The Future as I See It

• 2009.11.21 Attend Seattle Mind Camp 6.0 [ info]
  I will be attending after all, pushing my busy schedule around to geek out with my fellow Mind Campers.

  social
• 2010.01.20 Move to Magdeburg, Deutschland
  My family will be moving to Magdeburg to experience living in Germany and to strenghten our deutsche Sprachfähigkeiten.

  travel
• 2010.07.01 Move to Phuket, Thailand in 113 days
  As long as telecommuting and living abroad is working out, we may as well go to our favorite place: Thailand. Excellent food, cheap living and friendly people--not to mention the nice weather.

  travel
• 2010.10.07 Move Back to Seattle, WA USA in 211 days
  Unless we decide to stay abroad ;)

  travel
• 2010.11.15 Produce an iPhone App in 250 days
  Don't we all have like a gazillion app ideas? I have a few that nobody else has made. Now to actually make one...

  work
• 2011.01.01 Launch PlotMyLife [ info] in 297 days
  After hearing a few requests for it, I decided to develop a project to create and host life plans like this one--but with social features and various options for graphing, plotting and planning.

  work
• 2011.07.30 Sell OwnYourPhone, LLC [ info] in 1 year, 142 days
  I have too many plans, ideas and current projects to keep up with this company. It's been time to sell it for a while.

  work
• 2012.01.20 Move to Taiwan in 1 year, 316 days
  --or some other Mandarin speaking country. This would be to expose my family to Mandarin (in preparation for it being the secondary language of the world) and to enjoy authentic east asian food :)

  travel
• 2013.07.15 Accomplish a Free-Standing Backflip in 3 years, 128 days
  I've done it on a trampoline and with spotters but never alone without aid. This is a life-long goal.

  fitness
• 2017.09.01 Publish First Novel in 7 years, 176 days
  Contact me if you want to be one of my pre-publication reviewers

  creative
• 2021.07.22 Give First TED Talk [ info] in 11 years, 135 days
  On what topic? Web, security, social media, nano-technology, engineering, the future, productivity in an age of overabundance? I'm not sure yet--but it will be awesome.

  social
• 2023.02.05 First Trip to Space in 12 years, 332 days
  Probably on a commercial flight.

  travel
• 2026.07.22 Degree from MIT in 16 years, 134 days
  Oh, yes, I will be going back to school. Probably many times in my life. What subject will I persue? Most likely something that doesn't exist yet.

  education
• 2030.10.15 Publish a Graphic Novel in 20 years, 219 days
  I used to be a prolific cartoon artist when I was in elementary school. There is a constant pull in the back of my head to reinstate that creative form in my life.

  work
• 2044.11.17 Undergo First Major Rejuvination Treatments in 34 years, 252 days
  Certainly there will be many improvements to personal health management before this date, but this is the anticipated date of my first major operation (or likely, full system nanobot integration)

  fitness
• 2057.08.15 Recognize that the Singularity is Here [ info] in 47 years, 158 days
  Since it will probably be difficult to pinpoint exactly when it happens, it's likely that we will realize we are in it as a matter of reflection.

  social
• 2079.11.05 Engage Dyson Sphere [ info] in 69 years, 240 days
  If not on the team that deploys it, I will at least be celebrating the event :)

  social
• 2184.07.01 Depart on Planetary Colonization Vessel in 174 years, 113 days
  Destination currently unknown.

  travel