2013

It’s been some time since I last sat down and wrote anything worth reading. It could be because I’ve been busy switching careers, it could be because I’m a parent. It could be because I’m lazy. Or perhaps the depression I’ve lived with for much of my life some times gets me into a funk that I have difficulty getting out of. It could be all of the above. But I have decided to set some goals for the new year and I figure if they are here for the world to see maybe I will actually follow through with them.

Now before I list my goals it is important to note these are not resolutions. Why? Because for the most part resolutions fail within hours of being made; it’s the nature of the beast. By setting quantifiable markers in my path I hope to be able to look back in a year and say “hey, I accomplished something.” Also while I want to be a better human being you won’t see that or anything else so abstract on this list because it is not measurable. So without further ado, my life goals in no particular order are as follows.

1) Get published again. It has been almost 5 years since I saw my name in a by line and that is unacceptable to me. I will make time to spend at least 60 minutes writing every week and by December 31, 2013 I will have had either a short story, an article, or whatever published either in hard copy or online in exchange for money.

2) I will sell more. In 6 months last year my crappy online shop had 10,000+ views and 400+ items favorited, or saved for later viewing, resulting in a whopping 11 sales. After reassessing what was viewed a lot versus what actually sold I have come to the conclusion that people may think a Hello Kitty themed assault rifle is nifty they are not likely to buy it. On the other hand, people into the steampunk aesthetic will see something they like and then spend money on it. With this in mind any new builds will be geared towards the steampunk subgenre.

3) Combing items 1 and 2 I would like to do a monthly webcomic or even a video podcast of the fictional crew that runs my online shop. I think this would be a fun way to show off new merchandise as well as a creative way to drive view and sales. I would also like to actually get some fans on facebook as the 2 right now aren’t really cutting it.

4) Health insurance for the wife and I. This one is pretty self-explanatory.

5) I would like to drop 15-20 pounds of fat and gain 10 pounds of muscle. And I want to do it the right way, not the insomniac crime-fighting way of my mid-twenties. That means eating multiple salads and other vegetables and fruits every day. And continuing with the exercises I’ve been doing since Christmas. And maybe, if I get to a point where I can do more than 50 sit-ups and push-ups without feeling like I am going to die, breaking out the P90X DVDs that have been collecting dust for 3+ years and doing them.

Okay, so those are my yearly goals. There are some immediate goals as well but those are best kept in the family for now. I am off to make it happen.

Go team!