Life's: humbled, regrets, delusions, what ifs, ethers, woulda,coulda and shouldas. share ya stories.

[konceptjones]

somewhere between 1990 and 1991 Atari was trading on AMEX for something like $0.12/share. They had numerous failed machines and a shitload of vaporware projects that kept getting anounced then shelved (like the Atari Panther and Sparrow consoles, several 8 bit machines, and Atari ST variants) so their public image was shitty as fuck. Nobody fucked with Atari except for the handful of people that bought the Lynx handheld (edit: I was fuckin with Atari heavy 'cause I owned Atari 800XL and 520ST computers plus previously owned an Atari VCS) . I kept saying to myself "I need to get in on that and snatch up a few thousand shares". Every paycheck I kept saying "yeah, next week I'mma call up a broker and get in on Atari. Every income tax return I kept saying "yeah, I'mma get that Atari stock after I buy these kicks and get some new fits from Oaktree/Chess King/etc and drop a few dollars at the titty bar.

I never bought that stock.

Summer of 1993 rolled around; June 28th to be exact. Atari inked a $500M deal with IBM to manufacture the Atari Jaguar console. The next day Atari stock was trading at around $13/a share.

If I had got in on that stock with $10K over time, I would have been sittin on about 80K shares of stock... and I would have had just over $1,000,000 had I cashed out on that day. With proper investing in other companies (Sun Microsystems, Cisco, Microsoft, SGI, etc), and subsequent cash-outs, I'd likely still be living off that money.

 

[jono]

somewhere between 1990 and 1991 Atari was trading on AMEX for something like .12/share. They had numerous failed machines and a shitload of vaporware projects that kept getting anounced then shelved (like the Atari Panther and Sparrow consoles, several 8 bit machines, and Atari ST variants) so their public image was shitty as fuck. Nobody fucked with Atari except for the handful of people that bought the Lynx handheld. I kept saying to myself "I need to get in on that and snatch up a few thousand shares". Every paycheck I kept saying "yeah, next week I'mma call up a broker and get in on Atari. Every income tax return I kept saying "yeah, I'mma get that Atari stock after I buy these kicks and get some new fits from Oaktree/Chess King/etc and drop a few dollars at the titty bar.

I never bought that stock.

Summer of 1993 rolled around; June 28th to be exact. Atari inked a $500M deal with IBM to manufacture the Atari Jaguar console. The next day Atari stock was trading at around $13/a share.

If I had got in on that stock with $10K over time, I would have been sittin on about 80K shares of stock... and I would have had just over $1,000,000 had I cashed out on that day. With proper investing in other companies (Sun Microsystems, Cisco, Microsoft, SGI, etc), and subsequent cash-outs, I'd likely still be living off that money.

Not.gon' lie...this hurt my feelings

 

[Mister B.]

This teaching has humbled the fuck outta me.

All the studying, RACKS I've spent on classes and different tests (one I failed three times before I finally passed it today), crazy ass kids, dumb ass paraprofessionals.

I've been cussed out by kids from 6-20, threatened by students, assaulted by one, spit in the face by one kid (And I am going to find that fucker once he turns 18. I still got his info), accused by paras of stealing their shit, all kinds of shit.

It's given me HELLA patience. It also gives me motivation to hit the gym 3-4 times a week to channel my anger and frustration for this bullshit DoE into positivity.

 

[AZTG]

My ego works in crazy ways. I legit dont remember Ls and regrets, but I could name every small and petty wins.

 

[SolemnSauce]

Everything I've ever done "wrong" made me who I am today. If I had to find a regret, I probably shoulda got a 120hz LCD instead of the progressive 250 LED. But..

Live and learn

 

[CapitalB]

My ego works in crazy ways. I legit dont remember Ls and regrets, but I could name every small and petty wins.

THIS!

 

[jono]

This teaching has humbled the fuck outta me.

All the studying, RACKS I've spent on classes and different tests (one I failed three times before I finally passed it today), crazy ass kids, dumb ass paraprofessionals.

I've been cussed out by kids from 6-20, threatened by students, assaulted by one, spit in the face by one kid (And I am going to find that fucker once he turns 18. I still got his info), accused by paras of stealing their shit, all kinds of shit.

It's given me HELLA patience. It also gives me motivation to hit the gym 3-4 times a week to channel my anger and frustration for this bullshit DoE into positivity.

I had a similar experience working in a group home. Ain't nothing worse than a kid talkin shit with full knowledge that you can't and won't do shit.

Working with youths is a motherfucker.

 

[So ILL]

This teaching has humbled the fuck outta me.

All the studying, RACKS I've spent on classes and different tests (one I failed three times before I finally passed it today), crazy ass kids, dumb ass paraprofessionals.

I've been cussed out by kids from 6-20, threatened by students, assaulted by one, spit in the face by one kid (And I am going to find that fucker once he turns 18. I still got his info), accused by paras of stealing their shit, all kinds of shit.

It's given me HELLA patience. It also gives me motivation to hit the gym 3-4 times a week to channel my anger and frustration for this bullshit DoE into positivity.

Lmaoooooo. But yeah, whoop his ass!

 

[TheNightKing]

Knew my wife forever before we got together for good. Had a kid very soon after and moved in together. Should've seen some signs I overlooked and had to deal with certain bullshit over a 10 year period and 2 more kids. Nothing's as bad as it has been and it hasn't been that bad in a while, but I can't get over the bullshit. At the same time still love her and refuse to break up my family. Guess I got to get past some shit, but I'm getting harder and more petty all the time.

Should've seen the signs but love is blind and all that bullshit. Passed up on some bitches that loved my dirty draws too, but I love the challenge and chase, more bullshit.

 

[2stepz_ahead]

Knew my wife forever before we got together for good. Had a kid very soon after and moved in together. Should've seen some signs I overlooked and had to deal with certain bullshit over a 10 year period and 2 more kids. Nothing's as bad as it has been and it hasn't been that bad in a while, but I can't get over the bullshit. At the same time still love her and refuse to break up my family. Guess I got to get past some shit, but I'm getting harder and more petty all the time.

Should've seen the signs but love is blind and all that bullshit. Passed up on some bitches that loved my dirty draws too, but I love the challenge and chase, more bullshit.

bruh....see a therapist for about a year an you'll be cool.

everybody goes thru shit....you not alone but you need to get past it and make sure she past it.

makes things easier

i dont see the bad part in this...you in normal shit

 

[Colin$mackabi$h]

I should of had that 4sum with 1 condom

 

[Plutarch]

The one that got away.

 

[TheNightKing]

Knew my wife forever before we got together for good. Had a kid very soon after and moved in together. Should've seen some signs I overlooked and had to deal with certain bullshit over a 10 year period and 2 more kids. Nothing's as bad as it has been and it hasn't been that bad in a while, but I can't get over the bullshit. At the same time still love her and refuse to break up my family. Guess I got to get past some shit, but I'm getting harder and more petty all the time.

Should've seen the signs but love is blind and all that bullshit. Passed up on some bitches that loved my dirty draws too, but I love the challenge and chase, more bullshit.

bruh....see a therapist for about a year an you'll be cool.

everybody goes thru shit....you not alone but you need to get past it and make sure she past it.

makes things easier

i dont see the bad part in this...you in normal shit

You probably right. I get on my high horse sometimes too because through all this shit I got advanced degrees and moved quickly up the Corp ladder. She ain't really do much more.

Guess I am kind of fucked up. Need to do better, but I'd rather play cool than play myself.

 

[konceptjones]

somewhere between 1990 and 1991 Atari was trading on AMEX for something like .12/share. They had numerous failed machines and a shitload of vaporware projects that kept getting anounced then shelved (like the Atari Panther and Sparrow consoles, several 8 bit machines, and Atari ST variants) so their public image was shitty as fuck. Nobody fucked with Atari except for the handful of people that bought the Lynx handheld. I kept saying to myself "I need to get in on that and snatch up a few thousand shares". Every paycheck I kept saying "yeah, next week I'mma call up a broker and get in on Atari. Every income tax return I kept saying "yeah, I'mma get that Atari stock after I buy these kicks and get some new fits from Oaktree/Chess King/etc and drop a few dollars at the titty bar.

I never bought that stock.

Summer of 1993 rolled around; June 28th to be exact. Atari inked a $500M deal with IBM to manufacture the Atari Jaguar console. The next day Atari stock was trading at around $13/a share.

If I had got in on that stock with $10K over time, I would have been sittin on about 80K shares of stock... and I would have had just over $1,000,000 had I cashed out on that day. With proper investing in other companies (Sun Microsystems, Cisco, Microsoft, SGI, etc), and subsequent cash-outs, I'd likely still be living off that money.

Not.gon' lie...this hurt my feelings

Bruh... I would have been able to pay off all my debt, buy a crib for my family and one for myself, car for my moms, a few dope ass rides for me (Porsche 944 Turbo S, 300CE, and a 300E would have been on the top of my list back then), small recording studio in the crib, and STILL would have had more than $800K to reinvest in other stocks I wanted to get in on.

 

[Go figure]

A summer i was single i was hanging out with this chick who was pressing me hard to be in a relationship with her. I didnt want a relationship at the time n eventually we part ways no bad blood.

A loonng while later she end up contacting me out the blue....talkin about how shes got a man and he makes good money and moved her out to their own place......theyre gonna plan for kids and marriage etc....not on no bragging condescending shit...just some catching up conversation.....

......but then trying to set up a date to see me.....which didnt happen.

All i could do was think about me being the dude she was with at the time....

Bullet dodged

 

[gns]

Got invited to this chicks apartment that was feeling me

Got over there and had every opportunity to smash even though she was like she wouldnt(she knows I'm the type that NO does not work on)

I end up avoiding her cues and instead sat down with her and had a convo to see where her head was at....turns out she has her shit together and based on her personality is easily a wifey type that I had just caught in need of some Dick.

We chop it up about the future and what we want outta life.

She has a good career, knows where she's headed in life, and is about to move outta state.

I do not smash this chick

Told her goodnight and left on a good note

I have no idea y I aint hit.

I dont know if I even regret it.

I'm just at a loss.

I got other ass on deck so it aint een bout that

Shits irking me tho

 

[Rozetta5tone]

You seem depressed bro. Your posts are aggressive and defensive most times. Get help.

Life isn't meant to be about thinking about memories. It's about making them.

 

[2stepz_ahead]

You seem depressed bro. Your posts are aggressive and defensive most times. Get help.

Life isn't meant to be about thinking about memories. It's about making them.

who you directing this too?

 

[gns]

You seem depressed bro. Your posts are aggressive and defensive most times. Get help.

Life isn't meant to be about thinking about memories. It's about making them.

who you directing this too?

Word.

 

[Alpha_Ambition]

- almost fucked August Ames and Monique Alexander. I met Lisa Ann and they was all nice as hell touching up on the kid. But August was focused letting a nigga grab her tits and ass and I was the only nigga doing that. She begs me to come out to the club and how all her friends are ready. I call my homeboy he's down, I have work the next morning so I'm not taking them as serious. August and Lisa give me free passes to VIP and how bottles are on them. I decide not to go SMMFH. I go to see this next girl the following day but it just wasn't the same.

LOL i saw you had the last post and KNEW it would be about this story