Out with the old, in with the new
You didn't think I'd let the year roll to an end without posting some New Year's resolutions, did you? First let me announce (in a soft and somewhat sheepish voice) that I've looked through my logs and discovered that I read 31 books in 2005. Not too bad -- especially when you consider the people who don't read a single book after high school -- but then again, I'm aspiring to be a librarian. And I could have done so much better, too: I didn't read a single book in January or February, then read one in March, one in April, two in March, zero in June, seven in July, six in August, three in September, four in October, one in November, and six in December.
1. So, with that in mind, next year I will read, read, and read some more. At least 70 books, let's say. Preferably over 100 but we'll see. :)
2. Get Beyond to a usable state, hopefully a 1.0 release.
3. Start exercising. Really. :)
4. Learn how to cook so I can move beyond scrambled eggs for breakfast and pasta for dinner every single day.
5. Spend a set amount of time writing each day, and not just freewriting or journal writing but actual pieces -- "real" writing. :)
6. Read all the C.S. Lewis books I haven't yet read.
7. Brush up on my Latin so I can take Latin 301 in the fall.
8. Update Blank Slate more regularly than once a year. :)
9. Visit Thailand this summer.
10. Reply to e-mails within a few days of receipt.
11. Continue to post in this blog every (or every other) day, and write better posts while I'm at it.
12. Start working at the BYU library, in preparation for grad school.
These aren't in any particular order, by the way -- just in the order they popped into my head (which I suppose gives somewhat of an indication as to how pressing they've been in my thoughts lately...maybe). I could go on for another forty or fifty items but twelve is a nice even number (it's a pity I couldn't keep it to ten, huh).
Anyway, I've spent the last hour or so reading through various and sundry blogs online, and I discovered two that I like a lot and will certainly be on my blogroll whenever I get it up. The first is So Many Books, and the second is Rhetorical Response. If only there were more blogs like these! I'd write descriptions but in all reality they can speak for themselves, better than I could do. Check them out!
1. So, with that in mind, next year I will read, read, and read some more. At least 70 books, let's say. Preferably over 100 but we'll see. :)
2. Get Beyond to a usable state, hopefully a 1.0 release.
3. Start exercising. Really. :)
4. Learn how to cook so I can move beyond scrambled eggs for breakfast and pasta for dinner every single day.
5. Spend a set amount of time writing each day, and not just freewriting or journal writing but actual pieces -- "real" writing. :)
6. Read all the C.S. Lewis books I haven't yet read.
7. Brush up on my Latin so I can take Latin 301 in the fall.
8. Update Blank Slate more regularly than once a year. :)
9. Visit Thailand this summer.
10. Reply to e-mails within a few days of receipt.
11. Continue to post in this blog every (or every other) day, and write better posts while I'm at it.
12. Start working at the BYU library, in preparation for grad school.
These aren't in any particular order, by the way -- just in the order they popped into my head (which I suppose gives somewhat of an indication as to how pressing they've been in my thoughts lately...maybe). I could go on for another forty or fifty items but twelve is a nice even number (it's a pity I couldn't keep it to ten, huh).
Anyway, I've spent the last hour or so reading through various and sundry blogs online, and I discovered two that I like a lot and will certainly be on my blogroll whenever I get it up. The first is So Many Books, and the second is Rhetorical Response. If only there were more blogs like these! I'd write descriptions but in all reality they can speak for themselves, better than I could do. Check them out!
posted by Ben at 7:31 PM
3 Comments:
I really like your #9 New Year resolution!!! You have to make it. ;)
:) I talked with my roommate last night and he wants to go too, so it looks like it will actually happen. We're both really excited. :)
Wow, that's cool. Tell when you have decided when it's going to happen.
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