Tagged
I’m in the same boat as Alex, who has just “tagged” me. I normally don’t post this kind of stuff. However, I have nothing exciting to post today, and shortly will wind up on a picnic at Hirakiyama Park (AGAIN). Ha ha. 
Therefore, I’ll play along. The idea is that I must post 5 goals of mine and then tag 5 other bloggers to do the same. I’m wondering if I can actually tag anybody that Alex hasn’t already tagged…hmmm. Ok, well, let’s get to it.
1 - Pass the Japanese Proficiency Test at the 2nd level this year. I need to study. Badly. Oh, so badly. I need another 400-500 kanji.
2 - Take at least 2 overseas trips this year. I’m thinking one in summer and maybe one in fall or winter. May turn out to be 3. This is just a minimum setting.
3 - Pay off the rest of my student loan with the must absurd (variable) interest rate. (For the curious, err…nosy anyway, I have just knocked it down to $8K - down from $11K in January - and plan to finish it off before next January.) I hate being in debt. Once I’ve killed this one, I’m moving to another one. So many loans.
4 - Save more than $22K by the end of 2008. I am using my GE Interest Plus account for this purpose, and am loving it so far. I highly recommend them. Low risk to your capital, higher interest yield than other kinds of common accounts, and full access to your money whenever. Pretty darn nice.
5 - Apply to a bunch of graduate schools and get accepted by ONE with the offer of financial assistance within 2 years. I know, I know - it’s a long shot. But I really want to take my studies higher.
Those are my goals. Some of them, anyway. Now, for my victims… I will choose Wendy, Melissa, Megan, Nick (who has mysteriously vanished), and Nicole (also known as Chuck). Sorry guys. It’s the rules. 
Now get crackin’. It’s like annoying chain letters, but for blogs. Ha ha.