My philosophy?? In the singular?! Well my sig signs it up pretty neatly!!
In the long version:
1. Work hard (don't i just!) but play harder (

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2. Try everything once except morris dancing (oops already did that) and incest (ewww!!) - by the legendary oscar wilde
3. Live and let live.... but if anyone hurts my friends i'm gonna kick some ass!!
4. Love hard, love long, and no matter how many times you get kicked in the teeth... keep on loving
That's about it
Would you rather be living now, at a period in the past, or at a period in the future? How long do you want to live for?