another day in the life of my archetype

he is 5'11'' 160, and cut. he wakes up and takes the dog running. it is 30 degrees, it's 5 in the morning in October. he is wearing adidas sweatpants, new balance shoes, the red sweatshirt he got at usc, and a stocking cap. his dog is a chocolate lab, large, happy and healthy. he does all his cardio with the dog. he pops into the gym 3 times a week to do weights or attend a class. he eats healthy, but doesn't take anything more than whey supplements.

his girlfriend is sleeping when he gets in, he gets ready, she gets ready. she stays over at his place a lot. she has her own place in the city. they haven't talked about moving in together although he knows she wants to buy a place with him. they have been dating for almost a year. he has not taken her to meet his family yet.

he drives to work in the car he recently bought - a used bmw sedan. the car has an mp3 interface, you play podcasts and spanish language tapes on the way to work. at work, you work the entire time you are there. you work hard, are recognized as a hard worker and valuable contributor. you stay overtime frequently, but not excessively. you are satisfied with the balance between work and personal time in your life. not that you aren't constantly busy.

you have lunch with the web admins. you have several friends from work that you eat lunch with and are friendly with outside of work. you have met new friends from work, classes, the gym, meetups, family, church, lairs, clubs. you are always trying new ways to meet people. when you were single you were happy with your full social life, and having the ability to date a variety of attractive women. you never felt bored or lonely.

your girlfriend is the most wonderful woman you have ever met. she demonstrates unconditional and total love to you. she is brilliant, has a high paying corporate job, and is also gorgeous - 5'6" athletic and busty, light brown hair, tan skin, beautiful lips and eyes, great dresser. you don't want to be with anyone else and love her, but you are also aware that you don't need her, that you can be alone and be very happy, that many other women like you. you are first and foremost a man who is confident and secure in yourself. your relationships just flow like water. you recognize them as the variety and spice of life, but your primary preoccupation in life is your career, your future, your fortune, your education. these come before anybody else's needs.

your house is fully furnished and decorated the way you always pictured it. you have a parking lot in the building, and hundreds of thousands in the bank. every day you exercise, eat right, work hard at work, come home and do something enriching for your mind, spend time with your many friends or your significant other when you have the time. you like to read, work on your software projects, work on your websites and your music, practice guitar, record yourself, work out, write about philosophy and psychology, and party.

you are un self conscious. even around your family you are happy and content, you feel like you have direction and are going somewhere in life. you have no dependencies. you have made peace with your past. you feel lucky, in touch with god. you research vacations that you are planning to take this year to a foreign country, you use software to keep track of your investments and your cash flow. you make it a game with yourself to see how quickly you can double your money. you are always reading about real estate and finance. you have creative a very impressive cocoa application, and are recognized for being a brilliant programmer. you like where you work, you like the people there, but you also know that you could leave at any moment and find a much better job. t

o work you wear banana republic slacks, driving loafers, a nice button down shirt. you wear a casual jacket, suede or leather. your hair is stylish and dark. your teeth are immaculately white. when you talk to people at work, you speak with the authority of someone who is intelligent and really knows the subject matter. when you speak to people on a friendly basis you are decent, good natured, polite, well informed about politics, sports, business and world events, art and music. you love to speak spanish with new people. you are the king of your castle. work is a fulfilling intellectual challenge that you can handle. your social life and free time are productive, busy, happy, fun, exciting. you are living the life you always wanted, on your terms. and you feel like nothing can stop you, like there are nothing but good things in store for you in the future.