Well, I figure it's time to get the ball rolling on this thing - since I've had it set up for about three months now and I've not done a thing with it. Why the sudden motivation? Well it's New Year's Day, of course. Though I'm not really saying I'm resolving to start a weblog (though I do resolve to eliminate the term 'blog' from my vocabulary - it just feels like a pretty vulgar way to describe what I feel is a revolution in journalism).
What I'm really saying is I've got a number of ambitions for the year, probably not enough time or money to work on them all, and should write them down so I can remember what I wanted to do once I got lost in all the details or just neglected to take action later in the year. So here's the list: Get Married - That'd be May 28th. It's gonna have to be top priority. The lovely lady (Anja) is pictured with me here.
Get Independent - from my job that is, not from binds of marriage. It's a good job, but it's not what I want to do with my life. So how'm I gonna go 'bout that?
Get into a PhD Program - Got one year left on the stellar GMAT score so I'd better make use of it. I want to research how weblogs and 'citizen journalism' is changing the way people consume their news and how that will affect marketers in the future. See "We The Media" by the (former) San Jose Mercury News' Dan Gilmore. I've been really inspired by what I've read lately from him and from the good people of BoingBoing about the technology community providing for free what formerly has been at a premium - I think the altruism behind it is warming and I'd like to get involved. So here I am - hoping I can convince a top university that it's interesting.
Get my Own Companies Running - three of them to be exact (I told you I had ambitions). One an advertising firm - where my training and first interests lie. Two a fashion outlet - where my fiancee's training and first interests lie. Three a translation firm - where my fiancee is currently making her coin. The idea being that I can lead a much more flexible and satisfying life this way than through a standard nine to fiver, and that I can use this to...
Get More Altruistic - There's gonna be a theme here. Global needs tend to get ignored in the US media and by Americans in general. Totally excusable - there are needs much closer to home that most people have to satisfy. I think I can use some cause-related marketing in the above to draw a little attention to things like Sudanese Genocide. Not necessarily a topic for dinner conversation but I think I could spread the word and help direct some funds - do a small part and hopefully that will grow in the future.
OK. So 2005 will be a pretty big year. Pretty stream of consciousness above, but if you're reading this - you're probably the only one - I hope you get the message. Have a great year. I've a feeling it'll be a big one. We'll see if we can't get something going here.
What I'm really saying is I've got a number of ambitions for the year, probably not enough time or money to work on them all, and should write them down so I can remember what I wanted to do once I got lost in all the details or just neglected to take action later in the year. So here's the list: Get Married - That'd be May 28th. It's gonna have to be top priority. The lovely lady (Anja) is pictured with me here.
Get Independent - from my job that is, not from binds of marriage. It's a good job, but it's not what I want to do with my life. So how'm I gonna go 'bout that?
Get into a PhD Program - Got one year left on the stellar GMAT score so I'd better make use of it. I want to research how weblogs and 'citizen journalism' is changing the way people consume their news and how that will affect marketers in the future. See "We The Media" by the (former) San Jose Mercury News' Dan Gilmore. I've been really inspired by what I've read lately from him and from the good people of BoingBoing about the technology community providing for free what formerly has been at a premium - I think the altruism behind it is warming and I'd like to get involved. So here I am - hoping I can convince a top university that it's interesting.
Get my Own Companies Running - three of them to be exact (I told you I had ambitions). One an advertising firm - where my training and first interests lie. Two a fashion outlet - where my fiancee's training and first interests lie. Three a translation firm - where my fiancee is currently making her coin. The idea being that I can lead a much more flexible and satisfying life this way than through a standard nine to fiver, and that I can use this to...
Get More Altruistic - There's gonna be a theme here. Global needs tend to get ignored in the US media and by Americans in general. Totally excusable - there are needs much closer to home that most people have to satisfy. I think I can use some cause-related marketing in the above to draw a little attention to things like Sudanese Genocide. Not necessarily a topic for dinner conversation but I think I could spread the word and help direct some funds - do a small part and hopefully that will grow in the future.
OK. So 2005 will be a pretty big year. Pretty stream of consciousness above, but if you're reading this - you're probably the only one - I hope you get the message. Have a great year. I've a feeling it'll be a big one. We'll see if we can't get something going here.
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