My what an interesting few weeks. We have started life in our new apartment. The move went well, though we had to bump it once due to rainfall. That meant I spent the week in a new but empty apartment. The next week I loaded everything with Skip on Saturday and drove the U Haul to Julia's parents place that night. Alan, Phillip, Diane, Julia and I loaded up the truck on Sunday. Skip helped secure my stuff and I learned his techniques using cord on securing Julia's stuff. Apparently I did a good job since I was complimented on it.
To get there in time for the movers to unload the truck, I had to leave at 3:30 in the morning, which set a pattern of odd hours for the whole week. I got an offer to do a focus group in Atlanta on Thursday but to do that and get my 40 hours still in, I got up at 5:30 on Wed and Thursday and 6:45 today. But after that I intend to spend the weekend celebrating my Birthday and Julia agrees with me.
The new place is quite nice. We've run errands and begun unpacking but found time to be together. Dinner is an important ritual for each day. For example, Wednesday, even though I had to work 12 hours I took a break in the middle ate with her and then worked the remaining two hours at Starbucks while she did her school work. I'm looking forward to next week being a bit calmer.
Friday, January 24, 2014
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
2014 Goals
It was the best of years. It was the worst of years.
The Good: Wonderful marriage to my beloved. Fantastic Honeymoon in Kona, Hawaii. 1 week in Portland Oregon. Fun at Dragoncon. Finished Forever West, best novel yet. Trip to Miami. Quality family time w Carlsons and Lawson/Huffman. Wrote 2-3 good short stories. Vastly improved in Naked City Readings. Julia surviving Strategic Management. Julia getting 4.0 in Fall 2013. Julia internship 2013. Job at Wells Fargo. Jeckle Island. Escaping the Library of Death. Almost at Tier 1 Reserve.
The Bad: Strategic Management. Family Drama. Crypt Keeper. Dragons on Tarmac. Violation of the Drama Directive (STTNG). Ikea Beds. Spiders in the Sugar Factory (inspiration not the actual poem.) Longest unemployment gap ever. The Library of Death. Julia being laid off twice.
The Ugly: Red Anvil Creative. Red Anvil Tagging. Tossing Grenades at Windmills Podcast. Strategic Management. Back and Forth from Charlotte. Pointless interview in Miami. Pointless interview in South Carolina. Nasty disappointment after nasty disappointment during gap. Problems that many loved ones and friends had without being able to do anythings.
Goals for 2014.
Tom
Given how many I was not able to make, even with mitigating circumstances, especially upon missing the primary goal of weight which I have missed for two years in a row, I am reducing my goal count to 5, avoiding any bucket list in 2014, and keep it simple, maybe adding a few incidentals if on track in July.
1. Get to 250 lbs and stay there.
2. Do 8 Belly Dancing Classes with Julia.
3. Finish "I, Ashera" poem.
4. Get at least 1 of Minor PMP/Minor BA Cert/Scrum Cert.
5. Project Schlurp.
Julia
1. Maintain A's in MLS.
2. If no full time job, take 2 classes each semester.
3. Maintain food journal 82%.
4. Project Meep.
5.Get a job or Make Red Anvil Tagging work.
Marriage
1. Date night 1/week.
2. Continue communicating properly.
3. Trip 1/month
4. Reach Reserve Level 4.
5. Teach Tom to Cook.
6. Successfully do move.
The Good: Wonderful marriage to my beloved. Fantastic Honeymoon in Kona, Hawaii. 1 week in Portland Oregon. Fun at Dragoncon. Finished Forever West, best novel yet. Trip to Miami. Quality family time w Carlsons and Lawson/Huffman. Wrote 2-3 good short stories. Vastly improved in Naked City Readings. Julia surviving Strategic Management. Julia getting 4.0 in Fall 2013. Julia internship 2013. Job at Wells Fargo. Jeckle Island. Escaping the Library of Death. Almost at Tier 1 Reserve.
The Bad: Strategic Management. Family Drama. Crypt Keeper. Dragons on Tarmac. Violation of the Drama Directive (STTNG). Ikea Beds. Spiders in the Sugar Factory (inspiration not the actual poem.) Longest unemployment gap ever. The Library of Death. Julia being laid off twice.
The Ugly: Red Anvil Creative. Red Anvil Tagging. Tossing Grenades at Windmills Podcast. Strategic Management. Back and Forth from Charlotte. Pointless interview in Miami. Pointless interview in South Carolina. Nasty disappointment after nasty disappointment during gap. Problems that many loved ones and friends had without being able to do anythings.
Goals for 2014.
Tom
Given how many I was not able to make, even with mitigating circumstances, especially upon missing the primary goal of weight which I have missed for two years in a row, I am reducing my goal count to 5, avoiding any bucket list in 2014, and keep it simple, maybe adding a few incidentals if on track in July.
1. Get to 250 lbs and stay there.
2. Do 8 Belly Dancing Classes with Julia.
3. Finish "I, Ashera" poem.
4. Get at least 1 of Minor PMP/Minor BA Cert/Scrum Cert.
5. Project Schlurp.
Julia
1. Maintain A's in MLS.
2. If no full time job, take 2 classes each semester.
3. Maintain food journal 82%.
4. Project Meep.
5.Get a job or Make Red Anvil Tagging work.
Marriage
1. Date night 1/week.
2. Continue communicating properly.
3. Trip 1/month
4. Reach Reserve Level 4.
5. Teach Tom to Cook.
6. Successfully do move.
2013 Goal Review
Goals
2013
Physical
Primary: Get to 250lbs by July 20th. - Shifting to End of year. Can do. Will do.
Physical
Primary: Get to 250lbs by July 20th. - Shifting to End of year. Can do. Will do.
D+. Mitigating
Circumstances.
Secondary: Go to 60 Yoga Classes.
C.
Started out strong, ended weak. Mitigating
Circumstances.
Mental
Primary: Read the following 6 books:
B+ 4 out 6.
Mental
Primary: Read the following 6 books:
B+ 4 out 6.
Secondary: Learn 48 French phrases.
F.
Emotional
Primary: Abstain from Paranoia
A-
Secondary: Continue optimism
A.
Spiritual
Primary: Write one poem a month in soul forging. A-
Social
Primary: Take Julia dancing 12 times in 2013.
Spiritual
Primary: Write one poem a month in soul forging. A-
Social
Primary: Take Julia dancing 12 times in 2013.
B-.
Mitigating.
Secondary: Hang out with friends at least once a week. A+
First Life: Retired.
Second Life
Primary Goal: Finish Forever West by the end of the year. A+
Secondary Goal: Write Tossing Grenades at Windmills in National Novel Writing Month. N/A
F. While mitigating, still choked.
Third Life
Primary Goal: Operation RUR schedued for production in an actual physical location charging money for admittance at least once by the end of 2013. N/A
Secondary Goal: Film Project Chaylite in 2013 or another short film.
Secondary: Hang out with friends at least once a week. A+
First Life: Retired.
Second Life
Primary Goal: Finish Forever West by the end of the year. A+
Secondary Goal: Write Tossing Grenades at Windmills in National Novel Writing Month. N/A
F. While mitigating, still choked.
Third Life
Primary Goal: Operation RUR schedued for production in an actual physical location charging money for admittance at least once by the end of 2013. N/A
Secondary Goal: Film Project Chaylite in 2013 or another short film.
Scuttled
due to lack of interest w. partner. A on my part.
Fourth Life
Primary Goal: Initiate Project Horribly Inappropriate and remake yearly investment budget in RAA.
Completed.
Secondary Goal: Project Red Attack Tagging viable for its intended goal.
Parameters: Website, trial with 5-6, hire 1-2 agents.
Current: N/A
Fifth Life
Primary Goal: Project Chysalis II.
A+
Secondary Goal: Decide and Enact the Year of the Kane Eagle.
Completed. A.
Sixth Life
Primary Goal: Write in Eagle as Phoenix Once a Week.
B-. Mitigating.
Secondary Goal: Operation Evict Reed.
N/A. I've looked but no outlet visible. Will keep looking.
Incidentals
Earn my PMP.
**Investigated. Defaulting until 2014 due to advice. Starting document recreation in 2 weeks.
Write the script for Earth and Sea and Star and Sky.
**Not done but doable.
Write the League of Christmas Darkness Dodecaology.
**C.
Reach the half way mark in the Egress fund.
A+
Somehow make the Mosaic Inglemia campaign idea work.
A
Fourth Life
Primary Goal: Initiate Project Horribly Inappropriate and remake yearly investment budget in RAA.
Completed.
Secondary Goal: Project Red Attack Tagging viable for its intended goal.
Parameters: Website, trial with 5-6, hire 1-2 agents.
Current: N/A
Fifth Life
Primary Goal: Project Chysalis II.
A+
Secondary Goal: Decide and Enact the Year of the Kane Eagle.
Completed. A.
Sixth Life
Primary Goal: Write in Eagle as Phoenix Once a Week.
B-. Mitigating.
Secondary Goal: Operation Evict Reed.
N/A. I've looked but no outlet visible. Will keep looking.
Incidentals
Earn my PMP.
**Investigated. Defaulting until 2014 due to advice. Starting document recreation in 2 weeks.
Write the script for Earth and Sea and Star and Sky.
**Not done but doable.
Write the League of Christmas Darkness Dodecaology.
**C.
Reach the half way mark in the Egress fund.
A+
Somehow make the Mosaic Inglemia campaign idea work.
A
Average: B. Would be C+ or F but mitigating circumstance were extreme.
Julia's
Goals
1. Get straight A's in her classes toward her MLS degree.
1. Get straight A's in her classes toward her MLS degree.
*A+.
One B+ and 3 A's and the B+ was psychotically hard.
- Lose 10lbs by July 20, 2013.C-. Great effort but no results but still looked fantastic. (Julia gave herself an F...I strongly disagree)
3. Stay physically afterwards and maintain that.A-. Julia gives herself.
4. Obtain a full time job.
B+
Average:
A-
Marriage
Goals
1. Remain patient and communicative in our relationship.
1. Remain patient and communicative in our relationship.
A.
- Datenight at least once a week.A.
3. Successfully complete and ENJOY the wedding.A+
4. Decide Starter City.
A+.
Prep city decided (Charlotte). Goal city decided (Kona). Plan B
not so much.
Average:
A+
Life
Goals - "At some point"
1. See the Louvre.
**2015.
2. Travel around the world on a one way trip. Japan, Australia, India, Egypt, London, Italy and Hawaii.
** Goal to see all by 2018. 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.
**I'm trying a lot here, but the results aren't being kind. But I still have 2 more years.
**Red Anvil Tagging has a great deal of potential given invested capital. This could prove an exception since it is a separate business than Red Anvil Creative.
7. Learn a musical instrument.
Slated 2016
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.
**5 of 7 done.
13. Go on a cruise.
2015-2016.
14. Organize a convention on SOMETHING.
16. Build a house (not necessarily my own.)
17. Own my own home (all own, no mortgage)
Slated 2019-2020.
18. Have a room with a secret passage
23. Be in a flash mob dance number.
2015
26. Live the fifth life (who knows what that is)
Doing.
27. Ditto the sixth.
Doing.
28. Ditto the seventh.
Doing.
47. Finish 7 films. (3 out of 7 completed).
2016.
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)
52. Hypnotize someone.
Done. 2013.
53. Firewalk.
54. Visit the Library of Congress
2014.
55. Complete 7 Projects of Significance. [1 of 7 done.]
1) Project Chrysalis and Chrysalis II are go.
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]
Done
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
44. Create 3 patents.
45. Own and that is entirely self-sufficient w. energy, food and other items.
46. Become a Father.
1. See the Louvre.
**2015.
2. Travel around the world on a one way trip. Japan, Australia, India, Egypt, London, Italy and Hawaii.
** Goal to see all by 2018. 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.
**I'm trying a lot here, but the results aren't being kind. But I still have 2 more years.
**Red Anvil Tagging has a great deal of potential given invested capital. This could prove an exception since it is a separate business than Red Anvil Creative.
7. Learn a musical instrument.
Slated 2016
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.
**5 of 7 done.
13. Go on a cruise.
2015-2016.
14. Organize a convention on SOMETHING.
16. Build a house (not necessarily my own.)
17. Own my own home (all own, no mortgage)
Slated 2019-2020.
18. Have a room with a secret passage
23. Be in a flash mob dance number.
2015
26. Live the fifth life (who knows what that is)
Doing.
27. Ditto the sixth.
Doing.
28. Ditto the seventh.
Doing.
47. Finish 7 films. (3 out of 7 completed).
2016.
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)
52. Hypnotize someone.
Done. 2013.
53. Firewalk.
54. Visit the Library of Congress
2014.
55. Complete 7 Projects of Significance. [1 of 7 done.]
1) Project Chrysalis and Chrysalis II are go.
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]
Done
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
44. Create 3 patents.
45. Own and that is entirely self-sufficient w. energy, food and other items.
46. Become a Father.
Slated 2016.
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
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
51. Join the Masons.
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