Monday, August 10, 2009
Goals Accomplished, Goals Planned
Goals Accomplished This Past Week:
Goals To Accomplish This Coming Week:
I have one full physical year left of grad school. I can graduate in spring 2010 if I take 9 credits. Or, its possible I might be conduct my final classes through WVU's e-campus software.
This means I can transfer out to my company's Virginia branch as early as March/May next year.
And then after my year of working to pay my company back, I will be 29. I will be out of debt (except for my car, which will be 75+% paid off). Then I'm going to do something based off a discussion I had with fellow Zen practitioners after walking meditation. I'm going to join an organization like the Peace Corp. Or AmeriCorp. Or possibly something that might take me outside the U.S. We as a society praise celebrities like Michael Jackson, but real heros are people who volunteer to help build wells, treat malaria, etc. Humanitarians are "real heros", as the speaker put it. To do good for another human being is praiseworthy.
I have time to research it. But its something I've wanted to do since I was 18, but I've always had to push back. The grants I was relying on to pay for college would expire when I turned 22. Needing to support family or get out of debt. Seriously romantically engaged with someone.
There's really no time like the present.
- All work tasks accomplished by the end of the week.
- Birthday Venue Booked for October 16th.
- Three Day Weekend Spent with Sara Beth.
- "The Nightman Cometh" Live tickets purchased for myself, Ron, and Erin.
Goals To Accomplish This Coming Week:
- Find a Junkyard that will pay me what I want for my car.
- Place all my books/dvds that aren't "life essential" up for sale on Amazon.com.
- Get my Passport photos taken.
- Talk to Ron about incorporating Creatine into our workout routine.
- Get my course registration form signed by my adviser and register for classes.
I have one full physical year left of grad school. I can graduate in spring 2010 if I take 9 credits. Or, its possible I might be conduct my final classes through WVU's e-campus software.
This means I can transfer out to my company's Virginia branch as early as March/May next year.
And then after my year of working to pay my company back, I will be 29. I will be out of debt (except for my car, which will be 75+% paid off). Then I'm going to do something based off a discussion I had with fellow Zen practitioners after walking meditation. I'm going to join an organization like the Peace Corp. Or AmeriCorp. Or possibly something that might take me outside the U.S. We as a society praise celebrities like Michael Jackson, but real heros are people who volunteer to help build wells, treat malaria, etc. Humanitarians are "real heros", as the speaker put it. To do good for another human being is praiseworthy.
I have time to research it. But its something I've wanted to do since I was 18, but I've always had to push back. The grants I was relying on to pay for college would expire when I turned 22. Needing to support family or get out of debt. Seriously romantically engaged with someone.
There's really no time like the present.
Labels: blogging, late night thoughts, life is short, personal, thoughts
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