Thursday, January 31, 2013

First Month of the Year of the Kane Eagle

It's been a busy month.

Last week Julia and I went to visit the family in Houston. It was a long drive there, and leaving at midnight probably wasn't the brightest of ideas. Julia fortunately had a plane ticket back, but it took me over SIXTEEN HOURS to get back thanks to traffic...the longest it has ever taken me on the trip to houston. I think it will be flying from now on despite the cost. Friday night we went to Christy and Jon's reception. Nice to meet him and for Julia to be able to meet most of the family. The meal was fantastic too. Most of Saturday we spent with Randy's family and Mom watching movies which was quite fun. We all got to know each other.

Earlier this month, on the final day it was open, Julia's parents took us to the Botanical Gardens. It was a veritable wonderland of various lights wrapped around plants. It's hard to describe if you're not there, but some of the more interesting things included coreographed giant pearl lights that turned different colors based on the music and the tone of the music that was playing, as well as a brilliant green 'laser show' inside of the hot house which was mostly dark and quite surreal, as well as lofty trees with blooming 'light flowers' on them. Afterwards, we went to Antico pizza which has all of its ingredients flown in from italy and was FANTASTIC.

We've taken it easy a lot of the month due to my two week forced vacation; so we've been watching movies a lot including the rather incredible series 'Homeland' which is quite good. Febuary should be a bit more interesting. Wedding plans are progressing well and we hope to send out invitations on the second week of Febuary.

Monday, January 7, 2013

Goals 2013

Goals 2013

Tracking Goal: Track status of all goals on a weekly, monthly or quartly basis in Evernote.

Physical

Primary: Get to 250lbs by July 20th. [Weekly]

Secondary: Go to 60 Yoga Classes. [Weekly]

Mental

Primary: Read the following 6 books: [Quarterly]

Philosophy in the Tragic Age of the Greeks by Friedrich Nietzsche

Religion within the Limits of Reason Alone by Immanuel Kant

Early Mormonism and the Magic World View D. Michael Quinn

The Complete Works of Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

[Not yet determined. Will decide by July 2013]

Secondary: Learn 48 French phrases. [Monthly]

Emotional

Primary: Abstain from Paranoia. [Quarterly.]

Secondary: Continue optimism. [Quarterly.]

Spiritual

Primary: Write one poem a month in soul forging. [Monthly]

Social

Primary: Take Julia dancing 12 times in 2013. [Monthly]

Secondary: Hang out with friends at least once a week. [Weekly.]

First Life: Retired.

Second Life

Primary Goal: Finish Forever West by the end of the year. [Quarterly]

Secondary Goal: Write Tossing Grenades at Windmills in National Novel Writing Month. [Quarterly]

Third Life

Primary Goal: Operation RUR schedued for production in an actual physical location charging money for admitance at least once by the end of 2013.

Secondary Goal: Film Project Chaylite in 2013 or another short film.

Fourth Life

Primary Goal: Initiate Project Horribly Inappropriate and remake yearly investment budget in RAA. [Monthly]

Secondary Goal: Project Red Attack Tagging viable for its intended goal.

Fifth Life

Primary Goal: Project Chysalis II. [Monthly]

Secondary Goal: Decide and Enact the Year of the Kane Eagle. [Monthly]

Sixth Life

Primary Goal: Write in Eagle as Phoenix Once a Week. [Monthly]

Secondary Goal: Operation Evict Reed.

Incidentals

Earn my PMP. [Quarterly]

Write the script for Earth and Sea and Star and Sky. [Quarterly]

Write the League of Christmas Darkness Dodecaology. [Monthly]

Reach the half way mark in the Egress fund. [Quarterly]

Somehow make the Mosaic Inglemia campaign idea work. [Quarterly]

Julia's Goals

1. Get straight A's in her classes toward her MLA degree. [By Semester]

2. Lose 10lbs by July 20, 2013. [Quarterly]

3. Stay physically afterwards and maintain that. [Quartly]

4. Obtain a full time job. [Monthly]

Marriage Goals

1. Remain patient and communicative in our relationship. [Biannually]

2. Datenight at least once a week. [Monthly]

3. Successfully complete and ENJOY the wedding. [Once]

4. Decide Starter City. [Quarterly]

Life Goals - "At some point"

1. See the Louvre.

**2015-2016.

2. Travel around the world on a one way trip. Japan, Australia, India, Egypt, London, Italy and Hawaii.

** Goal to see all by 2017. Egypt pending political situation.

3. Learn a martial art.

**Done

5. Assemble a band for a tour based on music written by me.

6. Start a successful business.

Started in 2011. "Success" is determined in this case by an operating profit of 400% invested capital or $10000. 2011-2015. Otherwise 'failure' and goal removed from dock.

7. Learn a musical instrument.

Slated 2014

8. Sculpt something memorable.

9. Create or help create a graphic novel.

**Completed. [And also permanently dead :( ]

10. Own a plane, sailboat, taught or ultralight and learn to pilot/sail it.

11. Write seven novels.

**4 of 7 done. 5th slated for 2013

13. Go on a cruise.

2014.

14. Organize a convention on SOMETHING. [Small chance of 2014]

16. Build a house (not necessarily my own.)

17. Own my own home (all own, no mortgage)

Slated 2017-2018.

18. Have a room with a secret passage

Slated 2017-2018.

23. Be in a flash mob dance number.

Do in 2013 unless an opportunity comes before hand.

26. Live the fifth life (who knows what that is)

Doing.

27. Ditto the sixth.

Started 2012. Likely perpetual but since goals must be achievable, transform this to a tangible in 2012 Mid goal check.

28. Ditto the seventh.

**Kept in reserve until 2027.

47. Finish 7 films. (3 out of 7 completed).

2013.

48. Enter a remote controlled airplane tournament and place in the upper half.

49. Enter a competitive Kite contest (the kind with the razors on the wings.)

50. Blow something up with Dynamite. (Legally)

51. Join the Masons.

2014. Maybe.

52. Hypnotize someone.

2013-2014.

53. Firewalk.

54. Visit the Library of Congess

55. Complete 7 Projects of Significance. [0 of 7 done.] First slated for 2013.

If the right door opens....(ie interesting goals that either depend on another person or a significant amount of wealth that may never happen but that I want to write down)

29. Marry the Right Person. [2013]

30. Establish a business empire dedicated to a not for profit foundation.

31. Visit (but do not live in) Space.

32. Buy my own island.

35. Create a functional and profitable news network that actually produces what is independent.

36. Create an institution to focus on pure research.

38. "" Neurological regeneration.

39. Paid Angel agents to quietly and anonymously do good.

40. Create a series of libraries (10) dedicate to principles original to libraries. Secular sanctuaries and temples to knowledge.

43. Breed dogs to live twice as long

**Strangely some people are surprisingly responsive to this. This might move to more realistic within 3-4 years when/if I own a house.

44. Create 3 patents.

45. Own and that is entirely self-sufficient w. energy, food and other items.

46. Become a Father.

Bucket List (the Bucket in the Bucket….IE, I no longer care about this but might change my mind.)

4. Competitively enter a fencing competition.