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Fri 7 Oct, 2005 12:11 pm
Life is so simple, really.
Family, friends/social life, a decent job, and a place to live. These are really the only things that matter. So, on a scale of 1 to 10, (1 being a big suckfest, and 10 being absolute bliss and perfection), I have decided to see where I stand.
FAMILY:
We are fairly closeknit, but recently most of them have moved towards religious fanaticism, and that is a major source of abrasion between us. But still, as long as I don't have huge problems, they are supportive and helpful. I hate my sister-in-law, which is a huge problem, but the rest of my immediate family are awesome. One big negative is that I have no significant relationship with a woman or any prospects for one at all.
Overall ranking: 6
FRIENDS/SOCIAL LIFE:
I have a lot less friends than I used to have, but the one or two that I do have are pretty close. I REALLY wish I had more people to hang around with though.
Overall ranking: 5
JOB:
Ha! I have no job, I just quit a job I hated with no future plan, and I get depressed everytime I even think about applying for anything in the field that I have worked in for the past ten years or so.
Overall ranking: 1
PLACE TO LIVE:
Another big problem. I have no place to live and I will be moving out of the greatest city I've ever known in about two weeks to go live with MY PARENTS! How pathetic!
Overall ranking: 1
So let's see...add 'em up, divide by four, and my total overall life ranking comes out to be...3.25!? Holy crap, my life sucks.
What about you?
FAMILY:
My parents live 2 hours away so I don't see them much. My brother lives 10 hours away so I rarely see him. I have a very close relationship with my mother, have finally learned to get along with my dad so things are pretty good. My family rocks. They don't get a 10 only because they live so far away.
Overall ranking: 9
FRIENDS/SOCIAL LIFE:
I have no life outside of work and home. For one reason, all my friends live a hour or more away and meeting people to hang out with it hard. Secondly, because I don't feel good a lot so going out with current friends is sometimes not very fun. I generally opt out on the basis of I don't want to ruin every one elses night.
Overall ranking: 3
JOB:
My job is awesome. I love it. Or more precicsly, I love the industry I work in. I can see myself staying in it for the length of my career. It does have it's pitfalls so I can't give it a 10.
Overall ranking: 8
PLACE TO LIVE:
I like my place of residence but it isn't a house and I don't own it so...I feel a little cheated sometimes renting a townhome. No garden. No major decorating. I hate my neighbors who have 2 out of control kids. But generally, it's a pretty decent place. Nice and roomy. Comfortable.
Overall ranking: 6
WOW! 8.6?! Your system is not very good. My life is so not an 8.6 right now. If you added health into the mix, I'd get a 5.6, which sounds more correct.
Kicky can I just give a number or do I have to give a breakdown?
No rules. Do whatcha want, kid.
Bella Dea wrote:FAMILY:
My parents live 2 hours away so I don't see them much. My brother lives 10 hours away so I rarely see him. I have a very close relationship with my mother, have finally learned to get along with my dad so things are pretty good. My family rocks. They don't get a 10 only because they live so far away.
Overall ranking: 9
FRIENDS/SOCIAL LIFE:
I have no life outside of work and home. For one reason, all my friends live a hour or more away and meeting people to hang out with it hard. Secondly, because I don't feel good a lot so going out with current friends is sometimes not very fun. I generally opt out on the basis of I don't want to ruin every one elses night.
Overall ranking: 3
JOB:
My job is awesome. I love it. Or more precicsly, I love the industry I work in. I can see myself staying in it for the length of my career. It does have it's pitfalls so I can't give it a 10.
Overall ranking: 8
PLACE TO LIVE:
I like my place of residence but it isn't a house and I don't own it so...I feel a little cheated sometimes renting a townhome. No garden. No major decorating. I hate my neighbors who have 2 out of control kids. But generally, it's a pretty decent place. Nice and roomy. Comfortable.
Overall ranking: 6
WOW! 8.6?! Your system is not very good. My life is so not an 8.6 right now. If you added health into the mix, I'd get a 5.6, which sounds more correct.
26 divided by 4 is actually 6.5. So you're life is kind of sucky, after all! Yay!
Oh god. What an ahole I am. I can't even add.
****. That should drop my life number down at least a point.
HOW did I get 8.6???
Heeheehee...I'm still winning on the life suck-o-meter though, so don't take it too hard.
Re: On a scale of 1 to 10, how's your life?
kickycan wrote:Life is so simple, really.
Family, friends/social life, a decent job, and a place to live. These are really the only things that matter. So, on a scale of 1 to 10, (1 being a big suckfest, and 10 being absolute bliss and perfection), I have decided to see where I stand.
FAMILY:
We are fairly closeknit, but recently most of them have moved towards religious fanaticism, and that is a major source of abrasion between us. But still, as long as I don't have huge problems, they are supportive and helpful. I hate my sister-in-law, which is a huge problem, but the rest of my immediate family are awesome. One big negative is that I have no significant relationship with a woman or any prospects for one at all.
Overall ranking: 6
FRIENDS/SOCIAL LIFE:
I have a lot less friends than I used to have, but the one or two that I do have are pretty close. I REALLY wish I had more people to hang around with though.
Overall ranking: 5
JOB:
Ha! I have no job, I just quit a job I hated with no future plan, and I get depressed everytime I even think about applying for anything in the field that I have worked in for the past ten years or so.
Overall ranking: 1
PLACE TO LIVE:
Another big problem. I have no place to live and I will be moving out of the greatest city I've ever known in about two weeks to go live with MY PARENTS! How pathetic!
Overall ranking: 1
So let's see...add 'em up, divide by four, and my total overall life ranking comes out to be...3.25!? Holy crap, my life sucks.
What about you?
Kicky, without these numbers, did you feel your life sucked before? I'm trying to see if this number system is being fair.
Come on Kicko.Cheer up old chap.Things can only get better.My best mate is in worse shape than that so I'm used to trying to cheer folk up.He hates his wife and he thinks that's unusual.He moans and groans all the time and I laugh at him so much I have managed to get him laughing at himself.
At least you added yours right.
Family: 10+
Great family (although I wsh I could see my brother and sister more often) including my In-Laws who are the best In-laws a person could have.
Friends/Social Life: Varies from 3 to 5 (average of 4)
I, also, have lost a lot of close friends that I once had. But when I do run into them by chance happenstance, i realize they really haven't changed much since Highschool and I really don't mind not taking to them anymore. That being said, I miss having close people to hangout with once in awhile. We have a couple of close acquaintances that have the chance to become good friends... but only time will tell.
Job: -5
I like what I do. I hate who I am doing it for and how I am using my skills. I have no insurance. No 401(k). No raise in over a year. They treat me like crap even though I perform for them everyday and there is no sign of it getting any beter.
Place to Live: 1
Could be alot better. Couldn't get much worse.
Total: 2.5
It really isn't that bad though. My family means much more to me than where I live.
Angelique, Kicky is our resident drama king... :wink:
Yeah, I think there have to be other factors. Health is a big one. Can't think of other ones right now.
FAMILY:
Seems like this one should have subsets too, like the ones you live with vs. the rest of them. Even if I include the rest of them, though, things aren't so bad right now.
Overall ranking: 8
FRIENDS/SOCIAL LIFE:
This is still one of the biggest problems since we moved here. Going OK, don't have anywhere near the network I'm used to or that I want. Haven't broken into the Deaf community here, which annoys me. But have several friendly acquaintances, and have gotten pretty close to sozlet's best friend's mom.
Overall ranking: 5
JOB:
This one's hard to answer. There is the stay-at-home-mom job, which definitely has its challenges but overall is really good. Then there's a job-job, which I actually really want and was quite bummed that I didn't get a good one that I applied for recently. The editing stuff I have now is deeply boring and doesn't pay much, but it's something.
Overall ranking: 5
PLACE TO LIVE:
This one is aces and should gradually affect the other ones (especially friends/ social life). Really, really love the neighborhood/ town we live in, not just for how it looks or whatever but for the kind of people who live here, and absolutely adore my house.
Overall ranking: 9
I thought of another big one:
MONEY:
Sucks. Could be worse, and it's our own fault that what money we have is going towards payments on our gorgeous house. And it's not like we're starving. But I get so tired of having to be so hyper-vigilant about every penny, to not be able to buy basic things I want like a new pair of shoes because we can't afford it.
Overall ranking: 4
And since I'm adding, I'll put health on there:
HEALTH:
As of now, very lucky (knock on wood), but the suckiness in this category is a big part of what dragged life down to a very low score last winter.
Overall ranking: 8
6.5. Not so bad. And lots of things on the upswing -- job + money are related, and friends will happen eventually (already getting there).
Thanks for the perspective Spendius. I'll try to keep your friend in mind while I'm on my sulky drinkfest tonight. Maybe that'll cheer me up a little.
Angelique, yes I did think my life sucked before the numbering system. In fact, I was going to start a self-pity thread today, because I feel completely lost and depressed today. It finally hit me recently that I am leaving New York. But I thought that would just make me more depressed, so I came up with this interactive thing instead. So yes, I think my life sucks right now, probably even worse than that numbering system, but don't worry about me, I have hope, even though I don't see anything that leads me to believe things will be getting better anytime soon.
Hope. Hope. Hope...
You have the hot babes of A2K clawing at your pants half the time...what's depressing about that?
Yeah, so I forgot to put health in there. But hey, I just wanted to do a simple thing. And it isn't really that far off, I don't think.
And yes, Bella is right. Although I am a drama KING, missy! If you think I'm dramaboy now, you should have seen the thread I was GOING to do. You would have been crying your eyes out!
Bella Dea wrote:Angelique, Kicky is our resident drama king... :wink:
*giggles* I really believe my life is an 8. I took two points for two big important reasons. 1. I want my whole family to move away from the city with me, and they won't. 2. I have been engaged for a year now, and the guy is just wonderful but, I'm running out of excuses not to get married.
We love you kicky.
(or at least I do in the privacy of my own home)
kickycan wrote:Yeah, so I forgot to put health in there. But hey, I just wanted to do a simple thing. And it isn't really that far off, I don't think.
And yes, Bella is right. Although I am a drama KING, missy! If you think I'm dramaboy now, you should have seen the thread I was GOING to do. You would have been crying your eyes out!
I didn't forget to add health in mine.
Awww, thanks Bella. You're a sweetheart.
Angelique, are you avoiding marriage perchance because you are waiting for some incredibly charismatic and mysterious smoking cowboy to sweep you off your feet? Hehehe...
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