While I was in Jackson, I was thinking about some things I want to do in 2009. Maybe at the end of the year I’ll revisit the list and see how I did.
- I want to go somewhere, probably over the summer. This year I took time off from work mostly for emergencies and when I wasn’t feeling well, but I never took time off for a vacation. I think that was part of the reason why I felt burnt out the last part of the year.
- I want to watch all the DVDs in my collection that I haven’t seen plus the bonus features. I have so many DVDs that haven’t been opened. I want to go through all those this year. I’ve already done this for most of the TV shows I own, but not the movies. My collection is so small that I could probably do it this year.
- I want to finish watching Babylon 5. I bought season 1 last Christmas, but didn’t finish watching it until the summer. I watched all 7 seasons of Buffy in 2 months, so there’s no reason I can’t finish the other 4 seasons of B5 in 12 months.
- Once again I want to begin exercising again.
- I want to finish organizing my mp3 collection so they can go onto my iPod. For all the random mp3s I have collected over the years, I’ve been editing the ID3 information. Since I got my iPod in October, I’ve slowly made it to the Ls. This is annoying, but it’ll be worth it to me
- I want to reply to everyone that I’m following on Twitter. I follow a lot of people that I don’t ever talk to. I’m going to make an effort to talk to more of them.
- I want to start back cooking. I’m tired of eating at the same food places over and over again.
That’s all I can think of right now.
Christmas wasn’t as great this year as the past few years. People just didn’t have money to buy gifts and I just wasn’t feeling the spirit of the season. What did I get?
- Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
- Calvin Klein cologne and body wash
- a nice shirt
- another gift should be coming
I didn’t realize that people who I thought would be used to animals would react so badly to having a dog around. I guess they like the idea of me having a dog as long as they don’t have to deal with him in person. He had to stay cooped up in 1 room most of the time and he kept whining to get out. This might make going home difficult. It got better, but still. Maybe next year I’ll celebrate in my own home.
Anyway, it’s good to have 2 weeks off from work. I’ve been getting caught up on TV shows that I recorded, movies, and gaming. I’ve still got another week to go.
Man, I’ve been neglecting this blog for a while. Whenever I think about updating, I get distracted by other stuff.
I figured I would update today because it’s my 30th birthday. It’s been a great day. I didn’t even mind that I had to work. Some of my co-workers decorated my cubicle. I was kind of expecting something, but I didn’t know for sure if it would happen. I got a card that everybody signed and even got some chocolate candy. Mostly everyone congratulated me and made jokes about my age. For a while I forgot about all of the stuff I’ve been bitching about on Twitter concerning so-called optional work-related social interactions.
I didn’t do much tonight. I watched the muppets Christmas special, put together some doggie stairs, and put up a coat rack. Very exciting!
This weekend I’m going to Birmingham to see Avenue Q. I don’t know what else we’ll do, but it should be fun.
Thanks to everyone who wished me a Happy Birthday. I really had a great day.