Plans for the new year

When I make a tally of the events of 2010, overall it was a shitty year. Mostly because of things (health related) that were happening to people I care about, not necessarily anything that happened to me personally. Nevertheless, when I look back on 2010, I feel that it was mostly a productive and satisfying year. I finally got around to "doing" instead of just "thinking about" a lot of creative projects that I wanted to tackle for a long time (eg, video making, the zine, drawing & creative writing, even writing/playing a little bit of music again, etc.) Also, I find I've been devoting a lot more of my time to things that I genuinely enjoy, and saying to hell with what I "should" do or am "supposed to" do. I'm enjoying the virtue of selfishness. All of this (the equation of creativity plus selfishness) I find has put me in a pretty good mental place. I hope to continue the same trend for 2011.

January is a "clean slate" time of year, when the obligations of the holidays are finally over, things settle back into a routine again, and I find I have a lot more ambition and energy. Instead of making "resolutions", I often make "to do lists" for myself, and surprisingly, I usually accomplish most of the list (unlike vague "resolutions" that I never have the willpower to achieve!)

So, what are some of the things on my "to do" list for 2011?

• Devote more time to writing & drawing
• Take at least 1 really good vacation this year (ie, travel)
• Publish at least 1 more issue of W2R zine and try to finish the comic by the end of the year
• Make at least 1 new YouTube video this year (I've been thinking about a few)

And a few other things I won't mention here. The only vague "resolutions" I hope to achieve this year...

• Try to curb the "time wasters" in my life
• Say "yes" when I really mean "no" less often, and vice versa