Before I forget... I added a video, I think you should click on it, since it's pretty sweet...Well, my stinking brother-in-law Randy Elenbaas made a hollow mockery of the insane goals he set for himself last year. I was just reading his blog and it made me kind of depressed. Here's the quick recap:
Ran 1,000 miles, did 50,000 push-up, and learned to juggle 4 balls at the same time. Actually it was 1219 miles. In one year.
Momma said they were my MAGIC shoes... they'd take me anywhayah!
Personally, I got a job. That's about it for accomplishments as far as I can tell. I'd jokingly say, "Well, at least I didn't kill anyone...ha ha ha," but in my line of work, well, that goes with the territory. So, I also saw that he posted new goals for the 2008 year. Most of them were pretty similar to this year... run crazy far, bike crazy far, do 500,000,000,000 sit-ups, and 234823987 push ups, kill a grizzly bear while living naked off the land with his bare hands and to learn to juggle 5 balls. Not too bad. Oh, and to weigh less than 185 pounds. So, now onto my
10 Goals for the Year 2008!!!!
Some of the goals may be lofty, but I figure if you don't aim for the moon, you'll never hit the sun. Hmm, that saying didn't make sense. If you don't shoot for the stars, you can never get to vomit on some Russian in the International Space Station. Yeah, thats better.
1. Weigh less than 185 sometime this year... check
2. Learn to juggle 5 balls at the same time for 20+ seconds (that's right randy, none of this 5 in the air and done crap)
3. 120 Nuptual episodes. Gwen just said "That's doable", so we've got the green light for go on this one.
4. Knock up the 'ole lady.
5. Kick the Inservice's (the big test) ass. This test is a predictor for the BBBT* that comes in October, and if you get over a 75%, then you will usually pass the BBBT*.
6. Make the best video that I have ever made in my life (lofty, so very lofty).
7. Buy a house for the first time ever.
8. Submit at least 1 short story for publication.
9. Make a Christmas letter for the year 2008 (haven't and likely won't do it for '07, sorry)
10. Find a Church home that I love in Grand Rapids
Wow, I was planning on just having 10 easy, kinda stupid goals, but then Gwen came home from work after #2 and when I restarted all of the sudden I have real goals written down. What a gyp! Couldn't have been something easy like "give 200 rectal exams this year," oh no, I had to do something that will actually take effort on my part. Oh well.
K, time to get back to finishing this Pediatric Take-Home Test, if the director of last months rotation finds out I'm almost done but still finishing up, she'll likely never invite me over for wine and poker.
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Nah, she will.
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Probably the weekend after the inservice exam.
Sounds good to me.
I'll bring the cards, knowledge, and poker chips, you bring the wine and tenderloin and we'll call it even.
*BBBT = Big Bad Board Test (the test that let you be a bonifide and certifide or "board" certified ER doctor. Lots of people take this test, many pass, but not all. This test is so mean, that when your done, I've heard people have actually spontaneously combusted. Not only that, but while on fire, they make you finish the test, since your most likely "just faking the flames," and the testers don't fall for that crap. Jerks.
Comments (2)
I'll do nothing short of comment on all 10, of course!
1. Fatty!
2. Not to be done in conjunction with #1
3. Can we have a running total?
4. Please stop commenting, Daane (okay)
5. You're going to have to yell "awesome!" when you hand that thing in
6. Might I suggest something with plenty of kicking?
7. Try to find one where nobody is living in the basement
8. Sure, Rob, I'll post your story on my blog
9. If you don't have a baby by then, you can always make your own baby picture, and say this is what the baby would probably look like - yeah?
10. In GR? That narrows it down.
That's quite a list. Tall order, but do-able. Best video ever ... you mean it can get better??? Good luck, you'll need it.