New Years Resolutions 2010

#1 - Stay Single

Of all my resolutions, this one comes with the most caveats. This past year saw the end of the longest relationship I've ever had. I think I need to give myself plenty of time to settle in to being me for me's sake. If I meet someone with whom I share many common interests, of course I'm gonna spend time getting to know them. I may even go on a date or two. But I'm not letting myself get deep in emotionally unless we get on well just as "guys hanging out". Besides, I think this way I'm likely to generate more genuine friendships with people regardless of the boyfriend angle. This is definitely a good thing.

#2 - Do at least 12 videos on YouTube

I really want to get to a point where I feel capable of talking randomly and still being understood. Unhelpfully, I tend to mumble to fill holes in my logic and grammar. When I do videos, I realise this and try to do something about it. My last video is a clear case of me failing. Towards the end even I can't figure out what it is I'm trying to say. I even reduced the background music in the edit but to no avail. This annoys me and practice make better so I'll do twelve videos this year. Important to point out that I'm not necessarily doing them monthly. That's a very failable goal.

#3 - Go to a Gathering

In the past four months I've seen at least 6 gatherings appear on my radar and pass by like an annoyingly high plane that I have no hope of communicating with. For the first couple I'd considered I wasn't even working, just too broke to travel to them. This year, I'm going to at least one. Hell, according to facebook, I'm "Attending" Summer in the City 2010 but I think I need to break into this whole "meeting-people-that-so-far-only-exist-on-my-computer" thing sooner. Hopefully before Easter.

#4 - Catch 'Em All

Over the past two years I've spent at least 500 hours playing the current generation of Pokémon games. My current Pokédex collected count is 448/493. The majority of the ones left are simple jobs but there are some awkward ones left, and #493 hasn't been officially released yet. By this time next year, without cheating, I will have a full Pokédex. Or I will cry.

#5 - Never Spend Everything

The majority of my working life has been defined my utter lack of saving. I tend to always be at the end of my funds and never have a backup. From now on, I'm keeping some money in the bank at all times. And that amount will only get bigger as time goes on. Until I move back out of my parents house at least. It's about time I had my own failsafe.