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22 March 2007

In three years time. A very inspirational video that made me cry. One man's promise to the world. 7 minutes. Watch the vid and tell me, what will you be doing in three years time? And what do you have to do to get there?→[More:]
In three years time, I'm going to be the queen badass of activists. Who am I kidding? There's not a damn other thing that I want to do with my life! I'm going to have the skills, the connections and the chops to bring awesome on the most staggering scale imaginable.

To get there, I have to put my nose to the grindstone when I get to Glasgow. I've got to be smart, skilled, quiet when necessary and loud when necessary. I must bite my tongue. I must heal my mental health and get my physical stamina increased. I have to get some nicer clothes. I need a better job so I can save money AND put money into this project. I need to keep spending down. I need to learn the new city and go into it wary but confident, ready to learn. I need to do scutwork and enjoy it. I need to go to Toastmasters and get the speech and debate skills up to top level. And much more!

post by: By the Grace of God at: 04:47 | 5 comments

I know what I hope to be doing, but I also have to contend with reality. Despite my best intentions and diligence to get back into some semblance of decent physical shape, my heart went off in its own direction, and lately I haven't been able to get more than 10 feet out the door before I get searing chest pains that suck the breath out of my lungs.

So, in three years, if I am going to have something that even remotely smacks of a career, it will probably be not just home-based but bed-based and conducted completely through a laptop and a telephone.

posted by mischief 22 March | 14:10

mischief, have you been to the doctor for this? If not, please do, if not for yourself than for your loved ones.

Thinking of you.

posted by By the Grace of God 22 March | 17:19

Yup, I see my cardiologist once a month now and talk to his lead nurse about every ten days. If my doctor had his way, I would spend 2/3 of my time awake in bed. Eh, that is where "quality of life" outweighs "quantity of life".

posted by mischief 22 March | 19:12

My startup is going to be launched, and I will have been interviewed by the New York Times.

I'm not sure how I will top Anil's goatse, though.

posted by stilicho 22 March | 23:19

In 3 years time? I hope to be a mother, running my own small lab in a small liberal arts college, doing a lot of teaching to enthusiastic undergrads.

To achieve this? Well, the obvious for the first :) Then I need to get my publications up and do some heavy networking. And get an NIH grant.

posted by gaspode 22 March | 23:24

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