For the New Year

Belated, sure, but I've still got 360 days to work with. So it's cool.

Things I want/hope/need to do in 2008:

1) Learn to sell myself. Yes, like that Cold calling, emailing, and all the other scary as hell promotional activities that must be done to build the design firm. omgwhatamidoing

2) Find out where the people my age are hiding in this town, so I can have a life that doesn't revolve around work, family, or the cats. Maybe even [gasp] date, although that requires the additional criteria of 1)girls my age that are 2)gay, and also 3)interested.

3) Speaking of the cats, find a way to convince them that night-time is for sleeping, not playing herd-of-elephants. alternatively, find way to dispose of downstairs neighbor.

4) Be creative outside of work. Pick a project and see it through, even if I'm the only one to ever see it. Also, practice with non-digital media - the skills are getting rusty. Also x2, write - ditto.

5) Participate online, dammit - the internet's right here, use it. if I have something to say, comment. Comment, comment, comment.

6) Return phonecalls/emails promptly, admit/apologize properly when wrong, be honest and straightforward as often as possible. Assume responsibility for own life. Have sit-down with self, get to know each other better. Wasn't all the soul searching supposed to happen in college?

[deep breath, you can do this]

And the very best wishes for you and your new year. May it be a good one.