It was only a matter of time before I finally sat down and
drafted a list of goals for the New Year.
Last year, I attempted some rather ambitious goals (and nearly all
failed). This year, I’m going to keep my
goals short, specific and reasonable—no vague or unrealistic goals this
year. Anyways, let’s get started:
Goal #1: Read 52
Books
Last year, I set a goal of 24 books and I demolished that
figure by rediscovering my love for graphic novels and including audio
books. And yes, those mediums count
because graphic novels are books and when your commute takes nearly an hour
both ways; audio books are a fantastic way to past the time. Anyways, I’m aiming for a book a week and I’m
still going to include graphic novels and audio books so bite me!
Goal #2: Attend
Dragon Con AND AWA
As I mentioned in my previous update, Dragon Con is
set. Anime Weekend Atlanta (AWA) is
not. Dragon Con is a wonderful event
that I’ll get to share with some of my close companions, but it is also
extremely expensive and with both conventions held within a month of one
another; I know that it is going to be incredibly difficult on my budget. AWA has become such a significant part of my
life and since I began volunteering at the event two conventions ago, I feel as
though there is still much more to give.
AWA is my event, my escape and my solace and to think that after so many
years of attending and/or helping out that I may not be able to attend makes me
sad. So, I am going to try my best to
make it to both events and that means saving money and tightening my budget
even further than before. It won’t be
easy, but it is possible and this is something I really want.
Goal #3: Be More
Active Online
No, I don’t mean over-sharing on social media, but I do mean
posting regularly (if not daily) on here, on my Tumblr, on Twitter, on
Instagram and maybe, even on Facebook though I am not really interested in
sharing my life with the people on there.
Not every post has to be poignant social commentary, but it needs to be
meaningful to me regardless of how unintelligible and incoherent it may read. Like I said before, I’m hoping to introduce
some regular “columns” on J+30 and I’m still working on understanding Tumblr,
but I hope this will motivate me to be more active in my ongoing battle to
stave off oblivion.
Anyways, that’s it!
No resolutions about weight loss though I could stand to lose some, no
goals about getting out of debt because that is not happening within a year and
I am more likely to go further into it before I get out of it, and no promises
about being a better person; I just want to be me—whatever that is—and I don’t
want to be some fake individual that tries to get on with people that I know I
could never get along with. My life is
my own and I’m the only that’s going to take care of it and as long as I do my
best to take care of me; the rest should fall in line. So, here’s to 2015 and whatever it brings my
way and to anyone that actually reads this:
DFTBA.
