I have but a few goals in life. These are listed in no particular order.
1) Make the roads safe. Cars are a destructive force placed in the wrong hands. I want to make sure that driving is a priveledge reserved for those who won’t make reckless decisions, like speed needlessly and excessively or drive while intoxicated. I also have the idea that SUVs should have their own license class. I need to iron out the specifics, but it’s a feeling I have.
2) See the world, or at the very least, see the United States. It’s a very large world we live in, and just because you can speak to someone half a world away doesn’t enrich you as much as traveling halfway around the world.
3) Laugh whenever possible, find humor in all things and enjoy myself in the process. Life would be pointless otherwise.
4) Be a contestant on Jeopardy! or Wheel of Fortune. Call this one a holdover from a childhood dream, except this goal is more possible than other childhood dreams.
5) Secure my future. I like to know that whatever I do, I know I can depend on myself to live and survive. Call it “controlling my own destiny.”
6) Have sex with a female porn star. Every list of goals needs a pipedream. This is mine.
7) Be a porn star. Ok, 2 pipedreams.
Write a book. I had an idea for a science-fiction type novel based on a dream I had last April/May. I typed out the basic premise and key events and characters on my computer the instant I woke up from it, since I was so compelled by my own dream. I work on it little by little every day, slowly establishing the characters world, and eventually, I’ll have the world defined, the characters defined, the plot defined and the narrative written. I hope to have my story published one day, but for now, it’s a side-project.
9) Find old friends and acquaintances. I want to catch up with some to see how well they are doing after high school / college. Their stories are sure to be interesting, noteworthy and without regrets. And, of course, I want to see how badly some of them are doing, too. You have to admit there’s some satisfaction in knowing that the asshole in high school eventually what he (or she) got coming to him (or her).
10) Play in the World Series of Poker Main Event. This will require $10,000. Anyone wanna stake me?