Mid Year Goal Check

[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-Still on track but after trying a trial run with TGAW, I rather doubt the QUALITY of these words but I will do the quantity.

Primary Goals
1. Write one story a week til Nov.  After edit, submit at least one  in four for publication five times.


- Started but not only was it not happening, but quite frankly, Rhombus Ticks has taken over that stuff....I am not sure how I will d o it.
2. Get 35 points towards Scrum Professional.-On track-Have earned 14.
3. Get Perm Job in Starter City.-Have a contract that lets me work remotely.  Perm could happen.
4. Do 6 courses in self taught CS degree.-1 Done.  Hope to add Scribus and SQL before Don.
5. Create print books for at least 3 books.-1 on the way, another in progress, a third being slowly edited.
6. Keep physically fit.  Increase Run time to 10 minutes.  100 push ups.  50% plus bench.-Way behind on this.  Will increase.

Secondary
1. Get three clients for RAC.  Have one be near or almost near successful.-This is officially dead.
2. Do another Not for Children's Book.-Completed..ish.  The artist I commissioned is in hell but I did everything I could.
3. Pay no more than $10 in the political rant jar.-So far so great :D
4. Do one Khan not related to CS.-WTF? I have no idea what this is. Oh wait...not yet.  Academy.  Khan, Academy.
5. Finish Exodus in I, Ashera.-Dropped.
6. Complete the Arrow.-Done.

Bonus Goals: Compile list of 12 by Introspection Day.-Done.

1) Read a book on Chinese history -50% done.
2) snail mail 100 letters-7 of 100 done.
3) fix the code on human ignorance virus-Not this year.
4) type in the Irish poetry book for project Gutenberg-Doneish.  Dropped.
5) learn to speak w a Cajun accent-Self practice, nothing formal.
6) write 3 scripts (weekends)-Kinda started?
7) Visit 4 cons-0 so far.  Dcon lined up.
8) join a face to face gaming group-Waiting to move.
9) run a 20th anniversary mage virtual  game-In the works
10) do a 48 hour film festival film-Doneish.  Did the effort but dropped due to INSANE waiver.
11) Finish all payments on the earring-Done!
12) Obtain a mike and set up a dedicated vo rig.-Mike obtained.  Need a headbox and preamp.

Julia Goals
1. Be nicer to myself.-Mostly.
2. Graduate w. 3.8 GPA.-Working on it.
3. Get a perm job I want.-Working on it.
4. Continue w Food Journal 80% of time.-Need to get back into it.
5. Got to at least one, ideally both conferences.-Done.
6. Get a little help from my friends.-??? Sort of.  Networking done?
7. Continue improving relationship w Tom and communicate more.-Yes.

Couples Goals
1. Move to Miami successfully.-On track
2. Go to Europe-Probably
3. Go to Miami on scout trip.-Done.
4. Have 4 trips. (Currently likely Biltmore, Spiletto, San Fran and...???)-Done this month.
5. Communicate.On going good.



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 not happening due to reality hell trick TV thing..
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. 6 otw.
13. Go on a cruise.
2016.
14. Organize a convention on SOMETHING. 
16. Build a house (not necessarily my own.)
17. Own my own home (all own, no mortgage) Bumped to 2026.
18. Have a room with a secret passage
2019.
23. Be in a flash mob dance number.
Do in 2016??
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 Congress Maybe 2015?
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 2016-2017.
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.