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Your Matierial Goals

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So, we've talked about emotional goals and all that, but what do you want to have, or do before you Bite the Dust?

Me, I've got a few

1) Get My Pro Stock drag racing license, and make a 200 Mile an hour pass. (Hopefully my 18th birthday)

2) Fly in a fighter jet

3) Own an Italian Suit

4) Pay for a Jaguar in cash (Might be an uphill battle for that one. :p )

5) Build my own car


And something else I'll mention later.
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I don't know that all of these qualify as material goals, as such, but here goes :D

* finally figure out what it is I want to be "when I grow up" (has some material associations)

* pay off all debts

* a sailboat

* A well stocked wine cellar

* a brand, spanking new, super fast computer

* travel around the world, and really see it (given that at least some cash is needed here, that qualifies :p )

*music, books....

*black leather jacket (the kind with the mandarin collar, and belt thingy around the hips)

Can't think of much else at the moment, maybe more will come to me.
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A cure for MS.
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*sets up the "Buy DW a pretty leather jacket" fund*



Wait a minute . . . Leather!? :eek: :speech:


@ Lestat: Thats not all that material, but it would be a good thing. :)
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@ Chu,
awww, you're so sweet :o :eek: :eek: :D
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[QUOTE=ch85us2001]@ Lestat: Thats not all that material, but it would be a good thing. :) [/QUOTE]It's very material... you just don't know how material it is...
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[QUOTE=ch85us2001]2) Fly in a fighter jet

3) Own an Italian Suit [/QUOTE]

I'll second those.

*Build a chopper myself with mostly hand tools and maybe some rare metals
*Build my own micro-brewery
*Build myself a "hydro-farm"
-Vineyard among other plants
*Get another civic and absolutely pimp it out
*Make myself an arms and swords armory/blacksmith shop
*Set up my own personal server with a huge amount of HD space and bandwith


@ Lestat you may want to read up on stem cell research, some very promising results.
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Another one


Learn C++ :D
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[QUOTE=JonIrenicus]@ Lestat you may want to read up on stem cell research, some very promising results.[/QUOTE]2l8
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Hmmm, An immortal emo emu, a shotgun with an infinite amount of bullets, and a ham and cheese sandwich, not too much mayo though.
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Ooooh! I got a few!

* Travel around the world in 80 days, Philleas Fogg style (ie no modern airplanes)

* Bungee-jump!
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I would like to have my own pool, so I wouldn't have to drive to swim.
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Spend a year abroad when I turn forty. Just pack up, head for Europe, and start world hopping from there.

I want at least a Masters degree in history, and to be able to teach somewhere.

Own a computer that will run every game going at the time I finish building it. This will last me at least three months I hope. :D
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A good home for me and my family is enough for me. Anything else is superficial and unnecessary. But let's see if I can add one or two things to the list...

*a new computer every few years, since they become obsolete after two months
*one decent car with good mileage, and one van (families need vans)
*a pool
*at least three TVs
*a library (one room with walls covered with bookcases, and there will be books, CDs, and DVDs stored there, plus one of the TVs will be in here)
*a japanese sand garden
*a ton of books (can't have a library without a lot of books)
*two dogs (Irish Setters, preferably)
*a fully-stocked bar (screw wine cellars; screw wine) for parties and my own personal inebriation
*a superlative stereo system
*a massive statue erected in my honor

Um, that's all for now, but I'll think of more things later. But as you can see, it's quite a short list. :D
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Post by Darzog »

Well, let's see here...

* fully matching, new Scuba gear
* revolving-debt free (not counting mortgage, student loans)
* debt free (including mortgage and student loans)
* get Scuba certifications for Nitrox and Deep diving
* travel
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[quote="Lestat]A cure for MS.[/quote]

[QUOTE=JonIrenicus]@ Lestat you may want to read up on stem cell research"]

Stem cells may not provide the most promising treatment possibility for MS. It's still a very long way to go. There are however some other promising strategies around...I think Lestat will have his wish fulfilled within a few years now, but maybe that is still too late....

If Lestat's wish count as material, mine do as well:

- A cure for every destructive disease or disorder, and globally available too.

For myself personally, I'd wish:

- A selective and highly specific radioligand for each of the exististing neuroreceptors in the human brain plus a detector system that can go around the Heisenberg bloody uncertainty principle! :D
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[QUOTE=C Elegans]
For myself personally, I'd wish:

- A selective and highly specific radioligand for each of the exististing neuroreceptors in the human brain plus a detector system that can go around the Heisenberg bloody uncertainty principle! :D [/QUOTE]

:laugh: I can imagine that not everyone understood that :D

Anyways, I have more:

* Learn how to play the guitar better than Steve Vai
* Learn how to draw better than Masamune Shirow
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[QUOTE=C Elegans]- A selective and highly specific radioligand for each of the exististing neuroreceptors in the human brain plus a detector system that can go around the Heisenberg bloody uncertainty principle! :D [/QUOTE]
*nods* Totally, I completely understand where you're coming from and what all of those words mean.

Me? Not including the usual 'fall in love, have kids (maybe), etc'...

*I want to travel alot, mainly western Europe to start

*I would positively love to write some sort of book someday, though I have no idea what on (not one of those trashy thriller or romance or horror novels, though). A published essay, something, anything would be incredible. Unfortunately I'm hugely insecure with everything I write. I've tried before, even just to keep a journal, but I always end up tearing up everything. It's frustrating. :(

*I want to buy quaint piece of property somewhere overseas in the beautiful countryside, even if it's impractical, where I could vacation to at a whim using the many frequent-flyer miles I'll sure accumulate from my world travelling ;) . Ireland is the first place to leap to mind, but any of the other British Isles or France/Italy/Spain would be just fine.

*I'm content with not owning a house for awhile (unless I have enough kids that I need the space) because I've always been terribly fond of cities and would be content with an apartment or one of those condo-type places for much of my life, the first decade or so of my adulthood maybe . That place would ideally include cable at least TV with HBO and Fox Soccer Channel, the usual kitchen/bathroom/bedroom, etc. I can get furnishings any old place, I've been collecting bits of art and such (photography, music/movie/sports memorabilia, pop art, reprint paintings, antiques nobody wants etc.) since I was young in the hopes that I'd have a place to put them someday. I know this sounds like I'm going to own Redd Fox's place from Sanford and Son, but really many are quite tasteful and I understand decorating to an extent(my mom's been giving me pointers for years, she's a freak about that stuff).

*A job that pays well enough that I could afford such a place in the city.

*A dog, or pet of some sort. I've always been a dog person but they can be a handful and I'd be content with a turtle/tortoise, bird or hampster/guinea pig/rabbit to start until I'm ready to be a proper owner.

*A simple corner/wall with enough shelves that can hold my extensive used book/cd/DVD collection. Nothing fancy.

*I'd love to own a really cool personal bar someday, but just something small or at least enough dough to stock the refrigerator/cabinets.

*A new computer every two-three years: nothing too expensive, but just so I can operate.

*A high-speed internet connection. This is important, as I positively loathe dial-up... It's one of my indulgences.

*Enough spare time (retirement?) that I could help people. Mission trips with a church (they went to Prague to fix a church this past year... I want to do that), Habitat for Humanity stuff, kids in Africa. I don't know, but if my life ever falls to shreds (in my spoiled, consumerist eyes) I've had enough experience with community service projects and such that I know absolutely I could carve out a niche helping others.

Not much else, my tastes are really pretty simple and I could easily do without alot of the stuff I have right now. I just need my books and some friends and you won't see me complaining too much. Unless the internet's slow.



Anyways, those are just some of my hopes. I know I sound awfully sure of myself on some points and am aware some feelings may change, but I'll wait until they do to give you an update. ;)




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-Go cross country on a motorcycle
-Form a band
-Write a book of any sorts
-Find a partner
-Grow a beard
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* Have an income. :p
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