…And we’re back!
I've had some ups and downs with WordPress over the last few months, but finally I figured out how to upgrade WordPress and made a few changes on the 31fps server. Things are back to normal, and it's 2009!
One of my co-workers posted a great article about the psychology of New Years resolutions on Facebook a few days ago. I have a big year to look forward to and am very happy with how 2008 went; it was definitely the funnest, most rewarding year of my life so far. Some of the things I'm looking forward to doing in 2009:
- Traveling to 2 (maybe 3) countries. Hopefully South Africa will be one of them
- Speaking on the programming panel of Teens in Tech in a few weeks
- Staying away from red meat
- Skiing more than I did in 2008 (I only went 5 times last year)
- Trying the craziest sounding food on the menu of every restaurant I go to (I started doing this near the end of 2008, you actually learn a lot about food this way)
- Going with Africa Mission Alliance on a mission trip to Rwanda (July)
- Finishing 12 books; trying to average at least once a month
- 20 (hopefully more) Giants games in the Spring and Summer
Of course there are a lot more things I'm looking forward to, some I can't remember, and some I can't write, but I think 2009 will be able to outdo 2008 by a long shot. One thing I did realize is there's nothing really important going on this year -- no Olympics, no World Cup, no big wars so far, and everyone's broke, so it feels a lot gloomier than the start of 2008 did. I'm sure the media will find something interesting to report on, they always do.
I've got the list of people I want to meet in 2009 coming soon... Last year's list was fun to make. This year I'll put it in order of how much I want to meet them (last year I put it in alphabetical order).
Hope everyone had a fun and safe New Years!
January 4th, 2009 - 19:28
you can use nicaragua to check off 1 of the 2-3 countries you travel to :)