Resolutions

So I think I did a pretty good job on the the 2007 resolutions. graduate (check), get a job (check), lose 5 lbs (not so much), travel (check), meet new people (check). 4/5 isn’t too bad. And hardly anyone actually loses their new years resolution weight anyways, so I don’t feel too bad about that I think. And technically I did lose it by the summer. But I think winter time just brings it all (plus some) back when my body goes into hibernation mode.

So it’s time for some new resolutions:

Physical
• Getting fit is always such a hazy goal. Even the losing 5 specific lbs wasn’t specific enough, so maybe I should be more event oriented. Even though running doesn’t seem to stick for very long it always seems like a good idea. I’d like to be optimistic and say a 5k (Firecracker?) in the summer and a 10k (Dawg Dash?) in the fall. I would say that’s pretty moderate and realistic. I know I can run the 3ish miles cause I’ve done it before, and the 6ish miles doesnt seem like that much more. It’ll just give me a reason to get going.
• Take at least 3 different dance classes.
• Strengthen my core muscles. Yoga? Pilates?

Learn/Make
• Learn Processing and make some cool shit with to play with. (I’m about 1/5 of the way through the book)
• Learn how to make physical interactive networked electronic objects. This is a pretty daunting one because I know nothing about it, but that’s also probably why I really want to learn it.
• Learn how to cook better, and cook more often.
• Make at least 10 more Big Word Bird animations. That is like less than one a month. Sounds reasonable I think. I know I want to make more, it’s just a matter of time and priorities (isn’t everything?)

Social
It’s not that I’m anti-social, I think I’m just often pro-solitude. But sometimes it seems that Jenny Holzer’s Truisms “spending too much time on self-improvement is antisocial” is all too true. But I think I can work the social part into things.
• Be more outgoing and get to know people in the various “extra curricular” classes.
• Have people over for dinner more often. I love dinner parties. Mix up the groups more.
• Collaborate on more fun projects with people.