The sheer volume becomes crushing.
I would try to stop my brother’s suicide. There’s probably other stuff too, that was only 5 months ago, so I have years. But that’s all that really matters to me.
I wouldn’t have let my little girl play with the boys who raped her. I don’t care about any of the rest if I can just go back and change that.
Bet on a bunch of sports games. Predict a whole bunch of shit. Try to get famous.
I can’t really remember specific things at the moment, but I’d know which ones are a waste of time and/or money when I encountered them again. Like if a certain restaurant or movie was being considered, I’d remember if it was worth going to.
Really? Oh, thank Christ for that. OK, upon awakening from this horrifying vision, I immediately call my agent and tell her that the deadlines I agreed to are insane and cannot be done; attempting to write these books in only six months each will severely damage my health and threaten my marriage. I need a year per book, just like any sane author. She is to do whatever it takes to get the deadlines changed NOW.
I’ll then promptly go on a low-carb diet to start controlling the blood sugar levels that are so soon to begin spiralling out of control.
Probably the only thing I’d have done differently is leave a relationship with a past girlfriend in the past. Fortunately, I was able to realize how much of a waste of time it was before it could negatively affect my relationships with my loved ones, but not before making some foolish decisions that set me back financially for a while.
I don’t remember any lottery numbers, but I remember enough stocks that went up or down, and sports events, that I could make quite a bit of money. Heck, I could probably buy a new house just with the knowledge that Tiger Woods didn’t win any majors in that time.
Other than that, I would have the same resolution I’ve had for the last ten years about not wasting so much time on boards like this. That’s not a putdown of this board; it’s a putdown of me.
I would skip that college course on translation but would still take a sabbatical from consulting.
- My Pontiac G6 gets to go back to being shiny, new, and with about 200 miles on it? Excellent! Now I just have to remember that when my dad comes over to visit, he’s not ALWAYS going to park on the steet. One day when it’s raining he might decide to park at the top of the driveway (in front of the garage) so this time I’d look before I backed out.
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Same here. Except certain pics on my computer.
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You know what? I really love my 2-year-old son. And I don’t want him being born at a different time as someone else. But I imagine it’s going to be difficult to once again not wear protection and once again not tell my wife that until she finishes college first, we need to be more careful. Remember the awkwardness toward the end of Hot Tub Time Machine, when Lou has to once again do it with Kelly, otherwise Jacob won’t be born?
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If my Grandpa is going to once again die in four months, I’d definitely spend a lot more time with him in the long term care nursing home.
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The hail storm that caused my wife’s car to be totalled and caused $10,000 worth of damage to my car didn’t set us back too much, 'cause we both had collision and she got a new car and my car got fixed, and all we really had to pay were the deductibles. But, to avoid the hassle and paperwork, and so I don’t have to once again hunker down in a tiny closet while my wife holds our 5-month-old son and worries that the tornado that touched down half a mile away is going to kill us, I’d probably do everything in my power to get us out of town that day.
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Not looking forward to once again studying for and having to take the Principles and Practice of Engineering (P.E.) test. But at least it’d go faster this time 'cause it’d take less time to become re-familiar with the concepts, and I wouldn’t have to decline as many invitations for friends/family events.
One more. While I do like Blu-rays and do enjoy them as a hobby, I’d buy maybe 10% of what I bought and not go crazy and spend thousands of dollars on them.
Instead of finishing my AA in Liberal Arts and then transferring to UConn, I’d start getting my prerequisites out of the way and transfer into the Respiratory Therapy program ASAP. If I had done that, I’d be working as a therapist now and done with schoo instead of working in a shoe store and looking at another 2 years of school. :smack:
How was I supposed to know that I’d hate UConn and would fall in love with the respiratory system?
Let’s see. I’d:
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Spend more time with my mom, and tell her to get to the doctor earlier. I’m not sure it would have saved her, but at least I’d have more time to spend with her.
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Make a go at trying to interest a trade publisher in my first novel rather than going straight to self publishing.
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Cut waaaay back on playing WoW a couple of years sooner than I did, and get started earlier getting back into shape.
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Discover Doctor Who a lot earlier than I did
If I may ask, why 3 years and 5 months/8 January 2010? Any particular reason you picked that date/length of time out of the hat? Seems odd that you didn’t pick an integer number of years, or the first day of a year.
Bust my hump losing weight and fixing my sleep problems before I lose my job.
Bust more hump getting help for depression.
Wait until the right moment to call my current gaming group on their bullshit and walk the fuck out.
Be nicer to a certain woman. Completely ignore 4 or 5 others.
Not waste my money on a few things.
Get involved in something, some group or gaming thing or anything, something to me the hell out of my apartment.
Cook more.
So, lots of things.