tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087808.post112622050157607917..comments2023-10-31T15:03:06.239+00:00Comments on Successful F*ck Up: These Things DO Come in ThreesSerialangelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04722444249525698422noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087808.post-1126297926216913962005-09-09T21:32:00.000+01:002005-09-09T21:32:00.000+01:00Hello again, I've just read to the bottom and want...Hello again, I've just read to the bottom and wanted to say that had I done so before commenting, I would not have used the word "amusing". Please don't take it as belittling or infantilising, I do take your fears seriously.<BR/><BR/>At the risk of sounding like the ancient fart that I am, probably older than your father: you have so much potential, so many possibilities, don't screw yourself up.<BR/><BR/>Not that you asked for advice, but: sit the Oxford entrance exams, then ask for a deferment in order to take the mentorship. Use that year to come to terms with (read: whip the arses of) your other demons. There is nothing wrong, and much right, with taking a year between school and university. There is also nothing wrong, and much right, with taking professional advice about problems that you cannot handle alone: If your teeth hurt, don't you go to the dentist?<BR/><BR/>Flaubert said, "Life is like a bowl of soup full of hairs, it's disgusting but you have to eat it anyway". I happen to think that he was wrong, but even so: Granted that you <B>do</B> have to eat it, just swallow hard and get it over with.<BR/><BR/>Life is great, and it <I>does</I> get easier with practice :-)Udgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949287559886228889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087808.post-1126296718701716392005-09-09T21:11:00.000+01:002005-09-09T21:11:00.000+01:00Hello SA, found you via your comment on Lioness' n...Hello SA, found you via your comment on Lioness' nipple issue. Amusing blog, I'll be back.<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on the very good day, the mentorship sounds like a big win.<BR/><BR/>(BTW I lived in London before moving to Germany, cricket, country pubs and Indian restaurants are the only things I miss. Oh, and fish-and-chips.)Udgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949287559886228889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087808.post-1126294478470508642005-09-09T20:34:00.000+01:002005-09-09T20:34:00.000+01:00SWEET!This sounds like a wonderful day. I am so h...SWEET!<BR/><BR/>This sounds like a wonderful day. I am so happy for you, especially getting to see Ria and wow, a journalism mentorship? That is so very cool.<BR/><BR/>Kudos to your friend for helping you out when you need it. I'm glad to hear you're doing well.CarpeDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09066291714431230639noreply@blogger.com