Social What were you doing 10 years ago?

[Alphaboy]

I was past retirement age but still working. I had noticed that I was physically deteriorating but I didn't think it would be this bad 10 years later.

How bad is it?

 

[Red Beard]

I was the head of security for two hospitals. I recruited all my team in Aug-Sept. of 2012 and hit the ground running in Oct. 2012. Craziest year of my life and not a day went by where I didn't have to fight someone. I trained all my team in boxing, jiu jitsu, and what is called "bar jitsu." I had trained bar jutsu with the creator back in 2005-2010 and believe in it to this day. Highly effective to neutralize a combative person. They wrote a book on it that I'd also recommend.

 

[Long Dark Blues]

Turned 30 in October of 2012, spent my birthday up in Maine with my family.

December 2012 was pretty chill.

My decade-ago self was stronger and didn't have a crazy bad injury a few years ago, but he also was only a blue belt.

 

[Alphaboy]

I was the head of security for two hospitals. I recruited all my team in Aug-Sept. of 2012 and hit the ground running in Oct. 2012. Craziest year of my life and not a day went by where I didn't have to fight someone. I trained all my team in boxing, jiu jitsu, and what is called "bar jitsu." I had trained bar jutsu with the creator back in 2005-2010 and believe in it to this day. Highly effective to neutralize a combative person. They wrote a book on it that I'd also recommend.

I didn't realize hospital security saw that much action.

 

[Red Beard]

I didn't realize hospital security saw that much action.

I have some insane stories from back then. The Emergency Room and the Mental Health Unit were rocking and rolling all the time.

 

[aerius]

Impregnating my wife. I'm not even joking. My daughter was born in late August.

 

[Sick85]

2012 was really shitty year for me, lost two friends that year and went to jail

 

[Alphaboy]

December 2012. Crazy transitional time in my life.

I started a job at a new special needs agency January of that year, I had a target on my back... young, black kid, management position... by November they found a reason to drop me from the management position - I was offered a demotion. I told them to kiss my ass, I'd sooner be without a job. I got another offer by them to retain employment and I told them I'd do it but I'd work per diem (as needed). That year my now wife and I saved up several thousand dollars. We were double income, no kids, and kept putting a bit of every check aside into a small safe in rubber-banded stacks of cash. I wanted to buy a Ford Focus SEL so badly, but I didn't have great credit so even with a hefty deposit, the dealerships didn't wanna fuck with me... unless I took a predatory loan out.

This cash sustained me for the period that I was working fewer hours.

(not my actual pic)

So around that time I was basically working overnight shifts for any house that requested me. I just paid off Sallie Mae and just started applying for graduate school.

I was doing Jiu Jitsu for close to 3 years at that time... My housemates (former coworkers) were moving out due to life circumstances (a few of them were expecting kids) and since we were disbanded, the house we were all renting together - we had to find new places to live.

2013 then changed my course drastically as well and even more changes were to come.

 

[LHWBelt]

Getting drunk all day and delaying getting my degree.

 

[Brother Numsi]

10 years ago: Working my last job and going to school

10 years later: Quit the job earlier this year and got my Bachelor’s degree in 2017

 

[genecop]

Grinding out the hours, in anticipation of being free today…

 

[heavy_hands]

I was waiting for my Sherdog join date to turn 10 years old

 

[Red Beard]

I was waiting for my Sherdog join date to turn 10 years old

 

[StonedLemur]

Let's rewind the clock. December of 2012. Where were you, what were you doing, how was your life?

More importantly, what would your decade junior think of yourself today?

I got married that year.

My junior self would be proud of me.

 

[YEET]

I was likely drinking and being cringey. Didn’t have much going on for myself and was beginning my career. My junior self would be impressed with me now. Also would have a lot of questions about my current philosophies and interests.

 

[Ponchik]

I was studying in 10th grade. It was a very bad time for the family, lots of them were at a low point and struggling with their demons, and I couldn't wait to get away from all that.

My past self would be happy, I guess. I've cleaned myself up, I'm looking after my parents, and got a family of my own. I don't have the career that I thought I'd have, but that's OK. I found out here was no money in it. Junior will understand.

 

[Squintz]

December 2012. Crazy transitional time in my life.

I started a job at a new special needs agency January of that year, I had a target on my back... young, black kid, management position... by November they found a reason to drop me from the management position - I was offered a demotion. I told them to kiss my ass, I'd sooner be without a job. I got another offer by them to retain employment and I told them I'd do it but I'd work per diem (as needed). That year my now wife and I saved up several thousand dollars. We were double income, no kids, and kept putting a bit of every check aside into a small safe in rubber-banded stacks of cash. I wanted to buy a Ford Focus SEL so badly, but I didn't have great credit so even with a hefty deposit, the dealerships didn't wanna fuck with me... unless I took a predatory loan out.

This cash sustained me for the period that I was working fewer hours.

(not my actual pic)

So around that time I was basically working overnight shifts for any house that requested me. I just paid off Sallie Mae and just started applying for graduate school.

I was doing Jiu Jitsu for close to 3 years at that time... My housemates (former coworkers) were moving out due to life circumstances (a few of them were expecting kids) and since we were disbanded, the house we were all renting together - we had to find new places to live.

2013 then changed my course drastically as well and even more changes were to come.

What’s the logic behind cashing your checks and putting a bit of every check aside into a small safe in rubber-banded stacks of cash?

 

[TheTickG]

Let's rewind the clock. December of 2012. Where were you, what were you doing, how was your life?

More importantly, what would your decade junior think of yourself today?

Partying in NYC and travelling through Europe. Good times.

Younger me would be slightly confused by current me, but mostly impressed. Also, I think most versions of younger me expects older me to change a lot.

 

[Starck]

Had recently quit my first real post-college job out of a sense of failure and felt at a dead end in life. Things got a bit lower but thankfully did a 180 in the time since.

 

[therealdope]

Cancer research in Boston. This time of year snowboarding as well. Good times.

Dana Farber?

Ha I was splitting my time in Boston as well.