Sunday, January 5, 2014

026: Out with the old, in with the new

BinAh yes. The cliche of every new year. That mandatory period of promising yourself you will actually get SOMETHING done in the new year, provided you survive it. In spirit of following the masses I have started my own resolution list. Hopefully it is different and I can keep to it with the help of some friends who will constantly yell at me until I make good on myself...haha...

Short Term:

1. Read 6 books (1 year)
2. Read 52 scholarly journal articles (52 weeks)
3. Read Song of Fire and Ice (1 year)
4. Read the Hunger Game Series (1 year)
5. Watch 52 films (52 weeks)
6. Watch 12 new films (12 months)
7. Lose *mumble mumble mumble* pounds (something like 20 lbs) (1 year)
8. Learn one new programming language (1 year)
9. Save 10% of each check biweekly (26 weeks)
→Jan 2:
→Jan 1: 63.86
→2013: 432.82
10. Log my eating habits once a week (52 weeks)
11. Maintain mint.com account once a week (52 weeks)
12. Update all profiles (linkedin etc)
13. Blog once a week (52 weeks)
14. Post a day on LAGGG facebook (365 days)
15. Art project (12 months)
16. Program per programming language (C++, Java, Visual C#; 1 year)
17. Mobile application (1 year)
18. Log weight (52 weeks)

Long Term:

1. Figure out healthcare
2. Budget & stick to it
3. Update resume
4. Go to Chicago
5. Gen Con (Aug 14-17)
6. Zoo
7. PAX (Apr 11-13)
8. Motor city comic con (May 16-18)
9. JAFAX 19 (June 21-22)
10. Youma con (Oct 30 - Nov 2)
11. Midwest media expo (Apr 25-27)

Will update as I think of more. Cut off for myself to add items to the list is end of January.