Monday, January 12, 2015

Months on The Road

When you include Thankgiving, all the trips in December and the new trips we are making in Jan to visit Mom and Skip and Grandma before they move to San Francisco, the miles add up.  Julia and I are both tired but there are still three more weeks left.  Goals are slow bit steady and should be ready by Introspection day.  It was a little empty without the cat bit we did enjoy a quiet night at home w each other while we watched the last three episodes of Homeland.

Sleep is good.  They are keeping a closer eye on extra hours at work for a while which is less money but good timing since it will gice me more time to relax...still, in a limited duration contract I always keep a close eye on things amd there is less work than people.  If things increase in circumstances,, time to begin looking immediately.

Friday, January 2, 2015

[Goals] 2015

Tom - This year will kick things up.   Got enough goals last year that I will increase what I do this year.  All must be planned by Introspection day on the 31rst-5th of Feb.

Goal of the Year
Write and complete 50000 words in NANOWRMO

Primary Goals
1. Write one story a week til Nov.  After edit, submit at least one  in four for publication five times.
2. Get 35 points towards Scrum Professional.
3. Get Perm Job in Starter City.
4. Do 6 courses in self taught CS degree.
5. Create print books for at least 3 books.
6. Keep physically fit.  Increase Run time to 10 minutes.  100 push ups.  50% plus bench.

Secondary
1. Get three clients for RAC.  Have one be near or almost near successful.
2. Do another Not for Children's Book.
3. Pay no more than $10 in the political rant jar.
4. Do one Khan not related to CS.
5. Finish Exodus in I, Ashera.
6. Complete the Arrow.

Bonus Goals: Compile list of 12 by Introspection Day.

Julia Goals
1. Be nicer to myself.
2. Graduate w. 3.8 GPA.
3. Get a perm job I want.
4. Continue w Food Journal 80% of time.
5. Got to at least one, ideally both conferences.
6. Get a little help from my friends.
7. Continue improving relationship w Tom and communicate more.

Couples Goals
1. Move to Miami successfully.
2. Go to Europe
3. Go to Miami on scout trip.
4. Have 4 trips. (Currently likely Biltmore, Spiletto, San Fran and...???)
5. Communiticate.



Life Goals - "At some point"
1. See the Louvre.
**2016.
2. Travel around the world on a one way trip. Japan, Australia, India, Egypt, London, Italy and Hawaii.
** Goal to see all by 2019. 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.
Not looking good on this one...
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.
2016.
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)
2019.
18. Have a room with a secret passage
2019.
23. Be in a flash mob dance number.
Do in 2015??
26. Live the fifth life (who knows what that is)
Doing.  Transforming.
27. Ditto the sixth.

Doing.
28. Ditto the seventh.
**Kept in reserve until 2027.
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)
51. Join the Masons.
2017. 
52. Hypnotize someone.
Completed 2013.

53. Firewalk.
54. Visit the Library of Congess
55. Complete 7 Projects of Significance. [1 of 7 done.]
1. Finding Joe screening.
29. Marry the Right Person.
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 2017.
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.