I have to juggle the opportunity of being in the US for entertainment with practical considerations - in particular, financial considerations and the fact that I'm 4 out of 5 years through university (dual degree), but taking a semester off.
As such, my goal is to further my financial position and/or my education, but especially make future opportunities, while I'm in the USA.
Wear a jacket/blazer to work every day (as opposed to almost every day) Go skiing at least six times Run three miles in under 21 minutes consistently Either regain my trumpet lips or significantly improve my harmonica skills Make an e-commerce site for GeekNights ;^) Force Otakon to commit to mailing out the damn badges Complete a handful of secret projects
- Keep my newly started blog alive and active through the year. - Start studying more seriously and keep on studying like that. - Exercise more. - Get either a summer job, or take classes for summer. - Have more active social life. - Play more rpgs, different games, different groups. - Find more goals.
1) Finish my film before the Year of the Rabbit. 2) Start a web comic project that gathers a community around it 3) Make an awesome reel. Learn all the stuff in the Art of Rigging. Keep getting better at my 3D stuff. 4) Start the Laundromat comic (serious) and the Geekhaus comic (funny) - See resolution 2. 5) Run 3 miles easily, work on upper body training. 60+ elevated crunches. 6) Keep my job and release at least 2 more games. 7) Cook dinner at least 3 times a week. 8) Make out with darling Rym a lot. 9) Finish learning all the Joyo Kanji. 10) Start a scanlation group for cool manga.
- Continued success with my current show. - Make my new show, with the working title of "Room".
Unfortunately these two are at odds, as one requires me to travel, and the other requires me to be in Berlin. So, while I'm in Berlin, I should be working on my new show every day. Or that was the plan. However, I've been home for almost two days now, and all I've not even started. I hope tomorrow I can find the inspiration I need.
Other new year's resolution: while I'm working on a cruise ship, I have to visit the gym every day. My next trip includes 12 days at sea (to Antarctica and back) so I have plenty of time to kill.
-Learn how to be a better Sysadmin -Start learning python again -Go to the gym and get in shape -Make money, pay off my debts, and finally have a positive net worth -Get back into Kendo -Join some RIT clubs and meet people from RIT (I know far more UR people right now) -Have awesome classy dinner parties every two weeks (co-hosting with a UR friend) -Become a better cook, grow an herb garden, learn new cuisines -Start writing more -Fix/upgrade my desktop -Attend Otakon, Katsucon, and PAX East for the first time (if I can afford it) -Infiltrate the web of conspiracy and intrigue that is RIT faculty and administrator politics -Become better at guitar, get back into violin -Read more, if physically possible -do more photography and (hopefully) videography -Learn more Kanji
Jesus Christ I want to do a lot of stuff this year.
I.Grow older (birthday 1/22, probably my first goal.) II.Continue with my biological processes. III.Become a better artist. A.3D art. B.2D Art. C.10D art. D.Musician. IV.Go back to school, which I know is unrealistic with my wedding coming up in October. V.Successfully avoid the little mental explosions I get when I see my dearest.
Ok, now that you're done vomiting...
VI. release a solo CD VII. to be able to go through the whole year without reproducing. (I don't want to be a father not until my mid-thrities.)
...I understand completely... WHY ARE YOU READING THIS?! DO IT NOW!!!!
STFU. I'm working on it.
Woah...take it easy. No need to get touchy, I'm just excited that you are getting near the end of an artistic work that you have worked years on to finish. I'm also echoing what you said to me once, which was said during the time when Sonic made the "Emily sempai" conversation.
You've mentioned things like this before. Would you care to specify?
Well, everything in the library building just restructured, including Online Learning, the Library, and the Academic Technologists (people who teach faculty), among others. There's a big hubbub about reorganizing people, and lots of politicking and secret alliances. In this environment, I can learn a lot and hopefully do a little Kelhus'ing of my own (to become more important in the organization, get a better job/pay increase, learn how the university runs, and generally figure out how to read people better).
tl;dr: I want to increase my circles and reputation to shade grey.
...I understand completely... WHY ARE YOU READING THIS?! DO IT NOW!!!!
STFU. I'm working on it.
Woah...take it easy. No need to get touchy, I'm just excited that you are getting near the end of an artistic work that you have worked years on to finish. I'm also echoing what you said to me once, which was said during the time when Sonic made the "Emily sempai" conversation.
One piece of advice: read anything you don't like as sarcasm. Seriously, though, Emily was clearly not entirely serious.
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As such, my goal is to further my financial position and/or my education, but especially make future opportunities, while I'm in the USA.
I'll have a bigger list later, but my overall feelings about New Year's Resolutions are the ones conveyed in "My Year In Lists" by Los Campesinos...
...Change things when things need to be changed.
Go skiing at least six times
Run three miles in under 21 minutes consistently
Either regain my trumpet lips or significantly improve my harmonica skills
Make an e-commerce site for GeekNights ;^)
Force Otakon to commit to mailing out the damn badges
Complete a handful of secret projects
-Cut down on negative excess.
Side rant: Gyms should offer etiquette classes for new members. Seriously n00bs... WTF!?!
Make a simple video game
Get into better shape
I'd be happy to accomplish any one of those.
- Start studying more seriously and keep on studying like that.
- Exercise more.
- Get either a summer job, or take classes for summer.
- Have more active social life.
- Play more rpgs, different games, different groups.
- Find more goals.
2) Start a web comic project that gathers a community around it
3) Make an awesome reel. Learn all the stuff in the Art of Rigging. Keep getting better at my 3D stuff.
4) Start the Laundromat comic (serious) and the Geekhaus comic (funny) - See resolution 2.
5) Run 3 miles easily, work on upper body training. 60+ elevated crunches.
6) Keep my job and release at least 2 more games.
7) Cook dinner at least 3 times a week.
8) Make out with darling Rym a lot.
9) Finish learning all the Joyo Kanji.
10) Start a scanlation group for cool manga.
- Continued success with my current show.
- Make my new show, with the working title of "Room".
Unfortunately these two are at odds, as one requires me to travel, and the other requires me to be in Berlin. So, while I'm in Berlin, I should be working on my new show every day. Or that was the plan. However, I've been home for almost two days now, and all I've not even started. I hope tomorrow I can find the inspiration I need.
Other new year's resolution: while I'm working on a cruise ship, I have to visit the gym every day. My next trip includes 12 days at sea (to Antarctica and back) so I have plenty of time to kill.
-Start learning python again
-Go to the gym and get in shape
-Make money, pay off my debts, and finally have a positive net worth
-Get back into Kendo
-Join some RIT clubs and meet people from RIT (I know far more UR people right now)
-Have awesome classy dinner parties every two weeks (co-hosting with a UR friend)
-Become a better cook, grow an herb garden, learn new cuisines
-Start writing more
-Fix/upgrade my desktop
-Attend Otakon, Katsucon, and PAX East for the first time (if I can afford it)
-Infiltrate the web of conspiracy and intrigue that is RIT faculty and administrator politics
-Become better at guitar, get back into violin
-Read more, if physically possible
-do more photography and (hopefully) videography
-Learn more Kanji
Jesus Christ I want to do a lot of stuff this year.
II.Continue with my biological processes.
III.Become a better artist.
A.3D art.
B.2D Art.
C.10D art.
D.Musician.
IV.Go back to school, which I know is unrealistic with my wedding coming up in October.
V.Successfully avoid the little mental explosions I get when I see my dearest.
Ok, now that you're done vomiting...
VI. release a solo CD
VII. to be able to go through the whole year without reproducing. (I don't want to be a father not until my mid-thrities.)
tl;dr: I want to increase my circles and reputation to shade grey.