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Resolutions for 2009
I hate new year resolutions. That said; I’m inspired by this post. Ol’ Tyler; always making me better.
I know a guy who teaches history at a local high school. He’s about my age, and he’s working on his second book. He’s had articles published in several major magazines, he’s learning a foreign language and he takes piano lessons.
I don’t normally go for the whole resolutions thing, but I’m doing it this year.
And I’m putting them here so I feel a little more accountable. They may not make sense to you. That doesn’t matter. This is for me.
- Bring camera everywhere
- Read one book per month
- Learn how to tie a tie four different ways and use each one
- Get something published on McSweeney’s
- Travel to at least four different places
- Simple daily exercises (pushups, situps… hey, it worked for Bo Jackson)
- Eat something that scares me (ex: haggis)
- Consciously look for ways to help other people
- Gain 50 new Ryler Society members
- Write one short story every month
- Take one weekend photo road-trip
- Learn how to make twelve new meals
- Earn $500 with camera
- Respond to emails faster
- Set aside one day each month for total solitude
