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rachelmanija) wrote2005-08-12 04:41 pm
rachelmanija) wrote2005-08-12 04:41 pm
My old year plans
I recently found a notebook where I'd written down a number of over-ambitious plans for my life. I here reproduce them, with the ones I've actually accomplished crossed out and the ones I've at least sort of accomplished italicized.
One Year Plan: by June 2002, age 28
Visit most restuarants in Jonathan Gold's Counter Intelligence. That's the definitive guide to LA restaurants, by the way. I've visited a bunch, but nowhere near most-- plus some have closed down, and I've visited others that didn't exist when he wrote the book. If you break this goal down into "eat lots of delicious food," I've accomplished it.
Hike in LA. Not sure why I thought this was significant.
Sell first novel.
Learn basic gun shooting and safety. That's still a good idea, but again not sure why I thought it important enough to list.
Go to a Ren Faire. This one I'm not even sure why I wanted to do.
Go to World Fantasy Con in Montreal.
Get a set of weights and use them. I do own some weights, but not a complete set, and I'm thinking now it would be better to get a YMCA membership so I can also use their machines.
Get a job.
Return to Las Vegas.
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Five Year Plan, by 2005, Age 32
Earn black belt.
Edit and/or write book on martial arts. This seems an ill-starred project. My first attempt was foiled when my laptop and discs, containing all my work to date, were stolen from my apartment. My second, which was a different and more autobiographical project, was foiled because I had to temporarily drop out of karate due to injuries. Maybe in a few years.
Drive across America. I'm not so sure about this one any more.
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Ten Year Plan, by 2010, age 37
Train in Japan and Okinawa. This gets italics because I think I meant "over a long-ish period of time," as opposed to "take two classes for a total of three hours."
Eurorail across Europe. Actually, I hope to do this before 2010.
Do an intense backpacking/hiking trip, like Outward Bound. What was this hiking fetish I had when I was 27?
Cross-train in a weapons or grappling art. Still a good idea, and 2010 probably is a reasonable timetable for that.
One Year Plan: by June 2002, age 28
Visit most restuarants in Jonathan Gold's Counter Intelligence. That's the definitive guide to LA restaurants, by the way. I've visited a bunch, but nowhere near most-- plus some have closed down, and I've visited others that didn't exist when he wrote the book. If you break this goal down into "eat lots of delicious food," I've accomplished it.
Sell first novel.
Learn basic gun shooting and safety. That's still a good idea, but again not sure why I thought it important enough to list.
Go to a Ren Faire. This one I'm not even sure why I wanted to do.
Get a set of weights and use them. I do own some weights, but not a complete set, and I'm thinking now it would be better to get a YMCA membership so I can also use their machines.
Return to Las Vegas
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Five Year Plan, by 2005, Age 32
Earn black belt.
Edit and/or write book on martial arts. This seems an ill-starred project. My first attempt was foiled when my laptop and discs, containing all my work to date, were stolen from my apartment. My second, which was a different and more autobiographical project, was foiled because I had to temporarily drop out of karate due to injuries. Maybe in a few years.
Drive across America. I'm not so sure about this one any more.
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Ten Year Plan, by 2010, age 37
Train in Japan and Okinawa. This gets italics because I think I meant "over a long-ish period of time," as opposed to "take two classes for a total of three hours."
Eurorail across Europe. Actually, I hope to do this before 2010.
Do an intense backpacking/hiking trip, like Outward Bound. What was this hiking fetish I had when I was 27?
Cross-train in a weapons or grappling art. Still a good idea, and 2010 probably is a reasonable timetable for that.
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