouldn't dare do half the shit that guy did, wow man I with I had balls like that.

Thanks for insulting my way of life. Really opened my mind up.

Other way around actually, you insulted my way of life by saying I don't have a purpose, so you're welcome.

Ah, someone who's life purpose is solely to get off (I assume, of course, that your intent extends further then sexual, so don't read it that way).

I don't remember saying that such a thing was bad, only that I don't believe its really a productive life style (and I don't believe a life without productivity can be purposeful. Perhaps its my perception of 'purpose' that's putting people off). And lord help me, i get itchy if I don't accomplish anything for an extended period (which is why I skipped happily out of my old job.).

You should join the army, though. You'll fit right in.

 

[Emergent System]

I'd love to do something like this, engage my adventurous side and see/experience things I'd never get a chance to do at home. How does your brother feel now that he's done something like this? Is regular life dull?

No. It bothers me, to have a purposeless life.

And no, self gratification is is not a purpose (In and of itself, anyway).

What would you define as purposeful?

Something that results in a tangible gain greater then 'Fuck, what an awesome year.'

For example: I just started working at a SATCOM company that, among other things, runs a large quantity of the communication nodes in the Middle East. Hundreds of Gigs of data a day screaming across the planet to tens of thousands of satisfied customers.

Thats a purpose.

Satisfying your desires (like achieving self-defined goals) is no less self-grafitication than doing anything else, and your definition of purpose is arbitrary.

 

[SFMB]

Running with bulls is still very retarted. Would you go full-retard? Sounds more like a deathwish than "enjoying life" (before the imminent death, by maiming).

 

[Kefo]

Running with bulls is still very retarted. Would you go full-retard? Sounds more like a deathwish than "enjoying life" (before the imminent death, by maiming).

I'd run with the bulls....I'd be way out front tho so I would have to run like 6 feet and be safe lol

 

[DefunctTheory]

I'd love to do something like this, engage my adventurous side and see/experience things I'd never get a chance to do at home. How does your brother feel now that he's done something like this? Is regular life dull?

No. It bothers me, to have a purposeless life.

And no, self gratification is is not a purpose (In and of itself, anyway).

What would you define as purposeful?

Something that results in a tangible gain greater then 'Fuck, what an awesome year.'

For example: I just started working at a SATCOM company that, among other things, runs a large quantity of the communication nodes in the Middle East. Hundreds of Gigs of data a day screaming across the planet to tens of thousands of satisfied customers.

Thats a purpose.

Satisfying your desires (like achieving self-defined goals) is no less self-grafitication than doing anything else, and your definition of purpose is arbitrary.

So a job well done at work means about as much as wanking it in a public stall?

There's a difference between the satisfaction of accomplishing a task that has a meaningful affect and just doing fun shit (especially if that fun shit is all you do).

Personally, I find the latter to be lacking. And I never said there was anything wrong with either one (and if it seems I did, I apologize, and blame it on this Evo's god damn touch keypad).

 

[Tilted_Logic]

The last two times I went out in the world, I was assaulted with rockets, mortars, missile, mines, EFPs, artillery shells, small arms fire, and, worst of all, the disgusting and ever present stench of Kimchi.

There's a reason the phrase 'May you live in interesting times' is a curse, not a blessing. I'm done with it.

And I never really saw the point of expanding ones mind. Most people who have claimed to have done so seem to have let a lot of crap in there.

I never meant to degrade your choice of lifestyle, so I apologize if I sounded that way, I suppose I just look back a bit farther and think "how does person get anywhere in life if not for taking a step out the door". I don't mean in the extravagant sense, but more along the lines of how do people grow if they don't experience new things.

And I am sorry your experiences were so rough, I can't say I have any idea what that's like but regardless I'm glad you're happy with how your life is now.

 

[Snotnarok]

Nope, rather draw or paint than do those things. Call me boring but it's what I love doing.

 

[Kefo]

I'd love to do something like this, engage my adventurous side and see/experience things I'd never get a chance to do at home. How does your brother feel now that he's done something like this? Is regular life dull?

He feels awesome that he has done it and is glad he has the videos/photos/blog to give him fond memories. He's my fiancee's cousin so didnt know him too well before hand except from stories shes told me about him and his regular life seems pretty damn fun.

 

[DefunctTheory]

The last two times I went out in the world, I was assaulted with rockets, mortars, missile, mines, EFPs, artillery shells, small arms fire, and, worst of all, the disgusting and ever present stench of Kimchi.

There's a reason the phrase 'May you live in interesting times' is a curse, not a blessing. I'm done with it.

And I never really saw the point of expanding ones mind. Most people who have claimed to have done so seem to have let a lot of crap in there.

I never meant to degrade your choice of lifestyle, so I apologize if I sounded that way, I suppose I just look back a bit farther and think "how does person get anywhere in life if not for taking a step out the door". I don't mean in the extravagant sense, but more along the lines of how do people grow if they don't experience new things.

And I am sorry your experiences were so rough, I can't say I have any idea what that's like but regardless I'm glad you're happy with how your life is now.

Oh, no. You didn't offend me. I just wanted to point out that I havn't been living in a routing closet my entire life, and to perhaps illustrate why I believe 'life adventures' may be a bit over rated (hilarious as it, the mortar and rockets portion of my life is probably the best part of my adult life, simply because I did more then sweep side walks.). Granted, I do have a tendency to experience some pretty bad scenarios every time I try to do something... adventurous.

You should join the army, though. You'll fit right in.

No I shouldn't join the army and no I wouldn't fit right in, twat.

Oddly enough, that response reinforces my statement. That's exactly how most soldiers would respond.

Including me, mind you. Only with a Fuck or two (I always believed in patton's cursing philosophy).

 

[Jedoro]

I doubt it. Too much bores me nowadays, so I think if I did anything even remotely like that, I'd go to some war-torn country, pick a village, and fight to protect its inhabitants.

 

[OptimisticPessimist]

Fuck yes, I would. There are certainly worse ways to spend any given amount of time.

 

[FalloutJack]

I'm trying to do more interesting things in my life. I've gone through school, I've graduated from college, and I have a job. It's time to find some diversions.

 

[Tilted_Logic]

He feels awesome that he has done it and is glad he has the videos/photos/blog to give him fond memories. He's my fiancee's cousin so didnt know him too well before hand except from stories shes told me about him and his regular life seems pretty damn fun.

That's awesome.

I would do it under two conditions. Number one only if I had the money and could afford it, im not going to mooch off of people for a year im going to do it on my own.

My mother and her brother went to Europe for a year when they were in their 20s, didn't have much money to their name but they never ended up mooching. I'm sure things are probably harder these days, but back then if they wanted to stay in a place for a while they just found odd jobs (honestly, I can't even begin to name all the things my mothers done - picking grapes, bottling pickles, waitressing in a cafe where she didn't even speak the language very well, etc.). That, and there were times where they'd just set up their sleeping bags under the moon in an olive grove somewhere. So while I completely understand the whole mooching thing, being forced to make money or survive with what you've got can make the journey so much more interesting.

 

[Hexadeximal]

Hell, you only live once! Sign me up!

 

[AgDr_ODST]

if I had enough money and balls needed to complete such a list I would in a heart beat but as it stands im not yet in a position to do so.

 

[commodore96]

LET"S GO

 

[Sinclair Solutions]

Well, if you mean if I could do what I wanted, like build a house and so on, then yeah. I feel like I might not ever have the time for the stuff of my personal Bucket List, and actually getting the time and the money to do so would be grand.

 

[A Free Man]

I think this looks totally awesome. I would really like to do something like this at some stage in my life but probably on a much smaller scale lol. I can't believe some of the pessimistic responses would you really think that you can experience life stroner being "productive" in some cubicle compared to what this guy has achieved. Impossible, the knowledge he has gained from his trip will remain with him forever.

 

[Kefo]

I'll have to ask him what his next big plans are but I think he mentioned he would like to write a book detailing all his adventures and the crap that happens inbetween.

 

[Nedoras]

Nah, I wouldn't.

Anyhow, this wouldn't be the thing for me, because even the things I do for myself are all very much about staying home and expanding creatively. So if I could take a year I'd do things like:

Write more books
Write more songs for a couple of album's worth of material
Write comic books (I have about 50 superheroes lying around completely unused)
Possibly go and act

For me, the greatest joy in life comes from sitting and letting my mind wander to places no one could ever go. Anyone can go to the Grand Canyon, if they've got the money and the inclination, but no one can really go to Ficton City and live with my superheroes except me. The most anyone else can do is read about it as I tell it, but when I get really into writing a story, I can almost feel like I'm there.

And this would be why. I too just love writing stories. Thinking up a plot, setting, characters, and how they all intertwine just makes me happy. I know what you mean when you say you can almost feel like you're there. Sometimes I get really caught up in my writing, and what I thought was 30 minutes turned out to be 5 hours. Just letting my imagination wander and explore, that's all the adventure I really need.