Where Will You Be in a Year?

[flow]

Will you still be in school? Will you still have the same job? Do you have any goals for the next year? Where do you want to be? And I mean this in any way possible. Be it financially, academically, whatever. No one wants to stagnate... so ideally, where will you be?

 

[Ermine]

All I really know for sure is that I will be a sophomore in college.

But ideally, here's how it would be: I will have a job lined up during every ski season while I'm in college as a lift attendant, will have at least started learning how to play cello, will be able to budget my time in a way that I can work at all my hobbies, will probably be thinking about whether I want to transfer to a more specialized college, perhaps I could bring myself to go out on at least 1 date per month, so I can claim that I'm not a total hermit. Yeah...

 

[Seducer of the Homeless]

knowing me, i will be completely different in a year, but i don't know how...

 

[loveofreason]

I'm pretty sure I'll still be insane, but any more than that...

 

[beastie]

... probably broke
... probably in another job I hate
... probably doing crap for other people still

But hoping that I can change all the above

 

[Artifice Orisit]

Thoroughly enjoying my lack of ambition, or attempting world conquest (of sorts).

 

[Death]

Will finish my Pre-U course and probably will go for degree in chemical engineering,but hope I can get scholarship to study oversea so I can get complete freedom...meanwhile in between I probably will learn how to play guitar and try uber sleep thing.

 

[Ashenstar]

"[FONT=courier new,courier]One day I'll fly away
Leave all this to yesterday
Why live life from dream to dream?
And dread the day when dreaming ends"[/FONT]

 

[Ogion]

If all goes great i'll have found something interesting to me and am somewhere in the world. If all goes by routine i'll still be in university.

But then, how could i even know where i'll be next month?

Ogion

 

[Ermine]

Wow, am I the only one with ambition here? jk

 

[Kidege]

*sings*

... that's why I always am in the same place
in the same city
and with the same people... "

 

[Ombat]

At a TBD college somewhere in the Pacific Northwest... or California, probably taking medication for generalized anxiety disorder and crying myself to sleep every night.

Yeeeaaah, the fuuuuture, awesoooome

 

[Cavallier]

I hope to be done with my job. There are few things I wouldn't give in order to have a couple of months off from shitty thankless jobs. Perhaps my bf will have a job for a change and I can kick back. Maybe even find a little house somewhere with a little yard I can garden in. Mmmmm....I want an herb garden so I can use fresh spices in my cooking instead of the crappy old store bought stuff. I could work on perfecting my recipes. Maybe start reconsidering grad school. If only I could save a little money. Yeah, I really need to find my bf a job soon otherwise I'm going to go insane...if I haven't already

 

[RubberDucky451]

Wow, am I the only one with ambition here? jk

What are you? An Optimist?

 

[Ermine]

I'm optimistic about some things I guess. But even if I were pessimistic, I'd still like to get ahead in life.

 

[RubberDucky451]

I find myself optimist about my situations but very critical when it comes to others. Maybe not always though.

I'd like to do something with art, but probably design now considering it's a bit more orderly. I want something creative yet still constrained by math or logic. That's why I'm exploring typography.

In a year, hopefully doing something I enjoy. Improving my skills.

 

[Agent Intellect]

5,874,589,152,000 miles into the future.

 

[fullerene]

you don't plan on moving anywhere except through time? That's pretty harsh, AI

 

[bananaphallus]

Hopefully I'll be enjoying the fruits of my labor, having pulled off the greatest train heist this world has ever seen, thereby becoming extraordinarily wealthy and a folk hero/given a firm 'tap on the wrist' by the law, granted impunity by an adoring jury/judge/court of law.

 

[Agent Intellect]

you don't plan on moving anywhere except through time? That's pretty harsh, AI

I certainly don't plan on leaving my inertial frame of reference

 

[fullerene]

You might want to make plans to leave Earth, then.

 

[Agent Intellect]

You might want to make plans to leave Earth, then.

It lost me at about page 3.

 

[fullerene]

oh geez, I didn't actually expect you to read it. I just wanted some credible source discussing how Earth isn't an inertial reference frame--cause most people assume that it is--and that one popped up first. There's a graph on page 5 that shows the difference in gravitational acceleration when you start to consider it non-inertial, though. That was more the main point.

 

[Agent Intellect]

Well, I know that the centrifugal force, Coriolis effect, and (not as sure about this one) Euler force make the earth not an inertial frame of reference, but isn't the position of an observer (for instance, me) considered an inertial frame of reference since, from my POV, everything else is moving and I'm standing still (as far as the 3 spatial dimensions go)?

 

[Invoke Ninja's True Power]

school

 

[Yellow]

I will be living in a new town and preferably a new state (as I wish to continue my slow tour of the US). And I'll be finishing my practicum and beginning my [paid ] internship as a therapist.

 

[jrolland]

I'll hopefully have my degree and a job in a year (if I can get myself to actually apply for the several hundred jobs for which I am supposed to apply, that is).

I have a BS in math and physics, an MS in math, tried to get a PhD in math, failed, worked as an actuary for 10 years, failed, started using the MS to teach, finally went back to PhD work - this time, hopefully successfully - and will hopefully begin teaching full time for once - in a year.

 

[Nicholas A. A. E.]

I'll be in freshman year of college - having the time of my life, I expect.

 

[Dormouse]

College. First year.

 

[Latro]

Still in school; hopefully getting started on my larger scale research project. Probably the same little tutoring job, probably the same social status. *sigh* @ the last one.

 

[preilemus]

I will be a freshman at some college somewhere learning about stuff.

I also won't be living with my family anymore, and I dont see anything bad about that

 

[Kuu]

I have no fucking idea. I wish I didn't have to bother about it, but people keep asking...


I could still be in college. I could have dropped out. I could be in another country studying abroad.

All of these are quite realistic possibilities that can develop from my current situation. There are, of course, countless others that are impossible to foresee or predict in any way, and therefore I don't bother with.


The only thing I can be certain is that I want to keep learning. Everything else can keep on changing.

 

[Puffy]

Second year of University hopefully with a placement studying in Canada, will be in a jazz orchestra working on my techniques before I form a captain beefheart influenced trio that will destroy the foundations of the ever decaying music industry and bring a new age of musical creativity to all... Also hopefully the girls in Canada are cute...

 

[Carnap]

Maybe doing a master's thesis? If I can get my act together to apply before the deadline... or if I wrote down the right date for the appointment I have with the dean of a new school (didn't get along with the others in my old school).

Maybe coming back to the states? Staying in France?

Funny you ask, because this is the least sure I have ever been about my future in my entire life.

 

[jsibley1]

Will you still be in school? Will you still have the same job? Do you have any goals for the next year? Where do you want to be? And I mean this in any way possible. Be it financially, academically, whatever. No one wants to stagnate... so ideally, where will you be?

In a year... if I'm still where I am now, I should end life.

I earned a BS almost a year ago and I still don't have a "career" going on... but, then again, I don't think I ever really wanted a "career" to begin with... just do one thing after another that's challenging.

After a lot of thought, I may do this... but I need to talk to some people before I can do it: go back to school for a B.S. in physics, join the A.F.R.O.T.C. for the two years, then get out and work in the A.F. for four years (to be eligible for scholarships, I have to sign a contract with them... and, I think I have to do it to avoid the age cutoff of 27... I'm 25 now. Not fully sure on this but I'll look into it).

Why a second B.S. and not a masters? Honestly, I have nothing in my undergrad years to impress anybody at the grad level. My grades were terrible because I never did homework, never made friends with professors, and did my own thing between classes (hang out in the library and learn things not related to school).

Going for a second B.S. will give me the opportunity to "try again" as it were. Besides, as one professor explained to me, I could always stop midway into a B.S. and continue on with a Masters (assuming I got accepted into the program) because I already have one degree and the new one can be looked at as a "continuation" of that previous course of study.

A goal of mine before I die is to earn a doctorate degree. It seemed like a "cool" goal before I graduated college. But, it became a life mission during my graduation ceremony when all the doctoral candidates earned their degrees and their thesis titles were read aloud.

 

[Grove]

I want a job that pays the bills and has benefits attached. Ideally, said job will be associated with the university I attend. I know that I want to stay in this area, and that I want to stay in academia (I can't imagine being in a work environment that isn't intellectually stimulating--I think part of me would die if I didn't have that).

 

[Anthile]

As a fleet commander on a space ship. Perhaps.

 

[Grove]

A goal of mine before I die is to earn a doctorate degree. It seemed like a "cool" goal before I graduated college. But, it became a life mission during my graduation ceremony when all the doctoral candidates earned their degrees and their thesis titles were read aloud.

Seriously, I know exactly what you're talking about.

 

[jsibley1]

Seriously, I know exactly what you're talking about.

Are you currently working toward one or is your dream like mine... "one day I just need to figure out how?"

I'm in the latter. My intelligence is high enough to do it... I just lack work ethic in that I procrastinate a lot and I keep distracting myself with things more interesting.

The procrastination probably comes from self-doubt. When the deadline is near, the pressure mounts high enough that allows me to be highly creative and productive. So,

demanding work -> self doubt -> putting things off -> high stress at the deadline -> natural high. So, I guess I'm addicted to procrastination.

When I went on my major month-long roadtrip, I spent more time planning and imagining how cool everything would be on my trip rather than actually do anything. When the time came to go (well in advance I got the days off from work so I had no excuse to back out), I left a day late because I spent a whole day running around getting last minute things done. I was euphoric and it felt like I was on cocaine. That's how I approached everything in college. I'd wait until 2 AM the night before a 10 page paper was due to actually start it. I'd finish it by 10 AM, turn it in, crash hardcore, and somehow manage an A. It's how I got an A in sociology and the professor said that I have an amazing style of writing. I can't do this when I work at a pace expected of a graduate student. My final draft is my first draft with minor tweaks to perfect it.

As far as distracting myself with more interesting things... I've noticed a pattern with myself. In any environment, my mind is generally attracted to the least demanding. When I used to own a TV, I'd watch TV. When I got rid of the TV, I'd sit on the computer all day. A few days ago my laptop broke so I spent all day reading books. I had no desire to fix it until yesterday when I had a bill I needed to pay online. Now that I fixed it (well, temporarily), I don't read.




SOOOOOOOOOO.... I suppose that in a year, I expect to at least see myself procrastinating less and remove all distractions. I've considered getting rid of my computer. Most of my computer use isn't necessary to anything productive.

 

[Grove]

Eh? Working toward the dream? I was unimpressed with academia for a while; I saw the dodgy side of it and wanted out. After a year of mulling over what I want and weighing my options, I've decided that I want to stay in/ associated with the academy. I know at some point I will need to get my PhD. if I want to move up the ranks, but in what -I don't know. Currently, I'm working as a research assistant and doing what earning my MA has trained me to do. Lately (actually it is something I have thought about for years) I fantasize about earning a degree in history with an emphasis on Appalachian Studies-- either just a BA, or a BA leading to another MA. I'm not ready to dive into a doctorial program right now, I know that much about myself, and I'm not sure if I want it solely for the intellectual stimulation, or if that is a career path that I want to take.

Anyone here in academia? What would be the best route for me to take? I know I should shoot for the PhD, but I am uncomfortable going into a program in which I have little background knowledge. This is why I am considering going for another BA first- then deciding if it is an area I want to pursue. My BA is in Sociology. My MA is in applied social research. I don't want to be a sociologist, at least not as my occupation.

Yes, I do have problems with procrastination and keeping my focus on one area of emphasis. I don't think I get bored easily; more like my interest comes in waves. If a project starts to stagnate, or lose momentum, then I start to lose interest. I have to set it aside and come back to it later. My problem is that I haven't figured out how to work on a schedule. I know this may be my downfall if I don't figure it out, and yes, getting rid of distractions helps- but there will always be distractions. For example, my apartment has been spotless for two months now.

The break I took from taking classes helped me, and next semester I'm going to pick up a few undergraduate history courses just to see if it is something I want to continue thinking about pursuing. Most of this hinges on my finding gainful employment at the university. With that I will have enough money to pay the bills, benefits that actually mean something, and 6 free hours a semester to test out where my next academic move will take me.

 

[sagewolf]

I will be the proud and (very likely) utterly invisible creator of at least one webcomic. Other then that I'm not sure; every decision I make now feels like the murder of another possibility. The future is murky.

So yeah, I don't know. I need to get a life but I'm not sure what it should be, exactly.

 

[Polaris]

Still at university, progressing at snail-pace as I cannot afford to study full-time. Living in the same place. With the same under paid part-time job, generating a lot of money for someone else's bank account. Dreaming of travelling and exploring the world. Missing my family and beloved old cat on the other side of the world

 

[Tyria]

One year older and one year closer towards complete independence.

 

[Chimera]

Junior in high school, probably struggling to decide what I want to do with my immediate future (i.e. stressing over college). Pondering the dull chaos of high shool. Still mildly frustrated with my passive existence. Refining my opinions on various moral qualms. Completely clean of drugs. Dreading the anticipated monotony of adult life. Still forgetting to eat meals. Enjoying time with my sister, as she will be a junior in college. Trying to persuade my mum to get me a dog of my own.
And, of course, still caught between being terrified and mesmerized by the possibilities of the future.
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edit:
oh, what I hope to be? Hmm.
I hope to be alive. I hope to still have relationships that keep my faith in humanity. If I want to be really bold, I hope I'll be reasonably content with my life. Heck, maybe I'll dig out of all the guilt I've piled onto myself. Maybe I'll be guiding a few kids of my generation into thinking for a bright future, helping them to harness their talents and create something truly spectacular, me being their quiet voice of reason and encouragement. Maybe I'll be working to make all my "if only" scenarios a reality. ​

But that's all silly and unrealistic, of course. ​

 

[Firehazard159]

I tend to find myself living somewhere new every year, and it's always a random surprise to myself.

Since I joined the air force, I'm assuming that will continue to happen, with more opportunities opened up!

There's no way I could predict where.