It’s a tradition to make promises for the upcoming year. Scientists say that they are doomed to fail. So does pretty much everyone who has ever tried.
This year I promise, from the cockles of my heart, to be more a bastard and a better bastard than I ever have been before.
While I do enjoy being the nice guy who gets along with everyone (And by Gods, I’ve become an expert on that), I really need to spend more time focusing my own goals and ideas. My dirty plan regarding this starts with me collecting all those IOUs I’ve left hanging these years (So anyone who has said “I owe you one!” to me in the past will probably regret it dearly during the next 12 months) and using them to start getting things done. With little to no regard to what other people think. If you don’t like what I am, too bad.
On the other hand, if I don’t manage to keep the resolution, I’ll be a nice guy for another year so it is not that bad a thing, really.
Not so much resolutions, but thoughts on what I’ll do next year:
- Work like a mad monkey. Finally back in the digital media ballgame and loving it (even if it took quite a while to get back on track), so dropping the ball at this point would be pretty much stupidity.
- Don’t forget the nerdy heritage. It’s the age of the geek, still, so the occasional gaming or wallowing on teh internets isn’t at all a bad trait on a person. But like most things, it just needs to be taken with moderation. I’m looking at my January calendar and I won’t have too much time to spare as it is, so I should be careful on what to waste that what remains.
- Gym membership. The cost of going to the local pool/gym is getting to my purse, so will have to get one of these, or start doing stuff home instead of going somewhere. Possibly obtainable via the University.
- Travel. I’m thinking if I manage to get away from here a dozen times this year, it’s about the amount of air I need to survive. Starting with Berlin mid-January and then Dubai in February. And Sweden in April. That’s a good start. And not just abroad. Trying to take a look at Finland as well, maybe get a view on something that I’ve missed. Just get out there and find new stuff.
- Draw and write. I really love drawing, so I should draw. It’s really as simple as that. And I have some stuff that needs to be written. This blog being one of them.
- Stop thinking, keep on doing.
I guess that’s it. I’ll try and see if I managed this sometime next year.