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Non-Amazon related New Year's Resolutions
I haven't really thought of much yet honestly. Any suggestions?
I only sort of met mine from last year:
1. Be more positive: Kind of. Less bummed out at least.
2. Smoke free 2011: Honestly, I'd say 9 out of 12 months I was not smoking.
3. Play some live music: nope. Sort of given up on that although it would still be nice.
4. Kick-ass at school: check
can't remember the rest.
I guess this year my one goal is to find more durable deep friendship in Portland. This town is tough! Kinda lame, but probably a little of both of our faults Portland.
Also, I need to work hard to find a dream internship.
I would like to try to run a marathon or maybe just a half-marathon.
What have you guys got? Maybe I'll be inspired by one of yours.
I only sort of met mine from last year:
1. Be more positive: Kind of. Less bummed out at least.
2. Smoke free 2011: Honestly, I'd say 9 out of 12 months I was not smoking.
3. Play some live music: nope. Sort of given up on that although it would still be nice.
4. Kick-ass at school: check
can't remember the rest.
I guess this year my one goal is to find more durable deep friendship in Portland. This town is tough! Kinda lame, but probably a little of both of our faults Portland.
Also, I need to work hard to find a dream internship.
I would like to try to run a marathon or maybe just a half-marathon.
What have you guys got? Maybe I'll be inspired by one of yours.
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- If I don't get a job, think of something else to do with my life
- Work on increasingly weird issues surrounding spontaneity and planning
- Write a new article
- Write something non-academic
- Write a hit pop song with Katy
- Floss more (I'm at 2x a week which is better than before but ideally it would be every day)
- Skate more (I skate about 2x a month, ideally it would be once a week)
- Cook more at home
- Continue to work on interesting/new projects with nice, smart people
Oh yeah, new one:
- Get way better at JavaScript
Trying to start things off right by making a NYE ramen all day long. Thank you, Lucky Peach.
-Take some days off
To actually go places. I have been to staggeringly few places in my life. Working 7 days a week is somewhat necessary for my "project" to succeed, but I also need to not feel trapped.
- Make distro happen
And get some cool records into cool places. And make some money.
- Find/raise the money to fund it
- Get a new camera
- Think about grad school (just think about it, no pressure)
- Join a gym
LOL! I have never in my life made a New Years resolution that was about the classic "self improvement" but I really need to move my aging body around so that it doesn't fossilize like this (pizza-bloated slouch). Also, apparently exercise makes you feel really good? WHO KNEW!
I FUCKING LOVE GOING TO THE GYM!
For me it is like 1.5 hours of a major breather, I take a break from all things. I have such a nice routine there, involving not just exercise but deeper stretching, sauna, and steam bath. It's so fucking pleasant and refreshing.
It's such a great way to just take a break and detach from all the shit you are working on and thinking about and worrying about.
Bonus: West Coast Fitness is attached to Videorama, so sometimes you're feeling good and relaxed and you just grab a cool movie on your way home.
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This year I want to do more yoga, record more solo music, do more husband and wife comedy performances, and make a bunch of money.
hour of (real) writing every day (not 'social media')
1/2 hour book reading every day
2000 calorie max
make the bed
- Maybe this year I could also finally complete that 100 push up thing?
- Learn Spanish
- Learn way more JavaScript too
- Do many more cool jobs
- Make some money
- Go on a vacay somewhere
- Express myself more clearly and concisely
- Be rad
feel good about my friends
feel good about the world directly around me
feel good about my body
feel good about my mind
feel good in my general spirit and emotional core
feel good about my family
feel good about the computer
feel good about the internet
feel good about music
feel good about hanging out and partying with my friends until the wee hours
feel good about never having a straight job ever again
feel good about being the sole entity responsible for the good feelings that i feel in my life
feel good about being the one behind, within, in front of and around myself
feel good about being the boss of me
feel good about being a boss
feel good about being a boss man
feel good about listening to rick ross really fucking loud while driving 3 miles an hour on deserted warehouse streets
feel good about driving around and listening to music in general
feel good about making money
feel good about spending money
feel good about saving money
feel good about eating good shit and drinking good shit
feel good about looking good and feeling good
feel good about having no shame in the pursuit of feeling good
feel good
FEEL GOOD
make more friends
make more bets
make more money
I will add to my own list:
- do more projects Mike tells me to do
- make more bets with Mike if he tells me the odds are in my favor
The Wikipedia article says that they can sometimes be caused by an infected tooth - it's possible that another one of my wisdom teeth is poking a nerve somewhere. DOH!
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tumor probably
Also I really have to find a ballet class that works for my ridiculous schedule limitations so I can commit to once a week. It's driving me crazy.
I got a $320 speeding ticket yesterday on my way to work! Hopefully that will be the one and only bad thing that happens to me this year.
Freddy- fast walking is totally exercise! Also I would love to walk with you sometimes! Also you're probably too good of a ballerina for this but I'm taking the absolute beginner class at the studio near us on Wednesday nights- Astral Hellion and RCH (I think) are taking it as well! Join us!
I agree fast-walking is exercise. It's not as "good" as jogging in terms of "cardio" (consistent HIGH heart rate / fat burning / sweating / whatever) but it's totally exercise and it counts. It's good for your muscles (stretching, working), your heart, your lungs, it counts!! And way better for your joints than running anyway.
I'm so into not making resolutions that I know I can't/won't keep. "Learn French" is so different from "read a few pages of a French novel every evening," you know? I had a major turning point in my life when I realized that "exercise every morning" is not ever going to happen for me, not only because that is way too high a commitment but also because I DON'T LIKE EXERCISING IN THE MORNING. Resolutions are all about recognizing your personal styles and predilections and then finding a goal that is reasonable within that spectrum.
Once I realized I am an afternoon-exerciser and am too lazy to ever exercise every day, suddenly my resolution became "exercise a few times a week in the afternoon" (still pretty good, in terms of exercise) and now suddenly I AM DOING THAT. It feels positive and empowering!
Going to dr., right?
Sinus infection is not necessarily the same as runny nose. Also, because your sinus connects to your ears, you could be having related symptoms at the back of your head.
Dr.
J
@wanda That ain't right!
DrJ - If I still have the headache tomorrow, I'm gonna see a doctor.
And I ALWAYS get caught. Always.
2012: active and engaged! (my 2012 is going to officially start after I get over whatever cold I have right now)
Say people's names to them more often. I know people like it and it makes them feel good, but I have always just had a really hard time doing it. I feel so much more comfortable just saying "Hey, man!" Maybe there is some deep-seated (seeded?) reason why, but instead of trying to figure that out, I am just going to make a conscious effort to do it more.
So when I see you and I say your name to you in an awkward way, bear with me, I am trying to be a better person.
*I also do not like introducing myself to people. There are lots of people who I have known for years (possibly some of you even) who I never "introduced" myself to. I like to just start talking to people as if I know them, but I don't think people like it too much.
It seems incorrect to me the way that you lump everyone you've met who participates on this board and every interaction you've had as "UHX" and this is how everyone is or how Portland is.
I don't know what kind of expectation you put on Portland or UHX but it seems like it must've been pretty high. I know for a fact that you were treated kindly at least a couple times and reached out to.
really I don't want to type all this stuff on the internet. I kinda hate the internet for these sorts of dialogues. I would love to have a conversation about it, but that is kinda the thing. You guys were nice a few times for sure, but there just wasn't the kind of comfort for either end that I think is needed to make real faith, friendship, and honesty. My bad. Your bad. So does that mean I shouldn't take place in conversations here? I am still sort of deciding that myself. I guess you guys could ban me. I like this board, and I basically think you are all decent dudes and ladies<----and I am comfortable with this lumping. I just don't know. For a long time I just felt like I had nowhere else to go to interact, and even with the bad vibes I sometimes felt coming off this board in my direction it has been a place to throw some stuff out there, and I am a big fan of social serendipity and not always fitting in. That's all I really want put out on da net. We can just leave it at that.
Don't you still smoke cigarettes sometimes? Hasn't it occurred to you that they kill you?
In fact I am detoxing a bit right now from my NYE and Christmas party smoking.
SO I MIGHT BE A LITTLE SENSITIVE.
I think a common misconception that people often have about UHX is that everyone who participates knows each other IRL and is tight-knit and constantly hanging out IRL.
There have been many folks who I've never met IRL, or some folks who I've just briefly met.
I certainly don't think our IRL interactions warrant (and your perception that they somehow represent a failure) you not participating here, @Lip_Glossary
I also want to recommend the Philips GoLite Blue SAD lamp to everyone. It's not cheap, but I now believe that in the same way owning some good rain-ready clothing is crucial for Portland living, the same goes for this light therapy. This has been my least needlessly depressed winter yet. It's not like I'm running down the street doing a dance number like Scott Thompson in "Brain Candy," but it has definitely helped to take the edge off some, which makes a big difference.
NATURE HATES US.
You and Scott Thompson doing a dance number in the street!
HALLELUJAH!
Alex, remember that time I didn't recognize you, and you said "are you serious?" and Jona was so embarrassed and mad at me?? That kind of thing happens to me all the time. It takes me SO MUCH LONGER to imprint a face on my brain than I think is normal--it's not that I don't remember the person (their name, everything we've ever talked about, etc.), it's that the face takes a long time to get attached to that memory. It is intensely stressful and makes me feel like a terrible person. HOW CAN I FIX IT?
Maybe I should start saying "Hi, I have mild face-blindness, so can you remind me of who you are?" That still seems rude.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_blindness
could be worse. Oliver Sacks can't even recognize his house or his best friends. He basically has to hang a sign around his neck whenever he goes outside, bless his heart