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Science wrote on 2012-01-01 21:44
Placeholder for me too.
Will probably edit soon though.
2011 was a really good year for me. Since 2012 finally came, I'll be starting college this year. Hopefully, I make the best of it, and just do well while still remaining the loose and spontaneous person I am.
This year, I'm going to try to be on the computer a lot less too. It's a great thing, but I've wasted too much time doing things like grinding on some MMO, or roflstomping in some RTS. The internet is great, but it's probably time for me to move on. I don't wanna just head to college and be in my room mashing the keyboard half the time. Sure, I do go out a lot as it is, but when I do head to college, I wanna have something to do whenever I have the time, and have the computer there as an enjoyable last resort.
I think I'm gonna work more on self-improvement too. I've always loved art. From art on the canvas to art on the stage, to art composed and played for enjoyment. So, this year, I plan on becoming better at all that. I'm light-years away from being what you'd call a good artist, but I'd love to be able to just sit down and project all my thoughts onto a piece of paper. As for music, I've been playing instruments for most of my life. Last year, I didn't put in a lot of time for bettering my playing skills, but I plan on playing a lot more this year. I already am that guy who could sit down with a Ukulele and play a song everyone knows and loves, but I wanna be that guy that people go to to learn about music, about the intricacies of playing, and I want to be able to amaze people with just interesting things they've never heard before. Plus, I'd love to be able to play things as beautiful as this:
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Further in self-improvement, I think I'll start working on what I eat too. As a high school kid, I just eat whatever I find, since I can't quite cook yet, and don't really buy my own groceries either. Maybe when I see what I'm buying once I head off to college, I'll be able to make better choices for myself. Sure, maybe I'll give in to fast food or a nice restaurant meal once in a while, but I just wanna eat healthy things that won't make me feel like I'm slowly killing myself through indulging in good food. I'll start doing some running too. My uncle always ran, and told me it'd be fun. He'd been doing it since high school, so I might not have as easy of a time as he did, but since I've been playing soccer and running back and forth on the field for all these years, it might not be so difficult. I might even try to be able to run a half marathon this year.
Pretty much, I just wanna be a better person this year. Sure, I might not live up to all of it, but the first step to doing something is knowing what the hell you're trying to do 8D
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Zid wrote on 2012-01-01 21:57
I'm never one to do New Years resolution, but 2012 is going to be so life-changing for me, I really need to stop being a rock and start being a river.
What I'm going to do in January is private. February is when I finally will have time to start my new diet for life, in which I will:
- Eat 6 small meals daily, totaling up to ~2k calories, with a higher protein-to-carb ratio. They need to at least fulfill daily requirements of nutrition, but I want to try cooking them to be as tasty as possible.
- Snack on ligaments (like peanuts, cashews, almonds, etc.) if I get hungry in between. I need to make sure I'm not hungry at inopportune times.
- Jog (Burn excess fat) for an hour every Mon, Wed, and Fri. Build muscles for an hour every Tue and Thur. Cleaning housework and maybe physical sport or physical video gaming 1-2 hours every weekday, plus weekends if I feel like it.
- Weekends are reserved for relaxing from the diet, so I can at least have some enjoyment.
I also should start taking better care of my skin. I want to at least have smooth skin, preferably nice-looking skin too. And at least one other thing about my body I also need to start improving, but can't reveal.
Starting February, I will have enough time to start looking for a job. And I need to get one to starting paying for something I also can't reveal.
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woohoohelloppl wrote on 2012-01-01 22:14
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Recipe for a Great 2012:
- Finish my intersession work
- Not realize it's my birthday until I ask what the date is at school
- Get active again
- LOTS of snowboarding
- April Fool's Day
- College acceptance letters
- Finish my online driver's ed course
- Get permit
- Get license
- Possibly make my New Year's resolution come true(stop procrastinating)
- Spring concert
- End of the year band dinner and awards
- Western Festival - last time marching...ever
- Bid farewell to four years of band
- Senior Disneyland trip
- GRADUATE
- Sober grad night
- Work up the nerve to ask my parents to let me hang out with friends over summer
- Games, games, and more games
- Family time
- College and possibly living with my aunt and uncle
- Halloween
- Thanksgiving
- "The End" -.-
- Christmas
- Friend's birthday
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Compass wrote on 2012-01-01 22:58
It's very simple, post a reply to this thread explaining how you're going to make the best of 2012.
I'm going to make the best of 2012 by being the new me.
The past.
Last year I got banned from several sites for not respecting their rules, respecting other member and not respecting the community. I always wanted to change but never had a clue where or how to start, and without that needed push I would never change. As the time passed I got more cocky with every community I've been involved in including Nation. Websites weren't the only things I was getting kicked out of, I was also getting kicked out of schools during 2011 too. I knew that my education was nothing to joke about, but as I said before without the needed push there was nothing I could do to change myself.
That push came unexpectedly when I entered a mental health institution called "unit 1".While being in unit 1 I had to change myself in order to leave, that needed push that I was looking for finally arrived. I decided to talk to the kids there to find out why they were stuck in unit 1. While I can't say why they were there due to me want to respect their privacy their answers did change my life. I realized that my life wasn't set in stone and I could still change myself for the better. The next week came by and the doctor's noticed my change in an instant. I couldn't leave empty handed since the doctors thought that me being in Unit 1 was a change in the right direction,and I agree with them to some extent, but due to the doctor's suspicion that I had a mood disorder I left with pills that I require to take daily.
The Present.
It's been five months since I've been in Unit 1 and I'm glad that I can say that I'm still the same person that left that place and not the person who entered. While I'm still looking for a school to re-apply to I have faith that I won't get kicked this time, and talking about getting kicked out I have been banned from any websites either and was even asked by a moderator to come back (I have to thank my friends for talking to the moderator and the admin to give me another chance).
The Future.
My friends, family and heroes especially the ones that I met at Unit 1 motivate me to keep being the person that I am now. They thought me so much in such little time, it was a pleasure even knowing them. Right now my plans go back to high school and get my high school diploma, then get into a college that offers a major in music while of course being the new me.
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Oizen wrote on 2012-01-01 23:21
This is how I plan to make my 2012 rock:
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Awkward wrote on 2012-01-01 23:32
I'll do what's on my New Year's resolution:
Make this year the most unforgettable year possible. (before we die from December 21, 2012 ;])
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Compass wrote on 2012-01-01 23:34
Quote from Awkward;717230:
I'll do what's on my New Year's resolution:
Make this year the most unforgettable year possible. (before we die from December 21, 2012 ;])
97 more posts to go!
You can do it c:!
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Yuuchie wrote on 2012-01-02 00:42
Quote from ;:
Oh god, 100 posts? I doubt I can pull that off..Sigh..Here we go.
So 2011 has been what I would say, "the opening of doors". This year, I found what I would hope to be the love of my life, took on some new challenges, and started to realize things. My story isn't really special, I didn't lose my parents or go through any crucial emotional pain, but I do enjoy my normality. And so, my New Years Resolution would be to live life as its best with ones beloved, have fun, and achieve some personal goals. And, of course, not die..I would also like to strive for necessary regrets and mistakes and learn from them, as my curiosity of life goes on. I also want to officially meet "the one" and confront some people without making a fool of myself. I have always been the quiet nerd at school, maintaining good grades, yet a secret gamer at home. And I'm proud of it. I really do wish to be less shy and actually successfully achieve things on my own, with my own bare hands. I have yet to have undergo hard challenges, but I want to be ready.
Thanks for reading :D Time to go and get 95 more posts xD
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Claudia wrote on 2012-01-02 00:49
Can we post about how we're going to make 2012 awesome, but not enter in the contest?
(This thread is so motivational!)
(Plus I can't run any of these games.)
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Arsik wrote on 2012-01-02 00:53
You can go ahead and add 3 more copies of Magicka to the prize list if you want Chise. Since only 3 people can win this event, and the list is mostly made of single player games, a few more multiplayer games might be nice, ya know? :V
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Andy-Buddy wrote on 2012-01-02 01:06
What I'm going to do with my new year?
With a short recap of 2011:
In 2011, I fixed a lot of my old mistakes. I cleared up a lot of things with my parents, family, and friends, and had a blast doing it. I've finally started talking to my friends and family about more personal things,and I feel like I'm more open now.
What I want to do with 2012:
Make it freaking AWESOME. I'm entering my last year of high school, so I'll be testing like no other, applying for colleges, and rocking that last push for grades in the spring, fall, and next year too. Besides that work, I'll hopefully be able to take a nice girl to Prom, be able to take the car out on my own schedule, and be able to do more with my friends. During 2011 I've had a little taste of quite a few views of life, and I found that my little tests and experiments in the past led to my own little outlook on life. I feel on my way to become satisfied with myself, but there are some things I must sort out.
1. I gotta get a coat. Scarves don't work without a coat often.
2. Gotta find a decent hangout spot for friends.
3. Get a job. Money doesn't make itself, you know.
4. Sing and Dance. Cause happiness doesn't come from thin air, and having a hobby helps.
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Osayidan wrote on 2012-01-02 01:20
Quote from Arsik;717361:
You can go ahead and add 3 more copies of Magicka to the prize list if you want Chise. Since only 3 people can win this event, and the list is mostly made of single player games, a few more multiplayer games might be nice, ya know? :V
I added them.
Never bothered to check what was multiplayer or not on steam.
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Osayidan wrote on 2012-01-02 01:21
Quote from Claudia;717356:
Can we post about how we're going to make 2012 awesome, but not enter in the contest?
(This thread is so motivational!)
(Plus I can't run any of these games.)
Yeah you can do that, just make sure to indicate it because I won't remember in 2 weeks.
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Claudia wrote on 2012-01-02 01:25
okay, or you can just give my prize to somebody else :x
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Strawberry wrote on 2012-01-02 02:10
New Year's Masterlist:
[SPOILER="Spoiler"]Stop Procrastination: This is probably my really big one. I always stay up so late to do homework sometimes because I'm totally [S]playing Mabinogi[/S] ignoring my homework until a later time, and keep telling myself I should get to my homework after this many minutes of gameplay, or at least most of my daily tasks have been done, lol.
I'm terrible at leaving things till late minute. I used to always do things the instant I came home -- Until I began the procrastination cycle.
Even though my grades are 93% average, I feel like I don't need it to drop due to me not doing my work. ;;
But at the very least when I do get to it, I can manage to get right to something and work my butt off for it, still. Once I really get into something though, there's no stopping me from reaching the finish line. 8)
So -- Time to get one of my old habits back again.
Spending more time and doing more for my family: They've done pretty much for me by managing work and sometimes buying me stuff now, but it makes me feel I don't do enough for them, whether I get angry at them, or get along with them perfectly fine.
I figured I should at least sometimes cook dinner for the whole family when they're so busy working till as early as 5 AM in the morning to as late as 3 AM past midnight to earn money. Surprise dinners -- They're fun.
Since chores don't take up much time, I think this is the right thing as a filler when I get bored.
I could also make tea and breakfast for them in the morning as sometimes they do for me when they don't have to leave for work early.
I'm not sure how I can spend more time with my family, but I could always treat them to a restaurant somewhere, or cook something everyone can share at home. It would be nice if my cousin's mom and dad weren't working either when I do something like that. ;A;
Improvements in drawing: First off, I want to improve at drawing, and save up for a tablet so I can do digital art. I need to work on a lot of things for drawing. One of the things I absolutely swear I can't draw is males, oh god. I need to practice so much more. What do. Needa make more spare time.
I also want to try to start drawing without any references, as I've randomly done so in the past, and wonder how I do it sometimes.
I needa practice some methods of shading too; but that can wait till later when I manage to actually improve on some of the things here. Something is better than nothing, I suppose. ;A;
Learning how to make some things: I want to learn how to make certain chocolates, not just truffles and mini bars of them. That way, I can make some for my friends before Valentine's Day, so that I have something to give them.
I also want to learn how to pattern cake icing and whatnot with my own style, but i'm far from that without some tools I'm ordering right now.
I have an idea of what I want to do though, and what I want to experiment as well, so I have lots to think about when I get them. ;v;
Maintain Grades:I want to ace my exams a lot right now, then I would be a scoring a good percentage around 100%. I'd be pretty proud of myself, but exams are pretty soon -- so I'll keep this as a semi-short term goal thing.
I swear to myself that I will get near 90% no matter what, even if it's hard. I'd even study hard, practice with friends, and confirm it by teaching it to friends or asking what I don't get.
I think that this is a good habit to keep up for any test, but maintaining it sometimes due to pure laziness is not good on my part. >>;
Learning more about Webpage Coding: I got into it like 2 days ago, and have been tinkering with it a lot lately and figuring out HTML codes. ;A;
I think I want to learn more about it, so I can make custom little things for my year-end project later, and I'd have a good start at it.
Even though my patience is sitting on the windowsill right now -- I can learn. ;;
Keep maintaining health:I normally get sick really easily, but I haven't been sick for the past 4 months at all, not even a slight sign either.
I hope to keep maintaining this, as I feel like I'm on a roll. Must keep eating good, drinking lots and lots of water, and regularly exercising. 8)
I also plan to bike or walk to school more, instead of taking the bus, since it's still kind of close when I wake up a bit earlier.
But -- Only when the weather stops being cold. Then I'll actually want to walk instead of being warm on a bus for a tiny while.
Spend more time with my friends: Even though they go to a different school than I do --they visited me over winter break, but I never happened to be able to visit them due to them leaving for vacation when they visit me.
They often bring back a present for me when they come back, but I never get a chance to get them something until the time they come back and that's when school starts. ;;
I think sometime I might invite them to go shopping with me downtown, or at a mall somewhere, because I barely find time because of school sometimes, uweh.
Gonna be hard to find perfect times this month, but I shall try. o/
Saving up some/or a lot of money: Sometimes when I find something that comes up right away, I wan tto buy it right away, not considering how much it drops in price later on...I gotta learn to be kind of patient when I want to spend stuff I earn I guess. ;v;
So -- I'm going to also dedicate this year into at least saving some -- or a lot of money up, so then later on, I don't have to be disappointed with myself for having near being broke. ;A;
Finding more things: As every year progresses, we discover more about the world, and of course, ourselves.
So -- I don't think it'd be bad to keep track of some of the things I do now, just so I can look over them later and review how much I've changed and what I've really learnt.
Because; we as human beings sure do have a big power, which is the power to be.
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