Best New Years Ever.

[lizbee]

I went over to sajee and dear_prudence's house, and we ate food and drank wine, worked on crafty things and watched Avatar. And we were in bed by 12:15, and then I slept for 10 hours and had a dream that we were running a babushka shop.

So that was nice.

I don't usually do resolutions in a big way, but this time last year I realised that I had written very little in 2009, and resolved to make up for that in 2010. And although I'm far too lazy to get the numbers, I know I exceeded 2009's count.

This year, the goal is pretty much the same: write more, write better. And keep a closer eye on quality, because I was looking over one of my very recent fics the other day -- a fic which got a lot of positive feedback and a bunch of recs -- and it was riddled with typos, including one in the summary. As soon as I've managed to pull myself out of this puddle of abject humiliation, I'll be resolving to watch that in future. (You'd never know that I typed for a living, or that my payscale is dependent on accuracy. Horrifying thought!)

Otherwise, I am resolved to swim more, because I went swimming yesterday, and it was awesome. I even swam a lap of the 25 metre pool (which isn't much, but it's more than I could do when I was younger) and I was fast enough to move up into the medium lane. And since I live in the land of heated indoor swimming pools, and I have a swimsuit with adequate support and coverage (three cheers for the one-piece coming back into fashion!), there's no reason beyond laziness not to swim more often. It is the ideal exercise for people with arthritis, you know!

And I am going to buy a solid secondhand bike, and use it to go places. Possibly the swimming pool. The other ideal exercise for people with arthritis! And you can go places!

And I am going to watch Avatar again. I may have put off my next re-watch by a week so it wouldn't be my third go-through in 2010, though we did watch the first two episodes last night... anyway, if anyone wants to join me, I'm over at donebykorra. All are welcome, etc. I was going to create an RSS feed for it on LJ, but it turns out you need a paid account to do that. People keen on a re-watch, or non-spoilerphobes watching for the first time: join, so I don't look like a dork!

Oh yes, one final, little goal for the year: I am going to America in November. The aim is to get to ChicagoTARDIS, plus hopefully a handful of other stops, because what's the point of going all that way just for a convention? Two of the other squids may be joining me. It will require some budgeting, which is not one of my stronger points, but what better motivation to learn? Step one is getting my full birth certificate, which puts me on the road to getting my passport, so I guess I'll do that this week if Births, Deaths & Marriages is open.

So that's my 2011. Now, let us all cower under a table and wait for things to go wrong.

Comments

[purple_smurf]

Must get the DVDs I just loaned Brother H back off him.

[kerravonsen]

This year, the goal is pretty much the same: write more, write better.

I didn't write very much this last year. 8-(

Otherwise, I am resolved to swim more, because I went swimming yesterday, and it was awesome.

I like swimming. I should do it more too. Alas the nearest swimming pool is not very near. 8-(

I am going to America in November. The aim is to get to ChicagoTARDIS
*iz somewhat envious* If only going to ChicagoTARDIS didn't involve going to America. (sigh)

[lizbee]

I feel like more big conventions should take place here, and not just the kind that revolve around selling stuff. (Although they, too, are nifty if you're in costume, I discovered.)

Similarly, like America with conventions, I seem to have more than my fair share of swimming pools -- I'm practically dead centre between the Brunswick and Coburg Baths, and apparently there's a Carlton pool as well. Did I get your share?

[kerravonsen]

Apparently our fan population isn't big enough to support more conventions. Either that, or there aren't enough people willing to organize them. Or both.

Did I get your share?
Perhaps. The closest is the Nunawading pool, which requires two busses to get there (because one has to change busses at Nunawading station) and thus isn't very attractive to get to. When I can persuade brother D to drive me, I like to go to Ringwood pool, because it is a nicer pool. Then there's Kew pool, which would only require one bus to get to, I think, but I haven't tried, partly because I expect the trip would be at least half an hour. 8-(

[geek_anachronism]

I miss the heated pools so SO bad. SO BAD.