Dichroic Reflections

I want....

There’s a great quote, I don’t know by whom, that says that part of the human condition is a vague unsatisfied yearning, though we never know for what. At any rate, it’s certainly part of the Dichroic condition. In that spirit, here are a list of some of the things I would like to have in my life. (Or you could ignore that first sentence and just call me greedy.) A lot of these will stay "unsatisfied yearnings"; some may be contradictory, while some would interfere too much with other things I value more.

• I want a Proper Job -- not just one that pays the bills or even one that keeps me interested most of the time, but a true calling.
• I want a Proper Job (see above) that leaves me plenty of time for the rest of my life.
• I want to be fast -- running, rowing, mountain biking.
• I want to have natural endurance. (T does.)
• I want to have great clothes, or rather, to have my clothes look great on me.
• I want the ability to enjoy all of the things I like while I’m doing them, as well as in anticipation or retrospect.
• I want a self-cleaning house.
• I want yards and yards of (full) bookshelves.
• I want a husband who is articulate and complimentary, and who engages in spontaneous romantic gestures (while still, of course, having all of T’s virtues).
• I want effortless and comfortable style, in my clothes and my surroundings.
• I want to travel often, and to interesting (but in the Chinese-history sense) places.
• I want to be able to drink a beer or glass of wine (or two) and still get up early, feeling good, the next morning.
• I want to be able to not just function but feel good, on five hours of sleep.
• I want time (and money) to fly more often. On second thought, I’d like my own plane, too, instead of renting.
• I want to achieve, not serenity so much, but a more frequent appreciation of all of the good things I do have.

And I think I had better stop now, having realized that this could go on until Diaryland runs out o=f server space. I may update later, if I decide I’ve missed anything important -- or maybe, in the spirit of that last entry, I’ll write an "I already have" post.