- Ethan (too lazy to login)

Roscoe — Yeah, I ain’t gonna sell my soul and lose myself in the process. I know what I want, have an idea how to get it, but actualizing shit’s easier said than done, and keeping track of who you are in the process is what I define as the modern dream. How do you keep the ability to wear jeans, slack off, be yourself, not mind your p’s and q’s and still have the house, the car, the trappings, and the high life? Fucked if I know.

DH — Yeah, I’ve taken over the lease on your mind. My next plan is to put up some walls and a coat of paint. I don’t think we ever stay on track. I think life gives us detours and we have to find our way home afterwards.

Pi — Some great ideas, huh? Do tell! Bankers are so lame. Except you, of course. Ha. Actually, GayBoy schtupps a banker and he’s a pretty cool guy.

ATL — Yeah, that was a doozy… first thing I read when waking up. I had to go get a glass of wah-wah and make sure I wasn’t hallucinating. Snicker. ;)

Compromises are a bitch, that’s for sure.

I fell into the whole $$$ and career dream without realizing it and it took having someone important to me walking out to realize the only thing that matters is waking up and seeing yourself in all of your morning glory every day…

Everything else is just bullshit that someone is trying to sell you…

Not that there is anything wrong with wanting the new BMW or 20,000 sq foot house or just something as simple as a bottle of wine at sunset…

Just don’t lose yourself to get what you want…

It’s not worth it, trust me :)

It always makes me smile when someone finds themselves again!

Getting myself back is something that sems to come for me after periods of great upheaval. It’s like I finally realise there’s nothing left to lose, so I’d better wake the fuck and *live*.

And then slowly, my life gets boring and the better version of me slips away again. I don’t know why, I never notice her go, until one day I realise I haven’t smiled in a week.

I’m on my way to getting back on track right now too, and I think this time I want to stay there :o)

i work with stuffy bankers. if i let the whole pi out of the box, my ass would be out for a number of things, including sexual harassment…

i also have to dress WAY more conservative than i prefer…which makes it easier to supress the real me, since i’m not comfy in most of what i wear to work…

i’ve been able to let a litte more out here n there, but it’s been a year and a half and i’m still being a very toned-down version of myself…

tho there aren’t many people that can really handle the whole pi!

that contest is intriguing..you’re giving pi great ideas ;)

OK.. being first it good for me here. I have a parallel with some of what you have said. I left one the best job (friends/people wise) I’ve ever had. But I had to (really) for my family. I miss it. But there is more to life than a 7-4 or 9-5 semi-party. There is long term. But I was MUCH more my outgoing self there. It was embraced and enjoyed. Shared and encouraged. Here I pretty much just do my job. I have been VERY well recv’d and rewarded (only one with an office at my level). But my life has changed my family and S/O constant make me feel and tell me I need medication and consuling. I have started blogging to see if I can offset that way. I have so much energy (and I’m non-caffinated!). So I feel your pain in many ways. And I hope you figure it out.

Oh and LIVE rocks… I know it’s after 2am but lets see if you have the entire album Throwing Copper…I ALONE.. just sit close your eye and listen

OK that was deeper than I had in my head to start…..