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Meme is a Funny Word.
Since Sasha's been put back together and all is well in my head, and I need a break from translating... Meme-ing! Neesama composed a little list of things she wanted to accomplish for the fall semester, and I said, "Hey, what a coincidence! There are things I want to accomplish for the fall semester, too!" So I decided to steal from her, organize a bit, and compose a list of things I want to do for the fall semester. Anybody who cares enough to meme can steal this format:
At least one goal related to School/Work each if you are a working student -- just one for whichever applies if not, at least one goal related to Health, at least one goal related to Leisure (ie, things to do in your spare time), at least one goal regarding your Internet Life (email correspondence, website maintenance, instant messenging, online roleplaying, etc), at least one resolution regarding your Home/Family, and at least one Personal Goal.
Why am I doing this? Composing a meme out of this instead of just doing it myself? Because obviously, I am under the delusion that I'm a trend-setter.
SCHOOL/WORK: I resolve to get at least a 3.5 average this semester. Preferably at least a 3.75. I totally screwed my GPA, especially for my English, in fall last year, so I need to fix that. I'm taking a lot of gen-eds this semester; hopefully I can pass/fail most of it and just get instant 4.0s. I'm also going to at least pretend to pay attention in class, instead of immediately sitting down, taking out my notebook, and doodling/writing for the entire period. I'm also going to not collapse under my blocks of classes, although right now I'm suffering the irrational fear the Wednesdays will consume my soul because of (*GASP*) like four hours of classes in a row. I will ALSO wake up on frigging TIME, because DAMNIT, 11:00 is NOT too early to get up for class. And finally, I'm going to apply for some manner of internship, if only to get my mother off my back, and it's going to give me money, damnit.
HEALTH: Going to switch entirely from Sprite to... Diet Sprite. Swear to god. Going to drink only Diet Sprite and Diet Snapple from here on in -- nothing regular if I can help it. (Although I won't drink Diet Pepsi or anything, I think...) It's occurred to me that I currently weigh something like 170, which is an all-time high for me. Fortunately, college entails enough walking that I should be able to get down to my previous 150-realm, and the diet soda thing will help lower my calorie intake, so... I will not, however, exercise. Sorry. There are enough demands on my time without me running on a treadmill for two hours out of my day, which I already feel doesn't have enough time in it for all the reading/writing/watching/etc that I want to do. I'm also going to test, selflessly, on myself this diet theory I heard about how eating ice cream can help you lose weight if you choose a brand/flavor with high enough calcium and low enough calories. That's how far I will go for my health.
LEISURE: I'm going to STOP being so lazy in my spare time that I can't even bother to un-bore myself. I am, on the other hand, going to get with the gaming regiment, because I have so many video games on my computer and in my possession that the least I can do is PLAY them. I haven't been playing them because I'm too busy browsing the Internet, doing absolutely nothing, for hours on end, entire DAYS. I'm going to stop THAT immediately. I'm also going to stop downloading things and then not watching them because I'm too lazy. I'm going to write. As soon as summer is over and I no longer have an excuse, I'm going to go back to writing, every single day, whatever it costs me, even if it's crap. Just keeping myself going. I have many fandoms, many ideas, and many original things to write with -- Lute is waiting for me to come back to him.
INTERNET LIFE: Like I said, no more browsing aimlessly for hours just to waste time without doing anything productive. I'm going to update my websites, so help me God, and I'm going to work on my translations for the benefit of all mankind. I'll leave volume 1 of MK to Tokyopop, but the rest of my translations still exist... Anyhow. I resolve to stay caught up on all my RPs, and not behave like a lazy schlubb, and to keep caught up on my LJ as well. I will remember that I have a forum to vent frustrations on with my DJ -- there have been instances when I could've used a chance to howl and rage at people/things/events, and I'd like that.
I'm also going to NOT stay up until 10 AM roleplaying, ever again, I don't care who with. I'm certainly not going to RP until I have only an hour and a half left before I have to wake up the "next morning", ever again. I am going to vigorously enforce my "no new RP sessions after 3 AM" rule.
HOME/FAMILY: First of all, I resolve to cave in and join a club or two for my mother's peace of mind, even though I hate that stuff. She seems quite certain no one will want to hire me if I don't have club participation in my college resume. I also resolve to get the hell out of this house as soon as possible. Summer sessions at college sound like a brilliant idea, and Mom HAS been nagging me to change my English major to something more "practical", in which case I'd have an excuse and everything. Now if only I could figure out what to change it TO. I also vow to keep a steady supply of canned peaches and pineapples and such in the suite for my eating consumption, so I don't wind up pigging out on pretzels or oreos or whatever.
PERSONAL GOALS: I'm going to write more. I'm going to write more original stuff as well as fanfiction. While I'm at it, I'm going to devise a coherent plot for the Suskoy Siblings and their newfound Extensive Range of Impossibilities. I'm going to order Chinese food the minute I get back onto campus, because that is definitely the best Chinese food on the planet. I'm going to get a damn good CD/MP3 player for my birthday, and not be impressed by the thousand-dollar I-Pod stereo system. I'm going to apply for the trip to Japan in the spring or whenever convenient, and I'm going to get scholarships to go there. I'm going to miss Alicia terribly while she's in Japan, or at least until she sends me my manga. ^_~
And now I'm going to return to my translating.
At least one goal related to School/Work each if you are a working student -- just one for whichever applies if not, at least one goal related to Health, at least one goal related to Leisure (ie, things to do in your spare time), at least one goal regarding your Internet Life (email correspondence, website maintenance, instant messenging, online roleplaying, etc), at least one resolution regarding your Home/Family, and at least one Personal Goal.
Why am I doing this? Composing a meme out of this instead of just doing it myself? Because obviously, I am under the delusion that I'm a trend-setter.
SCHOOL/WORK: I resolve to get at least a 3.5 average this semester. Preferably at least a 3.75. I totally screwed my GPA, especially for my English, in fall last year, so I need to fix that. I'm taking a lot of gen-eds this semester; hopefully I can pass/fail most of it and just get instant 4.0s. I'm also going to at least pretend to pay attention in class, instead of immediately sitting down, taking out my notebook, and doodling/writing for the entire period. I'm also going to not collapse under my blocks of classes, although right now I'm suffering the irrational fear the Wednesdays will consume my soul because of (*GASP*) like four hours of classes in a row. I will ALSO wake up on frigging TIME, because DAMNIT, 11:00 is NOT too early to get up for class. And finally, I'm going to apply for some manner of internship, if only to get my mother off my back, and it's going to give me money, damnit.
HEALTH: Going to switch entirely from Sprite to... Diet Sprite. Swear to god. Going to drink only Diet Sprite and Diet Snapple from here on in -- nothing regular if I can help it. (Although I won't drink Diet Pepsi or anything, I think...) It's occurred to me that I currently weigh something like 170, which is an all-time high for me. Fortunately, college entails enough walking that I should be able to get down to my previous 150-realm, and the diet soda thing will help lower my calorie intake, so... I will not, however, exercise. Sorry. There are enough demands on my time without me running on a treadmill for two hours out of my day, which I already feel doesn't have enough time in it for all the reading/writing/watching/etc that I want to do. I'm also going to test, selflessly, on myself this diet theory I heard about how eating ice cream can help you lose weight if you choose a brand/flavor with high enough calcium and low enough calories. That's how far I will go for my health.
LEISURE: I'm going to STOP being so lazy in my spare time that I can't even bother to un-bore myself. I am, on the other hand, going to get with the gaming regiment, because I have so many video games on my computer and in my possession that the least I can do is PLAY them. I haven't been playing them because I'm too busy browsing the Internet, doing absolutely nothing, for hours on end, entire DAYS. I'm going to stop THAT immediately. I'm also going to stop downloading things and then not watching them because I'm too lazy. I'm going to write. As soon as summer is over and I no longer have an excuse, I'm going to go back to writing, every single day, whatever it costs me, even if it's crap. Just keeping myself going. I have many fandoms, many ideas, and many original things to write with -- Lute is waiting for me to come back to him.
INTERNET LIFE: Like I said, no more browsing aimlessly for hours just to waste time without doing anything productive. I'm going to update my websites, so help me God, and I'm going to work on my translations for the benefit of all mankind. I'll leave volume 1 of MK to Tokyopop, but the rest of my translations still exist... Anyhow. I resolve to stay caught up on all my RPs, and not behave like a lazy schlubb, and to keep caught up on my LJ as well. I will remember that I have a forum to vent frustrations on with my DJ -- there have been instances when I could've used a chance to howl and rage at people/things/events, and I'd like that.
I'm also going to NOT stay up until 10 AM roleplaying, ever again, I don't care who with. I'm certainly not going to RP until I have only an hour and a half left before I have to wake up the "next morning", ever again. I am going to vigorously enforce my "no new RP sessions after 3 AM" rule.
HOME/FAMILY: First of all, I resolve to cave in and join a club or two for my mother's peace of mind, even though I hate that stuff. She seems quite certain no one will want to hire me if I don't have club participation in my college resume. I also resolve to get the hell out of this house as soon as possible. Summer sessions at college sound like a brilliant idea, and Mom HAS been nagging me to change my English major to something more "practical", in which case I'd have an excuse and everything. Now if only I could figure out what to change it TO. I also vow to keep a steady supply of canned peaches and pineapples and such in the suite for my eating consumption, so I don't wind up pigging out on pretzels or oreos or whatever.
PERSONAL GOALS: I'm going to write more. I'm going to write more original stuff as well as fanfiction. While I'm at it, I'm going to devise a coherent plot for the Suskoy Siblings and their newfound Extensive Range of Impossibilities. I'm going to order Chinese food the minute I get back onto campus, because that is definitely the best Chinese food on the planet. I'm going to get a damn good CD/MP3 player for my birthday, and not be impressed by the thousand-dollar I-Pod stereo system. I'm going to apply for the trip to Japan in the spring or whenever convenient, and I'm going to get scholarships to go there. I'm going to miss Alicia terribly while she's in Japan, or at least until she sends me my manga. ^_~
And now I'm going to return to my translating.