Blue Skies

[magintz]

So imagine this, for some odd reason, some unexplained reason you could do one great thing and their was no possible chance of failure, what would you do?

I want to know what you want to do in as much detail and why. I want to know what is stopping you from doing exactly that right now. I want to know the current closest and realistic thing you could do. I don't care how ridiculous this sounds or how far out your proposal is whether it be consume the moon, play badmington with a shark or become a super hero.

I also want to hear about realistic life ambitions or dreams that are sensible thoughts and what you plan to do about it, if anything and if the answer is no, then why.

For me, it would have to be the super-powers. Something like superman or possibly batman. What is standing in my way is the fact that I was born on the wrong planet so have no super powers. The closest thing would be some spandex wearing vigilante running around trying to fight crime with my trusty sidekick.

As for realistic, i've always wanted to be a pilot. I suppose it's nothing too out of reach I just don't have the availiable knowledge on how I would approach a career like this, and the longer I leave it the less chance I have of doing anything about it.

[Helm]

Complete, thoroughly transparent and systematic self-awareness, the necessary expansion of the mind as a tool that could withstand such rigorious self-examination, hopefully a set of aristotelian-organon-like-tools which would interpret the raw data into more meaningful patterns. Furthermore, since we're talking impossible, complete a priori biochemical control of my person. And a ship that is just sailing towards an unknown destination.

[Nine Toes]

There are a lot of things I want to do right now:

1.  I would like to move out of my apartment and into a house, even if I'm renting.  I'd like to own a car that isn't rust-ridden, isn't full of dents and holes, doesn't need severe engine and transmission work, and doesn't make loud squealing noises when it's running.  But I simply cannot afford this, because my job sucks.  I've been trying to get a better job, but I can't seem to get one, because I have no high school diploma yet, and thus, employers don't seem to want to take me seriously, no matter how much I sport the "go-get'em" attitude.  I should just go back to school again, but I don't have the time or the ambition.  Time isn't going to magically slow down for me for the next six months for me to go back to school and graduate (yes, I'm that close).  I know it sounds more like an excuse, but I really don't have the time.  My current job is sucking up most of my time.  If I could just get a decent job, so that I can make enough not to have to scrape change together for gas to get to work or for food, I feel like THEN I can sit down and think about school.  I've even applied for some really shitty factory jobs, but, nevertheless... I just don't know what to do.

The reason why I want this is because I think a lot about where I thought I'd be five years ago, and this isn't it.  I look at my three best friends, and I'm severely jealous of them; Paul makes $16.00 an hour and has his own house, a decent car; Matt has a good job, and umpteen trucks, cars, motorcycles, snowmobiles and is talking about getting his own house; Travis is in the Navy, and although he's in Iraq right now, he's pretty much set for life as far as I can tell because of the military.  I'm older than all three of them, and I look at myself, and I'm ashamed of my financial situation and what I've got to show for my 23 years of life.  I know I should just be grateful that I have a roof over my head, and food in my fridge, but...  I just wanted more out of life than this.

2.  I've been wanting to start writing my own music.  I've tried finding a band to join, but don't really have time for that either, and I can't deal with uncooperative band members like I've had in the past.  So, recently, I decided to just do it on my own.  But the reason why I'm not doing this is because I don't have the necessary tools and such to do it.  I've got 2 guitars, and a crappy music composing program.  I also just can't concentrate on writing the music, it's like I have writer's block or something.  I don't know what to do fix this problem, but it really frustrates me.  All I want to do is make music and share it with people.

Sometimes I wonder if I'm just not chasing my stupid high school dream of being a musician in an effort to hang on to my childhood.  I don't know why I'm chasing it, because I highly doubt it's going to happen.

So, anyway, I deem those two as perfectly realistic goals, yet unattainable because... I dunno... because I suck?

[SSH]

Unrealistic goal: understand what Helm said 

[Babar]

Unrealistic goal:
Know EVERYTHING. Find out how exactly the brain works, how far the nearest habitable planet is, what every single living creature had for breakfast yesterday, know what every single living creature will be thinking tomorrow, etc.

Realistic goal:
Get as close to the unrealistic goal as possible.

[Andail]

SSH, Helm is basically saying that he wants to able to fully evaluate his own self, in a Jungian fashion, partly to achieve complete control of his subconciousness, and in extension to experience the only relgious experience you can experience without being conventionally religious.
Of course, this practice requires a strong psyche, which is why he also asks for a hardening of the tool which is also his monitor. Pretty much like a Richter-scale meter would have to be very stable in order to measure an earthquake which shakes the ground on which it stands, so to speak.
As a result, he aims for gaining free will in its rawest meaning.

Personally, I'd like to be able to drink without getting a hangover.

[Ubel]

To get over level 10 in Curveball.

[Nine Toes]

Personally, I'd like to be able to drink without getting a hangover.

Works wonders, m'boy. 

[SSH]

SSH, Helm is basically saying that he wants to able to fully evaluate his own self, in a Jungian fashion, partly to achieve complete control of his subconciousness, and in extension to experience the only relgious experience you can experience without being conventionally religious.
Of course, this practice requires a strong psyche, which is why he also asks for a hardening of the tool which is also his monitor.

You could do Sir Humphrey's job 

btw: Hardening of the TOOL, fnar fnar!

[Nikolas]

Unrealistic: Have a trio with my wife and some other woman! And both being interested in me also, not just to each other! But this won't happen (at least any time soon!) And I'm being honest! Why? Because she just had a baby, and she can't have sex, and because she's not into these kind of stuff.

Realistic: Making a one room (but not one week), game with my own graphics and definately my own music that will amaze everybody. It's about the end of the wolrd with music that progress along with the game (using the imuse effect!). Well, we'll see...

[Helm]

SSH, Helm is basically saying that he wants to able to fully evaluate his own self, in a Jungian fashion, partly to achieve complete control of his subconciousness, and in extension to experience the only relgious experience you can experience without being conventionally religious.
Of course, this practice requires a strong psyche, which is why he also asks for a hardening of the tool which is also his monitor. Pretty much like a Richter-scale meter would have to be very stable in order to measure an earthquake which shakes the ground on which it stands, so to speak.
As a result, he aims for gaining free will in its rawest meaning.

Personally, I'd like to be able to drink without getting a hangover.

It's wonderful that you understand me. Drink's on me next time.

[passer-by]

Unrealistic:
To have six weeks off work and travel with no more but room reservations for a day, thenÃ,  go to the next destination that seems worthwhile. Just me, my newspaper and my book, to try and sort things out.

But : no money, no leave, which is 4 weeks anyway and things never get sorted, really.

Realistic:
To go away for a weekend. To go to the port/bus station and just get to the ship/bus that's closer.