Author Topic: 2017 New Year's Resolutions (Read 5371 times)

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **on:** December 31, 2016, 01:26:37 PM »

2013: http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=39368.0
2014: http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=41347.0
2015: http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=42707.0

Mine are:

1) Go to London for at least a week
2) Keep saving and investing
3) Look into buying a house
4) Keep downloading porn and jerking off

I'm sure I will add more.

Himu · « **Reply #1 on:** December 31, 2016, 01:29:55 PM »

Place well in a tournament.

Deadlift twice my body weight.

Stop putting things off and learn to deal with my procrastination. Take my ADHD meds more.

Get name legally changed to female name.

Get serious about spirituality. Meditate more. Hopefully get started on a rakusu.

Buy more guns.

Work on how I treat people and use my words to become a better person.

Get more politically involved to contribute towards ending capitalism.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #2 on:** December 31, 2016, 01:35:16 PM »

1) Burn the world
2) Make a throne from the skulls of my enemies
3) Buy a bonsai tree
4) Stop reusing jokes from 2015

edit:

5) 4K

Dennis · « **Reply #3 on:** December 31, 2016, 01:46:52 PM »

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #4 on:** December 31, 2016, 01:50:10 PM »

I just got a 4K monitor. Comes Monday. Should add that one to my list because its an easy one to cross off.

Tasty · « **Reply #5 on:** December 31, 2016, 01:55:58 PM »

Gonna break this year into halves so I have a clearer path in achieving my resolutions. Will try to re-check the first half in July to make sure I'm on track.

January to June

- Post 4 or more shorts to my YouTube channel.

- Go from "bleh" credit to "good" credit.

- Be less distracted. Read more. Probably quit a couple sites, including maybe this one.

- Sleep an average of 7 hours a night on weekdays.

- Start piano lessons.

- Don't exceed more than 20 drinks per week or 6 per day.

- Watch 100 or more films, at least 50 of which are from the Criterion Collection.

July to December

- Post 2 or more shorts to my YouTube channel.

- Vacation in London. (Bore-con!! Also my first international trip!)

- Complete the first draft of my debut feature film.

- Have $15k or more in savings.

- Don't exceed more than 14 drinks per week or 4 per day.

- Watch 100 or more films, at least 50 of which are from the Criterion Collection.

Himu · « **Reply #6 on:** December 31, 2016, 02:05:01 PM »

Oh right. Putting more in savings is another goal.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #7 on:** December 31, 2016, 02:19:25 PM »

Note that the above like is dated to 2016, so it doesn't count.

Tasty · « **Reply #8 on:** December 31, 2016, 02:31:56 PM »

Quote from: Queen of Ice on December 31, 2016, 02:05:01 PM

Oh right. Putting more in savings is another goal.

I'm not quite where I wanted to be at this point but I'm still in a better position overall than I have been at the end of previous years. (Bore-con wiped me out a little more than I planned for.

)

Just have to build on this progress and turn it into momentum.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #9 on:** December 31, 2016, 03:45:55 PM »

Before Thursday, it was:

-start paying off debt
-go to Ireland
-find a new job
-eat better and exercise more
-lose weight
-have more sexy times with ladies

Pretty much now it's

-manage my health issues

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #10 on:** December 31, 2016, 03:48:15 PM »

OK real ones:

1) Lose weight
2) Look like Lethal Weapon era Mel Gibson
3) Stop drinking coke zero
4) Join the winning team, become Alt-right
5) Act like sugar tits era Mel Gibson
6) Gain muscle
7) Brush up on Calc

Apply for the big name fellowships
9) TBD

I'm a Puppy! · « **Reply #11 on:** December 31, 2016, 03:54:57 PM »

1) Pay down debt

2) figure out what I want to do about my job. Either plan a way out of consulting. Change my role at my company. Start something new.

3) Really dust off the guitar skills

4) Do some creative project. I'd say play a concert or write a book or do some standup, but I haven't decided yet.

5) Build something

6) figure out what I want to do with my conversation skills (see the post about the phone call)

7) I have 3 friends going through divorces (all of them women) help them through all that

Lose weight/build more muscels

9) Go to olive garden at least once

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #12 on:** December 31, 2016, 04:04:01 PM »

10) Spend more time learning Harmonica

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #13 on:** December 31, 2016, 04:36:29 PM »

Try not to kill anyone without a good reason

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #14 on:** December 31, 2016, 08:49:22 PM »

Again

Valkyrie · « **Reply #15 on:** December 31, 2016, 10:51:14 PM »

- Overcome certain anxiety/fears
- Get a new job
- Exercise/squattin/whatever
- Improve my language skills
- Play more games
- Get a 4K or 144Hz monitor
- Meet a certain family member
- Eat less chocolate (lol j/k)

Positive Touch · « **Reply #16 on:** December 31, 2016, 11:58:02 PM »

-spend more time talking to my cat Marbles

Tasty · « **Reply #17 on:** January 01, 2017, 12:15:57 AM »

-spend more time fucking Marbles the cat

Positive Touch · « **Reply #18 on:** January 01, 2017, 12:26:10 AM »

-kill tasty

Huff · « **Reply #19 on:** January 01, 2017, 12:31:06 AM »

Get a cute puppy

Use it to get laid

Find a real job

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #20 on:** January 01, 2017, 12:42:36 AM »

I'd really like to find a good way to make money in my small mountain town and stop commuting and be more involved in the local economy / community

Freyj · « **Reply #21 on:** January 01, 2017, 12:45:14 AM »

Get a better fuckin job

El Babua · « **Reply #22 on:** January 01, 2017, 12:48:04 AM »

1. ^ See above post

2. Make sure my mom is financially secure for life

3. Be more engaged determined in everything, from work, to lifting weights, to people

4. Eat more ass

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #23 on:** January 01, 2017, 01:05:02 AM »

-Get a like from Oscar, Drinky and Borys, for the same post.
-Steal a jerb
-Finish fixing up my new house

Let's Cyber · « **Reply #24 on:** January 01, 2017, 09:08:19 AM »

I deleted all my porn at midnight and I already regret it

Valkyrie · « **Reply #25 on:** January 01, 2017, 09:53:04 AM »

Quote from: Let's Cyber on January 01, 2017, 09:08:19 AM

I deleted all my porn at midnight and I already regret it

People still download porn?

Let's Cyber · « **Reply #26 on:** January 01, 2017, 10:02:15 AM »

Only the greatest hits

toku · « **Reply #27 on:** January 01, 2017, 11:20:46 AM »

Be more confident
Only care about the music
Get out of Florida maybe for best coast
Bathe in the blood of my enemies

tiesto · « **Reply #28 on:** January 01, 2017, 12:17:47 PM »

-Get a better job
-More sexy times with the ladies
-Lose weight
-Take that trip to Japan
-Start developing an RPG Maker game

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #29 on:** January 01, 2017, 01:24:51 PM »

Get Dufus laid.

king of the internet · « **Reply #30 on:** January 01, 2017, 01:26:50 PM »

To take care of business

Bebpo · « **Reply #31 on:** January 01, 2017, 07:32:36 PM »

To become more of a casual gamer. Once I finish FFXIV and Watchdogs 2 which are the current games I'm in the middle of, my resolution is to not play any game that's longer than 20 hours for at least 6 months. This will free up a lot of time for other things I enjoy. My goal for 2016 was to play more games, rpgs-especially and I did & enjoyed that, so now it's time for the opposite of almost no rpgs in 2017.

Rufus · « **Reply #32 on:** January 01, 2017, 07:41:57 PM »

Most of my backlog consists of lengthy RPGs.

Bookmark howlongtobeat.com if you haven't already.

Bebpo · « **Reply #33 on:** January 01, 2017, 07:43:30 PM »

Quote from: Rufus on January 01, 2017, 07:41:57 PM

Most of my backlog consists of lengthy RPGs.

Bookmark howlongtobeat.com if you haven't already.

Yeah I always that before starting a game. It's how I'm gonna find the sub 20 hour rpgs to play in the meantime like Undertale and Shadowrun Dragonfall

Mr Gilhaney · « **Reply #34 on:** January 01, 2017, 08:08:11 PM »

1. Don't die.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #35 on:** December 31, 2017, 01:40:19 PM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on January 01, 2017, 01:05:02 AM

-Get a like from Oscar, Drinky and Borys, for the same post.
-Steal a jerb
-Finish fixing up my new house

-Got a job
-Oscar Drinky and Borys are dead
-House still not finished but getting there

tiesto · « **Reply #36 on:** December 31, 2017, 01:52:23 PM »

Quote from: tiesto on January 01, 2017, 12:17:47 PM

-Get a better job
-More sexy times with the ladies
-Lose weight
-Take that trip to Japan
-Start developing an RPG Maker game

2/5 not bad!

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #37 on:** December 31, 2017, 01:54:44 PM »

Quote from: CatsCatsCats on January 01, 2017, 12:42:36 AM

I'd really like to find a good way to make money in my small mountain town and stop commuting and be more involved in the local economy / community

Ehhhh got a decent raise and buy my weed up here now, so I’m calling it close enough

El Babua · « **Reply #38 on:** December 31, 2017, 02:15:50 PM »

Quote from: El Babua on January 01, 2017, 12:48:04 AM

1. ^ See above post

2. Make sure my mom is financially secure for life

3. Be more engaged determined in everything, from work, to lifting weights, to people

4. Eat more ass

1. Done

2. Not yet

3. Yes on a few, no on one

4.

Huff · « **Reply #39 on:** December 31, 2017, 07:37:45 PM »

Quote from: Huff on January 01, 2017, 12:31:06 AM

Get a cute puppy

Use it to get laid

Find a real job

Still don’t have a dog

Failure of a year

Tasty · « **Reply #40 on:** December 31, 2017, 07:47:24 PM »

🚫 Post 6 or more shorts to my YouTube channel.

✅ Go from "bleh" credit to "good" credit.

✅ Be less distracted. Read more. Probably quit a couple sites, including maybe this one.

🚫 Sleep an average of 7 hours a night on weekdays.

🚫 Start piano lessons.

✅ Watch 100 or more films

🚫 ...at least 50 of which are from the Criterion Collection.

🚫 Vacation in London. (Bore-con!! Also my first international trip!)

🚫 Complete the first draft of my debut feature film.

🚫 Have $15k or more in savings.

🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫 Don't exceed more than 14 drinks per week or 4 per day.

I'm a Puppy! · « **Reply #41 on:** January 02, 2018, 11:03:18 AM »

1) Pay down debt
Didn't really manage to pull this off. Too many emergencies. I did pay off a small amount and didn't add more debt, so at least there's that.

2) figure out what I want to do about my job. Either plan a way out of consulting. Change my role at my company. Start something new.
I did have a few job offers but the pay was way too low. It's something I've noticed in the market lately actually. Everyone I know that moved jobs last year either moved laterally in pay or gave up money to do so. Doesn't bode well as an economic indicator
3) Really dust off the guitar skills
This I actually did do. I'm not back to 100% but I certainly am playing better than I have in years.
4) Do some creative project. I'd say play a concert or write a book or do some standup, but I haven't decided yet.
I'm not ready for a concert yet, but I'll call victory on this
5) Build something
I know I built something in 2017. I don't remember what though.
6) figure out what I want to do with my conversation skills (see the post about the phone call)
Decided to be less dramatic about it and give people more attention rather than just using them as 'experience' that doesn't mean that this is a bad thing, it's just I'm at a point now where perhaps I have the skills to engage deeper
7) I have 3 friends going through divorces (all of them women) help them through all that
Oh this is still a mess. All three are still going through their divorces. It's not been fun

Lose weight/build more muscels
Didn't lose weight. A little stronger. But not enough to really call this one a success
9) Go to olive garden at least once
Didn't do this. but sorta glad I didn't.

Valkyrie · « **Reply #42 on:** January 02, 2018, 11:35:42 AM »

Quote from: Valkyrie on December 31, 2016, 10:51:14 PM

~~- Overcome certain anxiety/fears~~
- Get a new job
- Exercise/squattin/whatever
- Improve my language skills
- Play more games
- Get a 4K or 144Hz monitor
- Meet a certain family member
- Eat less chocolate (lol j/k) (If you know me, you knew this wasn't likely)

Missed a few of these, but kinda didn't have time to think of the gym and shit when life turned around the way it did. 2017 was so bad (aside from a few people

), I know 2018 will be much better, even on bad days since I left the toxic shit behind in 2017.

shosta · « **Reply #43 on:** May 11, 2018, 06:19:08 AM »

Bumping because I was wandering around at midnight and feeling adrift in the universe again. Haven't been able to sleep for the last three hours because of status anxiety. Realized I needed to remind myself what my real, specific goals are if I am to remain sane.

- Make more than the federal minimum wage
- Not violate my probation or end up in jail
- Maintain sobriety for the rest of the year
- Learn to draw
- Keep my dad from ruining my mom's life any more than he already has for 23 years
- Get my career started
- Finally settle on a haircut that looks good (that isn't an undercut)

I can stay in Vegas for another year. But two? No way. I'm crawling out of my desert exile one inch at a time.

headwalk · « **Reply #44 on:** May 11, 2018, 07:56:53 AM »

my new years resolution was to stop listening to MP3s and become a full on FLACtard.

i'm doing well so far. thanks for all the support guys.

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Author Topic: 2017 New Year's Resolutions (Read 5371 times)