What was the most carefree time of your adult life?

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the summer i spent doing taking two 2nd year summer courses, french and philosophy, in a sleepy college town. worked nights in a magazine store, reading punk planet, harpers, the new yorker and atlantic cover to cover and then going to do an all-night radio show once a week. one night taking requests every fifteen minutes from a bunch of kids on their first acid trip. walking everywhere. broke butmaking rent and ramen money, in a new town, pretty much only knew 4 or 5 people, all of whom happened to be great. read moby dick and master and margarita. learned how to silkscreen t-shirts. got a $5 haircut every couple of weeks from a couple of weeks from an old man named ralph who said, "nice day for a haircut" everytime I walked in, no matter what the weather.

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 22 September 2005 01:40 (twenty-one years ago)

perhaps now.

― youn, Thursday, 22 September 2005 01:44 (twenty-one years ago)

enjoy it.

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 22 September 2005 01:45 (twenty-one years ago)

i'd say either the first four years of working life (20-24), or perhaps, ironically in many ways, now.

― jimmy glass (electricsound), Thursday, 22 September 2005 02:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Now, mostly. Couple of things looming, but hey.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 22 September 2005 02:32 (twenty-one years ago)

that was a very vague sentence.

― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 22 September 2005 02:33 (twenty-one years ago)

from ned?!

― strng hlkngtn (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 22 September 2005 02:34 (twenty-one years ago)

what about you, jess? answer the cornball question

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 22 September 2005 02:42 (twenty-one years ago)

My early twenties were great, but now is really really great. My kids are adults and I've regained a lot of freedom. My 86-year-old mother needs a bit of attention, but even so. Nothing beats having childrearing behind you. Hallefuckinglujah.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Thursday, 22 September 2005 02:55 (twenty-one years ago)

from ned?!

Hurrah for generalities!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 22 September 2005 03:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, probably now. Girlfriend, band, no kids, decent-paying job, cool apartment at reasonable rent, feelin that "freedom, with responsibility" vibe.

― Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 22 September 2005 04:01 (twenty-one years ago)

haven't hit it yet.

― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Thursday, 22 September 2005 04:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Summer of '93. I had a sweet girlfriend, roommates over 21, no job, no school, I walked around barefoot, and the KP behind my house sold packs of Marlboros for $1.30.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Thursday, 22 September 2005 04:49 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm pretty drunk. So probably now.

Tomorrow, I will be carefree again.

― John Justen (johnjusten), Thursday, 22 September 2005 06:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm 23, don't start ajob untiloctober and live in nyc

YAY

― ~~~~ DODONGO DISLIKES SMOKE ~~~~ (ex machina), Thursday, 22 September 2005 06:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Well done. Seriously.

― John Justen (johnjusten), Thursday, 22 September 2005 06:23 (twenty-one years ago)

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