That's right: I'm not too cool for these things. Here are a few that come to mind:
- Walk my dog more -- I was really bad at this last year. It's a little tricky when you have a black dog with a thick coat and it's hot/sunny out - plus I live in a woodsy type area so his paws, legs and underside can get really dirty when walked in the morning (dew/sprinklers). I need to work this into my schedule like I do with my gym time.
- Take more interesting pictures -- This resolution is deceptively simply stated, but carries some bigger implications. Along with this comes traveling more. I was going through my photos earlier (I got my current computer just about a year ago so it basically has one year's worth of photos on them since I decided to start clean(er) with my files and have more open space on my harddrive) and I noticed my photos in NY, DC and SF were way more interesting than the ones I take normally that are more or less pictures of people I'm eating at places with. Thus, I need to cut back on eating out so much and going out drinking so that I can save my money and go places. I'm tempted every day to sell my car and move to NY, but I know that I want to go to the Philippines before I do that - something I know I won't be able to do once I'm out in NY just scraping by. One more budgeting concern that influences this is going to see shows. Live music is great and I definitely feel like I miss out when I don't go to certain shows, but those costs can add up pretty quickly. Tickets can be like $20 (plus service charge maybe), but then you might get a drink or two at the venue. Most shows will be in LA, so there's gas money spent on the trip. Parking might cost you a few dollars, if you can't find street parking. You might decide to grab dinner with friends before the show and maybe get some grub afterwards, even more drinks. You see where I'm going with this. Basically, "take more interesting pictures" is a list of New Years resolutions in itself.
- Work towards getting a job I want at a company/environment that I like. -- This is a whole blog entry unto itself, so I'll just leave it at that. Actually, just in case there's any chance this could help (because it can't hurt): My dream companies to work for are Red Bull, Nike (incl. SB, 6.0) and W Hotels.
That's all for now; I'm trying to keep it simple. Does that count as a resolution? That's more like a theme...
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