sevfiv Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Decisions/actions for the upcoming year: -Big changes - get new home and new job -Ride the bike as many places as possible (new living location will help this) -Eat more raw foods -Maintain and add content to my site (including scanning the 5684567348845 matchbooks and postcards I have sitting around, and figuring out why IE is not very compatible with the site) -Embrace, enjoy, and maintain my newly gained singledom ---------------- edit: more live music, too like Nativehou mentioned above - and house concerts sound really fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 -Embrace, enjoy, and maintain my newly gained singledom ---------------- Best advice yet! stay single as long as possible and when you least expect the rich one will pop up! May not bring complete happiness but it sure helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Best advice yet! stay single as long as possible and when you least expect the rich one will pop up! May not bring complete happiness but it sure helps. Umm, thanks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Umm, thanks? Who needs someone to always be nagging them is what I meant. Wealthy people are probably even more troublesome. Enjoy singledome as long as you can! Yes! Live! Life's a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Haha yes, nagging is bad! Well, scratched off number one on the list - new place to live and new job. Haven't used the bicycle yet, but I am walking a lot more instead of driving. Trying to see more concerts, and eating much more healthy foods (without being resentful ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 my personal goals for '08 include:walking/working outbe a better example and mentorselling a rental propertytaking classes (i need to know excel and access)continue home improvementsbuy a new car (my ten year vehicle turns ten in june)commit more time to spiritual pursuitscommit more time to community involvementtake at least one vacation (i haven't left town in over a year)finish reading the fellowship: the untold story of frank lloyd wright and the taliesin fellowship by roger friedland and harold zellman, searching for god knows what by donald miller, creator and the cosmos by dr. hugh ross, on becoming a real man by dr. edwin louis cole, bringing up boys by james dobson and catch up on texas monthly.read velvet elvis by rob bell, revolution by george barna and ephemeral city.wow, it has become clear why certain pursuits have suffered, no?so far........new roof and excel. guess i need to kick it up a notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Who has stuck to any resolutions? to date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Who has stuck to any resolutions?to date? So I managed to come through on a few, and make compromises on others. I am walking instead of the bike riding, not eating majority raw foods, but buying organic, and getting ideas together for my site. For live music, nothing has been around that I've been too interested in. Maybe that'll change. Decisions/actions for the upcoming year:-Big changes - get new home and new job -Ride the bike as many places as possible (new living location will help this) -Eat more raw foods -Maintain and add content to my site (including scanning the 5684567348845 matchbooks and postcards I have sitting around, and figuring out why IE is not very compatible with the site) -Embrace, enjoy, and maintain my newly gained singledom ---------------- edit: more live music, too like Nativehou mentioned above - and house concerts sound really fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Mid-year and not making much progress on any but one of my goals.:-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 The beer isn't helping matters much. Not to mention staying inside more due to the extreme heat. That means less exercise. Rats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 I have the same resolution every year:Have sex in zero G on LSD.Since there aren't any more flights to the ISS this year, I guess next year's resolution will be the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 My resolution is to stay employed the entire year, and to owe less money this year than last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 1. Finish graduate school2. Test for and gain my Texas realtor's license3. Buy a rental property4. Focus on selecting a doctoral program5. Get a bike and ride when I can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 1. Find a new place to live.2. Find a new job.3. Find a new honey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 3. Find a new honey.Has the old honey gotten the message yet...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 1. Finish graduate school2. Test for and gain my Texas realtor's license3. Buy a rental property4. Focus on selecting a doctoral program5. Get a bike and ride when I canDude, stop making us look bad!1. Win lottery2. If not #1, find balance/happiness at current company3. Make beer again...it's been 3 years4. Use all my vacation days5. Dunk consistently on a 10' rim (I did it...1 time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 3. Make beer again...it's been 3 yearsSounds like a GREAT hobby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Geez, it's been almost a year! So this year I got the new job and place, failed on the bike riding (deathwish!), I actually like a lot of my foods cooked, planning a web site overhaul (finally), and the singledom didn't last. Goal for the upcoming year: travel more! Decisions/actions for the upcoming year:-Big changes - get new home and new job -Ride the bike as many places as possible (new living location will help this) -Eat more raw foods -Maintain and add content to my site (including scanning the 5684567348845 matchbooks and postcards I have sitting around, and figuring out why IE is not very compatible with the site) -Embrace, enjoy, and maintain my newly gained singledom ---------------- edit: more live music, too like Nativehou mentioned above - and house concerts sound really fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 My resolution is to stay employed the entire year, and to owe less money this year than last year. That's a good starting point for me, since I'll know before March whether or not I get to keep my job! My resolutions are to save more money, cook more interesting and better stuff, entertain at home more often, visit my friends in San Antonio and Austin more often, and be more affectionate to the people I care about. As for the perennials on my list: lose 20 pounds and keep my nails looking good, they'll just go on the bottom again this year. By demoting them in importance, I figure I'll knock those out sooner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 As for the perennials on my list: lose 20 pounds and keep my nails looking good, they'll just go on the bottom again this year. By demoting them in importance, I figure I'll knock those out sooner!insert cookie in mouth here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 I generally don't do things like this, but seeing as the topic did get me thinking...-Meet more people around here. Honestly, I've been apprehensive about doing it since I wasn't sure how long I'd be here and you tend to get weird results if you're here one day and not the next when you meet people you actually like. -As part of the above, maybe get out of the being single thing. That's gotten a bit old.-Actually get moving on the "Unbuilt Houston" blog that's halfway set up. A ton of the old articles are already copied from microfilm so might as well write about what I've found.-Work on that photo essay on decay in Port Arthur I've been saying I'd do for years. That was even before Rita and Ike! Maybe that will be the first to get knocked out since I'm looking at getting out that way the first week of January.-FINALLY log all of the videos (Several hundred at least) that have been accumulating over the years for research a book that's being written with a friend. -Try to get the independent radio production company that a friend and I have been talking about getting off the ground. We both kinda miss working together behind the microphone.-Ultimately, I'd like to move back to Maine full-time. Still saving up to make a fresh start, but my goal is getting closer and would be part of the above goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 1. Find a new place to live.2. Find a new job.3. Find a new honey.#1 - Check. Now, onto 2 and 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted December 28, 2008 Author Share Posted December 28, 2008 my personal goals for '08 include:walking/working outbe a better example and mentorselling a rental propertytaking classes (i need to know excel and access)continue home improvementsbuy a new car (my ten year vehicle turns ten in june)commit more time to spiritual pursuitscommit more time to community involvementtake at least one vacation (i haven't left town in over a year)finish reading the fellowship: the untold story of frank lloyd wright and the taliesin fellowship by roger friedland and harold zellman, searching for god knows what by donald miller, creator and the cosmos by dr. hugh ross, on becoming a real man by dr. edwin louis cole, bringing up boys by james dobson and catch up on texas monthly.read velvet elvis by rob bell, revolution by george barna and ephemeral city.wow, it has become clear why certain pursuits have suffered, no?did not establish consistent walk/work out regimen.improved a little on being a better example/mentorrental property now empty and on the market for 5 monthstook an excel class, access no longer necessarypurchased new ac/heat systemstill shopping for a carfasted tv, alcohol, soft drinks & fast food for 40 days for spiritual pursuits.participated in one charity eventdid not take a vacationwhile fasting from tv for 40 days i read everything on my list except ephemeral city2009walk/work out regularlysell or lease rental propertytake cooking classes at viking cooking school at hubbell & hudsonhome improvementsbuy new carfast unhealthy activities two 40 day periodsmore community involvementget second jobtake a vacationgive nephew the best senior events possible as graduation approachesit's going to be a busy year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBuddy06 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 did not establish consistent walk/work out regimen.improved a little on being a better example/mentorrental property now empty and on the market for 5 monthstook an excel class, access no longer necessarypurchased new ac/heat systemstill shopping for a carfasted tv, alcohol, soft drinks & fast food for 40 days for spiritual pursuits.participated in one charity eventdid not take a vacationwhile fasting from tv for 40 days i read everything on my list except ephemeral city2009walk/work out regularlysell or lease rental propertytake cooking classes at viking cooking school at hubbell & hudsonhome improvementsbuy new carfast unhealthy activities two 40 day periodsmore community involvementget second jobtake a vacationgive nephew the best senior events possible as graduation approachesit's going to be a busy year.I will rate you excellent. What I've read on this thread have encouraged me to have resolutions. I'm still compiling a list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 1. Win lottery2. If not #1, find balance/happiness at current company3. Make beer again...it's been 3 years4. Use all my vacation days5. Dunk consistently on a 10' rim (I did it...1 time)2009:1. Dammit!2. Yep3. Yep4. Yep5. Nope, quit playing. Kids take lots of time!2010 resolutions to be thought of after I go to Spec's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 My 2010 resolutions:Drink less sodaDrink more juiceDrink more wineBe quieterControl my temperMake more moneyGive more money awayTry to be extra nice to strangersStop denting taxisDon't let paperwork pile up so muchGreet my wife every day when she comes home from work as if I haven't seen her in a weekFind a new city in which to live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 My resolutions were to save more money, cook more interesting and better stuff, entertain at home more often,all pass! visit my friends in San Antonio and Austin more often failand be more affectionate to the people I care about. pass. Not on my list was quitting smoking, which (other than 3 minor cheating episodes) is a big pass! As for the perennials on my list: lose 20 pounds and keep my nails looking good, they'll just go on the bottom again this year right...... Still fat, with raggedy-ass nails. Sigh. Time to get back on the horse for 2010. I have good feelings for 2010. Not sure why. Maybe it's just a nice round number with good vibes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Ok, bourbon inspiration is kicking in. 2010 resolutions:Brew beer againGive my wife as much or more attention than the kidsRun a 5k. If I like it, run a 10kCall my mom once a weekGive blood 6 timesGo fishing and go to an LSU baseball game with my dad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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