I am going to read 12 GeekNights book club books. I ordered them a couple of a days ago. None of the authors are authors I've read before.
I realised that most books I read in 2011 were RPGs and only 2 were long form stories.
I chose the GeekNights book club books so that my resolution would be measurable and I would be able to reward myself by listening to a previously "forbidden" episode.
So I managed to get some major things accomplished this year. I'll just go over the highlights.
Probably the most significant, though it wasn't on 2010's list (was on 2009's), was getting a girlfriend. Well, two, but the first one was a bit on the crazy side, so I got out of that quick. Katie, on the other hand, is pretty much everything I ever wanted in a girlfriend, even if some of those things I didn't realize until we were together.
In addition to that, I'm really glad that I managed to move into a bigger, better apartment before the year ended. It gives Katie and I enough space to live together, and do so very comfortably. We're about 90% of the way to what we want ultimately, just need a new couch, a bed frame, and a dining table with some chairs to make it perfect.
The other major thing that I'm very happy with, and probably most proud of, is that my friends and I finally managed to get our band off the ground. Not only did we play our first two shows, but we also recorded a full 40 minute CD that is currently still in the mixing process (we had to re-record some vocals).
I'm a little disappointed with a few things. I didn't get much of my backlog cleared. I hardly spent any time on my side projects, including completely skipping NaNoWriMo. And I put on a good 15 pounds or so. But those are exactly the things I intend to focus more on this coming year.
So my new resolutions are very simple: 1) Get back to exercising regularly. 2) Spend at least one minute per day working on side projects. 3) Maximize free time to spend on clearing backlog.
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I realised that most books I read in 2011 were RPGs and only 2 were long form stories.
I chose the GeekNights book club books so that my resolution would be measurable and I would be able to reward myself by listening to a previously "forbidden" episode.
Probably the most significant, though it wasn't on 2010's list (was on 2009's), was getting a girlfriend. Well, two, but the first one was a bit on the crazy side, so I got out of that quick. Katie, on the other hand, is pretty much everything I ever wanted in a girlfriend, even if some of those things I didn't realize until we were together.
In addition to that, I'm really glad that I managed to move into a bigger, better apartment before the year ended. It gives Katie and I enough space to live together, and do so very comfortably. We're about 90% of the way to what we want ultimately, just need a new couch, a bed frame, and a dining table with some chairs to make it perfect.
The other major thing that I'm very happy with, and probably most proud of, is that my friends and I finally managed to get our band off the ground. Not only did we play our first two shows, but we also recorded a full 40 minute CD that is currently still in the mixing process (we had to re-record some vocals).
I'm a little disappointed with a few things. I didn't get much of my backlog cleared. I hardly spent any time on my side projects, including completely skipping NaNoWriMo. And I put on a good 15 pounds or so. But those are exactly the things I intend to focus more on this coming year.
So my new resolutions are very simple:
1) Get back to exercising regularly.
2) Spend at least one minute per day working on side projects.
3) Maximize free time to spend on clearing backlog.