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January 02, 2005

2005 Resolutions

If I blogged any resolutions this time last year, it was back before I switched to using MT on a hosted machine, and I no longer have any record of it. So, I can't really say whether I've managed to keep them or not. It seems unlikely, though; I couldn't have projected my life would be as it is today, then, I don't think!

So, resolutions. I realise I'm a little late to the party with these, but I think it might be a good idea for me to make some, and then next year I can review them and see how I've done. Some of them are moderate lifestyle changes, some are goals I want to achieve.

  1. Get fitter. At the moment I am unhealthily overweight, and should do something about this. Resolution 2 may help with this, as might taking up cycling to lectures come the warmer months.
  2. Drink less beer. Just because somebody in my house is going to be going out drinking on any given night, this does not mean I need to go with them. It is acceptable to stay in occasionally, or to go out but not drink. Really.
  3. Cook more. Lately, my cooking has been limited to simple pasta/sauce(/meat) combos, things on toast, and ready meals. I could do more, but never get around to it, mostly because it's not often worth cooking for one. Better coordination of eating plans with housemates is called for, I think. This could also mean less takeaway, which could help with resolution #1.
  4. Get involved properly with at least one open source project. This probably means getting back into perl and doing stuff with OpenGuides, fixing problems rather than merely pointing them out; relatedly, I'd also like to crack on with making the Open Guide to Nottingham more useful and used than it is today — 250 pages just aren't enough to get random people hooked.
  5. Clear all my debts other than my overdraft and student loan. Note that it is acceptable to have credit card debt if and only if my overdraft limit would cover paying it off instantly.
  6. Get a life. This time in 2006, I want to know what I'm hoping to do when I finish at uni, or at least have a (reasonably short!) list of ideas, which aren't too vague.
  7. Get a degree. I've been working less hard at uni this semester so far, and this needs to stop right now. I got a good mark in the first year which doesn't count at all towards my degree (except for progression to the second year), and it would be silly to then scrape along and get a rubbish result overall through laziness.
  8. Blog better. I'd like to post more interesting, original content here, instead of these tedious resolutions, or the usual random linkage. I guess I'll have to somehow allow anonymous reader-assessment on this one, huh?

I think all of these are achievable individually; whether I'll achieve them all, of course, remains to be seen. Maybe I'll revisit them at the halfway point and revise my goals, according to my progress, or something.

[Update: it's been pointed out that these resolutions make my priorities look a bit skewed; I should point out that they're in no particular order, and not even close to all being of equal importance...]

Posted by James at 03:34
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does number 2 mean no more monday quiz nights and card bingo? i suppose you could always try the carrot juice. it's lovely.

Posted by: susie at January 2, 2005 08:17 PM

I still plan to make it to the pub quizzes, I just hope I'll manage to drink coke or fruit juice instead of some of the beer.

I should try the carrot thing, anyway, George claims it's "velvety"...

Posted by: Jimbo [TypeKey Profile Page] at January 3, 2005 02:10 AM