Lord Vader, Rise

(I apologize for quoting the false trilogy)

“Begin: a year of placement”

I am currently in Japan. I have placed myself here and am working on getting my mind around learning. This has been a very interesting year. It looks like I will continue to attend Whitman, Grandma pulled through, I got my AKP things in, had to talk it out with a few womens of upstanding class, hold some people together, worked on a psychology, achieved 10 mile running ability.
In terms of learning, I became aware of how to dress dapperly, move my money, question everything when I need to, dance, and even how to build my own computer.
Japanese is still pending.

It’s almost insane to actually think about how much I am able to get done when I look at the names of items, and yet, how utter lazy I feel other days, or take a look back on my day. I waste so, SO much time not getting my goals done. I still have yet to really try at Japanese, and that is something that must start sooner than later. I am making steps, but I am not there.

I think there is one very large thing that I am not giving enough credit to. I am actually consciously feeling like a responsible person. What I mean is that I feel like I am taking huge steps into the “adult” world and with the coming graduation of college, being well traveled and my own portable living space (Read: computer and sleeping bag) I will be ready to seek this job thing. I don’t have much actual direction for where I want to go, but I will c

I’ve been watching some of the batman beyond shows. Weird to realize that those are now ten years old and that when they came on I wasn’t even really a fan of them because I liked the original all the better. That’s weird to think. I even got really annoyed when I came across that project zeta cross over. That was such a dumb idea. Anyway, it’s made me realize that I need to clean up my act. That was the whole reason I got into college. I wanted to be like Batman. I wanted to strive for that mix of ability of a powerful will, a sharp mind, and the physicality to do whatever I put my mind to. Taking a moment to look back on recent weeks, I have strayed from that. I have been easy. I have let others do my thinking and deciding for me. That’s not what Batman does. Batman fights the hard fight. He sleuths, he gets educated, he works through pain and does not waiver. Crime fighter, successful, self motivated, well dressed, and skilled. I need to make better use of my time.

It’s time to stop taking the small steps of self-improvement. I’ve wadled long enough.
Let’s work. Let’s start studying, put our heads down, and start running. I’ve thought for a long time on what I what to be, and many ways to get there, but I feel I’ve always known the answer. It’s time to capitalize on that. I am a man of talents, and collector of stories. I will make my own. And it will be awesome.

Some of the things I will be working on this next year:
Japanese language skills
Political awareness
Dressing appropriately fashionable
Shaving like a gentleman
Fitness level up
Survival skills and knowledge
Computer components and how they work
Build a computer
Reading more by decreasing internet usage
Cooking like a cook
Become financial wizard
Thesis level up