Sunday, January 11, 2009

Resolutions

Been thinking of new years resolutions. Not sure what to do. I could shoot for the moon, or for something easy. I don't remember what I tried for last year, if anything.

I'm going to modify this list as I go. This is my master list.

1-Earn Level 3 at work.
a)be on time (6am)
i)Ride the 5AM bus and do email and stocks and FB etc on blackberry
A)read books
b)have the discussion about whats expected.
i)overtime looks good and probably will earn more extra than i can with stocks.
2-Earn 5% (or more) per month in stock market.
a)without checking the stock market on my work computer.
b)need my blackberry to be web capable then.
i)because many lows and highs happen mid day and,
w/alerts i could buy at the best point.
ii)this'd be good for personal email and etc;
also not allowed on work computer.
3-Get a new habit
a)morning routine
b)work routine
c)after work routine
i)Go downtown use a new laptop computer to do personal projects.. write book, 3D modeling.. do it in public.. at coffee shops etc.. to be more social. then go to Yoga or the gym or exercise for at least an hour. also dinner-out
d)evening routine
f)weekend routine
4-make a (music) video - post on youtube.
a)I have TASCAM DR1 for audio recording.
i)could benefit from windproof microphone or windproof cover for device.
b)I have NIKON COOLPIX camera that can do some video.
i)will the Microzoom record video or intermittent pics of fungus, etc?
5-sell something on ebay and on craigslist [action]
a)how about those 3 sofa chairs
6-make some awesome stuff ["work on your approach"]
a)make a comic - professionally color it - send it by Matt Armstrong for review
b)get my cars to awesome. work to the lists.
c)write a love song
d)get better at the guitar
7-throw away most of my junk - minimize clutter in my room, storage.
a)take pictures of it and
b)sell it on ebay or on craigslist or
c)take it to DI then
d)throw away the rest
z)consider what emotional clutter obstructs me. root it out.
8-collaborate with friends and family on projects
a)Family Film Fest 2009
i)YouTube or DVD? could just start a YouTube location to host fam videos.
b)Art Gallery 2009
i)do an online gallery opening with pieces
A)from my friends
B)made this year
C)all for sale (ebay?) or none for sale?? not sure.
ii)do it live.
c)The Big Show 2009 - now.. since TBS was effectively replaced by YouTube.
i)start a Youtube page for this..? or something?
ii)rethink TBS and see what service it offers. MJ-what do you think?
A)it gave people a deadline to present new works.
B)it could be a way for me to $ collaborate with friends
d)Family Collaboration 2009. collaborate with each member of family.
i)El Espacio with Sam - with a wiki or in a blog like this.. that'd work.
9-Trust my ability to be capable of doing a project alone.
a)RWAK
i)do comic art for this too
ii)do music for this too
iii)get booklet from Angela Eschler on publishing etc.
b)LOTUS - ring maker - 3D design. animate. CAD-get made. make rings
c)LOTUS - ancient arrow maker - ancient techniques. drum. cat gut. arrowhead.
d)LOTUS - manorace.handdrawn.handmade.
e)Supply Chain development of mfg my designs/ideas.
i)Phils - engineering shirts, shoes, carpentry
ii)machine shops, artists, authors, etc.
10-study a foreign language
a)swedish
b)german - philosophers
c)greek - philosophers, playwrights.
d)spanish - for El Espacio
e)java, gcode, automation programming, 3D animation of my 3D models.
f)SketchUp.. Pro? if it solves it all. What is up with Google MFG?
g)macintosh (machintosh?)
basically. i need a little more polish. (as in shoe polish... not necessarily re: Polish)

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