11 months left

I decided that my new year will actually begin on February 1st. We as a species don't live in perfect sync so why pretend to share the same annual cycle? As an added bonus to this new way of thinking, I'm not late getting in my year goals, I'm early! 1. Take a class 2. Respect my voice as an instrument 3. learn to cook, bake and prepare more delicious yet sensible food. 4. Figure out the meaning of life. 5. Execute a balanced exercise regime 6. Finish the 8th S no S Album 7. Release a new Turbo Song every other month 8. Learn a new skill 9. Regularly Meditate 10. Move on and let shit go.

Performance Review 2013

Here is my list of goals from 2013 with the results:

2013 Goals

1. Complete S no S Album "10 Digits" - Ha Sucka! I completed this one in April. you can get it here for no cost: http://snos.bandcamp.com

2. Improve reading speed - I totally did nothing to further this goal. I'm interested in this concept, but I guess I was too lazy to actually take it on. I should actually just read more in general. Last year was no good reading year.

3. Complete all mission in "Zombies, Run!" - This i did easily, many times over. would you like to see my stats from the year? well here you are:
163 runs
709.43 mi dist
123:42:42 time
To bad about my hip injury that sidelined me for the last month and a half. I've been tipping my toes back in the running waters slowly. It's going to take a lot to get back to where I was. I'll need to be smarter about how I do it too, incorporating workouts that aren't runs.

4. Complete and release something from Turbo Sunshine - Just barely can I claim victory in this one. http://turbosunshine.bandcamp.com 5. Complete one video project for S no S & Turbo Sunshine - This gets a score of 1/2. I did complete several S no S videos, but nothing for turbo.

6. Go to bed earlier, wake up better rested - I'm not sure, but I'm inclined to say that I did do this better than I had in previous years. I'll count it.

7. Be a good mentor - Shit, this is a tough one. I did well until the system got in my way. Now I have very little contact with my mentee. I'll not count this, it wouldn't be right.

8. Create Demo Real for Turbo Filmworks - So didn't do this. 9. Focus more on the the present - I'll award no points for this. I caught myself not being present too much last year, which is an improvement but it's not a victory.

10. Remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that I've had - Ok, I did.

Total score. 5.5 out of 10. Honorable Mentions of achievement: I learned to bake a lot more shit. I rode my bike a lot. I made the bed nearly every day. I tried hard.

2013 was a year of unforeseen obstacle. It really screwed with me at times but I made it out the other side and I'm now facing down a new year. I'll make a goal list soon. RIP 2013, you won't be missed.