Tuesday, November 23, 2010

What do I Want?

Dear Internet,

A single, unanswerable question has been plaguing me for months, if not years now. What do I want? It's impossible for me to put my finger on an absolute goal towards which I can gear the rest of my life, and with that realization comes the fear that my life is directionless and that if I don't come up with a goal quick, I'll be adrift in a miasma of self doubt and indecisiveness for the rest of my life.
So what do I want?

Well...

I want a dog. Medium sized, fuzzy, well adjusted, not high strung or overly hyper.

I want a house. Or a nice condo. Or a long-term lease on a nice apartment. With a good bit of space and a dependable thermostat. And room for the dog.

I want some nice furniture. Comfortable and tasteful, but not too expensive that I can't accidentally drip some bacon grease on the upholstery now and again.

Alternately, I want enough money that if I buy some irreplaceable furniture, and ruin it with bacon, I can replace it.

Access to a pool would also be nice.

Year-round pool weather would also be nice.

An indoor pool would be an acceptable second I guess.

I want good friends that I can get drunk with, but not to the point that there's alcohol fueled drama or alcoholism or alcohol related disease.

I want to be free of everything-else-fueled drama as well.

I want a fashionable, functional car. Nothing too too fancy, it doesn't need to cause orgasms when I rev it, though if that was an offered option I'd probably take it.

I want a loving girlfriend. I guess I could stand to marry too.

I don't want to sound sexist so I will not talk about all the characteristics I would like to see in my loving girlfriend, especially since so that any future or potential loving girlfriends can read this and throw it back in my face if so disposed.

I want whatever the opposite of children is... Free time? Money? I'm not directly knocking children or parents here, as many seem happy falling into their respective categories, but I view the decision to have kids kind of like a vegan diet. Un-fun, soul sucking, time consuming, and not for me.

I want internet access, if only to be able to continue our lovely chats, Dear Internet.

I want a nice TV--it doesn't need to be too big or, god, 3D, but I would like one that has an aspect ration that can accommodate widescreen and my old letterbox movies.

I want more movies.

I want more books.

I want a metabolism that will keep my doctor from telling me I have to stop eating red meat for a long, long time.

I want people I disagree with politically to either change their minds or shut the hell up.

I want to contribute meaningfully and positively to culture.

I want to be famous enough that I'm recognized and respected (and boned), but not the point where I'm bothered by the press or idiot fans.

I want fans, but I'd like them to be smart.