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it's been too long!

plans:
work abroad
get full time work + benefits
pay off student loans
align work experience with certificate and mba program requirements
save some
run a business
investments
visit museums
ride bike
go to conferences: CES Jan, DefCon Aug, Dreamforce, SIGGRAPH, Macworld

ongoing:
minimize: reuse, sell, give away, recycle, trash
explore the bay area
go outdoors
be frugal
take photos
read daily
meet people
eat well & healthy

incomplete:
study abroad in barcelona in the spring (went to barcelona, no study though)
transfer to CSUF (went to SJSU instead)
travel to belize (family trip got cancelled)
audit a class at UCI (ended up not having the time)
learn conversational japanese and chinese (not enough practice, study)
journal upkeep (lazy)
hike on days off (lazy)
active in clubs: sierra, school, hiking. (deprioritized)
explore the bay area (slow progress)
visit museums (forgot joy of museums)
pass technician license exam (lost interest in being a radio nerd)
go to ces in january (keep forgetting to register early)
internship (had to work to pay rent)

historical:
plans v: https://www.thinktankforums.com/thread.php?thread_id=1896
plans iv: https://www.thinktankforums.com/thread.php?thread_id=1390
plans iii: https://www.thinktankforums.com/thread.php?thread_id=876
plans ii: https://www.thinktankforums.com/thread.php?thread_id=533
my plan: https://www.thinktankforums.com/thread.php?thread_id=316

it really has been too long. I don't even have any long term plans right now; it sucks.

Nothing has really changed here. Just want to graduate.

keep doing sushi at least long enough to be good at breaking down whole fish and running the sushi bar

go back to nz, buy a van, work for a year.

from there travel a lot. aus, tasmania, indonesia, thailand, china, japan, norway, sweden, iceland

some mini goals:
work out
yoga 2x a week
read 2 books per month at least
carry one film camera whenever i go out
develop the 25 rolls i currently have
be more bold

NEEDS:
- look for jobs involving my interests/schooling/expertise
- quit current bullshit job
- feel better about being by myself

wants:
- explore seattle properly
- cook regularly

hopes:
- go on a trip (with someone?)
- kitty?

Friend of mine and I have talked about doing this as a pipe dream, but I figure I might as well do it after I graduate ... so I've started working towards it.

Tempted to do this:

http://mototaxijunket.theadventurists.com/

dannyp hope really isn't worth the effort if you need to cut something... cut that.

toss in a makerfaire instead... or if you have the cash... CCC camp in germany.

alright i'll drop hope from the list :D

FTR I think me and bluet are planning on trying to make CCC camp this year.

phi_: I've been wanting to do it too! maybe in a couple years!

> FTR I think me and bluet are planning on trying to make CCC camp this year.

Yup. :)

1) no mixers, drink vodka "neat".
2) watch more Californication because this show is fucking awesome.
3) ...
4) profit