I was recently considering my mortality and decided I should do something that might outlast me besides having kids. I haven't decided what it should be, as I have no appreciable skills besides being able to smile and lift things, but I'm working on that. I thought it might be nice to get at least some imprint of my soul into a semi-durable format in case I bite the dust earlier than planned, so now I'm writing this.

I don't think that Blogger, which is what I'm going to post this on, is going to last amount of time that's relevant in the long run, so I'm thinking that I should print this off and keep it in a safe later. I'd also like to figure out how to host a website independently, because lately I've been feeling antipathy towards most platforms that offer easy content publishing and a chance to go viral. I'd like my own little corner of the web, and I don't care who sees it.

That's all for later. Right now I'm feeling time slip through my fingers, so I'm throwing this all out there in a panic, because I know I'm going to die and I want to do a lot more before that happens. I figure that 60 years is a decent goal for a life that can be well lived, before my body's broken down too much to do what I want to. I hear that starts at 40, though, so I don't have a lot of time.

Right now, there are two things that I really want to do: get back in shape and stay that way, and to learn how to play the guitar. I've been pretty non-committal on the latter, and completely negligent of the former, but I think with an appropriate amount of existential panic I can make it happen.

I also want to be financially stable, but who doesn't. Honestly that'd go on the same list as "have oxygen to breathe". Which reminds me of another thing I've been meaning to do, which is to find a way to live that doesn't destroy that planet that my kids are living on.

I am now 27 and a half-ish. I will turn 30 and then I will have another 30 years to go. I have a house, I have a wife, I have kids, I have a job. I worried about all these thing for my entire life so far, but now I have them. Financially, we are on the back foot, but I'm not worried. A few changes will have to be made, but we're ready to make them.

I want to hit thirty already heading full speed for my goals. I already have some. I might figure out other on the way, but it's time to start planning on the fly.

This is the run up.