(Slight apologies about the mandatory style change, I'm experimenting with html for a potential revamp of my LJ page.)
With my last post about the New Years Gym folks swarming in, and having just met up with some old college friends (some of whom I hadn't seen since I graduated a year ago), I've started to think about where I am, and where I want to be. I know It's a little early, but I've decided to start making (and sharing) some resolutions for 2010.
#1 Get a new job.
Frankly, I haven't been trying hard enough. I started off strong, but slowly getting more hours at my current part-time job means I spend less time searching for new employment. Recently, I've been working five days a week, with shifts rotating between opening and closing, making a regular sleep schedule (or a schedule of any kind) a little difficult. So I've decided to cut my hours back to weekends only, allowing me the full week for job hunting, while still earning a slightly survivable paycheck. I've got a bit of cash to tide me over in the interim, but hopefully this funding limitation will keep me from slacking.
I'm also going to be applying for jobs that simply pay more than what I'm making now, and provides consistent weekly hours. My current part-time gig is flexible, but the uncertainty factor is more than a little unfortunate. I need regular,
higher pay (and I'd like my weekends back, thanks).
#2 Finish creating my personal website.
I've purchased server space over at dreamhost. Thanks to a discount found at the SAForums, it's become really affordable. I've settled on creating it as a Wordpress blog, and in doing so, started teaching myself the basics of PHP. (Which is also something that can be slapped on a resume, possibly helping out even more with Resolution #1). So far, the whole setup feels really flexible, and I like it a lot.
Also, with the discovery of The Bouquet family having a vinyl fabric press, as well as connections with some supply companies, all those stupid shirt ideas I've come up with can finally become a cost-efficient reality. All sold in my own e-commerce store.
#3 Intellectual stimulation.
"That's What She Said". Four words that haunt this household. That quote sums up roughly how deep as conversations have become around here, and it's more than a little tiring. There is one roommate in particular who champions that phrase, but we've all helped it thrive. That's gotta stop. At work, the employee chatter is often worse. Conversations that rise above genital thrusting, will often fall down into political discussions laced with Glenn-Beckisms, or tinhat conspiracy theories. Mostly though, it's just a stream of gay jokes. Perhaps Resolution #1 will help out here?
To be clear, I don't just mean conversational. I want to push myself to think, to start actually writing in here again, to illustrate more compositions, to read books with ANY frequency again, as well as to talk to people who can articulate how they give a damn about something more than wanking.
(That last bit is a blanket statement, but those who read this know damn well whether or not they apply.)#4 The Gym: Keep on, keepin' on.
During the many holiday gatherings, I saw lots of family photos. In these photos, I saw myself spanning from in September through December. It's weird seeing changes in something like arm and neck thickness over a period of time. I still consider myself to have tiny pencil-arms, but I now have photographic proof that I must be doing
something right. So I'm going to stick with it, and hope that this time next year, I'm feeling (and looking!) better than ever.
#5 Maybe start dating again? Maybe?
I've been single since my senior year of college. There have been a few intermittent failures (and disasters) between now and then, but nothing worth mentioning. I'd like to jump back into any kind of dating scene, but I'm kind of a picky bastard, and a recluse to boot. It also doesn't help that the kind of girl I'm interested in (to be brief: intelligent), is generally not rocking the part-time scene. So my current work situation grants me a female audience that can be defined by physically unfortunate coworkers, and our customers
1. Getting this one going requires a lot of "ifs" to happen, so it's not much of a resolution. Regardless, I certainly wouldn't mind.
1Where the age range of interested female customers = 14 > x > 40. Not exactly ideal numbers there. 
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