I thought I would give you all the pleasure of reading some of my life goals. I don't have a whole lot and none of them are particularly deep or meaningful, they are mostly just things that I would like to do.
- I would like to take a trip on Air Force One. I don't really know how I will ever do this. I suppose I wouldn't mind going into politics at some point in my life, but it isn't in any of my plans. Maybe we'll have to worry about that when I have an income so I can start donating to campaigns and getting on some short lists or whatever.
- I would like to carve a sculpture. I have this awesome idea that I am sure would make me famous for a while. Maybe enough to get a public school named after me. It is sort of like a huge obelisk and I am still working on the details and what it could mean, but I am pretty sure it will be awesome.
- I would like to learn French. It would be pretty useful. If you were to take a random citizen of the world that didn't speak English, what would be your next guess? French. You never know when you might wake up somewhere in the world and not know where you are. Don't be stuck only knowing bonjour and omelette du fromage .
- I would like to learn Turkish. Cyprus is what got me hooked on Turkey, what with the occupation and all. I think it also has the most interesting history of any country in the region.
- I would like to do a full Ironman sometime. It is a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile biking portion, and a 26.2 mile marathon. I like all three sports, but it'll definitely be years before I could handle that. But goals are good, right?
- I would like to ride across the U.S. doing the bike camping thing. That seems like it could be pretty fun.
- I would like to take a vacation to the Virgin Islands and go kayak touring. I read about it in a magazine once and it has always sounded cool since then. You could go snorkeling once you hit your camping spot or hotel! Doesn't that sound so cool?
- I am pretty much planning on living on an island. Anna and I are thinking Puerto Rico once I finish law school. It is sort of the best of both worlds; you get to live in a new environment where you don't totally fit in and you have to learn another language and they use the dollar and you get all the benefits of being in the United States (it being a commonwealth and all. What does commonwealth even mean? And why are Virginia, Pennsylvania and Kentucky commonwealths even though they aren't treated like commonwealths?)
- I would like to own all of the Tintin books. Those are really cool.
- I would like to go on a safari.
- I would like to live in a brick house in a city.
That's about it. I am sure I have some more, but these are the only ones I can think of. What are some of your cool life goals?
7 comments:
Hey, you did live in a brick house in a city.......so you've already made one of those goals.
Yeah. I liked it so much I wanted to do it again.
i think one of my goals is to get rich enough that i can buy a vacation home on the coast of the thuner see in switzerland. i visited it when the sun was rising on a p-day morning. we sat at the coast of the see for about an hour and didn't say anything. it is the most beautiful place in the world. really. see for yourself. http://www.beatenbergbilder.ch/aktuell/aktuell_archiv/thunersee_herbst_2006/spaetherbst_am_thunersee_morgenlicht_1993.jpg
(click on thunersee_herbst_2006 on the bottom of the page)
Once, when I was in the bathroom, I was reading Reader's Digest or something, and there was a part with a list of goals that this guy had made when he was like 10 or something. And by the time of the publication of the periodical, he had already completed a bunch of them like climbing Mount Everest and those sorts of things. Pretty cool I guess.
I've always thought it would be cool to be a radio DJ, until I get sick of it after a week due to the same music constantly being played.
And then I would probably go work on a cruise ship as the driver or the guy that sits at the top of the mast and always drinks and yells when he sees land.
doing an Ironman is one of my life goals.
Also, the Boston Marathon.
Also, to get married.
Hi Chris, this is Cousin Emily and I am an occasional reader of your blog, which is mostly really funny. And I like all of the references to bike stuff. So, regarding your goal of living on an island after law school- I worked for a lawyer who did just that. After he graduated he and his wife and baby went to live on the island Palau and he was counsel for the President of the island. I think they lived there for a year and loved it! Maybe look into Palau.
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