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2014... happened
Let's finally do a 2013 year-end wrap post, shall we?
1. Work seriously on writing - writing longer, writing more original work, editing multiple drafts, finishing things, having more control over what I actually write.
I don't know that I did more original work or more editing of drafts, but I do feel pretty good about what I wrote this year - I posted 14 works to AO3 this year, three of which were over 5000 words (which matches my previous total record from 2011) and I actually really like all of it - I feel like I've gotten a lot better at actually being able to write the things I want to write, which is amazing.
2. Work on my drawing and coloring; just in general, draw more.
Not as much of this as I'd like? I did do a few pieces of art (posted to Tumblr) which were pretty good, though, and I have a few more that are near-finished.
3. Read more books. Buy fewer books.
I didn't track my book-reading very well this year, but I *feel* like I read a lot of books that I'd been meaning to read, and like I bought fewer! I only added 252 books to LibraryThing compared to 397 in 2012. Hopefully the downward trend will continue? ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
4. Work systematically on cardiovascular endurance (preferably by stilt-walking practice!) Get to the point where I can do at least the first level of those become-a-runner programs without vomiting and chest pains five minutes in.
I didn't do any stilt-walking to speak of (one of my stilts broke) but I did a *bunch* of biking in Chicago, which broke my long-term fear of biking (mostly due to Maryland's hills) and taught me that I can bike long distances as long as I set my own pacing, so I'm hoping for a lot more biking in 2014.
5. Write at least one piece of code that becomes part of either AO3 or DW.
NOPE. I did code some little toys that have actually gotten some use, though. And I got WAY more involved in tag wrangling, which may count!
6. Make real progress on that whole 'finding a career rather than a series of temporary jobs' thing
...yep. I started December 30th. Forty hours a week, government benefits, the whole works. We'll see how it goes! I'm still not used to being a fully employed person yet. But it's doing stuff I would do for free if I didn't need the money, so hopefully it will all work out.
So for this year it's going to be pretty simple:
1. Survive having real grown-up job
2. Bike to work at least once.
3. Figure out how to keep being creative and taking part in the communities I love despite having grown-up job.
1. Work seriously on writing - writing longer, writing more original work, editing multiple drafts, finishing things, having more control over what I actually write.
I don't know that I did more original work or more editing of drafts, but I do feel pretty good about what I wrote this year - I posted 14 works to AO3 this year, three of which were over 5000 words (which matches my previous total record from 2011) and I actually really like all of it - I feel like I've gotten a lot better at actually being able to write the things I want to write, which is amazing.
2. Work on my drawing and coloring; just in general, draw more.
Not as much of this as I'd like? I did do a few pieces of art (posted to Tumblr) which were pretty good, though, and I have a few more that are near-finished.
3. Read more books. Buy fewer books.
I didn't track my book-reading very well this year, but I *feel* like I read a lot of books that I'd been meaning to read, and like I bought fewer! I only added 252 books to LibraryThing compared to 397 in 2012. Hopefully the downward trend will continue? ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
4. Work systematically on cardiovascular endurance (preferably by stilt-walking practice!) Get to the point where I can do at least the first level of those become-a-runner programs without vomiting and chest pains five minutes in.
I didn't do any stilt-walking to speak of (one of my stilts broke) but I did a *bunch* of biking in Chicago, which broke my long-term fear of biking (mostly due to Maryland's hills) and taught me that I can bike long distances as long as I set my own pacing, so I'm hoping for a lot more biking in 2014.
5. Write at least one piece of code that becomes part of either AO3 or DW.
NOPE. I did code some little toys that have actually gotten some use, though. And I got WAY more involved in tag wrangling, which may count!
6. Make real progress on that whole 'finding a career rather than a series of temporary jobs' thing
...yep. I started December 30th. Forty hours a week, government benefits, the whole works. We'll see how it goes! I'm still not used to being a fully employed person yet. But it's doing stuff I would do for free if I didn't need the money, so hopefully it will all work out.
So for this year it's going to be pretty simple:
1. Survive having real grown-up job
2. Bike to work at least once.
3. Figure out how to keep being creative and taking part in the communities I love despite having grown-up job.
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I think I may have finally learned the the art of picking goals for the year that is stuff I'm ready to actually do! Let's see if it holds.