Let's See How I Do.

I’ve been sitting here for the past hour, tapping away at my laptop, trying to put together a New Year’s Resolutions post.

I’ve also been metabolizing the 12 ounces of energy drink I managed to down in just over 20 minutes on a half-empty stomach.

The post is a bit all over the place. So let me try and sum it up:

This year, I want to improve my follow-through. There have been many, many instances in my life of having Super Awesome Idea that never gets played out. Either I bog myself down with second-guessing or dreaming up possible obstacles, or I get distracted and forget about it until I’ve lost the initial energy that accompanied the idea in the first place. All of these things are bad, and all of them need to stop.

This Follow-Through Program would encompass the following list of things I’ve wanted to do:

[o] Putting together something to self-publish, either on lulu.com or magcloud.com or something similar. The “something” would include my photography, Dad’s photography, or my writing, or any combination thereof.
[o] Finally kick-starting the motor on the “Dad project,” which would put his music (and photography?) online to be listened to, spread around, and purchased. How fast this moves depends on what the upcoming semester looks like, but I am feeling hopeful and optimistic.
[o] Commit to writing. Fiction, private journalling, public journalling, blogging on interesting subjects, anything. I have been having an outrageously hard time setting aside a chunk of time wherein I will force myself to go someplace with nothing but my laptop, a notebook, and my cell phone. Buckling down is required, and I am enlisting Ryan’s help in this.
[o] Seriously think out all the half-baked business ideas floating around in my head. I plan on posting at least a few of them here, whether or not they ever come to fruition. Admittedly, most of them involve excuses to do things I like with friends. Hey, whatever works.

There is also a Decision Making Program that is currently underway, and basically is just me picking a damned school and a double-damned major already. I don’t count this as a New Year’s Resolution thing because I’ve been fussing over the decisions for the past few months, so it’s neither new nor restricted to 2010. I’ve thrown in the bonus monkey wrench of considering Graphic Design as a major, which has both narrowed down the college decision and complicated the “major decision” (hur hur).

I’d say that I’d keep this blog updated with this, but I think I’d be rehashing a lot of what I’ve already ranted about in the as-of-yet-unfinished Achtung! series of posts. Most likely, I will do at least one more rehashing, so you’ll have that to look forward to!

So, there you go. My post on New Year’s Resolutions. All one and a half of them. Wish me luck?