newbies

[kitalyn414]

i've noticed a lot of new posters to the boards. just wanted to say "welcome!" maybe you could post a short something here to introduce yourselves. actually, maybe we should all do that.

thoughts?

[pisces2473]

I think that's a great idea. Most other board "require" it when you join, so people know you're there.

Hi, I'm Jen. I live in CT and work for Yale University in one of their libraries. I'll be 24 in 10 days--send me gifts! I like to spend time with my friends and family, crafty stuff, reading, working out, talking to everyone (lol), music, and other stuff.

EDIT: I graduated from Providence College in 2002 w/ a BA in American Studies, minoring in history. I have 2 cats, Lily and Bella (Lily is Bella's mom) and they keep me on my toes when I'm actually home. I also like long walks on the beach, quiet times at home, sharing dinner with someone special...

Okay that last sentence was a joke :razz:

[kitalyn414]

thanks for starting jen!

ok, i'm 23, female, living in lost angeles, and i work as an assitant in the entertainment industry. during the week i barely have enough time to do some reading & get to the gym, and on the weekends i do the bar thing with my girlfriends. i love to cook, am an amateur wine afficionado, and am getting more into meditation and yoga.

i'm kitalyn414 on aim and yahoo messenger if anyone wants to say hi. i am usually doing nothing at work and am available to chat! :D

[pisces2473]

Okay, an hour later and you and I are the only ones who've posted. Greaaaat.

[gambit293]

I am a 26-yr-old male living in Ohio. I'm currently a consultant for a software company, but I'm looking to change. I graduated back in 2000 with majors in CIS and Journalism.

I'm into movies, eating/going out, reading, writing, sort of working out, cooking amateurishly, blowing immense amounts of time on the Internet, video games, and other junk too.

I have a dog named Peanut, and my cat's breath smells like catfood.

[TankgirlyC]

Hi Im Christa, 23 live in MA and spend weekends in Newport, RI with my BF.
I graduated from URI in 2002 with a degree in Human Development and Family Studies; concentration in Adolescent development.
I work for Coldwell Banker Corporate in the leasing department.
Just moved out of my oppresive parents house in Nov. 03.

Spend time after work cooking dinner, watching some TV, and Im starting to work on my Novel that I paused in writing in early Oct. 03.

[calibur]

Hey all, I stumbled on this site last Sunday.

Gambit, you said you're a consultant for a software company? What are your responsibilities? I just started a new job as a "technical consultant." Just wondering if you're doing the same type of thing.

[pisces2473]

Originally posted by gambit293
I have a dog named Peanut, and my cat's breath smells like catfood.

Okay Ralph Wiggam ;)

[heatherf]

Are we sounding like an AA meeting yet?

I'm Heather, I graduated from UC Davis in Dec 2001 with a BS in Enviornmental Policy Analysis and Planning and I'm currently a City Planner. I live in Sacramento with my Husband and our Kitty, my husband is a second year law student, and our kitty is a furniture demolition expert.

I love spending time with my family. Been married since July. Um...LOVE to golf (have even gotten a hole in one!), take walks, watch bad tv shows, etc (all time FAV tv is of course simpsons)

I really like my job and I really like life in general. My bday is May4th, I will be 27 this year!

Aside of the "my cats breath smells like cat food".... I will say "it tastes like burning!" (Ralph just so happens to be my favorite).

[coll214]

Hi I'm Colleen, 24, until Thursday!!, live in CT, for right now work at Yale University (my dept, Telecom) is getting ready to lay ppl off so looking for new job right now.

I like to read, movies, concerts, attempt to go to the gym occasionally, ski when I can, hang out w/ friends, crafty stuff, among other things!

And i'm newly single again so looking to keep myself busy!!

[pisces2473]

Originally posted by heatherf
Are we sounding like an AA meeting yet?
Seriously...I was thinking that when I first posted...

[sunshine79]

Hi, I'm Courtney, 24, originally from Chicago now living in Orlando. Frequent reader and occasional poster on this site. Graduated from the Univ. of IL with my undergrad in Psychology and master's in Human Resources Management. I work in HR for a large restaurant company.

Still don't know too many people around here, but just started dating the most amazing guy, and my first "winter" here in Florida has been pretty nice. I enjoy reading, art, shopping online, going to the beach and traveling, and I have an adorable kitty named Scarlett. BTW, this board is awesome and I'm totally addicted to reading it while I'm supposed to be working!

[CATEIMUS]

My turn, my turn!
Hi I am Cate...I am 23 and live in Sacramento. I graduated from Sac State in 2002 with a degree in Criminal Justice. I work for the Department of Justice and help out at my mom's two restaurants in my spare time.
I have a cat named Miss Jig who flew all the way from Sicily to live with me while my sister is away at Officer Training School (for the Navy) She gets so bored when I am not home that she chews her hair off and has a bald spot on her side (the cat, not my sister)
I love anything to do with music and like to kick back with my SO and friends.
And in honor of Ralph, "I am a totem pole...hya ya ya ya, hya ya ya!"

[supershigirl]

this looks like fun...

i'm 24 and live in pittsburgh, pa...went to pitt and loved every second of it. currently, i work at the job from hell, with the coworkers from hell, but as of next friday, i'm done!!! got a new job that has career potential, so my usually depressive mood during the day is now somewhat happy :)

i live alone from now until sept....my bf just left this morning for spring training in florida and he'll be away playing baseball for 6 months. it's a long time, but i'm trying (really hard) not to dwell on it...

i like to read, shop, go out, watch tv, spend time with friends. i'm thinking of getting a puppy...and can't wait for spring/summer so i can wear open toe shoes!!!

[Skyblade]

Ooh..I love Ralph..."Wanna play stuffed animal parade?"

[tipsy88]

Ralph is hilarious.

"tastes like burning!"

[jstall]

I'm Jenny. I am 26 years old and live in Ohio. I graduated in 2001 from the University of Evansville (Ind.) with a degree in Mass Communication. I live at home with my parents since I lost my job (I mean, was asked to resign ... I'm still bitter) in October as director of a nonprofit organization. I'm currently working as a receptionist (snore) in my uncle's insurance agency, but I'm desperately looking for a job in marketing or public relations.

And I have no idea who Ralph is.

[kimmer23]

hi i am kim and i dont like to use proper case function or apostrophes! i am 25 yrs old and I graduated from UMBC (univ of md, baltimore county) in dec 2002. my degree was in information systems, but had little luck with the job department so now i am a real estate investor and love being self employeed. i wear sweat pants most days and have gained a few pounds! hehe! i am getting married in 11 days and right now my stomach has been in knots. other than spending time with my fiance i love hanging out with my friends. me and my fiance have a group of friends that range in ages from 22-64 believe it or not! i love going out to eat and drinking key lime pie martinis. i am also a huge jimmy buffett fan. in the summer we go boating and tubing on our boat and hang by my parents pool. i also like shopping for purses! my cats breath smells like catfood too. their names are cookie and mocha. mocha is a beast and likes to boss cookie around. mocha is almost 19 pounds! i have frogs too in my office, but i'll save you the boring details!

so do we all know each other yet??

[heatherf]

Just had to add:

"I choo-choo choose you"

And about being asked to resign....does that technically mean that you quit or you get fired. Cause I'd rather get fired so that I can get unemployment....but then again I'd have to tell people that I was fired and that looks bad on a resume....so what do you do?

[pisces2473]

Kimmer--Is there anything you like to do that doesn't involve your fiance? I see a lot of "we"--LOL

[kimmer23]

well actually i meant "we" as in friends too. i just always include everyone..dont wanna leave anybody out! some of my friends get offended when you invite one person out, but not the other so i always just sent a email and whoever wants to come can come. but my fiance doesnt like purses...hehe!

[cheshrcarol]

Hi, I'm Carol. I graduated from St. Bonaventure in 2000 with a degree in Journalism/Mass Communication. Currently I work for Marketing Communications company as an Account Manager.

I love - movies, tv (especially reality tv!), reading, skiing, hanging out with friends, and this website because every day I read something and think "Wow, I'm not the only one who____?!".

I hate - bills, vegetables, and (sorry Kim) when people don't spell things right or use punctuation (too many journalism classes).

So that's me in a nutshell.

[joysd704]

Hi! I'm Joyce! I'm 24 turning 25 in May! I graduated from San Diego State University in May 2003. I majored in Communications and Political Science.

I'm currently an Events Planner for a corporation based in San Diego. I never realized life would be this tough as you get older.

Please to meet you all. It is good to know that I am not the only one that is experiencing these rollercoaster of emotions.

[martina]

Hi, I'm Martina. I just turned 25. I graduated in Dec 2002 with a Bachelor of Computer Science. I've been working for 2 years at a small software company.

I just discovered this site recently (although I read the book months ago). I've been going through the same anxiety that others are having over what I should be doing with my life at this point, and reading all these posts really helps.

I love playing piano & guitar, drawing, painting, skiing, drinking coffee, movies and generally hanging out with friends.

[SmilesSoSweet]

Hi All . . . I'm Wilma

I come and go on this site. Depending on how bored I am at work reflects on how often I post a message!

Let's see . . . I'm 25, graduated from Cal Poly Pomona in 2001 with a B.S. degree in Landscape Architecture. I currently work for a landscape architecture firm in Orange County, where I've been residing since December 2000. Orange County is really expensive, which is why I have a cool roommate to half rent and some bills!

I'm finally coming to terms and realizing that what I have my degree in isn't what I was meant to do. I like my job, but I don't have a passion for it as I see in my co-workers. I'm still trying to figure out what I want to really be when I grow up! :p

On my free time I'm usually sleeping, watching tv, listening to music, working out, or just hanging out with friends and family. Since I'm in a long distance relationship, I don't get to spend as much time with my bf as I'd like, but being in this relationship is all worth it! :)

Anyway, that's it.

[lioness524]

My name's Jennifer, I'm 24 and live in Burlington, IA. I graduated with my AA in liberal arts from Southeastern Community College in Dec. 2000, and just returned to college part-time in 2002 to work on a BA in psychology - I will FINALLY have my degree in fall 2005!!! I work at a national chain steakhouse as a meat carver.

I'm a 5'9" robust redhead who is just finally starting to realize what I want out of life, but am still dealing with issues of anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem - I've had those problems ever since I was a teenager. Learning to deal with it on a day-to0day basis is pretty rough too. I have a GREAT boyfriend of three years who has helped me though SO much of this crap too. In my spare time I like to play on the computer, spend time with my Mikey, family and friends, listen and headbang to rnr and work out with my weights.

[MiSweetP]

Hi. Just goined today. Still feeling my way around the site.

I joined because I just finished reading the book and was interested in getting to talk live with fellow 20somethings who are going through the same thing.

I graduated in 2001 with a MS in Historic Preservation. My undergraduate degree is in Anthropology.

I'm newly married. My husband and I just built our firm home together. He's a Builder and I currently work as a Legal Secretary/Office Manager. As much as I would love to work in my field of study, the timing just isn't right for whatever reason. After a year of applyiny, I finally got offered a job in Nashville,TN while on my honeymoon last January. Currently living in Ann Arbor, MI and orginally from Puyallup, WA, I moved to MI for graduate school and just wasn't feeling as risky as I once was. Things are so different when you have a husband's interest to look out for as well.

Decisions, Decisions...

[pisces2473]

Hi and welcome! Ooooh, you have a degree in hist.pres. and your husband is a builder!?!?!?! Oh my god, I'm so interested by this--you guys can restore old homes combining both of your talents!!! :)

[MiSweetP]

Yeah, funny how that worked out. He's busy speading sprawl and I'm suppose to be busy protesting against it. :0) We have a lot in common though. We both appreciate a lot of the same architecture and we would love to restore an old B&B someday. Would so love to have my own business. However, financially, it just made sense for us to build new right now. I'm stuck in Michigan for 2 more years... :0(

[diesel]

hi all, i'm heather and i've been lurking/posting on here for a few months. i live in michigan. i am an elementary school counselor. great job if you love to work with kids but have no interest in teaching. so career wise my life has been good for awhile. i like hanging out with my bf and friends. i too love purses, kimmer. it's an addiction, right ? ;) i like scrapbooking, movies, music, reading and just vegging in front of the TV. hmmm...what esle...i'm 27 and since i also read the birth order thread i'll add in that i'm the oldest. i have one younger sister who is also experiencing a qlc. this site has been a great source of support to me so hopefully she'll start listening to me and lurk here too :)

[pisces2473]

Diesel--that's cool b/c I love kids but don't want to be a teacher, but have been considering being a counselor too! Very cool!

[diesel]

i highly recommend it, jen. the country is short on counselors and it takes two years to do the master's program (at least most of them that i know of). every day is different and i am hardly ever bored. there are days i leave discouraged, but the kids make it worth it. i work in a low socio economic area and i feel great knowing i am making a difference. i wish we'd had counselors when i was young...what i do is nothing like what my high school counselor did. if you want more info feel free to pm me. obviously i could gush about my career forever :)

[MiSweetP]

diesel

Hi. So had to reply. I've also considered teaching...however, I don't know that I'm that great with kids...it wouldn't be a "calling" for me...not like Anthropology and Historic Preservation. My mother in law was a teacher...and I don't want to feel like my husband married his mother...you know what they say about that...daughters marry their fathers and sons marry their mothers...can't remember which psychologist supported that arguement...probably Freud. Anyhow, my husband's mother was recently killed in an auto accident...just what every new bride needs their first year of marriage. At any rate, she was an amazing woman and as if I didn't have enough confusion, her death seriously touched me and reopened prior doubts and fears about my own "future". She was a teacher in Johannesburg South Africa where she taught American students of parent's who were there with the American Embasy. She was planning to go to Kutar to teach next season. The amount of support and sympathy my husband received by all she had touched was overwhelming. I still can't get through all of the cards from the student's, parents, and fellow colleagues. She was young and talented and still had so much to offer. Life hardly seems fare sometime. :( However, here I am not working in my field...not where I want to be career wise nor involved as much as I would like to be and struggling for a life that impacts half as many people as hers did.

[diesel]

I'm sorry to hear about your mother in law. That's terribly sad news. It sounds like she was a very effective teacher.

I started a thread in the work section that tells more about my job if you want to read it.

[Viola]

Hi all.
My name is Kelly. I only have my AA degree but I am going back to school either this summer or fall semester. I am eloping in June at Yosemite National Park! I love it there. I work at a local community college as sort of a receptionist. Boring! But it gives me time to read on the QLC message board! I am doing this job only as long as I have to as my dream is to teach environmental education in the parks if possible. I have not pets. When i move i am getting a kitten!

I am 25 years young. I will be 26 in July. Before I turn 30, I want to learn to play the viola and the piano, speak spanish and italian, learn to tango, travel to spain and italy, finish school and cook like a gourmet!

[nyc124alt]

Hi all...
I'm Lisa and I graduate in 2002 with a BA in english(which basically means you have qualifications for nothing). After college I came back home to NYC and still live with my parents while I work in a bookstore.
On a daily basis I consider: moving out (although financially impossible), grad school, quitting my dead-end job, leaving the country etc.
I also just got a puppy who I love but I think my parents bought him for me to make sure I'll never leave home.

[BeAnAngel]

Hi everyone! My name is Crystal. I am 27 years old. I work full-time as a Programmer/Maintenance Support Administrator. I am working towards my degree in Management Information Systems at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. I hope to graduate by Dec. 2005. With the little bit of free time that I have, I enjoy watching movies, traveling, working out, listening to music, and sports (especially college football and Nascar). ...I really enjoy this website and reading everyone's posts.

[gluegun]

Hi All,

I live in Salt Lake City and work as an Administrator at the Univ. of Utah. I recently moved here from Denver (where I earned a M.S. in Economics). Salt Lake City is my hometown and I thought that I was just coming to stay for a few months while I waited for a departure with the peace corps. Well here it is 6 months later and I'm still here. Damn that bureaucratic institution!

I enjoy reading, writing, doing yoga, and over-analyzing my love life!

[psylocke]

Hi everyone.
I'm 24. I have a liberal arts undergrad degree. Current occupation is part-time student looking for full-time work. My other qlc concerns are as follows: I'm undecided about what graduate program field to embark upon because my interests are plenty; and I'm single :sad: ...boo love life drought... when I want an SO to cherish and to live life to the tandem skydive & happily ever after.

Besides the interests listed in my profile, I like to volunteer, watch specific reality tv shows (TAR, LCS, T.A.), unscramble scrambled words, daydream and design. My superpower of choosing would be the ability to teleport.

[lawbro]

Just thought I'd introduce myself...I live in Boston though I am also in CT a lot (where I am right now actually). I'm turning 24 next month and have been having a 'quarterlife crisis' since around age 19...it seems to never end. Actually, it's worse now than it ever has been.

In any case, I read the book back when I was 21 but just discovered this board recently believe it or not....seems like everyone has some interesting stories and I hope to get to talk to some of you all...

why am i here? well for one i'm stuck (at least feels that way) on a career path that I don't want to be on (currently a law student)....and I guess being single sucks too but I am getting more used to it. Just gotta figure out a story to tell all my future married friends as to why I am still a bachelor when I'm 40, even though I love kids, family, etc.

...or maybe by then I will have pulled a Salinger and gotten dogs and moved into seclusion in NH - hell, living in a law library is not much more exciting...

[ez064743]

Hi all. Been lurking for a while, decided to do the meet-and-greet just recently:

Graduate of UC Davis, June 2000 with a double-major: BS in Biological Sciences with Microbiology Emphasis, and a BA in Economics. Associate alumnus of Alpha Phi Omega, and alumnus of Delta Sigma Pi. Former veteran UC Davis Computer Resource Consultant. Unemployed for most of 2000 and 2002, but still managed somehow to get to Italy and back on a shoestring budget in 2001. (Venice rawks!) Spent quite a bit of time between 2000 and 2002 on the beach in San Diego or in the Gaslamp district... usually alone on a Saturday night (ref: Sam Cooke, "Another Saturday Night").

Currently a low-level GI Joe doing paralegal work for the US Army, living in Seoul, Republic of Korea (i.e. South Korea, the democratic one, for the unfamiliar). Don't know where I'm going next, but I have a feeling that there will be a lot of sand wherever it is. Hawaii, Ibiza and Bali are -not- at the top of my list of suspects.

I have no pets of any kind, no girlfriend and have developed a keen appreciation for the misery of human existence. I am an anthroholic: At best, I dislike people and what they do to me, yet I have a psychological and physical addiction to human companionship. I need help, I know ("Friends Don't Let Friends Make Friends"). I also have an on-again-off-again relationship with my self-esteem, and have been diagnosed with terminal biting cynicism.

Hobbies: See Attached. They're all predictably banal and uninteresting to normal people.

[23skiddoo]

Hi all,

My name is Matt, and I've posted on here a few times before, but never officially introduced myself. I'm a 28 year old guy from Jersey. Went to school at Miami Ohio, and Temple. Graduated in '98 and 2000, and am now gainfully employed as a struggling architect. I plan on taking the big exam later this year, but have been feeling very discouraged with my career as a whole. After almost 4 years of working hard and getting nowhere, I've really lost my motivation.

Recently got disgusted enough with the job and decided to take a risk and try some real estate on the side. I bought my first house in August out in Ohio and rent it out. Basically New Jersey is too expensive. I still live at home, which is frustrating, but things were going pretty well with my new house until I had to replace the entire heating system and upgrade the electric service this week. So far I'm in the hole for about $20 grand. :cry:

Other than that, I have been involuntarily single for 2 years and really don't like it too much. Just trying to navigate these last few years of my 20's.

[megrocks]

Ok. Here is my formal introduction.

I graduated in May 2003 with a BA in history from the University of Texas with no career aspirations or plans for life. All four years of school I kept thinking, if I just marry this particular guy everything will be ok. Pretty stupid philosphy I have realized. Now I am working as a bankruptcy paralegal, where I am underpaid and overworked. But I still live at home with my parents so I'm not too poor.

However . . . , I am planning on escaping this by moving to Prague in August to teach English. I just received my acceptance yesterday into a program and I am sooooo excitied. My father is already on my case about insurance and "what I am planning to do once I return" which is driving me crazy.

I'm as single as they come because I am hopelessly in love with a boy that lives far far away. I love music and concerts and last week I took up knitting again. I make a lot of scarves.

I enjoy reading these boards when I can, which isn't often enough. I'm far too busy at work and I think they are monitoring my internet usage even though I clear out the history every night.

[Layback]

Hey all - I'm Joe. I'm 28 and I graduated from Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT w/ a B.S. in Marketing in 1999. I am currently a junior sales rep for CIGNA Retirement & Investment Services - soon to be Prudential because of a merger. I recently paid off over $10k in debt, moved out of my parents house (again), and got engaged - I am getting married in October. I will also start working on my MBA (again) this summer. I have been through a ton of crap recently including medication side effects, medication withdrawal, unresolved issues from my past, and situational anxiety. I am happy to say that I am on the good end of things again and life is starting to come up roses. Whatever you are going through know that things always work out.

I enjoy: Climbing, hiking, scuba diving, playing guitar, skiing, snowhoeing, golf, camping, and all things outdoors (do you see a theme?)

The most important things in my life are as follows:

1) My relationship with my fiancee and God
2) My family - parents, grandparents and siblings (no kids just yet)
3) My finances
4) My hobbies
5) My career

It's kind of funny but before I landed flat on my face I think these priorities were in the reverse order.

[Crimson King II]

...long live the King! Okay, bloviation aside, most people here know me (and deride me) as the resident conservative with cross pressures from my career as a trial lawyer!

I practice law in Oklahoma City, and have lived here my whole life. I'm a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and the Texas Tech School of law. I practice Federal Employment Litigation, and am constantly looking for an entreprenuerial opportunity that will let me do something besides be a lawyer!

I enjoy the game of golf first and foremost (2 handicap), and Tiger Woods is one of my idols because of his demonstrative excellence and ability to command victory when he needs to...if only I could do as well! I consider myself something of an amateur student of history, and as such other influences include Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, Lee Atwater, James Carville, Greg Norman, and Barry Switzer.

I'm 27, miss hanging out with people my age, and have recently become involved with a sweet girl from Dallas who I've known since high school, but have only recently moved past a friendship with. I'm a junkie for books, popular culture, anything The West Wing, history, Starbuck's, and beer (which I don't drink to get drunk, but rather drink to understand the variety and finer qualities of beer!).

My favorite things are, besides golf, Oklahoma football (long live Bob Stoops and Barry Switzer, and god bless Bud Wilkinson), Playstation2, quality cigars, Callie (of course!), working out, my friends from law school, reading, triple-A baseball (go Redhawks!), self improvement, and Maria Menounos (of Entertainment Tonight! Woo Hoo!).

I think you will all realize these boards are encouraging for people our age, and will help you organize and develop your thoughts related to the situation we all think about and seek to discuss each day. Welcome! And good luck!

[FLLA]

Hi, I'm Abbey. I am 25, I live in LA and I work for an ad agency. I hate it. I'm from Florida orginally, and I miss my friends and family back home.

My hobbies are volunteer work, traveling, dancing and spending money I don't have! Currently, I'm a single serial dater.

I want to do something that involves writing. I just want to be happy again!

[HrtofGold25]

Hello All!

Am I a little behind the power curve or what!?!?

My name is Christie, I'm 25 and as single as they get! I moved (all by myself) to Ohio about 2 years ago, and have yet to really get out and meet people.

I graduated from the University of North Dakota (yes, they have universities in North Dakota...) with a degree in Commercial Aviation. I have a job in the aviation industry that I love, but that frustrates me most days.

I love pilates, reading, skiing, hanging out with friends, flying, and watching TV (Love the Reality TV stuff). I have 2 cats that keep me company... and I still call my "Mommie" every day. (sad eh?)

When I have time off of work, I'm usually sitting at home. I also try to spend time with the 9 year old that I mentor for Children's Services.

I am having a hard time finding ways to meet people outside of work. There are a few people from work that I have gone out with a couple of times, but I'm having trouble finding ways to meet other people. I am considering going back to school to get my MBA, just so I can get a chance to have a life outside of work.

I was glad to find this message board 'cause it sounds like there are a lot of us out there with very similar issues!
:)

[pittgirl]

Hi there my name is Melissa, I am 23 and live in the Pittsburgh area. I have been in school for 4 years for Psychology but changed my major this past year to Business Management. So I am attending a community college now to get my Associates degree.

Unforunetly I still at home with my parents due to financial reasons and just having a tough time dealing with things in life. My AOL IM is PittgirL1140 if anyone wants to message me, when I am online I have nothing better to do! :-) This board is so great and helpful my best friend gave me the web address and can't thank her enough.

[shimmer728]

Hi everyone, I'm Allison and I'm the one who referred Pittgirl!!! LOL. Anyway, I'm a 2002 grad of Ohio State and I work as a newspaper reporter in Bedford, PA. I'm originally from the Pittsburgh area.

I like reading, writing, shopping (way too much), clubbing (also way too much) and messing around online!!

This Web site gives me hope! :razz:

[NowWhat]

I'm 24 this year, econ undergrad, finishing a master's in econ this year, no real work experience, and not really sure what i'm going to do in life. I have a big problem with daydreaming. I'm always imagining myself with all kinds of great things that really anyone would want but very few have (like a hundred million $). I don't have too much of a social life, blame that on living with my parents for almost 2 years now after being away 4 yrs in college. I am incredibly sick of school (finishing my 6th straight year) and the area where I live (kinda close to DC), but I'm a little afraid of where to go and again, what the heck to do.

I actually thought that I was going through mid-life crisis a few years ago and thought I was really strange for thinking like that. Stumbling upon the "quarter life crisis" stuff made me think I wasn't so unique, which is a good thing. But I'd rather not go through this thing all together. I'm afraid with this horrible job market that I'll end up with some $35K/yr job if I'm lucky, toiling away in some company for years and years doing nothing really significant. The thought of such a life really depresses me. I'm the kind of person that constantly compares my life to those that have it better than me. It's weird, its like I want to feel bad about myself. I really don't have anyone to talk to about stuff like this. I have some friends I could mention this to but I doubt they have these same kind of thoughts.

Well sorry if its kinda long. I just wanted to introduce myself.

[o snap]

Hi everyone!

Let me just say that I only found this site a couple of days ago, and have been feeling much better about my quarter life crisis since. I always felt so alone, I thought that I was overreacting to the process of "becoming an adult," and that I was a failure still living at home and jobless now (after quitting the job I got right out of school). Now I know that there are many, many people going through the same thing, and we have each other to lean on.

Whew so anyway! I'm 22, graduated from NYU last May with a degree in journalism, russian and politics. Yup, I went to the school that will now be known as Olsen Twins University...hey, maybe they can give me a job. ;) I got a job at a big network a little while after finishing school, but corporate news wasnt my cup of tea as I found out. I quit to get an advocacy journalism position, but those arent so plentiful sadly. I hope to go to Russia to work someday, maybe for an NGO or independent newspaper or radio station. Not sure where I want to go from here...I thought I had a set and steady life plan in college, but im finding out that life is not so set and steady.

NowWhat, there's no shame in daydreaming! :)

[NowWhat]

Daydreaming really isn't a good thing, at least not for me. If you do too much of it you make yourself feel bad because you compare reality to the daydreams, which in my situation doesn't bring me any joy. The only positive I can think of is that it can be an escape from reality, but that only lasts as long as the escape does.

[dliepmanSUX]

so i've held off from contributing to this thread for a little while now...maybe because I am too afraid to open up to strangers...NOT...rather I heard the ladies like a man who is a bit enigmatic...I guess I should have been posting empty messages to get the ladies thinking...(note to self for future posting methodologies)...so here goes

my name is dave...I am from my mom...although currently displaced in Ann Arbor, MI...not sure whether I am self-employed or unemployed but i find ways to get by...I graduated from the University of Michigan in 2001 w/ a BS in Chemistry and a minor in Art (Jewelry Design and Metalworking)...lived in upstate NY for a year and a half working a job full of empty promises and pursuing a relationship that broke my heart...since December 2002 I have been on the move...from Boulder, CO to Lihue, Kauai, HI, and now back to Michigan...I LOVE to sculpt...and I LOVE to surf (it's like ocean hitchhiking...there's something meditative about waiting for mother nature to give you a ride)...snowboarding ROCKS MY WORLD as well...and I am finally getting back into rock climbing...I love to be fit and make it a priority to keep myself healthy...I play rugby and compete in strongman competitions lifting cars and carrying stones...viking power!!!

I am a budding entrepreneur...or so I think right now...I love the outdoors and adventure...I believe in trying to make a difference through unconventional means...put me in 5th gear and I am happy...go big or go home mentality...my creativity leaks from all orifices and I truly strive for excellence...I don't like to work above or below others...but rather I like to work WITH them...I have TONS of ideas...and am always coming up with more...I stand up for what I believe in and although I am a fierce competitor, I approach such with compassion and kindness for my opposition provided they play fair...right now I am starting a summer venture catering gourmet foods at sports and music festivals...its all my brainchild...as a consumer advocate and a food snob...currently my outfit is planning on traveling the country following the Vans Warped Tour...camping along the way...adventuring during time off (snowboarding on Mt. Hood, white-water rafting in CO, skydiving, etc.) and hopefully documenting the whole thing on film...and I need help...help that is motivated by a hell of a lot more than just turning a buck...but rather by the opportunity to be a part of an opportunity to truly make a difference...one meal at a time.

[pisces2473]

Hey Dave, what's w/ the SUX after your name?

[dliepmanSUX]

hmmm...besides low self-esteem issues and self-depricating behavioral tendencies...lets see...when I was picking an IM screen name the conventional first and last name combos weren't available...I figured most others would choose self-promotional names rather than self-slandering ones...hence the use of SUX...and phonetically 'SUX' makes more sense (and also is more enigmatic) than 'SUCKS':D

[roadrunnerrita]

Hi, My name is Michelle, I'm 23 and live in California. I graduated last year from Stanford, and I work at SRI International on the statewide evaluation of First 5 California. I'm trying to go to medical school in the fall of 2005 or 2006.
Glad to be here!!
-M

[Andyman498]

Hi, my name is Andy, and I am 24.

I graduated back in 2001 with a degree in accounting. I realized that I did not want to be an accountant, so I stayed in school and begun work on my MBA at the University of Tulsa. During my tenure in grad school, I realized that my passion is working in higher education. Nevertheless, I graduated with my MBA in August and was able to secure a position at a large university in north Texas. I've only been in my position for about 6 months, but I really enjoy it and have already been nominated for an award in my field.

I really enjoy sports (all kinds) and movies. Other than that, I am a pretty down to earth kind of guy. The whole dating thing here in Dallas scares me, so needless to say I haven't really gotten out there yet. Overall, I am a very shy person when it comes to meeting girls.

Ok, that's me in a nutshell. Figuratively, not literally. :)

[rowdyboy]

Hey all,

My name is Brendan, I'm 28 years old and live in Melbourne, Australia (yes, there are quarter lifes crises here as well!) I got a bachelor's degree in Aviation after school, worked as a flight instructor and for a charter company in outback Australia. Had a quarterlife crisis ie. being an employee sucks! so came back to Melbourne to go into business for myself. Plan to retire while I am still young.

[MissK8]

Hey everyone, just joined tonight. I'm 23 years old living in Reading, PA (hour north of Philly). I graduated last may from Penn State with a degree in Psychology. Realized I loved working in libraries and became a library assistant.... at a Penn State branch campus library! I love [most of] my job and am planning on eventually going back for a Master's in this field.

I enjoy music - I play clarinet and flute. And I could not live without being able to listen to music - all kinds- jazz, rock, pop, blues, country, classical. As far as bands, Counting Crows are my favorite of the last year or so. I also am trying to pick up photography as a hobby, I enjoy watching lots of movies and my Felicity DVD's (the tv show). Cooking is also a favorite pass time.

My quarter life crisis is that I'm feeling completely lost in general, I realized I basically can't move out of my parents house without going into debt, living in a really crappy apartment, or having to get a roommate. And my boyfriend of 5 years just broke up with me a couple weeks ago (so that kind through off some of my plans!). Plus all the usual day to day stuff.

I am completely enjoying the boards - never realized so many of us feel like this!

[Tabbylover]

Hi everybody, nice to meet you all.

I had been reading these boards obssessively for a few days now, and all your posts have made me feel so much better about the state of my life. I remember when I was little, how my parents kept telling me that life was hard, but I didn't believe them at all. I thought they were just whining. They weren't. It sucks. Thank god for the small things that keep me going.

Anyways, I am probably the only Canadian on these boards, but I'm happy to report that the phenomenon of Quarter Life Crisis has been detected at the Toronto Greater Area as well, in various degrees of severity. My severity status is about 6 in a 1-10 scale.

I'm 26, living at home with my parents. My mom is doing well, but my dad has gotten sick for the past few years and it's really hard for me to see him deteriorate so much. I feel I am running out of time with him, but I don't know what to do. He never talked to me about his life, I feel like I don't know him at all. He was a good father to me. I am afraid of the future. I'm an only child with family scattered all over the world.

I'm single, with no end in sight. I find it is very hard for me to meet new people, and I am very lonely. I am trying to push myself to do more social activities, but nothing seems to fall into place. I may be a bit depressed. I am really frightened by the idea of never finding that special someone, never having a family of my own, my ony company an imaginary pet. It seems I'm the only single person around me, in search of a land where the singles roam. Maybe I should establish a country for the chronically single, where we could all live together as one big happy family.

I haven't gone to school yet. Didn't have the money and didn't want to go into humongous debt. I had been working for the past 4 years as a receptionist in a Hospital setting. Let me tell you, I have newfound respect for the profession. It's a hard job that pays little. One thing id did for me that is priceless - I have enough money now to leave home for a few years and finally go to school, maybe even go all the way to a Master's. I really enjoy learning, so I feel a good change is coming. I can't wait to be independent and self-sufficient, I think it will help me get out of a rut. And without debt!! haha! My way to beat the system!

Thinking about going into Social Work and become a Geriatric or Health Social Worker. Maybe open my own business, a nursing agency or a family counselling practice. I have dreams...

I know this post has been very long, I'll quit while I'm ahead.

Just to let you know how much comfort this website has given me.
I feel like you're my brother in arms.

[amymsw]

Hey all, I am new here today. My name is Amy and I am 25 years old living in the midwest. I started reading the book last week and I am currently going through my QLC for about a year now. I went through my masters in social work determined to become a medical social worker working with oncology patients- because I had cancer two times growing up. Although I've decided I didn't like hospital social work, I am still trying to find my niche working with kids who have cancer for a full-time job. I went on to get my masters thinking for sure there would be some other avenue for the work I want to do, but I haven't been close to figuring it out.

Right now I am working in HIV prevention, making a salary of a not-for-profit that isn't worth staying here for long. I kind of like my job, but lately I've been getting headaches- totally job related. Sometimes my roommates and friends don't understand what I am going through. I am just here to learn about myself and others who are in the same position.

Amy

[pluie76]

I'm Jen, 23, and currently living in Austin. I graduated in 2002 with my BS in Architectural Engineering from Milwaukee School of Engineering. (I LOVE Milwaukee!!) Right now I'm working on my Master's in Structural Engineering at the University of Texas. Grad school has been the absolute biggest pain in the butt (in academics and in my personal life) and if I do get to graduate in May I'm going skip across the stage! Since I'm perpetually single I'm looking for jobs anywhere but will probably go back up north to the Chicago area to be close to friends and family. I have an endless list of interests... art, reading, scrapbooking, sewing, crafty stuff in general, tennis, skiing, rollerblading and more. I don't have any cats but i have 12 house (apartment?) plants that are absolutely thriving. :)

[Ivygirl]

Ooooo am I happy I found this site...

My name is Candy and I'm (shhhh...looking around...whispering) 30 yrs old. Would I still be considering a quarter-lifer at thirty? I just turned 30 last month and life is still as BLAH now as it was before. So I guess I qualify :o). Anyway, I received a B.S. in Economics in 1996 from Langston University in Oklahoma. I realized immediately after joining the world of the working-miserables, that I went to college for the wrong reason and the wrong discipline. My heart was never into Economics or anything business related. I've always felt deeply about the arts and my first loves in life besides my mommy have been singing and writing. I had originally chosen Vocal Performance as a major but I decided (with much urging from my father) to major in something more "practical". While working dead-end jobs, my fascination w/all things entertainement led me to do some volunteer work with Universal Music Group, which led to a wide array of entertainment marketing experience for me. I went on to work full-time for Moet & Chandon Champagne as a marketing rep, a job I sincerely loved. But all good things end, so I am currently an Admin Assistant (a/k/a Receptionist, you know the deal) at a Piping Company and I've been here for longer than I care to mention. So much for graduating Magna Cum Laude, huh?

I recently started graduate school at the Univ of Houston working on a M.A. in Communications. And in what little time I do have left over, I'm working on recording my demo. Glad to have found this site. And I hope to walk away inspired every time I visit.;):

[Masterbuilder]

Hello all,

I've known about this website for several years, I first learned about it in the autumn of 2001 and have been stopping by from time to time ever since. Then a few weeks ago I suddenly got this urge to officially register, so I did.

Anyhow, my name is Joe and I'm 23, I'll be 24 in the summer. I finished my undergrad degree in '02, I graduated with a dual major in History and Geography. I immediately started a master's program in Historical Geography at a Canadian university and so now I'm in the process of writing up my thesis. I'm originally from the US, and plan to move back when I finish up here, but it's been a really interesting couple of years living in Canada.

(Before I forget, if you're an American looking into grad schools, check out Canadian universities. Their tuition is a pittance compared to what you'd pay Stateside, and depending on what you want to study there are several very highly ranked schools up here - Uni. of Toronto, McGill, UBC, Queen's, etc.)

My interests are fairly widespread, I like the outdoors but I'm not really interested in sports although I do like hockey; I prefer hiking, or sailing, and just contemplating landscapes and places. I'm very much interested in history (all places in all times), art history and conservation, architecture and urban design, geopolitics and foreign affairs; I spend a lot of time reading and researching and thinking and writing. Hey, I'm a grad student!

Naturally I like hanging out with friends, and I try to make it out two or three times a week; however, I'm kind of an introvert and I'm perfectly happy spending lots of time on my own. No girlfriend, but maybe someday I'll meet someone. I have a few good "drunk" stories but usually I'm pretty low key and laid back; busy but not insanely stressed; concerned about our world and the people in it but a believer in humankind's ability to overcome its many problems.

I guess you could say I'm an "old fashioned" modernist, sort of like Robert Moses, the "Masterbuilder" of New York City.

Well anyway, that's me in a nutshell . . . over the years I've come to appreciate many of the messages on these boards and the people who post them, and I think we all have a fantastic resource here. I'm happy to be "officially" a part of it now.

[Cassiegrl27]

Hmmm, well, I kinda just stumbled onto this site and wow, am I glad....However, my QLC is bit different than what i have seen so far....

Okay, my name is Cassie and I live in Ohio...I am 26 years old...(27 in May)

I have a husband and two sons and a stepdaughter...I have no job, but I am currently attending Southern State Community College and I have no IDEA what my major is yet...I am in my fourth quarter and have pretty much filled my schedule with computer classes and electives....I am hoping to figure something out soon...

My QLC, in a nutshell--I am no where near where I wanted to be at this age...I NEVER wanted to be a "housewife" I always knew that I wanted to be a mother someday, but now I know it came too soon....I love my kids and my husband, but there is something missing and am I still trying to figure it all out....

I won't go into too many details, cause honestly, I'm not sure of those at the moment either....I am so glad that I found this site...although it was only this morning...lol

[bumblegirl]

Ok, so i'm new. I'm turning 24 in 3 months (?) and I have just discovered that I may be having a quarterlife crisis. I sit at a desk that I hate, answer a phone that NEVER rings, thought I wanted to go to law school and be uber-powerful and espected only to realize that that is in no way-shape-form what I want. Everything that I thought I wanted I don't, and everything I thought I would never need... I do. I just bought the book, this lovely site's namesake. Haven't started it yet b/c I just got back and discovered the Forum.

I know that other people are in the same boat as me, which helps. I think its insane that it seems to be an epidemic sweeping the nation. My dad says i'm too young to be having a quarter life crisis, or any kind of crisis for that matter. But I reminded him that i have a crisis if I can't figure out what shoes to wear, and that really, I've always been mature for my age.

I share a house with 2 guys. one of whom I hooked up with initially, and the other one who tries really hard to irritate me. I pay too much rent and thus end up working 2 jobs even with a freakin degree. But I have good friends, for which I am thankful, and I love my family, for which I am also thankful - but I still can't quite get a handle on what exactly I want to make of my life.

so to recap.... I hate my job, , i don't get a long with my roommates, I no longer have a plan for my future -- but I have good friends.

[Kerowyn]

Hi...
Actually, I've been lurking for a while..about six months or so...
I'm 27 going on 28 and attending school. I took a couple of years off to decide what to do and came back deciding to go into the Medical profession. I would like to become a psychologist or a doctor and work in the alternative medicine field.
Hmm...my job...well, it sucks...I work in food..for now...part of what I'm doing in school is working on becoming a CMA to help me pay for college.
I have a very small social life. Sad, I know:) If I'm not working, I'm a school or vice versa.
I guess my QLC comes in as a bunch of questions like...What am I working so hard for? What' s the point of going to school? It all seems like a rat race and perhaps I don't want to do that. Where did all my twenties go? What's the point of it all really? I don't know sometimes..I really don't...
Anyway, nice to meet everyone! Great to be here and all that:) :cool:

[ibgski]

Hi everyone...I've spent some time reading and enjoying everyone else's misery (just kidding, I'm really just happy to find so many other people going through what I am too) so I figure it's time to go ahead and join in the fun myself.

I graduated last may (can't believe it's been nearly a year already) with a BA in communication and a minor in journalism. after bumming around for a while, I finally got a job in the field, as a radio newswriter, which I did for the past six months or so. it was pretty good, although i wasn't thrilled with the job, and now, the programs over (it was a seasonal show) and I'm out of a job again!

at this point, I really have no idea where to go with my life, what i want to do, where i want to live, what kind of job to pursue. and at the same time, i still my college life every single day. i loved school more than anything, had more fun there than i've ever had and miss all my friends so incredibly much. but, what can you do?

anyway, I'm glad there's so many others in my boat, and i hope i get to know you guys soon!

[Care]

Hi everyone. I have been browsing this message board for a few months now but I have never posted. I am 25 years old. I am have a wonderful husband and a hyperactive cat named Max. I have a few hobbies: I sing, read, practice Taekwondo, and talk on my phone. I am also a first year teacher.

Right now I am living in North Carolina but I truely miss my friends in Michigan and in Pennsylvania where I previously lived. Things just are not the same here. I love my teaching job but I feel like something is missing. I should be happy...I am married to a great guy, I have my own classroom and I am independent. The problem is that I am not happy. I have these pockets of happiness followed by bouts of sadness. I feel like my youth is gone and I miss the carefree days of college. I miss the times out with my friends and all the adventures I had. I feel like that time is over and I feel like somehow I have lost myself. It makes my husband sad because he wants to make me happy and he blames himself for my unhappiness. It is not his fault...I just am not sure where to go from here.

I will you all the best. Thank you for listening to me.

[girlwquestions]

Hi everyone!!!!

I live in New York City. I am 21 and will be graduating this May with a Psychology and Sociology degree.

Currently, I am trying to find work in marketing or advertising. I have no job waiting for me after I graduate, which blows. So, if anyone can hook me up, pleaseeeeeeeee do!!!

Also, I browse through a lot of these threads and I'm starting to think that I'm one of the youngest ones on this board at 21....is this too young to have a QLC? I feel like I'm more uptight about getting a job than most people my age. And I'm telling you....I'm REALLLYYYY uptight about getting a job. I feel like I need one yesterday. I can't imagine sitting at home idly with nothing to do.

Well, aside from that, I'm a very happy, cheerful person. Very talkative and easy-going. I like to read and play any type of sports. I don't have a boyfriend, which also blows, it has been a while, mainly because I have been caught up with all the jobsearching stuff and even spent my last spring break in college commuting to two interviews and spent half of the break at the career center in school. Now, do you see how uptight I am?

Ok, again, I'm a fun person. :razz: :p

[Marce]

:) I am Marcie. I just joined this board.
I have been married since June and live in VA. I am originally from Massachusetts (near the RI line). I have a dog named Chelsea and cat named Freddy. I go to grad school and am getting my MS in counseling. I work as a case manager for people with mental illness full time also.

In my spare time (HA) - I like to work in the yard, go on trips and see new things, I like shopping when I have money and spend QT with my husband.

Look forward to meetin you all

[Jennalyn]

I'm Jennifer. I just turned 27 over the weekend. I work in communications at a non-profit which would be exactly what I wanted to do with my life if it paid a little better (yes I know it's non-profit; I said a LITTLE better) and it were somewhere where my co-workers didn't generally suck. I'm living in Boston and loving it but hating the cost of everything. Of course I'm negative - I'm in the midst of my quarter life crisis!
If all my dreams came true tomorrow, I would get that job I applied for a few weeks ago (when I emailed for an update the response came back that I was being strongly considered and I should hear back this week) and it would pay enough so that I wouldn't have to scrape change to eat, and I wouldn't have to live in the student ghetto, and I could go back to school in the fall and get started on an MBA in non-profit management. Also, I would wake up with a really awesome throaty voice and I could be a rock star in my spare time. Rock! Star!
Marcie - where in MA are you from? My boyfriend teaches in MA, close to the RI border.

[dliepmanSUX]

Douglas Massachusetts in da' hizzouse!!!

[Marce]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNALYN!!

I am originally from Attleboro, MA - where does your boyfriend teach?

Good Luck on the job!

[ResurrecteD]

YAY I am new here...I think...

what do you think?:confused:

[mgp2]

I think suxNAMPEILD backwards and reversed spells DliepmanSUX.

[cheshrcarol]

Oh my god, is that a clue to who you are?!

[cheshrcarol]

:redface: oh damn, i just read the other thread. never mind.

[wordsmith]

I'm not new, but I'll play, too, since a lot of new people tend to crop up in between my visits.

I'm Jess, I've been floating in and out of here at random since '01, I think. I'm 27. I'm a chick, since the screenname doesn't necessarily make that obvious.

After receiving a degree in English and secondary education, I ran screaming from the teaching profession and ensconced myself in youth work with inner-city at-risk kids for a while. Then life took me on to a gig in journalism, which finds me the harshly used, often abused, and oh, so martyred editor of a couple of small weekly newspapers.

I can be found working annoyingly unconventional hours, and justifying long stretches of random websurfing by the fact that I'm always on freaking call, and people better not look crossways at me, d*#& it, I can do what I want.

I live by myself in a renovated Victorian-era brothel located approximately three inches from a railroad track, so I get to listen to freight trains going past outside my window and the ghosts of syphillitic ladies of the evening as I drift off to sleep each night.

I live in a small town with no social scene to speak of, and have resigned myself to the fact that it could take me years before I meet my match. Nine-tenths of my dating exploits have been entertaining, but have ultimately ended due to usually severe imbalances in how much we float one another's respective boats. Only once in recent years have I met anyone who I liked as much as he liked me, and vice versa...As luck would have it, he travels the world endlessly with the U.S. Air Force and, uh, I don't. Alas.

I live to read, write, and hang out with my family. I'm waiting for divine inspiration regarding the next chapter of my life to hit. I'll keep you all updated.

[Neon Moon]

Hello, My name is Neon M and I am a Newbie, Hello Neon we love you thank you.
I am 41 and I have kids, yes I said kids gasp I know, it's something. I have been married for 25 years go my sister thanks that is about all.

[pisces2473]

Ummm not that we're really strict about this stuff, but this is a board for young adults in their 20's and early 30's...and your profile says you were born in 1969--wouldn't that make you 35??

[SteveUK]

Hi forum. My name is Steve. I'm 26, and work as a web developer in the UK. In my spare time I like going out to pub/clubs (when I get the chance), martial arts (a passion of mine), music, films etc.

Nice to meet you all. Feel free to add me to your Instant Messenger lists!

[Shake]

Hi I'm Sekar, 30, (pronounced Shaker) from New England... Hardware Architect and Engineer. Lots of various hobbies..none of which I would call myself good at...golf, tennis, rock climbing and other stuff. Still single..dazed and confused at 30...

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"It might be a quarter life crisis ....Or just the stirring in my soul"
-- John Mayer

[tarawvu]

I guess I'm kinda late to this thread but thought I'd introduce myself anyway. I'm Tara, and live in West Virginia, bet you couldn't guess that from my name!! I graduated from West Virginia University in 2001 with a BS in journalism.

Right now I'm a radio news reporter/anchor in Charleston, WV and it sucks. I'm way underpaid and overworked. I also have a second job as an after-school teacher's aide at a local gradeschool. That is a job I really like and it's really gotten me to start thinking about going back to school to get my teaching degree.

I live with my boyfriend and younger brother now which at the very least makes for a very interesting living situation. I like going out with my friends, drinking a nice wine, reading and of course, writing.

[sparkalicious]

Hi, I'm Stef. I'm not really new, but just started posting more recently. However, I am thinking that in the best interests of my company's productivity, I should ban myself from this site until I can get some work done!!! So everyone please send me happy work-motivation thoughts and better attitude towards working thoughts :p

Anyway, I am currently living and working as a raw materials buyer in Ann Arbor, MI (hi to all you other Michigan ppl on the boards! :) ). I'm 24, graduated from WMU (Western Michigan - Go Broncos) in 2002. I have been in the working (or not) world for about 1.25 yrs, since a few weeks after graduation - no fun time in between :( I am still adjusting to the realities of the 8-5 world - still can't accept the fact that I spend so much of my time working. But I know I have a great job, and I should appreciate it more.

But I am back in my hometown (pretty much) and my goal was always to move south - I HATE winter. So I am stuck here where my apartment is sucking up all my money and I don't have many people to hang out with even though I am back home. I don't want to job search again, at least not for another year or more. I don't want to keep throwing away my money on rent, but I don't want to move back home, either. Part of me wants to pack up and move somewhere warmer (Tampa? ATL? NC/SC? VA? TX? I'm flexible!) but I could never do that w/o job security. Plus I'd know even less people if I moved. I have had much less success in dating than that MSN article says I should - since AA is in the top 10. It's not that I don't know that there's fun stuff to do here, it's just that there's no way in HELL I am showing up alone. There are just not that many ways to meet guys, and I am still resisting the online-dating movement.

I guess I should add that I DO have interests and stuff - I read a lot, I'm learning to cook w/o burning things, I'm trying to learn golf, I'm a longtime runner who is currently frustrated by various injuries due to overzealous training (for my 1st 10K which now may not happen). I like living alone but I'd REALLY like to meet more people so we can do stuff like hang out downtown AA. I have no pets, but when I am in dog-withdrawal I go play with my parents' dog.

So that's my QLC, sorry to drone on like that. I like reading everyone's posts. You just may not see me around much if I am successful in my quest to get back to work!

PS - my salute to Ralph is "Lisa's bad dancing makes my feet sad!"

[emoalamode]

Hi People!

Im Amy, 22, and I live in Orlando/Winter Park, FL. Im about to graduate with a BS in Psychology....in July.

As for the future, I have NO CLUE!

I was dating a guy for about 2 1/2 months and he graduated and moved to Los Angeles, CA about 2 weeks ago. He said something about me moving there, well and then followed it up with "you should visit first."

I need to go to graduate school but I procrastinated and now Im faced with a year in the "real world" before going back to school.

Im in need of a better paying job...and some direction. *wink*Sounds like a quarter life crisis to me.

When Im procrastinating, which is MOST often, I like to go to local shows, drink coffee (alot of it), hang out with friends, ya know...normal 20 something activities.

Thats me....IM me on AIM anytime...Im curious about the "real world" and I need some direction. Any suggestions for places to live for a year?

AIM: XCrazyEmoGirlx

*Amy*

[flyogagrl]

So I am brand new to QLC and I tripped on this thread....

My name is Maggie and I am 25 (still) and will be turing 26 in August (which I think may actually be more difficult than turning 25!). I am originally from the suburbs of Philly and went to school at Elon College (now Univerisity) in Elon, NC where I graduated in 2000 with a double major degree in Corporate & Broadcast Communications. Which I am actually applying in my current job as a marketing manager, however had I known involved too many long hours, going to conventions where I have to stand in heels on cement floors, and constantly having a messy desk, I wouldn't have majored in it.

Currently, I live in the Ft. Lauderdale area. I moved here all by myself 3 months ago because, get this, I wanted to move where it was warm. I of course didn't take everything into consideration, especially the fact that they only people I do know here are grad students and spend most of their time in labs or in classes, leaving me at the mercy of the schedules to hang out and be social.

So to pass the time when I am not at work or on a business trip, I do lots and lots of yoga, go shopping, and am taking surfing lessons. However, most of the people in my surfing group are in highschool, so that of course makes me feel ancient!

I previously worked for a legal consulting group, and am thinking thats what I want to go back to. I market air craft parts right now to foreign countries. It's like banging your head against the wall all day.

[iwanttoscream]

Hi, my name is Arwen and I graduated with a BA in English from UNC-Greensboro. I now live in Raleigh, NC with my husband. I work at an insurance agency as an underwriter. My job is incredibly boring and not at all related to my degree. I am now contemplating going back to school to get my Masters of Social Work.

I got married November 15, 2003 and am still adjusting to married life. I love it but it can be frustrating. My husband is a database manager with a degree in Psychology from Clemson University and he hates his job too! We are also thinking about moving back to Greensboro because that is where all of our friends and family are.

I love to read and watch City Confidential and Cold Case Files. I go out a lot with friends and I have just discovered my love for cooking. I also have become addicted to this site!

[pisces2473]

Your name is Arwen!?!?! That's so cool! :)

[iwanttoscream]

Thanks! I have just come to appreciate it. Growing up in the South not a lot of people knew what it meant and just thought I had a wierd name! I would always ask my Dad why he named me that. I guess it is sweet that he named me after a princess but I still thing he got off the hippie bandwagon a little late - my sister and brother are named Hunter and Laura - not fair!!

[canucksgirl]

hey everyone ! i'm new to the site so i'm gonna introduce myself....

i'm julie, i'm 22 and i live in vancouver, bc. awhile ago someone forwarded the "QLC" email and i'm like hey that TOTALLY describes what i'm going thru, so i searched google for forums about it and came across this one.

anyways....about 3 months ago i graduated w/a diploma in fashion merchandising and now i am having major confusion about what to do w/my life. i've been trying to find a job and have gone thru endless interviews, yet nothing. and the job market in vancouver for fashion is really small. i'm trying to stay focused and keep applying myself..... but it's hard when nothing is happening and even harder when i'm not sure what it is i want to do. i feel completely lost and insecure and i'm questioning every idea about what to do w/my life. the world is spinning and i'm just standing still or maybe it's me who's spinning. anyways that's would be my QLC in a nutshell... i could go on! :P

[fluberant]

Greetings to all!! A friend told me about this site a while ago, but since then I've been here, there and every where. During this time, I learned about the word fluberant where I used to work. It basically means to be happy with one's self which I try to live by. I took this summer off and I am living at my cabin. I love it, but I am ready to dive back into work, which I am still searching for. (I made a career change 1 year after college to pursue my passion........ and its not working out the way I thought it would.) Anyway, I love to be outside, read and drink beer (what can I say? I went to college in Milwaukee). My new goal is to learn how to draw. Nice to meet ya'll!

[MB1041]

Wow, a lot of posts on this thread. I'm also fairly new here and have been here for a couple weeks now, though it has been mostly lurking.

I live in Milwaukee, WI and am 24. After a year of not finding a job, I finally found one and currently love my job which I've been at for a year now.

I'm married with a 16 month old girl and another week old girl who was just born one day after my birthday on July 16.

My love is computers and gaming and that is also what I do for a living.

While I feel this website is fairly supportive, I have run into a few rude people already. :-(

[aries_sun]

My name is Natalie and I'm 23. I got divorced at the beginning of this year. Learning how to be on my own.

I graduated from a technical school with a diploma in Graphic Design. I kind of use it in my field. I'm an Admin. Assistant for a Chamber of Commerce. I deal with a lot of different kinds of events. It's interesting work.
I spend a lot of time with my family and friends. I love action movies like Bad Boys! That is pretty much me.

[Starfish]

I'm Jessica, 26, in Colorado Springs. I have a BS in psych from the University of Illinois and since graduation have moved to L.A. and D.C. before finally ending up in CO. I work as a federal background investigator. I'm engaged and plan on getting married sometime next year! For fun I play acoustic guitar, read, shoot pool, and play on the internet.

Welcome to all the newcomers!

[silverkitten62]

Just want to say that I read each and every post and it's good to meet all of you.

I've been on this site for, I think since March or April of this year. I turned 25 May 29th. I graduated from Iowa State University in 2003 with a double major in Advertising and Design. I worked as a graphic designer from March 2003- February 2004 and then lost my job.

I moved to Washington in March and I work for Origins right now. I've intended on law school since my sophmore year of college so I'm still moving forward with that plan. I'm still single, but I'm enjoying it. Laying off the dating for a bit.

I used to own horses so I love riding, I snowboard, I love biographies, movies, and traveling.

I have a lab/chow mix named Zoe who I've lugged around this country with me. She is awesome. I have an older brother who is 33 and a sister who is 28, who tell me what I'm going through is "No big deal." arg! Siblings! My passion is law, art and poetry!

[ilujnai]

Hi ~
My name is Anjuli, and I'm like....not an alcoholic, but I am suffering from said 'quarter life crisis'.

I just broke up with my boyfriend of four years, living with a decent roommate in Atlanta, GA. I have a cat who pulls his fur out and it's really disconcerting. My roommate has a min. poodle that enjoys chasing said cat. I am taking a break from school to figure out what the hell I want to do, and I'm currently working for an ecommerce co in their customer service dept. I get to listen to people yell at me on the phone, and then I refund their money.

That's the basic jist of what I do.

[tartytwenty]

Hello everyone!

I am 25 and I own a condo and have a live in boyfriend and 3 kitties. YEa, so why am I on QLC? I realized that everyone around me including me seemed like they didn't accomplish or reach their goals in life...SO i started researching 20 somethings depression and found the quarter life crisis site. It's nice to hear and know that we're not alone in this journey!

[Skyblade]

Welcome tarty...I found this site the same way. A friend told me that what I was going through was called a Quarterlife Crisis, so I started researching it and found this site.
Hope you are able to find some good support here! :)

[Tbone]

I'm really glad someone started this thread. I noticed that I wasn't the only "newbie" to join QLC...I'm addicted to this thing and it's only my first day although I registered a while ago, just never used it. I'm 26, living in S.Florida. I work for an online college but definitely looking to change...and SOON. I just got married 9 months ago and already have a mortgage so that sucks (keeps me at my job longer than I want) b/c I have to pay the bills! I have 3 cats, but am very allergic...I just love them.

Everyone on here sounds really great. I'm glad I'm not "alone" in my QLC. Thanks everyone!

[bd1222]

I am not really a newbie - sort of Seminewbie!!!

Im 26 and from New Jersey. My sister introduced me to this site a few months ago - and I am glad...It's nice to talk to you guys about everything and anything. Im in Marketing and I work for A gift box company...It's great all the ribbons, bows, and boxes!!! I have a roommate who looks like Tom Green and I have two cats - Max and ZOna and a wonderful boyfriend of one year.

I graduated college in 2000 with a degree in Communications specializing in Public Relations.

Thanks again for all of the helpful advice!!!!