Topic: New Year's Resolutions 2008 Edition (Read 49059 times)

Boro_Bandito · « **on:** 27 Dec 2007, 21:46 »

I'm thinking that resurrecting the old is fine for seeing how people did on last year's resolutions, but adding to it this year's would just be confusing, so here's a new thread instead!

This year I plan on:
-Getting better grades than four B's and one A, and getting my GPA up and over a 3.0 in College. Both semesters, hopefully it won't take both.
-Finally getting the gym membership and going to work out with my friend, not to lose weight but just to be more active.
-Learn the Rudiments of Boxing (from same friend)
-Learn how to snowboard from another friend.
-Get a job and stick with it for a while
-Save up enough to go to Toronto

+*Bonus Round*+ Ask a girl out, whether she turns me down or not, need to get over this fear.

All in all more than enough for me to work through, but I think doable, I'll say I succeeded if I get at least 3/6.

calenlass · « **Reply #1 on:** 27 Dec 2007, 22:57 »

Quote from: calenlass on 27 Dec 2007, 22:52

1. More sex.
2. More liquor.
3. More parties like the one I am about to go to in three days. Fuck yeah.

tania · « **Reply #2 on:** 27 Dec 2007, 22:58 »

i might lower my standards a bit and actually set resolutions that are both reasonable and feasible.

- i am going to learn how to cook without giving myself food poisoning
- i am going to maintain my good grades
- i am going to be an honest and trustworthy friend
- i am going to continue to not be morbidly obese

in addition, one of my biggest peeves as of late which shouldn't really bother me but does is that while there are a lot of things that i am good at (music, writing, painting, knitting, spatial tasks, being hilarious), i do not really excel at any of these. i'm just in the "pretty okay" zone. i think i might pick something and work really hard at it over the coming year so that come 2009, i can actually perhaps think of myself as remotely talented in that area and not just decent enough to get by. this might have to be my art because knitting as of late confuses the fuck out of me and while i really love learning guitar i would be lying to myself if i thought i was any good at it. so i guess really what i am going to do this year is do everything the exact same as i did in 2007 but with more drawing and painting. awesome.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #3 on:** 27 Dec 2007, 23:19 »

-lose weight
-talk to cute library girl
-spend less money
-procrastinate less
-try and improve drawing
-practice my bass more (it looks so sad just sitting there)
-make new friends so I am not sitting alone when my friends go off to college

morca007 · « **Reply #4 on:** 27 Dec 2007, 23:19 »

Quote from: morca007 on 27 Dec 2007, 21:57

Quote from: Ozymandias on 26 Dec 2006, 01:49
I RESOLVE:
- Not to fail out of college
- Not to be retarded
- To continue to give orgasms as well as I get them if not better

Yeah, that sounds about right.
Man, it's like you made these resolutions for me, and then I kept them without even knowing it.

Also, for this year:
-Make some good fucking photographs.
-Do not be heck of depressed so much.
-Lose a bit of weight maybe.
-Stop using ~~4chan~~ Digg.
-And maybe don't say candlejack so much, it's stu-

Johnny C · « **Reply #5 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 00:43 »

I resolve to record an E.P. with my band.

I am so God damn set on this you have no idea.

C Patrick Carolan · « **Reply #6 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 01:21 »

Hrm. Mine are pretty simple, really...

- Not be late for work, and arrive early enough to park in the far away parking lot (thus saving $2 a day!)
- On that note, bring a lunch and thermos of coffee to work with me so I don't need to buy it every day.
- Open my mail the day it shows up in my mailbox... seriously, I've been known to leave bank statements unopened for years on end.
- Sell off about half of my action figure collection.
- No Facebook or LiveJournal after 12:30AM... this one will be tough to stick to.
- Actually ask girls out on dates... and try not to fall in love with girls who already have boyfriends.
- Update my comic on at least a weekly schedule.

...that's all I can think of right now.

Boro_Bandito · « **Reply #7 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 01:30 »

Quote from: Anyways on 28 Dec 2007, 00:31

edit - added: Cut out World of fucking Warcraft. It's ruining my life (But god DAMN do I want a level 70 warrior). I will resolve this by restraining my account so I can't afford the next expansion pack. Hopelessly addicted to it as I am, I am determined to stop playing, and hopefully start doing something I'll actually have a use for later on.

That was last year's resolution, stop playing WoW, the game that ruled my life for two years. Haven't so much as looked at the website the entire year.

heather · « **Reply #8 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 01:42 »

- Make my house into a proper home and keep it pretty and organized.
- Not get dumped by someone I love.
- Keep going to yoga.
- Maybe make a friend or two.
- Save money.

Good enough for me.

axerton · « **Reply #9 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 01:50 »

-not be depressed
-finish a novel and at least try to get it published.

Should probably add something about uni there, but I have no idea what.

Verergoca · « **Reply #10 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 03:52 »

Hmmm, well, i guess for me it would have to be:

- Finish my degree. It should be doable! 5,5 years for a thing that is doable in 4 years. It is enough
- Travel places and meet people (anyone want to do an interrail thinger?)
- Move to an apartment thinger of my own, im getting tired of the studenthouses.

And on the would-like-to-but-knowing-self-unlikely side,

- find cute girl who also likes me

ummmkay · « **Reply #11 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 03:59 »

-stop being paranoid about things/relationships/life
-achieve a 4.0 next semester
-stop stressing myself out unnecessarily
-stop thinking obsessively about situations i cannot control
-be more social

i don't know why i even make these, i always forget about them.

pen · « **Reply #12 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 04:11 »

I'd like to pay off my credit card debt which shouldn't be too hard, move back to the north shore, and become more active again. I seem to have gotten lazy since it's cold outside. Oh, and I'd like to get a better paying job.

jmrz · « **Reply #13 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 04:35 »

Okay, here are mine.

- Get the hell out of Australia for a couple of weeks at the beginning of 2009.
- Save money for funding said trip, which will most likely be to America.
- Pay off my $2300 worth of iMac debt.
- Pay off some more of my car.
- Get through my first year of uni and have a lot of fun while doing it.

jhocking · « **Reply #14 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 04:51 »

Quote from: jhocking in another thread on 27 Dec 2007, 17:15

I resolve to plan a ski trip for my fiancee and I this winter. I figure that's a good idea, and it's not like resolutions are really kept up longer than that anyway.

Lunchbox · « **Reply #15 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 06:03 »

"Not dying" sums up my hopes for the new year. Things seem okay right now, I am happy to let them carry on.

0bsessions · « **Reply #16 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 06:51 »

-Stay the course, I'm about as awesome as I'm going to get already.

amok · « **Reply #17 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 06:54 »

Quote from: 0bsessions on 28 Dec 2007, 06:51

-Stay the course, I'm about as awesome as I'm going to get already.

I like your style.

I figure if I make resolutions to drastically change anything I'll just fail and be sad about it so in 2008, I hereby resolve to flirt with bankruptcy by continuing to go to as many shows as possible, continue drinking, continue smoking, and take lots more drugs. Fingers crossed.

DoubleAW · « **Reply #18 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 06:58 »

1. Procrastinate less
2.
3.
4.
5.

kizzie · « **Reply #19 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 07:01 »

My list is short, but important:

-Enjoy each day as it comes.
-Get my Orc Hunter to 70.
-Lose 20 pounds by summer.
-Finish my tattoos on my back.
-Have a hell of a lot more sex.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #20 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 07:04 »

1. Get good marks at uni so I can get into the Postgrad. course I need so that I can get into the Master's Program.

2. Lose some weight, or rather, lose the fattiness around my middle, because I also plan to build some muscle mass so I can be even more intimidating (to those who don't know that I am basically a soft teddy bear)

3. Continue in my quest to own more things.

valley_parade · « **Reply #21 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 07:24 »

-Get fucking laid
-Buy a new guitar and/or an amp
-Repeat #1
-lose more weight
-sell some albums/eps
-play a live show
-hangouts with you California types

fatty · « **Reply #22 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 07:25 »

Resolution ONE: talk less shit
-Method: keep my mouth shut when I am in a crap talking mood. Avoid talking crap to strangers.
-Motivation: Won't make a fool of myself, better person to be around.
-Success potential: I'm obviously not going to make a full 180 turn. But hopefully I'll eventually train myself to hold my tongue when I have nothing to say.

Resolution TWO: eat less crap.
-Method: Try to get meals in regularly, avoid places I can get bad junk food. Substitute foods.
-Motivation: Makes me feel icky, gives me zits.
-Sucess potential: Well I'm still going to eat crap, but I hope I can get more crappy foods out of my regular diet. That is, I will still eat junk, but maybe not splurge as much.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #23 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 07:36 »

Fatty, make an addendum to that that says "Have lunch with Roozi more often." Because seriously, we don't do that enough anymore.

Peet · « **Reply #24 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 08:03 »

Quote from: kizzie on 28 Dec 2007, 07:01

-Get my Orc Hunter to 70.
...
-Lose 20 pounds by summer.
...
-Have a hell of a lot more sex.

kizzie · « **Reply #25 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 08:11 »

Well, if I have sex while playing World of Warcraft.. I could burn calories that way and be doing something other than drinking too much Mountain Dew while vegetating in front of the computer..

Or I could use sex as an exercise tool to be more active, lose the 20 pounds early on and then have loads more time to get my hunter levelled. Having one level 70 just isn't enough.

(Edits to add: I have a level 70 undead warrior, Arms spec fully decked in Kara lewtz. My hunter's pet of choice is the white gorilla. Yay thunderstomp!))

thehollow · « **Reply #26 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 08:38 »

it's not even that tough to get a hunter to 70, just get a pig, spec BM, and you're pretty much already there. I remember when BC came out I had to purposely keep myself from leveling too fast so I could still run stuff with my guild, and even then I hit 70 in like a few days.

I've been clean from WoW for about 8 months now, so I guess for this year, one of my resolutions should be "don't have a relapse."

other resolutions:

finish my last semester of school and graduate on time in may
attempt to figure out what the hell I'm going to do after I graduate
get in better shape and exercise more
have some sex

Dissy · « **Reply #27 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 08:45 »

Get back into shape
Blow up more shit
Get over my IRL social problems

Gemmwah · « **Reply #28 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 09:05 »

I don't really do resolutions any more. I say I do but then i don't bother actually doing them, so instead I've got a list of things that I want to do, but I won't be too heartbroken if I don't, and a list of things that i have to do, just to remind me to do them. They're mental lists so I'll probably forget anyway, but there's one thing that I want to get done and that's to get my Shaman to 70, purely because I have nothing else going on at the moment and I want to take advantage of my days and days of doing nothing.

Ooh, and I want to record some more demos too. That's a great way to use my time.

michaelicious · « **Reply #29 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 09:41 »

I guess I should try to floss more often.

IronOxide · « **Reply #30 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 09:54 »

Get into college.

captain zoe · « **Reply #31 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 10:00 »

I had a bunch of resolutions last year, I think because the year previous had been ubershitty, but this year was ballin', so I really haven't thought about things to change...

I guess getting a boyfriend would be a nice resolution, though I've been wanting that one for about 3 years now, go figure.
And finally learning how to knit/crochet would be nice too.
Get the RA job at school, and get into the Education program.
Actually SAVE some of my money from Ren Faire this summer. (And not spend it on a $325 corset...)

pen · « **Reply #32 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 10:04 »

Can getting a boyfriend really be a resolution? It doesn't sound right. Maybe going out to meet more people or something, but the way you put it sounds more like you want to go out and purchase one.

tania · « **Reply #33 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 10:11 »

Quote from: michaelicious on 28 Dec 2007, 09:41

I guess I should try to floss more often.

right! i need to add that one to my list too. my teeth have always been shitty but lately i'm starting to drift into the "receding gums" zone. it's freaking me out!
also, i agree with pen - the whole get a girlfriend/boyfriend resolutions don't make a whole lot of sense to me. that's not to say finding someone in the new year and making them a part of your life should be something to avoid, but actively seeking them out in order to fill a void sort of defeats the purpose of a meaningful relationship. it's okay to be single! embrace it! there is nothing wrong with you! don't compromise yourself for a relationship simply for the sake of being in a relationship! that is actually kind of unhealthy to be honest! i think so anyway!

Verergoca · « **Reply #34 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 10:12 »

Well, its not something to list for resolutions, as its always a bit tricky/fickle/not something you own (well, i guess unless you are into the whole slave/dom scene), its more a case of stumbling across interesting enough people.

0bsessions · « **Reply #35 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 10:45 »

Quote from: captain zoe on 28 Dec 2007, 10:00

I guess getting a boyfriend would be a nice resolution, though I've been wanting that one for about 3 years now, go figure.

Quote from: valley_parade on 28 Dec 2007, 07:24

-Get fucking laid
-Repeat #1

Just sayin' is all...

Edit: You know what. Fuck it. We all know I'm awesome already and don't really need any work. My New Year's Resolution is now officially get Shane fucking laid. No matter what it takes...

TwinkyToes · « **Reply #36 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 10:59 »

i'm setting some reasonable ones

- finish scarf
- maintain or raise grades
- get to know housemates better

mberan42 · « **Reply #37 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 11:05 »

Hat · « **Reply #38 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 11:42 »

I am not going to succumb to my escalating problem with alcohol abuse, I will get promoted in my job, and pass all my uni subjects. Notice how I don't say I'm going to "resolve" to do anything, because thats just silly.

Also this;

Quote from: calenlass on 27 Dec 2007, 22:57

1. More sex.
2. More liquor.
3. More parties like the one I am about to go to in three days. Fuck yeah.

Is something I feel I can get behind and I will attempt to integrate this without contradiction into my primary goals.

vegkitkat · « **Reply #39 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 12:00 »

-Lose ten pounds by working out 3 times a week (this should be possible as I kickbox twice a week, so I only need to go one more time) and making better choices at cafeteria (less pizza and fries, more sandwiches, soups and salads).
-Keep grades up
-Save money so I can visit England and Toronto this summer

tania · « **Reply #40 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 12:11 »

only two resolutions that include the word "toronto"?? i think we can do better.
you still have six months to save. how do you know you won't like toronto if you don't give it a chance. COME ON

C Patrick Carolan · « **Reply #41 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 12:14 »

I was thinking of putting a visit to Toronto on my list. My best friend is going to UofT right now and it'd be nice to visit him out there before he finishes and skips town this summer.

Chrasstor · « **Reply #42 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 12:41 »

~~-Don't make any New year's Resolutions~~

..fuck

Boro_Bandito · « **Reply #43 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 13:25 »

Seriously, my Dad has some stories of a six month journey to Canada with his friends that involve him and three cute french-canadian nurses. This is why I'm choosing poutine over le Louvre and going to Canada instead of France this summer.

C Patrick Carolan · « **Reply #44 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 13:40 »

So, um... what's so radcore about Toronto anyway?

Boro_Bandito · « **Reply #45 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 13:43 »

Qcon 2008 is being held there?

C Patrick Carolan · « **Reply #46 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 13:44 »

*sigh*

What's a Qcon?

Johnny C · « **Reply #47 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 13:47 »

I went looking through last year's thread.

Quote from: Johnny C on 26 Dec 2006, 03:26

-Make with the sexings or at least find some manner of female consort.

Man, so close. Better luck next year I guess.

C Patrick Carolan · « **Reply #48 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 13:56 »

Quote from: tommydski on 28 Dec 2007, 13:45

We are just having our first big forum meet-up there in June because it's a compromise between the UK, the East Coast of America and the Mid-West, which is where a good chunk of our forumites live.

How about Albertans? Are they invited?

jhocking · « **Reply #49 on:** 28 Dec 2007, 14:40 »

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TwinkyToes

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