Saturday, April 05, 2008

Reflections on Exactly What I'd Like To Achieve By The End of This Year

Back last December, I wrote up a list of things (in no particular order) I'd like to have achieved by the end of this year. Here it is:

  • Produced a full band CD. (Not looking very likely for this year, however the Ghosts In The Rain EP (perhaps LP?) will easily be finished by December.)
  • Got some decent internet. (A decision has been made, but no options have been explored as of now.)
  • Got a job. (Looking more and more possible by the day.)
  • Got an acoustic guitar. (Priorities have changed. I'm outgrowing my electric. If I get a job, this should be achievable.)
  • Played an actual gig or festival or something. (We played up at Upper Beaconsfield at that 'family fun day' fare thing. Does that count?)
  • Sorted out what God wants for my life. (He wants me to go to bible college, and I'm taking a year or two off to work before that (after school), but beyond that I still have no idea. He'll reveal more later on.)
  • Sorted out what's wrong with my life in relation to God. (Short answer: Nothing was.)
  • Got my Ls. (Shouldn't be a concern.)
  • Improved my wit. (One can always be better, as good as one is.)
  • Taken steps toward studying logic. (See above.)
  • Taken steps toward studying rhetoric. (See above.)
  • Read at least part of the Qu'ran. (Done. Well, I read part of it.)
  • Learned to scream and growl in a death metal style. (It's possible. If I actually try.)
  • Owned a pair of real chucks. (If I get a job, yeah, why not?)
  • Dealt with certain preconceived opinions certain hypocritical people have about me. (The main problem is, no one gives you a second chance. Ever. So I'm kinda screwed. Unless I save someone's life. Then I'd be a hero. Crap, I sound so bitter.)
  • Made my life much less boring. (Well... Technically I've achieved this, however it's still extremely boring at times.)
  • Written the 'ultimate' song. (Working on it.)
  • Visited South Australia. (Not likely.)
  • Visited Tassie, if SA is not an option. (A little more likely than SA, but probably not happening.)
  • Learned at least a bit of music theory. (Achieved. But I want more!)
  • Taken steps toward learning philosophy. (So far, no steps have been taken. I'm sure there are books I could read.)
So there we have it. A number of different different thing I'd like to achieve, with varying degrees of possibility. To be honest, I could add a whole lot more onto that, but time does not permit. So I bid you adieu.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Try "Sophie's World" by Jostein Gaarder. That's a really good book (the one I was reading on camp)

Fiction, but all the Philosophy stuff in it is completely true. From Thales, to Socrates, to Darwin. :p

Major Philosophy book. :)

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