wow... i think i can only wish myself good luck and be on my way with that one. i do also think however, that i could draw up a list of things which i'd love to achieve in my life. whether i will or not is of course another matter, as is whether they'll make me feel like i've truly succeeded in life. that being said though, here we go.
. to have toured the uk with my band, playing close to entirely my own composed music. i'd also like our album to be released by a proper record label at some point so that we can sell online and in shops instead of just at shows. more people'll come to our shows then too.
. to have one of my non-band pieces premiered by a group of somewhat esteemed musicians. i may be kinda close to this already, as a composer/ensemble leader has asked me to compose a piece for his group. hopefully he'll wanna play it once it's done, and i'll get to hear a recording.
. to have donated a sizable amount of time and effort into charities that i care about. what i deem to be sizable will obviously change as i get older and more experienced in this, but i've already sold plenty of old records for charity, and then i plan to organise some kind of charity event in the coming few months... hopefully november if i can put enough time/effort into it.
. to be alive and capable of understanding the news when we make contact with another life form of any kind... bacterial or intelligent. i think that will be perhaps the most glorious moment of human-kind