Showing posts with label 2013. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2013. Show all posts

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Revisiting 2013 Resolutions

1. Travel to a new state.
[Hoped to use our summer travel time to head to Austin, Seattle, or Portland - all of which would have qualified here - but a return visit with friends in Tampa was in order.]

2. Learn to cook a perfect homemade veggie burger.
[Disappointing, mostly because I simply let this slip my mind throughout the year. Ready the black beans and oats, I'm revisiting this one soon.]

3. Make faster decisions.
[Did I feel more decisive in 2013? Sure. But it took me, like, ten minutes to decide if I achieved this resolution, so...]

4. Visit the American Museum of Natural History in NYC.
[A perfect birthday present from my love. Also...DINOSAURS!]

5. Volunteer or donate to a new cause each month.
[This is the one resolution I changed midyear (see #10 below). I adapted the sentiment to focus on sorting through our excessive clothing collection and donating a significant portion to charity. Dozens of clothes-filled shopping bags later, resolution complete.]

6Purchase a musical instrument.
[Why didn't I just purchase this harmonica and call it a day?]

7. Mail a hand-written letter to President Obama.
[This was a cute idea when I thought of it last year, and then I remembered I have terrible handwriting. I'm sure the President was very disappointed.]

8. Take a photo from the top of a mountain.
[No hiking in 2013, unfortunately.]

9. See Mumford & Sons live in concert.
[Nope. And given the recent announcement that they're taking an indefinite break from touring, this one hurts.]

10. Change one resolution in the middle of the year.
[As #5 elaborates above, check.]

(Original Post: 'Resolutions for 2013')
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Sunday, February 24, 2013

2013 Oscar Predictions

BEST PICTURE
Argo

BEST DIRECTOR

Steven Spielberg, Lincoln

BEST ACTOR
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

BEST ACTRESS

Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables

Sunday, January 06, 2013

Resolutions for 2013

 1. Travel to a new state.

2. Learn to cook a perfect homemade veggie burger. 

 3. Make faster decisions.

4. Visit the American Museum of Natural History in NYC. 


 5. Volunteer or donate to a new cause each month.

6Purchase a musical instrument. 

 7. Mail a hand-written letter to President Obama.

8. Take a photo from the top of a mountain

 9. See Mumford & Sons live in concert.

10. Change one resolution in the middle of the year. 
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