My Goals

Yes, I did post an iPod buyers guide. Why? Because I had no direction. Well, a few days later I woke up and told myself "success was my only option". I'm 21 and I have no major accomplishments. I've half done everything I wanted to do from learning a foreign language to getting a bachelors degree. I've almost nothing with my life with the exception of traveling to Japan.

Well, I'm done. I'm done with fast food. I'm done with spending money on junk. I'm done with laying around my house unemployed wasting away. I'm going to use to blog here often to remind myself I'm on a mission.

The Mission:

1: Move out
Yes, I live with my parents. I need to get out before I wind up like some other people I know.

2: Buy a Car
My 91 Honda Civic DX broke down and I'm not going to fix it again. I've burned nearly five grand on that car including a bill last month for $1700. It broke down requiring major repairs 6 4 weeks later. I hope to replace the DX with a Civic Si Sedan .

3: Live Abroad: I want to live in a foreign country. My trip to Japan when I was 18 increased my understanding of the world 10 fold. I want to go back to Japan for a year, then Beijing, New Zealand, Australia, any Pacific Island paradise, and drive through Europe in a compact car. Oh, and I want to do all the flying first class.

4: Learn 2 Languages
I want to Learn French and Japanese. I'm taken French in High School and Japanese in college. I have a basic understanding of both.

5: Get Healthy
Notice I didn't say lose weight. People often find weight once they've lost it that's why I didn't say I wanted to lose weight. I thought about all the garbage I've been eating: Bacon, Bacon, Ultimate Cheeseburger Combo, large, with Curly Fries and a coke and Cheese Sticks on the side, Chili Cheese Pastrami Burgers from my favorite local burger joint Star's Burgers in Baldwin Park, and the ultra awesome Teriyaki Cheeseburger with bottomless steak fries from the always delicious Red Robbin and realized it wasn't healthy. Yeah, yeah, I know, it may not be bad for me, I mean, there is that one in a million person who lives to a hundred seven years old and ate sausage, eggs, and bacon for breakfast every day, but I don't think I'm one of those people. I want to live long, and I won't be bedridden when I'm 70.

6: Rocket Bus
I've wanted a rocket bus since High School. I'll know I've made it when I can afford to strap rockets to a former school bus and drive it on a mile long strip of pavement somewhere in the Mojave Desert.

Of course there are side goals like finish reading a book. Not have to work for "the Man", make money blogging and day trading, open up a cafe or burger joint.