Goals for 2008

*These are not resolutions--I actually plan on accomplishing these.

Mom always said it's important to have goals. For a long time, my goals more or less revolved around saving enough money for a hamburger or a beer. Now i'm shooting a little bit higher.

• Read 25 Books. 12 of these can be re-reads. There are no rules about book length or content.
• Commit to memory 15 new recipes. And be able to cook them with my eyes closed.
• Commit to memory the metric system, and all relevant conversions.
• Take 1200 photographs.
• Hunt, kill, butcher, and eat an animal. Fish don't count.
• Cook at home every week.
• Write every day. Does not have to be post worthy.
  

I'm sure this list is going to get a bit longer as this month comes to a close.

2007. What happened?

• San Francisco. It's awesome. I don't want to gush too much, but it's a nice feeling when you realize you're where you were supposed to have been all along. This isn't to say that the department of parking and transportation hasn't been a major pain in the ass...but I guess that's the price you pay.
  
• Married! What they said was true--the wedding flew by, and so did the honeymoon. But we had fun, and things are going well.
• New friends. Shuna, Rachel, Jamie. Trouble comes in threes. I feel lucky to know all of you.
• Old friends. Dylan, Dan, Nick, Joey, Nick, Ginger, Pat, Rossi. It's a nice feeling getting to a point in your life where you realize you'll most likely know your friends for the rest of your life.
  
• Cooking. I reached a new level of confidence this year...and I think my eyes got a little sharper. Instincts were also honed. But more than anything, I taught myself many, many new techniques...and also learned a few from Joey.
• This is a small one, but South Park has been awesome this season.
  
• My nephews. They're growing up quickly now...and they get excited when their uncle is around.
• This blog. Sometimes im shocked people actually read it.

This year hasn't been without its hardships--im poor...and well, that's pretty much it. That hardly matters in the big picture though.

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