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| Posted on 2011-11-28 02:28:09 PM |
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YOOOO SMWCentral, whats up. Just kidding, don't care about what you're doing now, I want to know what you were doing then! Or something.
Anyway, I made this thread like two-ish years ago, but its a concept I like and since there are a crap ton of new users since then(and new things I would say to my past), I decided to remake it. Hope thats cool with the mods. It was super dead anyway.
So yeah the concept is explained in this video
But really its just quicker if i say this : If you could go back ten years and say ten things to your past self, what would they be?
If you can't think of ten things, thats fine, and if you are only like 13, you only have to go back maybe 5 years or something.
Anyway, i would tell my seven year old self :
1. At some point our dad is going to bring home a guitar, instead of just fucking around with it for TWO YEARS, take lessons, RIGHT AWAY. I don't mean to toot our own horn or anything, but you have the potential to be an amazing musician, and you learn things SO FAST. You might think you don't need to take them, and thats true, you don't because you can and will learn so much on your own, but you will learn a lot more, a lot faster if you just take lessons.
2. I dont know if the piano is still in the house, but our parents are going to get rid of it. Don't let them, when you are my age, you will really wish you still had it because i want to take lessons! So take piano lessons right now as well.
If you don't want to take guitar AND piano lessons, then just take guitar for a year or so, drop those lessons and then take piano lessons. But DON'T stop playing the guitar, you learn quite quickly, by the time your my age you'll be really good if you start asap.
3. Don't even bother wit the tenor sax dude lol.
4. Jesus christ LEARN CHORD NAMES, honestly? Why does it take you until like a month ago to learn chord names, you sound like an idiot trying to explain chord progressions.
5. Make sure your guitar teacher teaches you key signatures and how to improv within them so you can jam with other people. Theres really not a better feeling then coming up with something awesome while jamming with other people.
6. Use chapstick, brush your hair, teeth, GET BRACES IN MIDDLE SCHOOL OR SOME SHIT, your're going to wish you did when you are my age, your going to grow your hair own in like 8th grade, just make sure you keep it brushed and washed, all that fancy jazz
7. Your going to lose S as a friend if you dont leave them alone. Talk to them about the problem
8. You are going to make the greatest group of friends you've ever had towards the end of 10th grade. You are going to have a new best friend and you need to treat her a hell of a lot better then you do, because shes going to get sick of your shit, you need to talk to her about whats up(more then you already do) shes not going to judge you or anything, she cares about you to much, she wants to help. She will help you get your shit together.
If you don't do this your going to hate yourself for a long time.
9. Read harry potter dude, its actually really good. Wait until your like 9th grade though(after you read falls the shadow, a book your cousin will give you) Really awesome books man, you'll love them.
10. Google search two things, 1 : During 2001, goodle search coheed and cambria, their first album comes out late that year, and that will be your favorite band for an extremely long time. They are the reason you fall in love with listening, playing, and writing music. 2. Around 2005 google search SMWCentral. Even if you don't start hacking right away, the community always has and always will be awesome, you'll meet some really cool people there, just don't make a damn fool of yourself. Oh and make sure you make your username BloodyToothBrush.
Your turn people. Have fun or something
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| Last edited on 2011-11-28 02:32:54 PM by BloodyToothBrush. |
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| Posted on 2011-11-28 02:41:05 PM |
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I'm actually 12, and because of that I'm talking to my 7-year old clone.
1. Don't repeat the 5th grade. Seriously. You're going to have so many friends there.
2. Install StepMania. NOW.
3. Don't beg around 3 days for Make 'n' Break, its not as cool as it's looks, and isn't worth 30 bucks.
4. Get more addicted into Mario Kart Wii.
5. Learn more Biology. If you don't, you're going to make a mistake.
6. Swap your German teacher when you're going to be 10. He is an asshole.
7. Get glasses much previously.
8. Don't eat too much as me. (No, I don't.)
9. Get rid of your old schoolbag, althrough it looks very good but you're going to get throwed away with it.
10. Don't think the 12-year old version of you is uncool. He isn't!
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| Posted on 2011-11-28 03:17:53 PM |
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I'm very sure I'd be very strict with myself, at any age, to prevent becoming what I already am. Sure, I enjoy life, I believe I have potential, but I'm unwilling to do anything about it... because I'm lazy as hell. I'm not sure if I would continue in this direction that I am heading now if I did. :/
Other, more specific things I'd tell myself? You're either much better, or much worse than you think you are at things. Nothing in between. I'm starting to believe that I'm basically hardwired to do certain tasks, and not be able to do much apart from those.
Work on your creativity more than you do. I may be seen as one of the more creative people around here, but if I actually made more stuff, started drawing, making music or whatever, I'm sure I'd do decently well. Maybe I could start programming games, too. Create Terraria before it was even made, sell loads of copies, get rich. Then get a life. :V
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| Posted on 2011-11-28 04:42:46 PM |
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I'm 13, so I guess I'll just talk to my 8 year old self or something.
1. Ask dad to see some of his CDs in the basement. There's some awesome stuff down there, and it'll get you a good taste in music.
2. Buy a Super Nintendo. I know somewhere where you can get one, and they're not too expensive.
3. Once you have it, buy Super Mario World. You won't regret it.
4. If you come across a website called SMW Central, don't join it for a few years. Not sure what'd happen, but I'm sure the mostly-teenager community would start hating you.
5. Don't sell 4x4 Evo II. I know it doesn't work well, but I'm sure just cleaning it and playing it further would be better than getting a dollar.
To be honest, that's all of the useful advice I can think of to give myself.
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| Posted on 2011-11-28 07:59:36 PM |
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if this was truly a possible subject, i would tell myself 10 years in the past were i be 7 to fix the life issues dealt with.
1. when your dad makes you memorize the 12x times tables, tell him instead of waiting that you wont learn it just by looking at it
2. when it becomes available, get a ps3 or 360 instead of letting your sister sell the xbox for a ps2
3. dont play pokemon gbc-ds 24/7, you will end up doing it for the next 5 years at least
4. make the most of your friends and keep in mind that until 7th grade, you will likely find friends that are about to move a week after you meet them
5. go outside even if its boring and take the damn flintstones vitamins and soon centrium, they will make your body healthier instead of weaker but acrobatic and it will prevent your 10th grade nosebleed case or you will suffer 11 nosebleeds with 4 of them being enough to fill your hands a bit in a single 24 hour period
6. discover touhou early
7. sylvan is a waste of money, it didnt teach anything, they didnt help you with homework and they bribe you with tokens that let you get stuff thats possibly not worth 600 monthly which could be better spent on funner things like xbox.
8. finish ninja gaiden on xbox and make sure to get the dark dragon blade before the xbox gets inevitably sold because you and your sister are tired of your dad hogging it for the racing car game
9. keep your room clean and save allowences, you wont get them for very long.
10. dont buy hot fries no matter how good they are or how they satisfy your super spicy tolerence for a little bit, you may not be able to take hot cheetoes now but at some point, spicy ramen that literally makes your face red and sweaty will be part of your peak in how much spice you can handle without blowing up your mouth and make sure you tell the waitress you had it before as she makes you wait a good 10 minutes telling you you cant handle it.
11. dont let your sister slam your head in a car door when your 8, its a traumatizing thing to think about sometimes.
12. dont tell your friend about touhou stuff as he will become slightly annoying with it at times.
13. do not take game design and programming the year its out, try to get into digital media first if possible or whatever and make sure to take gym in freshman year so you can ommit algebra 2 from eating up your votech hours of school.
14. do not let smw become your reason for wanting to learn music, get it the first time in 7th grade and dont forget to buy rosen for a full month in a row.
15. dont freak out in class about a life story as it makes things worse
16. write all this crap down so you dont forget it
(lol hit something while typing and it said "f this" in the save as bare)
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| Last edited on 2011-11-28 08:01:23 PM by omegazeroINFI. |
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| Posted on 2011-11-28 08:45:50 PM |
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1. Don't be so ashamed of what you're interested in. Those people you're trying to befriend will move away and become insignificant anyway. Find people you actually care about.
2. Join more clubs. It'll really help with your grad school application.
3. Stop wasting so much money on useless shit. Seriously.
4. Don't sell that SNES with 20 games for $10. Really, don't be a moron and do that.
5. Spend more time with your family. You never know when an unexpected event may tear you apart from them.
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| Posted on 2011-11-28 08:57:44 PM |
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Uh, I don't have too many to say...
1. Don't get involved with people you can't keep up with socially, it's a really dumb move, believe me.
2. Don't throw away your 6th form A levels, you'll regret game development and labour work.
3. Spend more time with your family and friends!
4. Don't split your personallity to befriend people, it gets way too out of hand and screws you over anyways.
5. Work more towards Languages and Art
6. Stop being late for every-singel-thing including important events
That's all I got at the moment.
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| Posted on 2011-11-28 09:47:58 PM |
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To my 14-year-old self:
- If someone calls you fat, just ignore them. They're trying to get attention.
- When you go on that winter retreat a couple of months from now, you will get on a zip line. Don't panic, or you'll make a fool of yourself.
- Those eye-doctors-in-training who said you didn't need glasses four years ago were wrong. Notice how you're using your right eye more than your left?
- You may be on the fence about whether or not to start ROM hacking. I say go ahead and join Acmlm's Board! Just don't register with the user name SuprMarioBros4Me...
- You will get a driver's license eventually. When you do, take your time driving. A person honking their horn behind you can't see what you see at the stop sign. Take this advice and you'll avoid destroying your first vehicle.
- Don't get anxious about entering high school. It really isn't as bad as it may seem to you now. College is even better!
- Pay more attention in your computer class. The phrase "starving artist" exists for a reason. I'm not saying you have to quit drawing, but that you should think twice before trying to pursue that as a career path.
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| Posted on 2011-11-28 10:25:24 PM |
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1. Ask your parents to buy you a Super Nintendo and the original SNES versions of SMW and Yoshi's Island. Trust me, you'll love them.
2. Take lessons for the piano or any kind of instrument really. You'll regret not having any background knowledge when you attempt to start composing music.
3. For god's sake don't waste your time chasing girls. Trust me you'll only end up depressed in the end.
4. Grow some damn balls and stand up for yourself when people try to put you through shit in middle school.
5. Don't EVER join LinkAndFriends.
6. Do not take other peoples' MIDIs, modify them, and reupload them onto VGMusic. You'll only end up getting banned and make yourself look stupid.
7. When you're asked if you want to become a mod on SMWC through PM, don't do it. Trust me kid you're not up for the job.
8. Stop spending the whole day on your computer. Actually get out and socialize more often. Trust me, this would help more than you think.
9. Learn to be confident and don't be ashamed of who you are.
10. Write this stuff down so you don't forget.
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| Last edited on 2011-11-28 10:25:56 PM by Jimmy52905. |
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| Posted on 2011-11-28 11:47:26 PM |
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1. Stop thinking porn and sexual things are evil.
2. Get medication for ADHD.
Those two things would've solved 95% of my teenage problems.
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| Posted on 2011-11-29 02:15:52 AM |
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Me talking to my 8 year old self I guess
1. Go to SMWCentral
2. Learn how to code
3. Whatever you do don't learn to play the piano because you'll find it very boring
4. Play Cave Story
5. Play Ikachan
6. Play Cave Story
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| Posted on 2011-11-29 03:29:26 AM |
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Somehow I doubt my 8 year-old self would be able to take any of this to heart, but...
- Don't get into the habit of procrastinating with everything you do. Seriously, it's going to come back to bite you in about 5 years or so.
- Don't give up on the flute. Really, it's a nice instrument, and you
were will be good at it.
- Don't try to act smarter than you really are. God only knows how unbelievably stupid you look when you do that.
- Similarly, don't bring up random smart-sounding topics in places they don't belong in just to make yourself look smart. You will regret it.
- Don't join any Internet message boards until you have absolutely mastered #3 and #4.
- In a few years your grandmother's friend from Japan will offer you the chance to have a pen pal who wants to practice English. Take her up on the offer. You'll waste a great opportunity and feel guilty about it for the rest of my life if you don't.
- Apply for college earlier. Then you won't be stuck on the waiting list for Honors Housing.
- Take music theory in high school when you actually have the chance.
- Be more open-minded. I can guarantee that you will like shows like Spongebob or Pokemon or Digimon or what have you if you give them a chance, and let's face it: you're pretty much the only kid on the planet who's never seen them.
- Spend more time with your little brother.
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| Posted on 2011-11-29 05:46:57 AM |
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Dear 10 year-old Masachu (7 years ago):
1) Just for the sake of argument, speak proper English!
2) You don't have to feel upset by how other people treat you like. Just be brave and go talk to your parents/teacher.
3) Stop playing Donkey Kong Country 2 and get your homework assignments done! Also, if you have time, go buy Mega Man X3, that game is awesome.
4) If you're feeling sick, and wanting to throw up, do so in the bathroom, not in your bed!
5) Show some respect to your parents and close friends more often.
6) Jeez, don't get emotional too easily! Being short tempered will just make yourself sound/look even worse maturity-wise.
7) Hey, nice acoustic guitar you've got there, bro! You certainly have the potential to improve your guitar skills, so keep practicing and make it happen!
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| Posted on 2011-11-29 03:14:31 PM |
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I'm twelve years old and don't really think my two year old self would benefit from my speeches, so let's imagine I'm talking to my seven year old self:
-Improve on your grammar/spelling/IQ before you become active on SMWCentral.
-It's okay to have role models, but seriously, you'll just get in other people's way if you try too hard to absorb their qualities, not to mention it won't help you.
-Seriously, don't TRY to be popular. It doesn't generally work, not to mention popularity can be a fall sometimes.
-Spend more time with the people you care about. You'll get more-or-less "torn" from them later, so enjoy their presence while you can.
-Tone your feitishes down a bit. They're fine, but tend to make you look bad and ruin relationships once they become an obssesion.
-TRUST me, the girl next door isn't truly a good date in the least.
-Life can get tough at times, but you just have to give things your all. Suicide/trying to beat up your twisted parents/running away just doesn't always make the cut, and no matter how bad it seems, times won't be hard forever as long as you don't become a burden to yourself.
-Don't agree to go to that art class, as it will ultimately lead your mother into sending you to a geography class that wastes your time and your poor family's money.
-Try harder to make more quality friends. They'll help you immensely.
-Don't let your father abuse you already.
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| Posted on 2011-11-29 04:05:45 PM |
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To my 7 years old self:
1. Get off that fucking computer and start meeting with your friends from school and neighborhood.
2. Study, you may have good marks right now but later you'll do like crap.
3. Do some excersice, please.
4. Start eating those friggin' vegetables and fruits, for God's sake, you have lots of problems because of that. Seriously.
5. Help mom with chores at home, please. She really needs some help, and you're not helping at all.
6. Be nicer with your dad, and also, spend some more time with him on weekends.
7. Stop "being the cool guy", also, don't be an ass to everybody and start being nicer to your friends.
8. Get a job.
9. Don't let those "badass" guys let you down or humiliate you. They're not even half as smart as they think they are and they're gay.
10. Get away from that one guy Bastian. He seems nice at first but he's simply a fucking jerk, and by jerk, a jerk.
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| Posted on 2011-12-01 01:39:50 PM |
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To my dear nine-year old self:
1. Mom, write this down for me.
2. Stop being such a damn crybaby
3. Stop letting everyone walk all over you
4. Remember that girl Crystal? The one who pulled you out onto the dance floor on halloween? She has the hots for you. Go for it, and remember to apologize for not being able to dance.
5. I know you're already too far into video games. So go even farther.
6. You're not going to believe me, but school is awesome. Especially AFTER you leave the fucking catholic system. Go to the public side.
7. You know what? Just transfer into that school that's within walking distance, because you're probably not going to go for Crystal anyways. Chicken.
8. Think about what people's reactions to what you're going to say are going to be before you say something.
9. Don't think too long on it, though, because then the conversation topic might change.
10. And for that matter, talk with people more!
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| Posted on 2011-12-01 04:57:33 PM |
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ok
1: Stay away from that girl Andrea. seriously, your screwed if you keep that crush.
2: your not as smart as you think you are
3: be nice to your teachers, espcially your grade 4 teacher.
4: Dread grade 4 entirely, thats when you realized life was dark and santa wasnt real
5: excerise. really.
6: try to fit in just a bit. if you don't, youll be very alone in grade 8 ;_;
7: Learn big words. Auto A+ with your grade 6 teachers
10: learn how to count to ten without skipping 8 and 9
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| Posted on 2011-12-04 08:44:59 AM |
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1. Making yourself look stupid is a horrible idea. Even if it's online. Seriously. Stop it.
2. Girls aren't going to kill you or anything, you idiot.
3. Don't make other guys think bad things about you. Seriously, even if you think it's a "joke," they are going to take things too far.
4. Stay away from that Lance kid. He may seem friendly, but he will turn into one of the biggest jerks you know. Really.
5. Stop watching those stupid Youtube videos already.
6. Never ever ever post on the Runescape forums. Actually, if your dad hasn't already gotten you that updated account, when he offers to get it for you, wait for a while. Getting it so soon will kill your interest in the game.
7. Stop relying on your mom to find books for you already.
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| Last edited on 2011-12-04 08:51:17 AM by GoldenSonic15. |
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| Posted on 2011-12-05 04:07:04 PM |
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(5 years back, talking to 9-year old self)
1. Tell the teacher. DO IT.
2. Don't quit that RS membership.
3. Tell the teacher.
4. Get a headset.
5. Continue pwning in school, you'll need it.
6. Expect Stick Wars in September.
7. Expect company from a guy with braces.
8. And a guy with problems. These will be your future friends.
9. TELL THE FUCKING TEACHER!
A. Learn what 'fuck' means.
B. Your best friend will get sick, and you'll rarely ever see him again.
C. Having presentations isn't that bad...yet.
D. You don't need to learn any more English. Ever.
E. Choose Spanish at foreign languages.
F. Learn hexadecimal.
10. Your teachers will get increasingly Christian. You know you're an atheist, stand your ground. Your opinion matters, use it.
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| Posted on 2011-12-05 07:23:24 PM |
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Dear Me at 14,
1.) Don't be afraid to "like" girls. Also, if you one day somehow fall in love with a good friend of yours, try not to go crazy about it. It's not likely to work out with her.
2.) Running is your sport, not soccer. And learn to pace yourself when you're running. All that excerise you do now will help you in the long run.
3.) Socialize more often. You can have fun on your own, but those four years of high school will work better if you open yourself up.
4.) I know the mornings are difficult for you right now, but trust me, it'll get better.
5.) Try to be less hesitant in the future. I have that same problem too.
6.) And please, put your papers in actual folders instead of cramming them in your backpack.
7.) Get all the help you can get for your Literature I class, and Literature III class in the next two years. You're going to need it.
8.) If dad recommends a college for you to go to, it's best to think about it.
9.) Once you do get to college, you're going to have to put extra effort onto your tests and exams.
10.) If you ever recieve a job offer for any kind of direct marketing, DON'T TAKE IT! Especially if you already have a job.
11.) That war in the Middle East is still going.
12.) Shower more often. Really, even though most people don't notice when you stink, you really need to think more about your hygiene.
13.) If you ever join Extreme Overclocking Forums, just for the arcade, but you decide to post on the forums, make sure you learn how to make a decent thread or post first.
14.) Lastly, I just want to say that I'm doing well right now; it could be better, but it could also be worse. So for my last tip, I just wanted to say, don't be afraid to talk about your problems. I understand that are some problems that are just unmentionable, but even sharing your actual feelings instead of hiding your pain will make a dramatic difference. You don't have to be happy all the time, but you shouldn't be shy about your problems.
Best of luck, Me at 24
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