12.17.07

Its That Time Of Year…

Posted in random, personal at 1:41 am by keynesiandreamer

So I have never been the religious type, but the end of the year starts to make me reflect on what I have done this year, whare I am in my life and am I doing what I or should be doing.

Last Year this Time:

  • Living in DC, with alot of stress
  • working a job that was bumming me out
  • Enjoyed not living where I was living the previous winter (Brrrrrr!)
  • Still Pretty interested in Economics and Finance

    • While DC was great from a career standpoint, it was also some of the tougher years of my life that really put me to the test. I am very thankful for the people and opportunities I had there, but it was not the place for me or Haiete.

    Currently:

  • San Francisco is great, and Haiete and I love the Hayes Valley. Really not to much more to ask for.
  • I have gone back to my roots:
  • Really got back in to computers
  • got back into motorcycling in a big way
  • bought a VW Bus, becaue I wanted one for years
  • spent more time doing what I have wanted to for a while
  • Just signed up for Twitter®
  • Learned alot more about Software Development, Vlurb has been an amazing opportunity to learn tons form some very smart people

    • Life back on the west coast has been tremendous! It just feels right to be doing the things I was doing years back with a lot more experience and wisdom. I miss my friends back east, but have made some great friends here as well.

    Things I haven’t Done:

  • Hit the gym regularly, we bought 3 year frickin’ pass I have no excuse!
  • really work on my coding,since I finished my C++ class in May, I have just not focussed like should
  • Organize, even though things are going much smoother than most periods in my life it could be vastly improved with more planning. Maybe California has made me a bit soft, but looking towards externalities is never a good plan.

    What I need to do:

  • Spend more time at the big ole’ KB, but in a smarter way
  • Hit the Gym, ahh the familliar tingle of lower back pain…
  • Blog more, hard to belive I am saying this, but writing (errr, uhh typing) things down makes them alot more likely to happen and provides an opportunity to reflect.
  • Calm Down,work should never get you riled up or not sleep, its for suckas’
  • Plan out my projects, between fixing up the Bus, getting ready for a season of Motorcycle Racing, et cetera, I have my time spent already
  • Organize, everything is possible with the right organization

    • I feel I slacked in some of the items that have got me to where I am now and its not so beuño. Much of this can be solved with the single most precious resource there is TIME. True its not New Years, where you start to make resolutions and such, but its always best to start now what you could have done before. Its better to resolve to do something and acknowledge than it is to lament previous decisions.

    So for myself I will declare 2008 to be my “Year of Lists and Priorities”, I am hoping to get these all completed by Jan 7, 2008 at the latest ( end of French Vacation).

    Stay Tuned and suggestions are welcomed.