With the year being more than half way over, I figured it was time to check in on our goals.
Heh, I've been slacking, a lot.
- The indie project died off as soon as I got this new job - which is a pity because I believe you guys would love it.
- I have bought some PC upgrades; mostly an SSD, which is being used and will be in the next build.
- I did get my motorcycle on the road, and have been riding it, a lot more and will continue to do so until it is too cold.
- I have gone out hiking once, with my dad, for a weekend - though we are planning one more.
- I have only been making minimal payments on both my loans, while trying to build up a solid base in savings. I was hoping to have started really putting money towards the loan this month but other things are building up, which means it is likely I will have $1000 to pay January 2012 on my small loan.
- I have not touched my scrapbook, sim racing hasn't seen much time, lets face it I haven't seen much freetime at all this year. Work is far too time consuming; I've worked too many late nights and weekends that even had I tried organizing an event, I'd likely have had to cancel it.
- I have not wrote any short stories although I have ready a handful of things, probably not as many cover to cover though.
So, with that I am financially aiming to knock off the little loan as much as possible, but will not be able to pay it off without dipping into savings - which I've been considering. I need to get my mind set for writing/reading, but lately I've been trying to practice my artistic skills, something that would greatly help me when I do try working on indie-game projects.
Saw this thread pop up in my user control panel and thought it time to revisit how much i've achieved.
I havn't done the new game, the ideas and passion for it is still very much there but I don't think it will happen this year. My computer is still rubbish, so I still cant play LFS and so i've not taken the LFS broadcast league ideas any further either. Again it's still something I would like to do, "when the time is right".
I did go overseas again, in fact I did it in January by going to Amsterdam for some shopping in the sales. I've also got a trip to Germany penciled in for the end of the year. Ireland, Italy and New York will have to wait .
I still havn't decided whether to return to karting or not. I'm not quite in the position where I can afford it although I am out of the financial quagmire that plagued me in 2010. If things continue to improve then 2012 might be the year that sees the trophy collection finaly growing again.
A healthy payrise did happen, and the firm I work for is growing from strength to strength and i'm confident that i've been a large part of that success, so i'm going to keep at it and hopefully the next few years will bring the rewards I deserve.
So all in all, it's been a good year. I also moved house, and I love it here in the East Midlands. I've got beautiful views, a shorter drive to work which saves me £150 a month in diesel, and a medieval dungeon cinema in the making underneath my house.
Roll on the rest of the year, things are on the up.
Well, I finished my thesis, got an awesome job pretty much right out of school (I design snowboard and motorcross equipment), I live in a sweet brand new condo and I still have a little bit of my last paycheque in my bank account. Still working on the vacation...
always expecting the worst
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