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I don't really do New Year's resolutions, but it does seem nice to think about where things are going in life once in a while. So here are some things that I'm going to work on this year:
-Work: I'd like to improve my ability to focus and work effectively throughout the day, understand the existing codebase more thoroughly, and use better coding practices in the stuff I write. I want to more fully stop feeling like "the new kid".
-Home: Susannah and I have many plans for making our apartment The Best Thing Ever. I don't know when we're going to implement which things, but a lot of groundwork needs to happen soon--clearing the last of the boxes into the basement, painting the walls, setting up bookshelves, buying/building storage furniture and things. I think my goal of sorts is to get the groundwork done by no later than February. At that point, I'd feel comfortable having people over for social stuff, which would be nice! Though I could have people over to hang out in the common spaces of the house before then.
-Social: I want to see people more! I think I like the crafting afternoons/hackathons that people have been running more than parties, and would be especially interested in more of those (or even smaller and quieter things). I've gotten to the point where I have to grudgingly admit that I'm not a total introvert when left to my own devices, but am not always sure how to get myself to initiate social stuff.
-Jewelry stuff: I want to set up my own equipment in the corner of the basement with a worktable. This will require time and money and working stuff out with housemates, but I think it would be well worth it to not have to go to the studio Union Square to work on jewelry.
-Books: I like reading and want to make more time for it in my life. Possibly by switching from computering to reading at some point in the evening, which may or may not help me go to bed at saner hours.
-Body: I love love love bicycling and want to keep the relevant muscles in shape. When the snow is gone for good, I'm going to bike so much. I think that I'm eating pretty well with the co-op meals and the farm share and stuff, so yay!
-Knitting and other fiber arts: I hope to finish The Shawl That Doesn't End before the winter is over :) I am trying to learn more knitting techniques; I've decided that following a pattern is not the worst thing ever, but I'd like to do more complex stuff without patterns, or with drafting my own patterns/recipes (like the armwarmers I've been brainstorming). I'm not sure how much spinning I want to do... excitement for that stuff tends to come and go, and I think I'm OK with it.
-Other creativity: I keep having ideas about making adventure games (probably with Blender and Pipmak). I am unsure how real or mirage-like these ideas are. We will see :)
-Work: I'd like to improve my ability to focus and work effectively throughout the day, understand the existing codebase more thoroughly, and use better coding practices in the stuff I write. I want to more fully stop feeling like "the new kid".
-Home: Susannah and I have many plans for making our apartment The Best Thing Ever. I don't know when we're going to implement which things, but a lot of groundwork needs to happen soon--clearing the last of the boxes into the basement, painting the walls, setting up bookshelves, buying/building storage furniture and things. I think my goal of sorts is to get the groundwork done by no later than February. At that point, I'd feel comfortable having people over for social stuff, which would be nice! Though I could have people over to hang out in the common spaces of the house before then.
-Social: I want to see people more! I think I like the crafting afternoons/hackathons that people have been running more than parties, and would be especially interested in more of those (or even smaller and quieter things). I've gotten to the point where I have to grudgingly admit that I'm not a total introvert when left to my own devices, but am not always sure how to get myself to initiate social stuff.
-Jewelry stuff: I want to set up my own equipment in the corner of the basement with a worktable. This will require time and money and working stuff out with housemates, but I think it would be well worth it to not have to go to the studio Union Square to work on jewelry.
-Books: I like reading and want to make more time for it in my life. Possibly by switching from computering to reading at some point in the evening, which may or may not help me go to bed at saner hours.
-Body: I love love love bicycling and want to keep the relevant muscles in shape. When the snow is gone for good, I'm going to bike so much. I think that I'm eating pretty well with the co-op meals and the farm share and stuff, so yay!
-Knitting and other fiber arts: I hope to finish The Shawl That Doesn't End before the winter is over :) I am trying to learn more knitting techniques; I've decided that following a pattern is not the worst thing ever, but I'd like to do more complex stuff without patterns, or with drafting my own patterns/recipes (like the armwarmers I've been brainstorming). I'm not sure how much spinning I want to do... excitement for that stuff tends to come and go, and I think I'm OK with it.
-Other creativity: I keep having ideas about making adventure games (probably with Blender and Pipmak). I am unsure how real or mirage-like these ideas are. We will see :)