Time to go...seriously.

[Ran]

Okay, I don't know what hit me tonight, but I'm finally f*cking sick of it. I have got to get out of here. Not this town, not this state, but this whole f*cking country. I'm sick and f*cking tired of living this dull, run-of-the-mill lifestyle and I'm not going to put up with it anymore.

I've put the room I'm renting up for another tenant if anyone is looking to move out in the Acworth area. Please check the Lifestyles section for details or PM me.

The Yaris is for sale in the Cars For Sale section. Just take over the payments and you can have her. I don't care.

Check out my for sale thread in the Garage Sale section to pick up some neat stuff for good prices. All of it is going towards a plane ticket and a cash stock of $4 grand to get started with on a new life.

I'm also looking for weekend work if anyone needs help with anything. I don't care what it is as long as it pays decent. Manual labor, paperwork, whatever. I don't f*cking care. Just give me a job, a check, and I'll get it done.

Finally, although I highly doubt it, I'm also open to any kinds of donations that anyone would throw my way. You can hit up my paypal at [email protected]. Whether you want to help me at achieving my goal or if you just want to see me leave. It's all the same to me and anything from $1 to $100 is greatly appreciated.

Thanks to all that would support me. The goal is to be gone for good by the end of the year. God bless.

[R3RUN]

I know how you feel man. Thought I just wanted to get out of ATL, much larger problem.

[RandomGuy]

lol he really wants to go to JDM land hahah learn the language masturbate to the pornos

everything

only to realize when he gets there that he'll be constantly broke bc of the cost of living there (unless you join the army or marines or something) which i suggest you do

My best friend was in a similar situation where he was just at the point where he's like wtf at life... just watching the days go by and shit so he signed up and he said that was the best decision he ever made... he's ballin too! rackin in like 2k a month profit and is stationed in Japan

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...6-16b4c92b1cdf


japan = not fun unless you're ballin, or in the military

[Flip]

Hate to see ya go man but good luck with it all. Hit me up if you need help packin and movin and such when you're goin...

[R3RUN]

If you do really go, I wish you luck. Hopefully youll get over all the retards in this country.

[JDM onlyy]

Okay, I don't know what hit me tonight, but I'm finally f*cking sick of it. I have got to get out of here. Not this town, not this state, but this whole f*cking country. I'm sick and f*cking tired of living this dull, run-of-the-mill lifestyle and I'm not going to put up with it anymore.

I've put the room I'm renting up for another tenant if anyone is looking to move out in the Acworth area. Please check the Lifestyles section for details or PM me.

Check out my for sale thread in the Garage Sale section to pick up some neat stuff for good prices. All of it is going towards a plane ticket and a cash stock of $4 grand to get started with on a new life.

I'm also looking for weekend work if anyone needs help with anything. I don't care what it is as long as it pays decent. Manual labor, paperwork, whatever. I don't f*cking care. Just give me a job, a check, and I'll get it done.

Finally, although I highly doubt it, I'm also open to any kinds of donations that anyone would throw my way. You can hit up my paypal at [email protected]. Whether you want to help me at achieving my goal or if you just want to see me leave. It's all the same to me and anything from $1 to $100 is greatly appreciated.

Thanks to all that would support me. The goal is to be gone for good by the end of the year. God bless.

I been feelin the same way lately but I know I can't just get up and go like that even though I wish I could. Good luck though pal, make sure to send us the JDM goodies..

[WickedIXMR]

wat is making you leave? just curious

[Ran]

only to realize when he gets there that he'll be constantly broke bc of the cost of living there (unless you join the army or marines or something) which i suggest you do

My best friend was in a similar situation where he was just at the point where he's like wtf at life... just watching the days go by and shit so he signed up and he said that was the best decision he ever made... he's ballin too! rackin in like 2k a month profit and is stationed in Japan

1) The cost of living varies from place to place just like any country. I'm not going to live up the high life in nice hotels and tour the cities. I'm going with a duffel bag of clothes and necessary supplies for things like baths, ect... I'm just going to walk around the country and take in a culture. Maybe I'll find something more, maybe not.

2) I was in an Army scout unit for two years. I signed up for six, but a forty foot fall during a training incident relocated my spine and got me discharged. Now the VA pays me $500 a month.

wat is making you leave? just curious

Who knows man? I guess I'm just tired of life. I don't know why though. I have a great family, a loving girlfriend, a good paying job, and every creature comfort I could want. I'm just sick of it. Maybe I'm going to find myself or something. My mother thinks I'm going to find God. She just doesn't know that I don't plan on coming back. So, who knows? A search for love and adventure? Self-reflection? Maybe something else? I'll know it when I find it.

[The Yousef]

well damn Nate...call me if you want to talk bro....i think all that fast food has finally affected the chemical balance in you brain...

[The Yousef]

btw i kinda see where you're coming from:

why do you i think i try to leave town as much as financially possible?

[kelly marie]

good luck with whatever you decide! if you don't do it, you may regret it in the long run! do what feels right.. you only live once.. take chances!!

[The Yousef]

good luck with whatever you decide! if you don't do it, you may regret it in the long run! do what feels right.. you only live once.. take chances!!

..indeed

for instance i regret that we ever met!

[Sol-Badguy]

I can't say I've known you for very long, or much at all. I do hope you have better luck wherever you go. I'm honestly tired of the little place called Mableton. It's full of nothing but shit and rednecks. The only thing keeping me here is money, and my friends/family. Hell, a lot of my family are rednecks.

Good luck doing what it's going to take me years more to do.

[mocha latte cupcake]

attn amy: if you leave, leave me the keys to the yaris. thank you



but seriously, i agree go for it buddy we'll miss you but yeah man i think you need to just get away learn more japanese and come back with alot of jdm parts in your duffel bag lol

[kelly marie]

..indeed

for instance i regret that we ever met!

hmm the feeling is mutual sweet cheecks!

[The Yousef]

hmm the feeling is mutual sweet cheecks!

u wuv me...



ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...

[Ran]

Yousef, if you know anyone that has a reliable car for sale around $1000, let me know. I'm about to put the Yaris up for sale.

but seriously, i agree go for it buddy we'll miss you but yeah man i think you need to just get away learn more japanese and come back with alot of jdm parts in your duffel bag lol

The idea is to not come back if possible.

[Nemesis]

NO NATE You cant leave me my half azn brother! Dude there's got to be another reason for all this.

[The Yousef]

NO NATE You cant leave me my half azn brother! Dude there's got to be another reason for all this.

there is...




















i'm preggo

[Ran]

NO NATE You cant leave me my half azn brother! Dude there's got to be another reason for all this.

i'm preggo

lol, everybody thinks I got my girlfriend pregnant or something. I assure you, it's nothing like that.

I'm just tired of putting this off and I'm about at my limit. I'm ready to do this and not look back. When I leave, if my Yaris hasn't been sold by then, my parents will be left with the car to do as they please. My VA check can cover the payments and the insurance if they want to keep it. I recommend they sell it. The rest of my stuff (stereo, minifridge, futon, DVDs, ect...) will also probably be for sale should they see fit. I just don't care about this wordly sh*t anymore. I want to go and really live my life.

[The Yousef]

I just don't care about this wordly sh*t anymore. I want to go and really live my life.

are u joining a monastery?

[Marty]

You can live your life here you know. This country is huge and there's lots to be found here...

[The Yousef]

You can live your life here you know. This country is huge and there's lots to be found here...

GIVE HIM THE SPEECH MARTY!!!

[Ran]

are u joining a monastery?

No, I'm not that far gone man. Like I said man, it's not really a spiritual thing. At least I don't think it is. I just want to really get out there, you know? On my own, walking around with really nothing to lose. Again, I can't really say what I'm looking for, but I'll know it when I find it.

You can live your life here you know. This country is huge and there's lots to be found here...

Perhaps, but I'd rather go to somewhere I want to go. Someplace different, with an actual culture and past. Maybe I'm just looking for something new. Either way you take it, I don't plan on being in the US for a hell of a lot longer. Thanks for the insight though Marty.

[Ran]

A friendly PM from George got me talking and I'm going to go ahead and spill it here as well, to try and answer any oncoming questions. If you want to know anything else, just let me know.
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Reponse to Mr.Nemesis:

I dunno man. You could be right. I could get over there, blow all my money away and be stranded with nothing to my name but the clothes on my back and begging for food. On the other hand, I could get over there and have a life-making experience. I could find a purpose, a lover, or a life. Maybe I won't find anything at all and I'll just come back home. However, weighing the goods against the bads, I think it's worth it.

We've all got to die someday, but I'd rather go with the peace of mind that I least looked for who I was. Can you understand that? Maybe I'm just a hopeless romantic who has watched way too much anime. I don't know but I really don't care. I'm selling everything to my name and I'm going to find a new me. That's all there is to it.

[Marty]

Perhaps, but I'd rather go to somewhere I want to go. Someplace different, with an actual culture and past. Maybe I'm just looking for something new. Either way you take it, I don't plan on being in the US for a hell of a lot longer. Thanks for the insight though Marty.

Look, if you want to go to Japan because it's cool, say you want to go to Japan because it's cool, don't make up other reasons.

In America, there are different cultures, with LOTS of history. How many states have you lived in? How many states have you lived in by yourself? How many states have you visited? (and not just a weekend or driven through)

[Killer]

Okay, I don't know what hit me tonight, but I'm finally f*cking sick of it. I have got to get out of here. Not this town, not this state, but this whole f*cking country. I'm sick and f*cking tired of living this dull, run-of-the-mill lifestyle and I'm not going to put up with it anymore.

I've put the room I'm renting up for another tenant if anyone is looking to move out in the Acworth area. Please check the Lifestyles section for details or PM me.

Check out my for sale thread in the Garage Sale section to pick up some neat stuff for good prices. All of it is going towards a plane ticket and a cash stock of $4 grand to get started with on a new life.

I'm also looking for weekend work if anyone needs help with anything. I don't care what it is as long as it pays decent. Manual labor, paperwork, whatever. I don't f*cking care. Just give me a job, a check, and I'll get it done.

Finally, although I highly doubt it, I'm also open to any kinds of donations that anyone would throw my way. You can hit up my paypal at [email protected]. Whether you want to help me at achieving my goal or if you just want to see me leave. It's all the same to me and anything from $1 to $100 is greatly appreciated.

Thanks to all that would support me. The goal is to be gone for good by the end of the year. God bless.

i feel u dude.. i'm tired of the same ole same ole as well.. but as far as me leavin the country forget about it! i do want out of the atl area though... or would like to get paid more so that cost of living doesn't kill me....

i may be speaking for myself.. but i think most people in our age group.. (unless they are in college or have an incredible job) become complacent with their lives and we all just tell ourselves.. well someday i'm gonna do this, and i'm gonna do that.. and i'll have the money for this.... yet we don't do anything to work towards our goals. so we just become more and happy and more unhappy....

[Jecht]

Well... good luck Nate. I want to do something similar (contrary to me being so anti-jdm, I am very much a japanophile). Where in Japan would you go?

[Ran]

Look, if you want to go to Japan because it's cool, say you want to go to Japan because it's cool, don't make up other reasons.

I personally think Japan is cool. I really like their traditions, their culture and such. To say that I'm going to Japan simply because I think it's cool is a bit shallow tough. It may be true subconsciously, but I like to think there's more to it than that.

In America, there are different cultures, with LOTS of history. How many states have you lived in? How many states have you lived in by yourself? How many states have you visited? (and not just a weekend or driven through)

I personally don't see America as having any actual culture at all. I see it nothing more than a giant glob of other cultures, mixed together in some bastardized stew. Sure, different places will be different and the people will change, but it's just not the same man.

I don't know man, and I'm not going to try and force you to understand. I chose Japan because of a fascination. Because it's a place that I actually dream of exploring and discovering on a personal level. If you want to say that I just think it's cool, then that's fine. I won't judge your view or opinion and I'll respect it.

Well... good luck Nate. I want to do something similar (contrary to me being so anti-jdm, I am very much a japanophile). Where in Japan would you go?

Thanks man.

Flight would land at Tokyo International Airport, from there I'd start southbound into Shizuoka.
Then west and south into Nara.
North into Osaka, then westward through Okayama, Hiroshima and into Yamaguchi.
From there I may or may not continue south to hit Nagasaki and Kagoshima.
Start back north to Shimane then follow the coast until I'm able to come back and hit Kyoto.
North again into Ishikawa then follow the coastline until I hit Aomori at the northern most tip of the mainland.
If I don't hop a boat to Hokkaido, then I'll start back south into Iwate.
Stay consistent to Fukushima and finally to Chiba.
Return to Tokyo may be an option at this point depending on finances and other developments.

The goal is to basically walk a circle around the entire country.

i may be speaking for myself.. but i think most people in our age group.. (unless they are in college or have an incredible job) become complacent with their lives and we all just tell ourselves.. well someday i'm gonna do this, and i'm gonna do that.. and i'll have the money for this.... yet we don't do anything to work towards our goals. so we just become more and happy and more unhappy....

EXACTLY! I'm sick and f*cking tired of being like that! I've been like that my entire life and I hate myself for it. F*ck that! I'm tired of feeding myself this dillusion that I'm happy when I'm not.

[RandomGuy]

lolol he's gonna make his whole trip thinking that when he gets there theres going to be people hadookening like on the streets, riding dragons to work, everyone has skyline GTR's on the road, yakuzas run the shit which he wants to join, mad technology like hovercars and shit

lol only to be rudely awakened when he arrives there and he can only afford to live in a farming village where they use his height against the other sub 5 foot asians to get a business advantage and he's stuck there for the rest of his life harvesting rice for the farmers in the small, remote farming village

then he's going to remember this post and be like 'dammmm amewica wuz da shit'

[Ran]

lolol he's gonna make his whole trip thinking that when he gets there theres going to be people hadookening like on the streets, riding dragons to work, everyone has skyline GTR's on the road, yakuzas run the shit which he wants to join, mad technology like hovercars and shit

...or not.

lol only to be rudely awakened when he arrives there and he can only afford to live in a farming village where they use his height against the other sub 5 foot asians to get a business advantage and he's stuck there for the rest of his life harvesting rice for the farmers in the small, remote farming village

To be honest, I'd rather live in a more..."cultural" setting than the big city anyway.

then he's going to remember this post and be like 'dammmm amewica wuz da shit'

A possibility, but I'll take my chances.

[Marty]

Nate, I'm not saying this to get in the way of your dream, but there are other ways you can go about this. How about you visit Japan first before you up and leave?

[Ran]

Nate, I'm not saying this to get in the way of your dream, but there are other ways you can go about this. How about you visit Japan first before you up and leave?

Hmm...consider this a vacation/relocation project. If I go and come back due to disappointment, lack of funds or whatever, then it's a vacation. If I don't come back, then it's a relocation. Sound fair?

[TIGERJC]

I think you should go, just think about all the money you would save on anime

[Nemesis]

[Ran]

I think you should go, just think about all the money you would save on anime

Not going shopping. So no anime, no bringing back car parts, or any other crap like that. That only thing I'll probably actually buy is a bicycle. Maybe shoes and clothes when the ones I have wear out.

lol, nice.

[Jecht]

That sounds like a plan to me. If/when I feel like leaving the country, I'll come visit you in Japan.

EDIT: This sounds awfully familiar to what went on in the series Honey and Clover.

[civic95]

Do you speak japanese? I think you should go. It will be an awakening for you. I believe you will appreciate the USA a little more after a couple of months.

[TIGERJC]

I might just donate a buddy pass, let me talk to my brother and dad at delta

[Ran]

Do you speak japanese? I think you should go. It will be an awakening for you. I believe you will appreciate the USA a little more after a couple of months.

I speak a little, but I'm sure I'll get better out of necessity once I'm there.

I might just donate a buddy pass, let me talk to my brother and dad at delta

If you're being serious, then I'll forever be in your debt. I'm not leaving immediately however. I'm paying off debt and saving up for my $4000 start money first. I'd rather not leave my family with my lump of bills. Please, PM me if you're able to do this or not.

If not, I think I can possibly jump a ride on a military aircraft since I'm a veteran. I've been considering that route as well.