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I like New Year’s resolutions. Because change is good, and temporary change is even better. They’re like setting up tiny experiments on yourself, and with like the worst science ever. Fun!

For 2011, I resolved to:

Art:
Draw >80 pages of comics FAIL. I drew about 60 pages, the entire fucking year. Ugh I am ashamed of this one. Unless I’m forgetting some project, which is unlikely, because this was a shitty year for comics. Too much reading and freelancing in my non-work hours. Fuck you, 80-hour work weeks.
Create a cool spaceship in Sketchup FAIL. I did, however, create a set for one of my comics. Really time-consuming, turns out.
Paint something in oils. FAIL. I did, however, learn PainterX and I did some watercolors.

Body:
10 pull-ups. This one is tricky. I did 10 in one workout a couple of times. But the most reps I could do in a set was five. I’ve outdone the base requirements for Marine recruits though, so I’ll take it.
Bench 75% of my body weight Yesssss!
Squat 75% body weight Yessss! I can actually squat my whole body weight. Also I can now deadlift my own body weight, but last January I still hated the deadlift so I didn’t put it on my list.
Run a marathon FAIL. Instead I fractured my tibia training for it. COOL. On the plus side, after I healed I decided to try barefoot running and it’s the most beautiful thing there is on the entire fucking planet.

Mind:
Read >50 books Yessss! I actually read 55 books, including the behemoths of R.R. Martin AND Patrick Rothfuss.
Read >5 books in Spanish FAIL. I read one book in Spanish. And that was a short story. Adios, Cordera. Adios, mis habildades. I guiltily compensated by changing my phone’s language to Spanish.
Win against a computer in Starcraft Hahaha I still don’t own a mouse.

Culture:
Begin addiction to Dr. Who FAIL. I tried, but I really didn’t like it. I tried two doctors, and about 8 episodes overall. Instead I really enjoyed The X Files, Star Trek: The Next Generation. and re-watching Battlestar Galactica.
Learn how to make >5 cocktails that are not just soda+alcohol. FAIL. I can now make a martini, a sidecar, and a mojito, but that’s it.

Good-bye 2011. Tomorrow, resolutions for 2012.