Friday Five for November 21, 2003

1. List five things you’d like to accomplish by the end of the year.

Go to the gym on a consistent basis….how am I kidding, just get my ass to the gym at all. Especially while I still have free access to Park Merced’s gym. I should be going until they finally
deactivate my membership.
Start going to sleep earlier, with the computer and lights off and I’m sleeping by 12-1am. Instead of staying up until 2am and then going to sleep 1-2 hours later.
Cook something that I’ve never cook before. I think to myself that Barbara’s diet is pretty limited, but I’m not that far behind her.
Get Christmas card bought, mailed, and sent out before Xmas.
Get a new accessory for my computer, since I plan on having a spending freeze after this year is over. I want the Antec Sonata computer case that I have been drooling over for months, or the Raedon 9600 All-In-Wonder video card. But I would be happy with a wireless keyboard or Gyro Mouse or even just a new game; either Star Wars: KOTOR or the Dungeon Siege expansion.

2. List five people you’ve lost contact with that you’d like to hear from again.

Suzanne Larson – I think that we know about this one. If not, just reread my journal.
Jason McBurney – A “friend of the ex”
casualty.
Meredith Barrett – Friend from high school and Baskin Robbin days. The last I heard, she was in San Diego. But this was years ago. Just though about her the other day
Daniel & Reina – my old school dorm mate and his friend. Last I heard they were moving back to L.A. And for the life of me, I can’t remember Daniel’s last name. Grrrr.
Chris Romo – Another friend from Baskin Robbins days. Wonder how he is doing with his wife and daughter.

3. List five things you’d like to learn how to do.

Learn how to use the computer system at work more efficiently. I have the manuals on pdf. but they are very dry reading. I think I could really improve myself and my work if I knew how to use the system in a better way.
Learn more computer skills. I know basic HTML, and I vaguely remember some of my Visual Basic and C++ training (although I tend to block out the C++ stuff). I sometimes regret the fact that I got out of computers and went to History instead. I want to go back to school and learn more stuff. Like I wish that I knew Perl, Unix, PHP, or CGI. I’ve gotten some books from the library, but have just been half hearted in the attempts.
Learn how to take better photos and use Photoshop. Just look at my photos. And those are just the ones that are passable to post on the internet. I have a hard drive filled with crappy ones. And also my Photoshop skills are at beginner’s level at best.
Learn how to let go….or not. I’ll get back to this, maybe tonight.

4. List five things you’d do if you won the lottery (no limit).

Pay of all of my debt and my family’s debt.
Two word: Par-Tay! Oh yeah, I would party like never before.
Find a couple of new places to live….around the world
Burn all of my clothes and just start over…starting at Armani and working my way from there.
Put money away somewhere where it could grow interest. I would forget about it until I spent all of the rest of my money and was penniless. Then I would remember this hidden money, get access to it and live a peaceful life.

5. List five things you do that help you relax.