Budgeting has never been anything I've been remotely good at. Today marked the first day of me actually trying.

12.88 a day is my budget for this pay period. I only spent $8. Not bad...not bad.

Im hoping if all goes to plan I can welcome a puppy to the house in a month or two.



On a totally unrelated note:

The clashes "straight to hell" is much better than M.I.A.

Straight To Hell - The Clash

On another random note:

I have started to think about the fact of this blog being linked to from both my "spaces". There are people on there that I havent talked to in a while and who I felt obligated to accept fried requests from. I started to wonder what they might find on this blog, things they might find suprising or sad. I dont feel like I should have to put a disclaimer on this blog for them but theres still apart of me that worries. I worry that because they havent had the opportunity to talk to me one on one in a long time, they might start filling in gaps or get the wrong idea.

I'm not proud of everything I do in my life but I also wouldnt take any of it back. I am who I am for what I have seen and done. Life should not be lived with regrets, its too short. I am happy with my life right now and the direction I am going. Although my goals have changed dramatically from just after high school till now I do believe I am getting a clearer picture of my future.

For anyone interested to know what it is I am working towards Ill gladly tell you. I want to build bikes and blow ornate glass. I want to own property and build a farm (house and windmills included). I want to own a bike shop/glass shop in a town or city within riding distance, entirely filled with my designed bikes and glass. I want to grow all my own vegetables and raise my own chickens and other animals. I want to grow my own marijuana and become a medical distributer with strains created by myself.

I hope to one day have a spouse and maybe even children...adoption seems more logical to me. I dont want to legally marry somebody though, unless I could obtain foriegn citizenship. I want to ride around the world one day. I'm starting a new tradition for myself this year by riding to Yosemite and want to increase the distance of the trip every year untill one day I can make the complete loop around the globe. I want to make sure my parents are comfortable in thier senior years. I would love to one day start a human rights organization.

These are some of the goals I could think of on the spot. I'm a dreamer and I do this kind of thinking a lot. I hope this shed some light on what my intentions are in life.

Next blog...how the bicycle and marijuana changed my life