Breaking it down.

It annoys me when I’m not doing anything useful. I find this a lot, I tend to waste almost all of the time that I’m at home sat in front of my monitors just browsing Facebook/Twitter and to be honest, I want to do something about it. Therefore, this weekend is going to be dedicated to getting some of my 50 Things out of the way.

But first, I’ll make a list of what I’ve done so far. After all, I’m half way through my summer break – I think that’s a good place to make a full summary of everything I’ve done so far. Here it goes:

1. Book that goddammed appointment.
Did this what feels like an age ago now, it’s in the first update.

2. Stop (at least) one of my bad habits.
I’m making a concious effort not to swear except in moments of pain or extreme frustration. I swear far too often, normally without realising.

3. Tell somebody exactly how I feel about them.
Unsure who to tell what to, so this’ll have to wait.

4. Dye my hair. Probably blonde.
I’m a slacker, so I’ve not sorted that yet. Am thinking of waiting until I get back from Crete anyway.

5. Start to learn Java.
I’ve continued with the basics of it too – I quite like it as a language. That said, I’ve not encounted a language I dislike using yet.

6. Start to learn ActionScript 3.
Unfortunately, lack of Flash at home limits this to what I can mess around with at work. Need to sort that out.

7. Finish all of my Computing coursework that I can without further knowledge.
I plan to have a bash at this over the weekend, should be able to get it mostly done.

8. Begin learning how to do the rest of it.
(Read above)

9. Complete a significant amount of my EPQ.
Erm… Well… Ok, nothing much has happened on this front. I’m slack, I know.

10. Sort some kind of voluntary work out for my AQA Baccalaureate.
I’m really unsure what I’d want to do or where to start, will have to talk to other people from college about it to be honest.

Running total: 3/10

11. Post in the blog at least once every four days for a month.
This one’s probably going to become a habit. I quite like routinely updating this little space on the internet dedicated to me, though every now and then I have to rack my brains for a theme.

12. Produce a game in Flash and publish it to Kongregate.
This is coming, even if it’s slowly. I doubt I’ll get it done in the next three weeks, or at least I doubt that I’ll get it done to a standard that I consider acceptable.

13. Visit at least three live music events.
I’m getting tickets to see Jack’s Mannequin and Anti-Flag (assuming the former aren’t sold out) this weekend, though Anti-Flag’s not for a while yet. I’m going to count gigs that I’ve got planned for this one, it’s a bit of a cheat but oh well.

14. Rewatch Veronica Mars.
Skins first, haha.

15. Sing on stage / In front of a crowd that isn’t just my friends.
Where I’m going to find a crowd, I have no idea. >_>

16. Get my main PC connected to the internet.
Got two monitors connected to it now, too!

17. Start swimming again.
This annoys me – I work within 2 minutes walking distance of Huddersfield Sports Centre and still haven’t been swimming once.

18. Work out at least once every day for a fortnight.
Need to make working out a part of my routine if this is ever going to happen – running out of time though!

19. Stay up all night talking to somebody.
This’ll happen at some point, though I’ve been fairly good with my sleeping recently. The wonders never cease.

20. Make a new friend.
Covered in the first update.

Running total: 6/20

21. Have some money left by the end of the summer.
We shall see, shan’t we?

22. Cook a meal without being asked.
Covered in my second update, though work limits the chances I get to cook.

23. Go for a magical mystery adventure to somewhere I’ve never been before.
Might have to find somebody like-minded for this one, as I’m crap at just deciding to do things like this when I’m all comfy at home.

24. Kiss someone to interrupt what they’re saying.
Nobody to kiss. Damn.

25. Admit to something I’ve done wrong.
I’m not really talking to anybody in-depth about myself at the moment, which is a prerequisite of this.

26. Read at least one book a week.
I’m on track for this one so far, though to be honest I’d like to be reading even more.

27. Make a comprehensive list of all the CDs I don’t own but should.
I’ve started this one, but comprehensive is not one of the things that describes the current list.

28. Begin accumulating said CDs.
I’ve bought five CDs recently, so I guess this one counts as done. Yay.

29. Keep my bedroom in some semblance of tidiness.
*looks around* Hmm, not even close.

30. Write at least three new songs. And make sure they’re not crap.
I keep having fantastic lyrics coming into my head and then disappear before I have chance to write them down. Dammit.

Running total: 9/30

31. Finish an Xbox 360 game. Properly. Every single achievement that doesn’t need Xbox Live Gold.
Still on 920/1000 for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

32. Go without Coca-Cola for a whole week.
This one was covered in the first update too, haha.

33. Avoid being miserable for a whole week.
I’m fairly sure I’ve done this one – I’ve been feeling good recently. Honestly, I think that the main two factors are doing a decent amount of exercise again and talking to people more. Also, I’ve got fairly big plans for the future which I’m excited to start realising.

34. Finish the C3 and C4 syllabuses(syllabi?) before we’re even supposed to have really started them.
C3 is done, C4 is getting there. I’ve done a bit of S2 and a bit of my A2 Computing as well. Go me.

35. Decide between CompSci/Maths and just CompSci.
I’ve done this on a uni-by-uni basis: Only Cambridge and York are actually CompSci with Maths – the more I actually work with computers the more I’m feeling like the maths won’t really be useful.

36. Organise at least one going-out.
Going shopping on Sunday, yay! (This might conflict with #21 haha)

37. Print out this list and place it somewhere nobody will find.
Another one that was felled early into the summer.

38. Tweet at least once a day for a fortnight.
Having access to Twitter at work made this one fairly easy to be honest.

39. Tell somebody about everything, not just parts.
Not yet.

40. Kiss someone in the rain.
Read comment for #24.

Running total: 15/40

41. Forgive somebody.
I’ve already covered this one haha.

42. Organise all of my music library including ratings.
Working on this one, though I’m thinking of pruning a lot of it.

43. Help somebody else at my own expense.
This one requires an opportunity to present itself, something that’s not happened yet.

44. Buy an album of a band I’ve never heard of.
I bought “Mer de Noms” by A Perfect Circle on the advice of Rory from work, and it’s pretty good to boot. Success!

45. Be there for somebody when they need it.
If you’ve forgotten what I wrote 4 lines ago, you really need help.

46. Go for a walk in the rain.
Still want to do this one again. Haha.

47. Cycle for at least an hour at least three times.
Yay for exercise!

48. Read all of Bernard Cornwell’s ‘Sharpe’ novels.
I’ve reread some of the one’s I’d already done – need to grab the others out of the garage at some point!

49. Say “I love you” to somebody, completely sincerely, and mean it.
Nothing to say really. This line’s just here to be consistent with the other ones haha.

50. Give this list to Sophie and get her to devise a punishment for everything on this list I don’t do.
She’s not talking to me at the moment. Bugger. Might have to ‘adjust’ this.

Total: 19/50. Not disastrous, I guess, but I’d have liked to have been over half way there. Still, I’m progressing pretty well in my humble opinion.

Watch this space for more thrilling posts about me.
~ Godders.

Aug 7, 2009

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