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[/caption]Give me a stock clerk with a goal and I'll give you a man who will make history. Give me a man with no goals and I'll give you a stock clerk. - J.C. Penny
Have I told you about my two favorite obsessions? No? Maybe? Ok, here they are:
1. Mapping out my goals using Bubbl.us. I usually start with what I want the end goal/result to be, and map my way backwards, creating smaller, sub-goals along the way. I haven't mapped out any goals recently, having achieved a bunch of them right in a row, and therefore have been feeling quote lost lately. I am once again going to start mapping my goals.
2. NASA. Ya'll, I love me some NASA. I watch space launches, I have a favorite astronaut, I watch old NASA footage. Strangely, I have never wanted to be an astronaut. I always just wanted to be in Mission Control.
Speaking of outer space, did you know that there is going to be a Super Moon? If you are a telescope nut like me, bust it out tonight, because this is going to be AWESOME.
(Also, while I am on the subject of space travel, if you really, really feel like crying, you need to read this.)
This random, stream-of-consciousness-post has been brought to you by me as a result of what Sarah Von of Yes and Yes posted - she posted a link to Chelsea Talks Smack about how you shouldn't wait to do the things you love/want to do.
I guess what I am trying to say is this: Bitches, I am totally going to sit behind one of those desks at Mission Control. I probably won't ever work there (dyslexia and my lack of engineering degree from MIT is what is stopping me from that) but dammit, I am going to sit behind a desk at Mission Control. Now excuse me, I need to go make a Bubbl.us map of how to do just that.
I remember Yuri going into space and the effect that it had on the West. We were losing the space race according to the politicians and something must be done otherwise communism would be the rule of the Earth. Considering the infancy of US space vehicle technology back then as compared to now, it's a wonder that anything that went up didn't crash upon liftoff and still more amazing that they made it back safely. The interesting part is that history has showed that we had the better vehicles/program and that communism didn't take over the earth. We didn't win in Vietnam either and communism wasn't halted. A dichotomy to be sure.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the best and most memorable Vaudeville acts used to start at the end and work backwards. You ended with a big finish but started out slowly so bubbl.com is the way to go.
I have been reading a whole lot of this site since updating this blog: http://www.lostcosmonauts.com/
ReplyDeleteHoly shit they (and we) were reckless.
Shoot. Rent the mini-series Space or watch The Right Stuff. You can't believe how indifferent to human life the original plans for space exploration were. Also, a good stopping off point in your end-goal plan for the NASA thing would be to go to Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, for a sampling of those kinds of experiences you're craving.
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