Goals

I think it helps to send things out. Out into the abyss. The great unknown. The world of ears. The hearts of your beloved. (These aren't all the same thing.) If I don't send it out it's easier for me to push it down, justify why I don't or can't have it. Acknowledging that I want it makes it easier for me to work for it. And I think there's power in the abyss. I don't think The Secret or Laws of Attraction are at work per say but I think saying it aloud increases the power that "it" has. That then increases the effect that it has on you and your decision making.

In an effort to push myself towards these things I present to you, my goals. (Note that some are large and ambiguous. That's probably better than having only specific, little goals.)

Short term:
-Present at ASA in August. The one in Denver, to be specific.
-Get to visit Nebraska for about two weeks (at least one and a half full weeks) this Christmas break.
-Defend my thesis successfully.
-Pay back parents for loaned money.

Long term:
-PhD
-Job at a nice University.
-Lose the last 20 pounds.
-Wedding, house, child, child, child, dog.

What are you sending out?