How's Your Decade Been?

Morbyd said:
Biggest loss: youth
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:lol:

as for me:

I wrote something earlier but it was pretty boring to read so I scrambled it.

I was working in Barcelona 10 years ago and seeing someone and neither of those situations currently apply. Have lived in just about every corner of London town since.

the negatives from this decade would take hours (days?) to list

the positives, however, will take a few seconds - a few very good new friends made in increasingly unlikely situations as the decade wore on, 3 remarkable flatshares, The Office, the ipod classic, the internet, some memorable tunes, a new car in the next few weeks. Oh and a couple of memorable holidays and one epic taxi ride with Luther Blissett and Oliver Skeete.

That is all.
 
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Robder said:
SFM? (new acronym?)


The naughties = calm before the storm. The next decade is going to coincide with total financial collapse, fallen empires and climate chaos. Bring on the spirit of anarchy. 8)
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When the collapse comes, I'll be recruiting for serfs on my country estate. Just turn up at the gates, but watch the out for the dogs.
 
Partner - well met my wife in ibiza 2001.

Same home - in jan 2000 i was still on merseryside, then sheff for uni, a few summers in ibiza, then leeds for 4 years, now ibiza, salinas to be precise.

Employment situation - was at uni when the decade started, then had a good, stable, well paid job before jacking it all in to put my neck on the line and move to ibiza. everything is going swimmingly and both me and my wife have new careers!

lost - finlay, my first child, died in 2002.

Gained - a wife, 2 beautiful children that just amaze me every day and a new life in ibiza

highlight - the summers of 2000 and 2001 working in ibiza were just the happiest, most carefree days i'll ever have, getting married in ibiza 2004, moving to ibiza forever 2008. istanbul!!

lowlight - see above.

overall - unbelievable roller-coaster of emotions. at the start of the decade, as a spritely 18 year old, i took a one way flight to ibiza on my own, with 200 quid in my pocket, nowhere to stay and without knowing anyone. 8 years (3 kids, the most horrible experience in losing finlay, a wife, a mortgage) later, we were heading to ibiza again on a one way flight, with nowhere to stay, no school, no jobs. everything has turned out just peachy.
 
Jesus Grego

Didn't know that about Finlay. I can't imagine how hard that must have been, and must still be for you and your family.

Truly sorry to hear about this.
 
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Grego, had no idea mate!! having said that when I was going through some crap with Naiya before she was born, I remember you talking to me and telling me to stay positive and alluded to your own personal experience, but had no idea of the severity.

manly hugs and back slaps coming your way dude!!
 
jjinit said:
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Grego, had no idea mate!! having said that when I was going through some crap with Naiya before she was born, I remember you talking to me and telling me to stay positive and alluded to your own personal experience, but had no idea of the severity.

manly hugs and back slaps coming your way dude!!
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appreciate the comments guys but please don't let this gatecrash a generally positive thread.

jason - yes, obviously the last thing you needed to hear at that stage was what had happened to me.
 
grego said:
appreciate the comments guys but please don't let this gatecrash a generally positive thread.

jason - yes, obviously the last thing you needed to hear at that stage was what had happened to me.
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8) just glad things got a lot better for you mate!!
 
Same partner. Was my girlfriend, now my wife

Moved a couple of times including a splendid 2 yrs in Primrose Hill 2005-7 that were such joy.

No kids but a cat.

Still have the same business. Had plenty of ups and downs on that too

Sadly lost my mum a couple of months back. Still hurts like hell

All in all, apart from the last bit, it's been the best decade of them all so far. Oh, discovered Ibiza too, made some really really really good friends there (and on here too)

bring on the teens kids
 
russ said:
Same partner. Was my girlfriend, now my wife

Moved a couple of times including a splendid 2 yrs in Primrose Hill 2005-7 that were such joy.

No kids but a cat.

Still have the same business. Had plenty of ups and downs on that too

Sadly lost my mum a couple of months back. Still hurts like hell

All in all, apart from the last bit, it's been the best decade of them all so far. Oh, discovered Ibiza too, made some really really really good friends there (and on here too)

bring on the teens kids
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Did know about your Mum mate. Sorry to hear that.

Likewise Grego. Glad things got better.
 
You still with same partner you entered the decade with? No, I think I was with someone 10 years ago, but it broke off right about this time 10 years ago. Since then have had a few short intense relationships but nothing major. Am single now

Same home? No, moved many times

Moved country? Yes, during the past decade have lived in Canada (back to where I am now), UK, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and been fortunate enough to travel overseas to many other places as well. Discovered Ibiza, thinking that in my late twenties it would be a good way to get the clubbing bug 'out of my system' ...hahaha! and met loads of wonderful people just by going back there for the past few years.

Losses:Yes some.

Gains:Those too!

I can't believe how much has changed over the past decade and hope I have just as many exciting adventures in the next! :)
 
Same Partner: Yes - cant imagine life without him - 20 years coming up and married for 12

Same House: No moved to a very quiet, quaint almost (well for where we live anyway :lol::lol:) where its like going back 40 years, everyone has keys to each others houses, every looks after their neighbours - nothing is too much trouble - in all, its a proper community.

Same Job: kind of but got promoted 2 years ago so do two jobs really - more stressful and the lines are appearing more and more but on the whole, I genuinely really enjoy my job and I love the people I work with - great bunch of people. (this is not to say that if I won the lottery I would stay there... :lol::lol::lol:

Loses: My grandad and my furry kids, my desire to get caned and unable every weekend just cos there's a club night on that I "need" to go to or a DJ I "must" see.... :)

Gains: a wider view on life and a realisation that things cant just happen when I want them to happen - sometimes you have to wait for a reason and you cant rush things... Also a healthier lifestyle - which I have to say I am LOVING!!! :oops:

Worries: My dad, but he seems to be responding really well to his chemo (fingers crossed) and really my parents and Phil's parents - I dont like this getting old malarky - I dont want to lose them...:(

Aspirations: to move away from the UK - dont know if it will be to Ibiza but it will definately be to somewhere in Spain, Phil's business seems to be taking off - slowly but at long last green shoots are appearing so that's good news and hopefully he will start to reap the benefits of his hard slog over the past 13 months - and it doesnt mean that he has to be UK based.....

Future: To remain postive and happy as much as I can - anything I can do that's within my control to maintain happiness and positivity I will do it..... oh and to get another 2 doggies - my life still feels empty without furry kids to look after...
 
umm where to start:

broke up with my last "serious" boyfriend a decade ago.....
started my own business (5years later i changed careers)
lived O.S. on & off for 5 years or so working.....
still havent met anyone special but the job front now is the best its ever bean....

im happy with the last decade....
cant wait for the next one.....

hopefully kids will be included.....
 
LOWS

Sunami Boxing Day 2004
9/11
George Bush
Iraq/Afghanistan
World Earthquake Disasters
Star Wars remakes
Hurricane Catriona/ New Orleans
Josef Fritzel
Huntly/Soham Murders
Madeline Mc Cann
Chelsea Loosing on penalties to Man Ure in Champions League Final.
Paris Hilton and her dog.
Sex and the City
Loss of innocence.
Pedophile Priests
Lisbon Treaty
Deaths of some close Friends and Family.

HIGHS

Birth of my first child.
Proposal to my Girlfriend of 12years in Ibiza.
Lord Of The Rings Trilogy.
Peace in Northern Ireland.
Barrack Obama inauguration.
Becoming an Adult and moving on to the next stage of my life.
No Regrets.
 
Bez said:
LOWS

Sunami Boxing Day 2004
9/11
George Bush
Iraq/Afghanistan
World Earthquake Disasters
Star Wars remakes
Hurricane Catriona/ New Orleans
Josef Fritzel
Huntly/Soham Murders
Madeline Mc Cann
Chelsea Loosing on penalties to Man Ure in Champions League Final.
Paris Hilton and her dog.
Sex and the City
Loss of innocence.
Pedophile Priests
Lisbon Treaty
Deaths of some close Friends and Family.
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thats a lot of bad things involving sex and kids.
 
sounds like you've overdosed on sensationalist media, Bez

there have always been lurid headlines and terrible deeds - the media are just more sophisticated in exploiting people's emotions nowadays
 
I think the biggest phenomenon of the decade is surely social networking/social media? in 1999, the internet was still pretty primitive (I still thought using hotmail was pretty cool) - nobody could have foreseen just how it would completely take over and leave even the mighty Rupert Murdoch in a cold sweat
 
Yes at the beginning it was but then greedy corporations started to get in on the act and commercialise the whole thing.

Google just announcing that they will limit the number of pages than can be viewed from MR Murdochs newspapers on their pages.

Music sharing sites sold or shut down and certain porn social sites allowed to operate.

Online Gaming and gambling sites ruining peoples lifes etc etc etc
 
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