June 25, 1997

3:50PM EST

So I posted a response to an entry at olio and lo and behold, someone wrote back. Wow. And its was pretty important too, 'cause it got me thinking about some things, about my frustrations and what I could do about them. So I'm writing down some of the things I want. These are goals I want to achieve:

I want to learn better web design

I want to learn to speak Chinese

I'd like to take classes in judo or karate and get really darn good at it.

I'd like to lose 10 pounds by autumn

I want to work on something creative

I want to get a Master's degree

I want to work with my hands

I want to write

I want to learn to speak German

I want to go back to Europe

I want to go to Japan and polish my Japanese

I want to study History, Religion, and Communications

I want to read a really good book

I want to be able to support Sabs so he can go back to school if he wants

I want to pay off my debts

I want to buy a house

I want to have a garden

I want at least 2 children, a dog, a cat, some goldfish and a porch, with swing.

I want a big kitchen

I want to work somewhere where my work is meaningful to me

I want to be useful

I want to look back and be happy with my choices

That's a lot of "I wants" but I feel better having gotten that out on "paper". I can look at this, these are some concrete things to reach for. Now if I could just figure out how to get from where I am, to there ....

11:50AM EST

The heat is back.

I'm feeling spaced out and slightly uneasy. We have a lot of stuff to do before we leave *gulp* tomorrow. I'm looking forward to going, but the whole preparation thing is hanging over my head like a proverbial axe on a string.

Sabs and I went to see Batman & Robin last night, which was pleasantly fun, but nothing to write home about. But at least we did something fun, after spending a lot of time cooped up this weekend.

The heat makes it unpleasant to go out and get anything done. We've been trying to get up the get-go to go drop off our bottles at the recycling center for 2 weeks now. We're pathetic about it, just keep adding to the pile until we're tripping over it and swearing we'll go tomorrow and then we don't.

I'm excited about one piece of good news from yesterday: my work schedule will soon be shifting from Tuesady-Saturday to Monday-Friday so I'll be reclaiming my weekends:) Sabs and I will be back to 2 days off together, and we'll be able to run errands on Saturdays. Yay.

As I said, I'm a bit spaced today. So I don't have much rolling through my mind just yet, we'll see what the day brings ...