Best years/prime of your life so far?

LCW · #1 09-08-2009, 09:42 PM

I'll be 20 in 3 months and i am starting to think the best years of my life so far were highschool and being a teen, this whole aging thing is not cool with me. So as of now what time frame would you say was the "best years" of your life and why?

Thunderscreech · #2 09-08-2009, 09:44 PM

High School (except the part at the end of Junior year in 2006) pretty much sucked. The best time of my life was hiking the Virginia section of the Appalachian trail this summer.

I've had some good stuff in between that I'm too burned up and angry to think of right now.

Chunk-O-Funk · #3 09-08-2009, 09:46 PM

Yesterday wasn't so bad.
I'll let you know how I make out tomorrow.

Dr. Cheese · #4 09-08-2009, 09:52 PM

Overall, I seemed to have had the best time when I was woprking on my PH.D. in my late twenties and early thirties. Life is funny, IME, times almost always look better after they are over than when you are living them.

mike_v_s · #5 09-08-2009, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by LCW

I'll be 20 in 3 months and i am starting to think the best years of my life so far were highschool and being a teen, this whole aging thing is not cool with me. So as of now what time frame would you say was the "best years" of your life and why?

Depends on what your focus is at the time. My aim for about 6-8 years was to stay intoxicated and I was pretty successful. If I were to measure my life by "parties", those would be the best years. I'm in my mid 30's now and a parent. If I were to measure NOW by my old standards, today would suck. But it doesn't. I got older and that got old, so I moved on. In retrospect, those times were full of a lot of problems I was too dumb to see. I prefer my life now than to any other time.

I can honestly say that I never wish I was younger or that I could relive any time period. I really enjoy my life now and wouldn't trade my situation for another with anyone else. I know it will change and I'll move on. That's how it goes. Don't waste time worrying about what's done.

Mike

Joe Gress · #6 09-08-2009, 09:57 PM

Right now is kinda flying high for me.

LCW · #7 09-08-2009, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Cheese

Overall, I seemed to have had the best time when I was woprking on my PH.D. in my late twenties and early thirties. Life is funny, IME, times almost always look better after they are over than when you are living them.

haha

thats so true. Me and my friends were talking about highschool the other day and how cool it was, five years from now i will be talking about how cool college (currently in) was.

Thunderscreech · #8 09-08-2009, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Gress

Right now is kinda flying high for me.

I see you fixed/replaced your glass sculpture, eh?

Joe Gress · #9 09-08-2009, 10:01 PM

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I see you fixed/replaced your glass sculpture, eh?

Fixed, but that has nothing to do with it. I'm just doing really good right now. Learning a lot, I have really good friends, and I'm just looking forward to each new day.

Jeff K · #10 09-08-2009, 10:06 PM

I think it differs from person to person. Some people might always think that high school was the best time of their lives. For others, high school sucked.

For others, it was college. Some even say it's their golden years spending time with their grandchildren. Ask 100 people and you'll probably get 100 different answers.

I just turned 59. While I still feel young inside, I have a lot more aches and pains than I did as a young man. Every day is a blessing, and I still love my family and life in general.

But if you were to put a gun to my head and force me to pick a specific time frame, I'd probably say mid-20's to late 30's. Some good times for sure back then. (At least what I remember...)

Thunderscreech · #11 09-08-2009, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Gress

Fixed, but that has nothing to do with it. I'm just doing really good right now. Learning a lot, I have really good friends, and I'm just looking forward to each new day.

I am glad you are happy, because my life feels like it got hit by a tractor-trailer made of boring and cigarettes.

electracoyote · #12 09-08-2009, 10:08 PM

Compared to my 20's and 30's, high school was the biggest waste of time load of crap in my life. You are so limited in HS, under so many constraints, it can't compare to the freedom, autonomy, and plain old fun of full-blown adulthood. At 20, you should be figuring this out and enjoying the hell out of blazing your own trail. Work at it a bit more.

LCW · #13 09-08-2009, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by electracoyote

Compared to my 20's and 30's, high school was the biggest waste of time load of crap in my life. You are so limited in HS, under so many constraints, it can't compare to the freedom, autonomy, and plain old fun of full-blown adulthood. At 20, you should be figuring this out and enjoying the hell out of blazing your own trail. Work at it a bit more.

Your right, i kinda was depressed for a year and a half and kinda withdrew from things up untill 3 months ago, but as of lately things are getting real good and next year i move from a 50,000 person town to seattle to continue my education and hit up the music scene. 12-14 more months

warwick.hoy · #14 09-08-2009, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by LCW

I'll be 20 in 3 months and i am starting to think the best years of my life so far were highschool and being a teen, this whole aging thing is not cool with me. So as of now what time frame would you say was the "best years" of your life and why?

You might want to get used to that whole aging thing. You're only 19 and you're already over it? You got a long way to go.

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Originally Posted by mike_v_s

Don't waste time worrying about what's done.

Mike

I know it's cliche but I've learned to treat each day as the best day of my life. I have had some good times at each stage of my life and none of them outweigh the other. Find what makes you happy and surround yourselve with good people that you love and that love you and there will always be good times.

Alvaro Martín Gómez A. · #15 09-08-2009, 11:01 PM

In general terms, I think that life has been generous with me. Lots of great times for me. But if I had to pick just one time frame, it undoubtedly would be when I was 15 and 16 years old. That was in 1982-83 and several things that made me real happy got stuck in my mind:

- First and foremost, the Atari 2600 (which we just called "Atari" at the time). Dad bought it for us in Nov. 82 and I spent some of the happiest days in my life playing "Combat", "Asteroids", "Pac-Man", "Kaboom!", "Laser Blast", "Starmaster", "Missile Command", "King Kong" and many others. I will never forget that.

- Spain 82 World Soccer Cup. I've never been a fan of sports, but I like the Soccer World Cup and that year it was very special because the way the TV broadcasts were designed was simply awesome, specially because one reason: It was the first Soccer World Cup that could be seen in my country in full color (Color TV was officially launched in my country on Sat. December 1st, 1979 at 7:00 P.M.). And it was very colorful!

- E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.

- Rubik's Cube.

Great memories. Not that I'm not happy right now, but evoking that period in my life brings some happiness/nostalgia tears to my eyes.

WalterBush · #16 09-08-2009, 11:37 PM

Right now. I've never had it so good.

MadMan118 · #17 09-08-2009, 11:37 PM

The best 7 years of my life have withered and died, I'm living on borrowed time.

Number27 · #18 09-08-2009, 11:39 PM

without a doubt: junior year of highschool -> thanksgiving of freshman year at college. things went down hill pretty fast after that.

Vetchking · #19 09-08-2009, 11:55 PM

Vetchking Here; 20 to 30 is a blast.

Don't knock up your girl friend, stay single, Get a band, take your shot. Don't forget college.

Also all stages of live are fun Heck, I'm 56 and somehow...

I'm the President of "acoustic" USA. WOW............. Who knew that would happen????? Plus, I'm really a producer/ drummer.

Go figure.................... Later Vetchking@aol.com

MadMan118 · #20 09-09-2009, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Vetchking

Vetchking Here; 20 to 30 is a blast.

Don't knock up your girl friend, stay single, Get a band, take your shot. Don't forget college.

Also all stages of live are fun Heck, I'm 56 and somehow...

I'm the President of "acoustic" USA. WOW............. Who knew that would happen????? Plus, I'm really a producer/ drummer.

Go figure.................... Later Vetchking@aol.com

As in the bass amp company 'acoustic'? Or am I jumping to conclusions.