Goals and the end of year approach

[Luco El Loco]

Did you set yourself any challenges for the year? How far are you in completing them?

Well, obviously I wanted to pass my degree - that's kind of a given, but if I don't mention it before the next one it might not have seemed like a priority, still with me? Heh.

Anyway... I wanted to be able to shred. Quite simple, it involves speedy lead guitar playing, but I haven't really given it the attention it needs, until recently, and I've almost nailed a Malmsteen lead riff from Rising Force so it's not a bad start - just need to listen to the tune and check I've learned the timings right. Then maybe learn some actual thrash as that is chocker full of shred. Then maybe one day I'll be able to play the solo in Smoke On The Water, hehehe.

Other than that any targets I have in addition to that either come before the end of the year (like wanting to get a job asap!), or my "mission" that hopefully will be completed before I'm 23. Mwahaha. Oh darn it, the other musical target as well. I wanted to have my project finished by the end of September but it's taking me too long, so I'm leaving that for the end of the year too... especially as some songs need rewriting, but they're coming along ok. I'll probably try for an album's worth.

[distortion]

a job was my main goal, and i succeeded in that twice, although it only worked out once. but i'm very glad i've kept it going this one time. very proud of myself.

there are a couple of friend issues which remain unsolved though, which is a bit of a disappointment as i still had a bit of hope when the year started.

pass my driving test, did that quite easily. and i've done pretty well with driving since then. i'd even go as far to say i'm a pretty good driver.

i've successfully expanded my musical taste too. i've kept going with Jill and not made her dump me, and have actually gotten even more happy with her. i met internet people, which was pretty good.

erm, was gonna try and quit smoking like i say every year. didn't work. again. if anything i'm smoking more now than i was in January. i smoke at work, on the way to and from work, with Jill, in town.. occasionally late at night. but tbh, i don't really care.

[Martin]

I set myself the challenge of passing my first year HND Computing.

Er.. I failed.

Not because I couldn't do the work, mind. Because the work was so mind-numbingly boring that I basically did as I pleased, whether it meant turning up drunk, turning up late, or most of the time not turning up at all.

However, I was 'kicked off' because my tutors (and myself) wanted me to do a degree in Computer Graphic Design & New Media Technology.

So I guess I came out smelling of roses instead of alcohol

[static anonymity]

Erm, I don't remember what my New Year's Resolutions and the like were (though I did pootle about and found this and this in my search to find something that'd remind me what the hell I wanted to do this year, and they're similar "goal" type threads...)

I wanted to get into uni, which I've done, and am on the course that I wanted to be. I like everything so far, though I've only attended lectures for the first subject so far, and the only thing I've really missed is my boyfriend. I like living (effectively) by myself, apart from having the permanently sozzled banshees stumbling about at all hours. The city's nice, though filled with zombies, it seems.

I also wanted to become more organised with regards to my studies, etc, and hopefully uni will kick my into learning that habit. I'm planning to get stuck into my assessment essays as soon as we're ssigned the questions, rather than leaving them til new year, when I'd have about two weeks to complete all 6000 odd words...

Erm, yeah, so really can't remember my goals. But every area of my life right now is rather damn fabby, apart from distance and the banshees, of course ) I'm becoming someone I've wanted to be, and my life is falling into step the way I'd always hoped for. I'm slowly forming a routine, which suits me so well. Hopefully, once I've settled into the pattern of lectures and seminars etc, I can pick up a job, as there are tons going round here.

So yeah, life is peachy, and any changes I said I'd wanted to make and hae made, I stand by and am satisfied that they've improved my life. I haven't had a panic attack in over a month now (something else I wanted to combat) and just feel generally happy & self-confident.

(Yeahs I'll shush now )