Personal Goals

Posted by santosj on June 3, 2007

I like posting about my long term goals, because it helps me focus and remember where I want to be. Like for example, when I was 16, I set two goals for when I turn 21.

  1. Have a long time girlfriend or be married.
  2. Have a programming position at a company.

I only completed the second, but I’m planning on following through on the first this summer, so I still have time. It focused my actions because I decided early on, that I would finish high school, that I wouldn’t help create a child in high school, and that I would go to college. Going to college, meant that I would need a diploma, since it was easier (or so I thought) than getting a GED and would look better on my resume (again, so I thought) and that I would need to get good grades (which is only partially true).

Personal Goals

  1. Convince a female that I’m not crazy and that I’m a great match for her. Going to be difficult, “No, the rope is not for tying you up and the cushion in the trunk is not for laying you down on. Why would I use a cushion if I was going to do that?” or “Damn, I totally forgot I put that guy in there! How long has it been? Three days? You thirsty? You want water? [guy nods] Well, maybe next time. [slam]“
  2. Move out of parent’s home and into my own.
  3. Keep current job.
  4. Pay off credit and get my score as close to 720 as possible

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3 Comments.

  1. Josh Stauffer June 4, 2007 at 10:53 pm

    You are a pretty funny guy Jacob. I hope that guy in the trunk isn’t me. :-) Your dream girl will come. Just give it time.

  2. Sara Golemon June 4, 2007 at 11:44 pm

    1. If she tells you how to get rid of the body, marry her. You can’t afford to break up with a woman like that.

    2. Hold off, cheap rent is your friend.

    3. You can do better than that loser job ;)

    4. Aim higher than 720, shoot for 820

  3. Jacob Santos June 5, 2007 at 5:24 pm

    Thanks Josh and Sara.

    @Josh

    I’ve thought about this a lot, the people I think about isn’t anyone I know. The best way to describe it is “faceless ones” or just random people. I had to explain this concept to people before and get asked this a lot. “No, it isn’t that guy from work.” My mom, for example, I can’t get the concept that the person and situation is only hypothetical and not really going to happen. I get asked questions like, “How did you get the body in there?” or “Why would you put the person in there? Did you get in a fight? Did he hit first?”

    Also, how funny would for a trunk to be opened and find a person in there? If you are the person who doesn’t own the car, then “Holy crap! Am I next?” or the above scenario where you forgot and the person you are with sees the body.

    @Sara

    I love my current job, I get to do PHP and web development all day and the best part is that I get paid for it. My only fear since I’ve landed my dream job is that I’ll lose it. It never fails that something really awesome happens and it is always followed by something terrible.

    I usually don’t code 8 hours straight, but I surprised myself by doing so. I love programming and any place that allows me to do that and pays me to do so is a keeper in my book. I was thinking of writing a post that says the same thing.