Future Goals

I just wrote a personal statement for a small scholarship where the instructions said, "include current research interests and future goals."

Too bad I can't include things like

• get over this cold
  
• catch up on laundry
  
• get said scholarship
• graduate
• get a job
• read the entire Bible
  
• have a family
• travel to every continent
• lose 5 lbs
• run a half marathon
• take better photos
  

I have all sorts of future goals. Too bad they only care about my (somewhat uncertain) career goals. Reading umpteen statements that only discuss future career goals sounds boring. Little goals are important too - sometimes they're what get me through the day.