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The key is to realize that as a young person, you're the envy of the world. You've got time on your side, and relatively few responsibilities. So I'm seriously considering starting a business with my friends - we have zero net worth, so we have nothing to lose. We don't have families or kids we have to support. We're enthusiastic, smart, etc. so we can do it. I also intend to start writing a book soon (I've got the basic plot built up in my head. Do you think Coldplay stressed about wasting their time starting a band back when they were at school? Probably did. But look where it landed them - they're each worth something like $50 million. JK Rowling was a single mother on welfare when she constructed the Harry Potter universe in a pub. Now she's richer than the Queen. It certainly can be done. Whenever you start to doubt yourself, crush the thoughts before they flare up. People are followers, by nature. That's why they recommend we go get jobs when we graduate - it's the easy thing to do, we WANT to have a boss and a steady paycheck. My thinking is, I'd rather be my own boss. I'd rather employ people who are smarter than I am and tell them what to work toward. It might sound crass, but that's one of many ways to get rich!

Totally agree. I was listening to Eno before I heard he was working with Coldplay, and I was naturally thrilled to hear he was working with them. Everybody check out "This", "Just Another Day", and the songs mentioned above. There are others, too, but I can't think of them now.

I was thinking this same thing, but I just graduated so my life is about to change once I get a job and move out. One of my old friends from middle school won the lottery a few weeks ago ($17 million). He's 19. I bet he's not thinking about how boring his life is!

Forrest Gump is a totally accurate view of what the Southern United States was/is like. Just like Viva La Vida is a completely accurate recreation of French Revolutionary music.

I thought it was cool... but you're right. The reason I've racked up nearly 600 posts on this forum over a period of years is because I wanted to peddle west African berries. Damn, you caught me!

Heh, I leave you guys alone for a few hours and you start writing slash fics... this really IS the Perv Unit! Melanie, sorry I couldn't make it back in time for the perv sandwich you and JD were planning. Maybe next time... :D

Dude we were so going to live in Radiohead-free bliss until that revelation! :wink3:

Age Six Racer has a girlfriend?! *shakes fist at cruel Universe*

Camden is also a small town in SC near me. But I'm sure it was prolly named after the place in Britain.

I feel ossim cause I just found out I passed my Italian class, which means I graduated. Yay!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/28/dining/28flavor.html?ex=1369713600&en=b2206b4ef510a6ba&ei=5124&partner=digg&exprod=digg Here's where you can buy it: http://www.miraclefruitman.com/ I'm thinking I might try some.

It's so awesome to read these track descriptions... especially the one about Chinese Sleep Chant. It makes me want Coldplay to make their next album even more experimental, maybe with some techno influences or something... I bet if they put their minds to it they could even outdo The Crystal Method.

I think because Coldplay themselves are sorta hard on X&Y, it's suddenly become fashionable to rag on it. And I have to admit that as a whole, it's my least favorite Coldplay CD. It seems like it's trying to do everything A Rush of Blood did but not succeeding as well. There are still some awesome songs on there: Square One, X&Y, Talk, A Message... I love all these.

Sweet! It's great to have a name to put behind Viva la Vida's excellent violins. I love the sound of Yes, as well. I can't wait to hear the full version.

Aww I'm so sorry to hear that Ari... if you were here I'd hug you.

That guy's last name reminds me of the woolly mammoth character on Sesame Street. Snuffleumpagus or whatever.

Totally agreed. I long for the Parachutes days when they could wear whatever they had in their drawers at the moment.

My mom could die unexpectedly and I'd have to go get a job to support myself. And my friends would all move away. Well I'm gonna have to get a job anyway, but I tacked it on there for added effect.

I just can't squee like I used to... I need pills!

Right, and ladies, if you're going to be carrying around pepper spray or a taser, please have some discretion when using the stuff. Some men are genuinely good people who don't want to rape you, believe it or not.

Eh, there's a fine line between warning people and making them paranoid. Single women are already especially susceptible to this sort of fear mongering. If two men wanted to overpower you, they could do it without using chloroform... it's just a risk you take living in the world without any sort of self defense.

Very nice, it's good to organize get-togethers especially after everybody graduates and gets jobs because otherwise you'll never find mutual time to hang out with all your old buddies... that's what I'm afraid of happening to me and my friends soon...

Everybody around here has such cool shirts. It's prolly time I update my wardrobe.

I could get into U2 a lot easier if it weren't for Bono's grating voice. I'll admit Chris Martin's voice can be annoying at times, but Bono just takes the cake. But everybody's got their own preferences, and if all a band's contributors weren't offensive to SOMEBODY then their music overall would be terribly tame - like listening to children's nursery rhymes. Oh, and Radiohead sucks.

It's funny how he seems to think Coldplay have been given an easy time by critics up until now... this very moment when he published his little rant on the internet. Apparently he hasn't read the dozens of terribly negative reviews of all their other records.