When I was in middle school we had to write a "what would you do with a million bucks?" paper.
I decided that I wanted an early 90s Porche 911 and a re-painted military cargo plane that was outfitted like a luxury loft apartment (I don't think I fully knew what a million dollars could/couldn't buy). When I got bored of living in one place I'd just fly somewhere else.
It's basically the airborne version of owning a yacht and sailing the world.
I wonder how much that lifestyle would ACTUALLY cost?
The basic C-130 Hercules (the unarmed cargo plane) runs at approximately $66 million. And then fuel is expensive. Soooo you're looking in the neighborhood of $$Texas
When I was in middle school we had to write a "what would you do with a million bucks?" paper.
I decided that I wanted an early 90s Porche 911 and a re-painted military cargo plane that was outfitted like a luxury loft apartment (I don't think I fully knew what a million dollars could/couldn't buy). When I got bored of living in one place I'd just fly somewhere else.
It's basically the airborne version of owning a yacht and sailing the world.
I wonder how much that lifestyle would ACTUALLY cost?
At least a couple hundred million if you go with a very old plane. Probably closer to a billion.
that's ignoring fuel airport rental fees and god knows what else.
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My simple answer is the famous writer one. I want to write a series of books that get turned into hit movies that get turned into hit video games that get turned into a huge multimedia empire. Basically I'd be George Lucas minus the second half of his career.
My complicated answer involves nanomachines, time travel, and parallel worlds.
You know what? Nanowrimo's cancelled on account of the world is stupid.
That way you could just airdrop it right on the street whenever you move to a new place
The Porche rides around in the cargo bay until I wanna land and drive it around. I would live in the plane.
Like a houseboat with wings.
I would paint it up like the Seaduck from Tailspin.
And yeah, 13-year-old me was an idiot. In my defense the internet was still young and I had no way of knowing how much a cargo plane costs.
Yeah but at that age "a million dollars" is just shorthand for "lots of money"
I doubt, even when they asked you that question, that they expected you to do the research and come up with something you could actually manage with a mil
Oh man, I want to learn how to play guitar, relearn how to play the clarinet, I want to learn how to use software to make phat beatz on the computer, I want to continue to learn Anglo Saxon and I want to start learning Spanish, Japanese, French, Dutch, German, Russian, Portuguese, and Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), I want to have a badass telescope and look at the stars up close, I want to learn how to write properly and write a book, I want to learn how to paint and draw, I want to go to school and learn about physics and linguistics just for fun, I want to brew my own beer and grow my own tobacco and carve my own pipes, I want to learn how to be a carpenter or at least kind of handy with a saw and shit, I want to learn to cook and work on cars and knit and crochet and sing and I want to travel with my wife to Venice and England and Ireland and Japan and France and Russia and Brazil.
I pretty much want to learn about everything and how to do everything but I am fucking lazy and it requires effort.
i would like to personally thank gwenyth paltrow for literally being an episode of the boondocks in-between seasons of the actual boondocks
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I want to be a writer.
But this is better.
I have an ongoing daydream.
It goes thusly:
I have a talk show. For all practical purposes, everyone watches this show. It's not special in its format--just an evening interview show, like Larry King. However. There are two key differences to my show: First, when I ask someone to come onto my show, they are obligated to do so (legally or otherwise). Second, when they are on my show, I have some means of compelling them to tell the truth (chemical, psychic powers, whatever, I don't care).
I keep a list of people in my head, people whose appearance I would demand. Here it is: Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi, Larry Summers, Tim Geithner, Hank Paulsen, the Koch brothers, Ben Bernanke, Milton Friedman, Jeff Bezos, Rupert Murdoch, Roger Ailes, Grover Norquist, Jon Corzine, Jamie Dimon, Lloyd Blankfein, Condoleezza Rice, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Henry Kissinger, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Fernando Aguirre. There are others. So many others.
The questions I ask would be tailored to each guest, obviously. With one exception. The first question I ask of every guest, and the name of the show, is "Why are you such an asshole?"
When I was in high school I had this idea that I could be, certainly not an expert, but decently competent and knowledgeable in a lot of areas - various physical sciences, history, the arts, basically be your classic Renaissance man
I thought I could pull this off to some extent because in high school I basically ruled all of my subjects
And then I got to college and figured out, say, that I'm not very good at math above a certain level, and that the university system basically encourages specialization in one or two areas rather than a rounded education, and things like that, so I basically quit bothering to try in any field that wasn't my major
And now that I bullshitted my way to a degree and I'm not working in that field, I feel like I'm no longer competent in any of the areas I used to know well
My New Year's Resolution was to pick up some reading on various topics and try to get back in the saddle which I have not done in any way, and sometimes I entertain the idea of just traveling the world and learning things, but I know it's all bullshit
When I was in high school I had this idea that I could be, certainly not an expert, but decently competent and knowledgeable in a lot of areas - various physical sciences, history, the arts, basically be your classic Renaissance man
I thought I could pull this off to some extent because in high school I basically ruled all of my subjects
And then I got to college and figured out, say, that I'm not very good at math above a certain level, and that the university system basically encourages specialization in one or two areas rather than a rounded education, and things like that, so I basically quit bothering to try in any field that wasn't my major
And now that I bullshitted my way to a degree and I'm not working in that field, I feel like I'm no longer competent in any of the areas I used to know well
My New Year's Resolution was to pick up some reading on various topics and try to get back in the saddle which I have not done in any way, and sometimes I entertain the idea of just traveling the world and learning things, but I know it's all bullshit
TrippyJingMoses supposes his toeses are roses.But Moses supposes erroneously.Registered Userregular
I wish I could be a stranger in a strange land who is gifted with superior abilities due to the journey that led me there in the first place ala Tron, John Carter, El-Hazard, etc.
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The basic C-130 Hercules (the unarmed cargo plane) runs at approximately $66 million. And then fuel is expensive. Soooo you're looking in the neighborhood of $$Texas
At least a couple hundred million if you go with a very old plane. Probably closer to a billion.
that's ignoring fuel airport rental fees and god knows what else.
That way you could just airdrop it right on the street whenever you move to a new place
not rob
liberate
also that is like asking if you can have $100 for standing outside a convenience store in a tshirt and sandals
Operation: Party Drop
a house in the pacific northwest, as it's easily my favorite place to go exploring
enough cash to help who i can, travel a bit, and live comfortably
i have no clue what career i'll end up in yet though
got a couple years for that
This is the best idea ever.
I've done this!
Well, in college, but I still did it
Lots of fun
Half in savings A quarter for me to blow A quarter to pay off any debt and get a house and some land.
Follow me on Twitter??
I can grow one helluva beard.
It ain't so great though.
The Porche rides around in the cargo bay until I wanna land and drive it around. I would live in the plane.
Like a houseboat with wings.
I would paint it up like the Seaduck from Tailspin.
And yeah, 13-year-old me was an idiot. In my defense the internet was still young and I had no way of knowing how much a cargo plane costs.
Shot beems
Has ab
$250k buys a lot of blow.
My complicated answer involves nanomachines, time travel, and parallel worlds.
but I'm not going to even attempt to make that a career cause that's a real pipedream
I don't want to do a "play songs" format thing though. I wanna fuck around on the air.
with a podium bolted to it with some intricate and completely nonsensical seal and latin motto
then I'd wear a suit while I rode around doing errands and stuff and just stare at people
Yeah but at that age "a million dollars" is just shorthand for "lots of money"
I doubt, even when they asked you that question, that they expected you to do the research and come up with something you could actually manage with a mil
just one tho
Oh man that is something I would pay money to see (not 1 million dollars)
this
is a completely attainable dream
you are separated from your ultimate dream by like
$5000
get a loan or something
Crazy: Have a fancy spaceship, emphasis on fancy.
I pretty much want to learn about everything and how to do everything but I am fucking lazy and it requires effort.
But this is better.
I have an ongoing daydream.
It goes thusly:
I have a talk show. For all practical purposes, everyone watches this show. It's not special in its format--just an evening interview show, like Larry King. However. There are two key differences to my show: First, when I ask someone to come onto my show, they are obligated to do so (legally or otherwise). Second, when they are on my show, I have some means of compelling them to tell the truth (chemical, psychic powers, whatever, I don't care).
I keep a list of people in my head, people whose appearance I would demand. Here it is: Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, John Boehner, Nancy Pelosi, Larry Summers, Tim Geithner, Hank Paulsen, the Koch brothers, Ben Bernanke, Milton Friedman, Jeff Bezos, Rupert Murdoch, Roger Ailes, Grover Norquist, Jon Corzine, Jamie Dimon, Lloyd Blankfein, Condoleezza Rice, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Henry Kissinger, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Fernando Aguirre. There are others. So many others.
The questions I ask would be tailored to each guest, obviously. With one exception. The first question I ask of every guest, and the name of the show, is "Why are you such an asshole?"
I thought I could pull this off to some extent because in high school I basically ruled all of my subjects
And then I got to college and figured out, say, that I'm not very good at math above a certain level, and that the university system basically encourages specialization in one or two areas rather than a rounded education, and things like that, so I basically quit bothering to try in any field that wasn't my major
And now that I bullshitted my way to a degree and I'm not working in that field, I feel like I'm no longer competent in any of the areas I used to know well
My New Year's Resolution was to pick up some reading on various topics and try to get back in the saddle which I have not done in any way, and sometimes I entertain the idea of just traveling the world and learning things, but I know it's all bullshit
Oh, so you got the goods, huh? :winky: