What is your dream?
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Own my own castle with grounds including racing circuit designed by Schumacher, a banked oval for testing, a drag strip, a woodland rally course, shooting grounds, a lake to land my seaplane on, a proper airstrip and helipad and access to my own private beach with good surf.
Simple wishes really.
Simple wishes really.
Do a job that I enjoy doing to the point where I do it into retirement age.
Be comfortably off - enough to have a small flat somewhere exotic.
Own a series of nice cars - not necessarily expensive ones, but be able to mix it with the big boys in the desirability stakes.
Prep my own track day racers.
Have children.
Design my own house interior, garden etc and have the money to do it.
Influence people through my work - if I've raised interest in a car, a band, a DVD - anything, then I've done my job.
Be able to organise a big party/special occasion at some point and make it successful.
Drive Europe in a classic GT.
Die happy. Not necessarily as old as possible, but happy.
Be comfortably off - enough to have a small flat somewhere exotic.
Own a series of nice cars - not necessarily expensive ones, but be able to mix it with the big boys in the desirability stakes.
Prep my own track day racers.
Have children.
Design my own house interior, garden etc and have the money to do it.
Influence people through my work - if I've raised interest in a car, a band, a DVD - anything, then I've done my job.
Be able to organise a big party/special occasion at some point and make it successful.
Drive Europe in a classic GT.
Die happy. Not necessarily as old as possible, but happy.
Give up IT (and all my debts) and do something with my hands, such as become a mechanic, build kit cars, wax supermodels bikini lines...
I always get such a sense of satisfaction when I've built/fixed something, much more than when I write some code so some bankers can make £1M this week....
I always get such a sense of satisfaction when I've built/fixed something, much more than when I write some code so some bankers can make £1M this week....
reminds me of that mortgage advert on at the moment, kinda depressing when you see how their dreams as a child (e.g sailing round the world like christopher columbus) and as an adult (getting home from work before it's dark) differ. You then realise that pretty much everyone you know is in a similar situation.
Luckily I've travelled quite a bit of the world which was my main dream, now I just want to be able to work for myself doing a job I enjoy and hopefully keep travelling as much as possible. I'm a big fan of two quotes/sayings:
"The world is a book... those who do not travel read only a page"
and
"work to live, don't live to work!"
Eventually i'd like to have a small litter of sprogs and settle down, helping them realise their own dreams the best I can. Not for a while yet though.
Andy
ps. If I can afford a 250 GTO one day that wouldn't be a bad thing either!
Luckily I've travelled quite a bit of the world which was my main dream, now I just want to be able to work for myself doing a job I enjoy and hopefully keep travelling as much as possible. I'm a big fan of two quotes/sayings:
"The world is a book... those who do not travel read only a page"
and
"work to live, don't live to work!"
Eventually i'd like to have a small litter of sprogs and settle down, helping them realise their own dreams the best I can. Not for a while yet though.
Andy
ps. If I can afford a 250 GTO one day that wouldn't be a bad thing either!
Basically start a successful business that I am interested in and all of the employees are and be a good employer to work for. This will ensure the business is successful and provide money for the things that one might call 'dreams'.
First I need to stop going out so much and get my life in order.
First I need to stop going out so much and get my life in order.
love machine said:
I've met perhaps the best candidate for a Mrs Machine..
I can tell by the presence of
that there's something in the way. Ask yourself - is she unobtainable or unreachable? If she's unreachable... well, is she? How come? Have a look in one of your books - don't let it all go now mate.
Then again, I've met several MissV8 'candidates' and it's always the way - they might be my type, but I'm not theirs.
Then I think - couples should compliment, not mirror, each other.
I think perhaps when you're single for long periods of time you can disappear inside yourself. I have to keep that in check from time to time by involving myself emotionally with others - not chasing girls or going after a sh@g (never had much luck 'pulling' TBH), but helping a good friend solve an emotional problem. Sometimes I get an emotional high from just asking someone 'what's wrong?'. Feeling good doesn't have to have a love or sex element to it at all.
v8thunder said:
I've met perhaps the best candidate for a Mrs Machine..
I can tell by the presence of
Ask yourself - is she unobtainable or unreachable? If she's unreachable... well, is she? How come? Have a look in one of your books - don't let it all go now mate.
Then again, I've met several MissV8 'candidates' and it's always the way - they might be my type, but I'm not theirs.
Then I think - couples should compliment, not mirror, each other.
I think perhaps when you're single for long periods of time you can disappear inside yourself. I have to keep that in check from time to time by involving myself emotionally with others - not chasing girls or going after a sh@g (never had much luck 'pulling' TBH), but helping a good friend solve an emotional problem. Sometimes I get an emotional high from just asking someone 'what's wrong?'. Feeling good doesn't have to have a love or sex element to it at all.
That struck a chord over here - You might be on to something!
Feck man, this is some depressing sh*te I tell thee...
v8thunder said:
I've met perhaps the best candidate for a Mrs Machine..
I can tell by the presence of
Ask yourself - is she unobtainable or unreachable? If she's unreachable... well, is she? How come? Have a look in one of your books - don't let it all go now mate.
Then again, I've met several MissV8 'candidates' and it's always the way - they might be my type, but I'm not theirs.
Then I think - couples should compliment, not mirror, each other.
I think perhaps when you're single for long periods of time you can disappear inside yourself. I have to keep that in check from time to time by involving myself emotionally with others - not chasing girls or going after a sh@g (never had much luck 'pulling' TBH), but helping a good friend solve an emotional problem. Sometimes I get an emotional high from just asking someone 'what's wrong?'. Feeling good doesn't have to have a love or sex element to it at all.
Probably the nice bloke disease!
Curse of champions.
That's going to merit a thread sooner or later (but not now - I'm listening to Last Dance - exquisite song about people moving on: "Even if we drink I don't think we would kiss in the way that we did when the woman was only a girl")
>> Edited by v8thunder on Monday 14th February 23:03
>> Edited by v8thunder on Monday 14th February 23:03
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