24-05-2003 07:53									#1
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I am soon to be 44,

In High School (Northern Maine...mid 70's), I was an ACTIVE Alcoholic, substance abuser and sexually active and a true pain in the butt, got kicked out of school, kicked out of my house and joined U S Army @ 17. I was a product..or perhaps.."By-Product" of being abused early.."Teens" years...


Now, I am a recovering substance abuser/Alcoholic, married and a Christian..often referred to as a Pain in da butt,...

My wife says I make an excellent boss, because i can be a real weinie...

But, I didnt ever lose my sense of humor and still love to practical joke.

My favorite subjects are still writing and History, although I sure wish I had paid more attention in English and Mathematics!

Peace

Grandpa Troll

	24-05-2003 08:17									#2
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Not all that long ago for me. I'm still trying to finish my bachelors degree.

I've gone from being an agnostic diest to a Christian, from a Physics and science major to a History major.

I've treeplanted in the North, and I've driven delivery vehicles and I have worked for a registered charity addressing envelopes.

I've gone from living in a big house in the country, by a farm with a corrall, to a single room with some friends of mine in the largest city of BC.

Before, when I was in high school I was a hard-working stiff in my classes, now I am much more laid-back and sociable.

I like my life, I'm happier with who I am, but less so with my current prospects.

	24-05-2003 08:17									#3
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Didn't drink in high school... don't drink now.
Didn't get laid in high school... get laid now. To wife.
Didn't go to church in high school... barely go to church now.
Hated being told what to do in high school... hate being told what to do by people other than my wife and daughter.
Worked a lot in high school... work a lot now.

I was a lot messier then!

	24-05-2003 08:24									#4
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Let's see..

In high school, I was fairly straight laced. Did my work, didn't drink or get laid or anything. Now, ending my first year in law school, I drink (sometimes a lot), got laid some. Live much farther away (of course ).

	24-05-2003 08:29									#5
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I would like to go back to my hometown in Calais Maine and see some of the teachers..apologize for making life tough...man..I was a real weinie..



With a name like Troll..ya gotta know what kinda fella I was like back then..

But seriously..I would like to find a few of them..maybe some are still alive...


Peace

Grandpa Troll

	24-05-2003 08:30									#6
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About two inches horizontally.
But that's comin' off this summer!

	24-05-2003 08:47									#7
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I went to Classmates.com to look up my graduating class of 1985 and you know something? I didn't recognize a single name but one. I even went back and forth among the years, seeing if I had made a mistake... "Hmmm. Maybe I graduated in 1984?"... but no, I just don't remember those people.

	24-05-2003 08:52									#8
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From the start of high school? I've changed a helluva lot since then. From the end? Haven't changed much, that was only four years ago. I've become a bit more assertive and a bit more laid back, but that's about it.

	24-05-2003 08:57									#9
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quote: Originally posted by loinburger From the start of high school? I've changed a helluva lot since then. From the end? Haven't changed much, that was only four years ago. I've become a bit more assertive and a bit more laid back, but that's about it.

But your picture looks a little older??



Peace

Grandpa Troll

	24-05-2003 09:00									#10
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My picture actually looks about ten or twelve years older from four years back. My grey hairs are multiplying at an alarming rate.

	24-05-2003 09:00									#11
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	24-05-2003 09:02									#12
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To me, the end of High School was 5 years ago.

Since the end of high school, the most noticeable change is that I've become much more self-confident, and I've learned to live alone.

I have also worked a bit for the Communist Party here, and hence I have learned to talk to strangers without apprehension.

I've also left a group of 'friends' in which relationships were extremely shallow and exclusively about clothing and gossip. I've entered another group where relations are much more straightforward and pleasant

I've discovered 'Poly, which opened me to something new, and is slowly curing me of my anti-americanism

Otherwise, quite the same old : lazy ass always in front of the computer, and talking about politics all the time.

	24-05-2003 09:13									#13
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In HS, I was a conservative Republican, went to church, was anti-abortion, was suspecious of the civil rights movement, was pro-war in Vietnam, was too shy to even speak to girls, and had hair.

Now, I'm a liberal Democrat, haven't been to church in ages except for weddings, am pro-choice, am ardent on civil rights, am anti-war, am adored by women and have a lot less hair

But the switch with me isn't anywhere near as much as my best friend from HS, who went from being a boy then to being a girl now.

	24-05-2003 09:17									#14
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From the beginning of high school until the end (now) I've realized that I've barely changed.

I'm probably smarter now, taller too, but otherwise very little has changed. Same fears, same dreams (or perhaps more accurately lack of dreams), still lay in bed at night wondering "what if...", still can't get laid, still love life, still hate it - ah the joys of being 18.

A few lines from one of my fav songs of all time;

"I'll sing myself to sleep
A song from the darkest hour
Secrets I can't keep
Inside of the day
Swing from high to deep
Extremes of sweet and sour
Hope that God exists
I hope I pray

Drawn by the undertow
My life is out of control
I believe this wave will bear my weight
So let it flow"

"Now I've swung back down again
It's worse than it was before
If I hadn't seen such riches
I could live with being poor"

	24-05-2003 09:21									#15
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quote: But your picture looks a little older??

Not all of us are as old as our avatars.

	24-05-2003 09:25									#16
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Hmmm, that doesn't bode well for JohnT.

	24-05-2003 09:47									#17
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Unless I've discovered the Fountain of Youth!

	24-05-2003 10:15									#18
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Was an uptight highstrung introverted ***** in HS pretty much, never drank at all.
Now my shoulders seem to have gotten a few inches wider (am 20 pounds heavier despite having the same waist circumfrance and height) and I'm more more laid-bakc, even-tempered, goofy, drunken and generally nicer. Still have no eye-hand coordination though

	24-05-2003 11:39									#19
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quote: I would like to go back to my hometown in Calais Maine and see some of the teachers..apologize for making life tough...man..I was a real weinie..

I think that would be an incredible jesture on your part, and something that would inspire them

Oh, and it's been two years...I think I've grown on a few levels...intellectually and emotionally, but for the most part I'm much the same. Don't drink, don't do drugs, don't smoke, am pretty cautious about relationships and don't just screw around. I guess I've become a bit more laid back about certain things, but not most.

	24-05-2003 12:31									#20
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Not at all... But then I finished high school only 2 weeks ago

	24-05-2003 12:33									#21
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Congradumalashun's Eli

	24-05-2003 12:42									#22
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For me, high shcool ended in 1993 and I have changed a tremendous amount. I was not born to be a kid. Only after leaving high school and leaving my parents' house did I really become comfortable being myself. As a teenager I didn't really know who I was, although I guess many teenagers don't.

	24-05-2003 16:56									#23
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Hm, I am more skeptical, knowledgable, cynical, assertive, even-handed, clear-headed, compassionate, vocal.

And bulker

	24-05-2003 17:09									#24
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It's been a year since the end of highschool. Since then:

I am much more self-reliant.
I have much more self-esteem.
I have much more confidence.
I am studying harder. ( duh! University>>>Highscool ).
I've gained 30 lbs in weight.

Leaving highscool, and highscool culture was great. I AM THE MAN!!!! *chestthump*

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	24-05-2003 17:16									#25
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quote: Originally posted by obiwan18 Not all of us are as old as our avatars.

Now, I wont dare "Pick" at the Master Obiwan...just the mere thought makes me leary of a Jedi-Mind Trick........


Peace

Grandpa Troll

	24-05-2003 18:29									#26
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Finishing highschool, leaving friends, family, one transatlantic move and making new friends has done wonders to my confidence. I've got a much stronger feeling of who I am now and I'm not afraid of the future.

	25-05-2003 02:38									#27
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I've changed a ton, and it's only been a couple years. The biggest changes have been in the past month, though.

High School: Very avoidant, people knew of me but very rarely did I talk to anyone aside from a group of friends who made an effort to talk to me. Did not want to go to clubs, did not want a SO.
Now: Fairly outgoing, tons of people talk with me and I talk with them. Love going to clubs, have an SO.

High School: Didn't do any homework unless I absolutely had to.
Now: Enjoy doing my homework.

High School: Didn't drink coffee, hated the taste of beer and only got drunk occasionally and only for the funness of getting drunk. Marijuana was very occasional (couple times a year).
Now: Drink coffee, beer is pretty good, drink socially as well as to get drunk. Marijuana is now once a month or thereabouts.

High School: Lack of self-confidence.
Now: Perhaps a bit too much self-confidence.

	25-05-2003 02:56									#28
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I was expecting one of these conversations at some point, but hell I only left 9 days ago. I doubt I've changed much at all. maybe become a little more diligent in my studies...

	25-05-2003 03:01									#29
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quote: Originally posted by Eli Not at all... But then I finished high school only 2 weeks ago

Way to go, EEEEEEEElllllllllliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!

	25-05-2003 03:01									#30
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quote: Originally posted by Immortal Wombat I was expecting one of these conversations at some point, but hell I only left 9 days ago. I doubt I've changed much at all. maybe become a little more diligent in my studies...

Grown an inch more hair, perhaps?