Edit: And that’s what happens when you try to multi-task while writing a post, you get post-ninjaed . . . twice haha.
Maximus, I remember back in the day (like a page ago) we were all talkin’ 'bout animated movies and stuff . . . man times have changed.
I’m over here laughing because I don’t think I realized who I was talking to. You’re one of those “All’s fair in love and war” types, right? And you treat life like it’s war, like it’s battle. Also figures you’re trying to be a collegiate wrestler (took a peek at the log you started). Which would inevitably lead you to the Brands brothers and that particular program in general as icons of what it takes and what it means to be successful.
Y’know what? I wrestled at university for a few years (up in Canada so it’s not quite the same level as the US, but still). I competed against people like you. I trained with people like you. And you know what? They were assholes. Some of them were very good wrestlers, some weren’t. Some of them I associated with, some I didn’t. I’m probably more of an asshole now than I was before my time in wrestling. Given all that I think I can see where you’re coming from.
But we’re not talking about wrestling. We’re not talking about war. We’re talking about Spock trying to get laid. Yes there are times when you should do whatever it takes to be successful, where compromising some of the morals and beliefs you may have held can turn out to be the right course of action. What we’re all saying is that this isn’t one of those times and Spock, given all that she’s posted here, doesn’t really seem like the type of person to pull that off successfully, especially if all she’s looking to do is get laid.
Yeah, I’m working at a job right now that I hate and soon as I find another one I’m out of there. I’m just not in the habit of being unemployed, so I’ll wait to quit until I find another job. It’s a lot easier to find the right job when you’re not worrying about paying the bills at the same time. But I actually agree with you that if you want something you need to go out and get it. The world isn’t handed to you on a silver platter. That doesn’t mean you have to be an asshole to be successful, especially when we’re talking about the opposite sex and there are so many people out there that you don’t have to compromise yourself to be with, if only you would do what it takes to find them.
Last point. All this ranting you’re doing about the culture of losing? I think you misinterpreted me. The only positive you get out of losing is if you use it as a learning experience to make yourself better. You don’t say to someone “oh, but you did your best, better luck next time!” You say to them “you did your best and you should be proud of that effort, but it wasn’t enough, now we’re going to look at what happened, why you lost, and we’re going to make your best better so that you can come back and win next time.” You lose a wrestling match, you don’t say “oh, well fuck, that guy is just so much stronger/faster/more technical than I am.” You find the holes in your game and you fix them, or your find the holes in his game and you exploit them next time. Yes you should always strive to win, but losing is only a failure if you don’t use it to improve yourself.
love it. It should be in BC, seeing as its in the mountains and alberta is all about being flat. I’m in Merritt right now, after august my contract ends and… i dont know where I will be 