| I accomplished nearly all of them in '08. Yep, I'm that resolute in finishing what I start. It shouldn't be hard to figure out which goal I had to carry over from last year ROFL. So here's to 2009...
= Pursue happiness through an active lifestyle and live adventurously
1) Hike at least 100 miles of the John Muir Trail and/or Pacific Crest Trail.
2) Dedicate winter to making the purest, edge-only turns on my snowboard. Consistently leave pencil thin trenches on the groomers.
3) Hike outside of California.
4) Lose 5 lbs of fat and gain 5lbs of muscle.
= Nurture creative passions
5) Take 2 breathtaking pictures that no one can believe I took in pursuit of 1) and 2).
6) Learn story telling through film and editing with Final Cut Pro. Use 1), 2) and 3) in my stories.
= Self improvement
7) More family time. I may go crazy with this one.
8) Food/drinks/fun times with friends at least twice a month.
9) Find a significant other. I get enough lectures from family elders as is and will probably get more in pursuit of 7).
= Increase hacker cred
10) Write a Ruby gem that parses weather data from a ReST service and open source it on GitHub.
11) Become proficient with Prototype, Scriptaculous, and RJS.
12) Deploy a Rails site that does something.
13) Learn the basics of Objective-C, Cocoa and RubyCocoa.
14) Write a reference webapp that uses BlazeDS, Java, and Flex. |
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| An architect, an artist and an engineer were discussing whether it was better to spend time with the wife or a mistress.
The architect said he enjoyed time with his wife, building a solid foundation for an enduring relationship.
The artist said he enjoyed time with his mistress, because of the passion and mystery he found there.
The engineer said, "I like both."
"Both?"
Engineer: "Yeah. If you have a wife and a mistress, they will each assume you are spending time with the other woman, and you can go to the lab and get some work done! |
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| I'm so ready for my first trip outside the country. I leave for Canada in 10 days to snowboard on the greatest resort in North America. It's a much needed distraction.
Also, having a passport means I can explore other parts of the world that fascinate me. The list of places to tour and/or backpack through is long, but off the top of my head:
- Patagonia in Argentina & Chile
- Mountains of Pakistan
- Vietnam, for obvious reasons
I recently invested in an HD camcorder, a book on Final Cut Pro, and a book on documentary film making. My goal is to become proficient with video as I am with photos. Than I can really show friends and family back home how utterly breathtaking the places I visit really are :) |
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