Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Timeline of My Life

I was born at age 0.
I found out I was going to die at age 5.
I went to the dog track at age 6 and bet on dog #6 and won $10.
I went on my first plane ride when I was 7.
I went on my last plane ride at age 9.
At age 12 I graduated from John F. Kennedy Elementary School.
I got a paper route at age 12.
At age 12 I hit puberty.
I twisted my testicle at age 13.
I began playing guitar at age 13.
I graduated from Junior High School at age 14
I smoked pot for the first time age 14.
I had my first major anxiety attack at 14.
I started my first band "Empathy" at age 14.
I got my first real job as a telemarketer selling tickets to the zoo for the police and quit my paper route at 15.
I quit the telemarketing job at 16 and got a job at a nursing home working in the kitchen
I graduated high school at 18.
I got my drivers license at 18.
I lost my virginity at 18.
I got my first car at age 19 - a 1998 Honda Civic EX
I turned 21 & I didn't go drinking. I stayed at home and relaxed :)
I moved out of my moms house and on my own
I got Herbie at age 21.
I had sex with too many girls at age 21.
I played my first solo show ever at age 21.
I started my second band "The Predicates" at age 22.
I moved in with Erica at age 22.
I moved to California at age 24
I started my blog at 24.
The Predicates breakup when I was 25.
Erica moved out and Emily moved in.
I'm happily living in California at age 26.
I'm writing this at age 26.

What are you doing?

gso

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Getting my kids ready for school...drinking coffee...getting ready to paint my bedroom this weekend...

Gregg O'Connell said...

dirty: are we trading pearls for gift card?

Anonymous said...

I dunno yet.

Anonymous said...

Age 0-20: Killing time, waiting around for something/someone to show me the way.

Age 20: Introduced to Gregg OC in early 2004.

Age 20-22: Swept up in the GOC whirlwind (haven't touched down since).

Age 23-eternity: Hanging on every word posted on greggoconnell.com.

hows that for an endorsement?

Dave The Great

Gregg O'Connell said...

Dave: you're so right on! Come visit me! I need my fix of Tuetkeness

Anonymous said...

You love talking about yourself and having Dave hang on every one of your words...

Gregg O'Connell said...

I'm a voice for a generation that's basically what he's saying...

dc1904 said...

Reading a memoir of a boring life.

What about sleazy and slippery details?

mo

Anonymous said...

Like Crystal Pepsi and clear watches?

Gregg O'Connell said...

captain: i'm an angel

erica: haha that made me laugh

Anonymous said...

You can't handle that I'm so funny now. And I'm a girl... who would have known that girls can be funny??

Anonymous said...

when i turned 21 all my friends wanted to go out so i drove them around and didn't drink.

Gregg O'Connell said...

punky I'm relived to finally have met someone that was a complete nerd like me on their 21st birthday

Airah said...

i'm commenting here at age 17.

cheers,
aiRah

P.S.: 2 bands.. so what happened to the 2nd one?

Gregg O'Connell said...

the second band broke up b/c nothing was going on with it :(

you can listen to some of our stuff at
www.myspace.com/thepredicates

Airah said...

i'm sorry.

oh well, bands really go through such stage. don't worry. it's either music isn't for you or the right band isn't coming yet.

anyway, have a nice day! *hugs*

cheers,
aiRah

P.S.: about your email, i clicked your link for italk2much.com

Gregg O'Connell said...

well welcome and keep coming and commenting :)
hugs!!!!