2010

So I originally went looking for my 2009 resolutions post I wrote on this blog back when it was hosted on wordpress.com but I believe it never got imported over.  I wanted to reflect back on 2009 and see how many of my goals I accomplished.  Some of the items I can remember and have listed below.

Start learning Ruby and Ruby on Rails
Move my blog to a hosted Wordpress account
Finish my longtime in the making web application I’ve been working on
Update Microsoft certification
Pay off a lot of debt

So I think with those I didn’t do too bad.  But I need to really step it up in 2010.  I am turning 30 and I had a lot of things I really want to accomplish for myself.  So since it’s already December, I’m going to initiate my goals for 2010 already with some pretty clear projections.  These are going to get very specific but hey, if I mention it here maybe I will do it.

Continue to evolve with the Ruby language more
Pick up .NET 4.0 and start learning and using the new features
Update my Microsoft certification
Ship ShoWare 5.0
Complete development and ship 1.0 of my platform API service (details later)
Even though I have a gym membership, start going normally and get in shape and cut out junk food (this is hard)
Start utilizing DI, IoC and mock frameworks
Pay off the remaining of my debt
Pay off my wife’s car loan
Purchase furniture for the living room in our apartment
Purchase a large LCD television, preferably 52″ with 120hz refresh rate (Samsung baby)
Purchase a Wii and/or Xbox360 again
Purchase two CDJ turntables and a mixer to start mixing again
Do more volunteer work
Buy a 27″ iMac
Go to Burning Man 2010
Turn my music blog into something more than just a blog

That is most of the items I can think of for now.  I really think I can do most of them, and having this list here will push me to cross off items as I do them.  2009 was a bad year and a lot of deaths, and I hope 2010 will be a happier place.