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This goal is closely tied to my #1 posted goal: move out of my parents’ house. I need to take the initiative and learn skills that I’ve been lacking in, i.e. cooking and tools.

I’ve seen a lot of baseball games live and on tv. But, I’ve never had the privilege of witnessing a pitcher throwing a no-hitter or a perfect game from the first pitch to the final out. The closest I’ve been was at a Long Beach Armada minor league game a couple of years ago. The Long Beach pitcher Andre Simpson was about one or two outs away from getting the no-no. Maybe 2009 will be the year. Again, my personal rule for this is that I have to witness it (whether in person, on tv, or on radio) from the first pitch until the final out.

This goal is probably going to nag me until I’m dead. I don’t have any solid ideas for a comic book right now. But, I just wanted to put this one on my personal list just in case some inspiration pops up!

One of my colleagues at work has actually read this great book a few times already. I’ve heard that it was a great book, but I was intimidated by the novel’s thickness. Maybe I can check out a copy from the library and start with a couple of chapters a week.

I had the privilege of visiting the Emerald City with my family a few years back and fell in love with Seattle! I love wet weather, it’s close to Canada, and the town itself is lively. I guess you can say that Ken Griffey Jr. returning to the Seattle Mariners inspired this in me. Maybe I can head up within the next two years or so- budget willing.

I’ve spent a lot of my life fluttering around from interest to interest trying to see what I’m passionate about. This will continue until I find something. Pro sports has always been a constant, especially baseball. So, I can build on that. But, I know that if I find other things and define them, then I can add on to my personal list. :)

I used to dream about moving out of Los Angeles, and into a city I can actually take pride in living in (i.e. Seattle, Chicago, or San Francisco). But, now I would settle for just moving out of my parents’ house. 27 years is more than enough, especially now that I have a full time job. I know the economy is crap right now, but that’s not an excuse. But, I feel more held back by my culture- or more specifically my parents’ culture. They believe that their kids shouldn’t move out until they’re married. But ironically, it’s kind of difficult to make that happen if you have to tell a woman that you still live with you’re parents. How humiliating is that? If worse comes to worse, there’s always the mail order bride route! Russian ladies are lovely! :)

I thought that I found my vocation when I became a full-time Social Studies teacher at a Catholic school. Private schools are MUCH BETTER than public schools, in my humble opinion. But at the same time, I realized that I can’t stand kids! Especially junior high school kids. When they’re obnoxious, they’re really obnoxious!

I’m currently taking a Paralegal Studies program at a local vocational college. And, I can be done with that in less than a year. I’ve always liked watching cops shows, like “Law & Order”. And I’ve always wondered how I could get involved in working for the criminal justice system. I don’t have the personality or the physical attributes to be a cop, and I’m not sure if I want to bash my brains with even more schooling to become a lawyer. But, being a paralegal is a good middle ground because of my interest and aptitude toward research.

But, we’ll see. After I “serve my time” teaching/babysitting brats, I’ll be ready to step into the “Law & Order” world. First step, would be to secure an internship with either a local D.A.’s office or court system.