Most drastic change you've made in the past 5 years

[ant]

I've been around forever, but rarely post (I've followed the herd since the late nineties for every big forum shift...which makes me suddenly wonder where Hap and Howie went). I'm always reading though.

Last five years:
Fractured my skull (playing bball)
Finished my MS in Zoology (seed dispersal by ants in Australia)
Got a grant to work in New Zealand for a while
Got married
Baby daughter 2 months later
Started my own design studio
Ruptured my achilles playing ball
Baby son born
Moved the family cross-country to Portland (I've been in NC since 2006) last October
Wife gave it a shot, but couldn't do the Oregon gloom
Moved back cross-country to sunny NC this spring
Will be back to watching Blazer games at 10:30 at night (sigh)

busy 5 years when I see the highlights

 

[Mediocre Man]

I got a brain tumor and went to a Communist country for some procedures.

What do I win?

 

[e_blazer]

I got a brain tumor and went to a Communist country for some procedures.

What do I win?

Hopefully, your health and a lot more years of being your snarky self.

 

[mook]

I'd always wanted to go to New Zealand and a job opportunity arose and so I took it. It has been a great adventure. The hardest thing has been the distance between us and family. The time difference between Europe and US is not quite so great as with NZ and that would reduce the biggest issue - communicating with people "back home".

I think it is a great experience for anyone to go spend time in a different culture/country for a period of time just to get a better vision of what we do/don't have and better understand differences.

Gramps...

Thanks for replying. I'm finding the time zone issues annoying as it is with "just" 8 hours difference. I agree that it's a real eye-opener.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Shit..... I guess it's not surprising given my age......

But I changed jobs (one that pays more for less hours, and is enjoyable).
We had our second child.
We've moved 4-5 times during the 5 years, though now we've been in our dream home for a half-year, so I can't see us moving for at least 10-15 years.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

I got a brain tumor and went to a Communist country for some procedures.

What do I win?

DING! DING! DING! DING!




heheheheee...what bells?

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

Lewis Black on going to New Zealand:

"If you're in a plane for 16 hours, when you land, the people there should have the common courtesy to speak another language. I didn't fly all this way to hear English AGAIN. Speak gibberish. Speak Pig Latin, you fucks."