My birthday present [0514.2000]

my birthday present

I kinda took the last couple of days off. Didn't do much of anything.. Just sat around thinking. I realized I'm not accomplishing things the way I could be. I'm spending all my energy on Zike, and I don't stop to relax, so my productivity is way low. I want to change that.

My birthday is three months away. I'll be... 24.. So I'm going to get myself a birthday present, in the form of some accomplished goals.

• Get in shape.. Complete the body for life program.
• Find a new place to live, closer to Atlanta.
• Get Zike up and running (eg, ZikeShop, BlogDrive, Ransacker, and our signup and administration systems)
• Get linkwatcher working with personalization, automated blog submissions, etc.
• Use the Zike software to get Manifestation.com working.
• Get Java 2 certified (Architect and/or Programmer).
• Publish a Flash animation on Animation Express
• Be able to play at least two songs on the piano
• Understand enough spanish to hold a converstation or read a spanish popular novel.
• Have at least ten thousand dollars in the bank (after taxes), and a regular paycheck coming in (preferably from Zike!)

I think that's enough for three months. There's a whole lot of other stuff I want to do this year. Like start dating again. Like going kayaking, mountain climbing, and spelunking. Like joining Toastmasters, volunteering to teach reading, and working with Habitat for Humanity.. But those can wait a while.

Happy birthday, me... Uh.. coming soon.. :)