I like the New Year. I like it a damned sight more than Christmas and any of that bollocks. It’s just a nice time to, reflect back on the past, take stock and look towards the future.
I prefer to spend it in the company of friends and/or family, but last night, I sat in alone, watching films. FP’s previously mentioned house party failed to materialise and the back up plan of us having drinks at his also failed to appear. That might have been because he was spending time in with the wife or it might be because it was a throwaway comment that was never going to become real. Either way, there was a certain amount of frustration yesterday as FP failed to follow up. I could have contacted him, of course, but that would just be me inviting myself up to his place, which is not the done thing.
My usual fallback of heading to my sister’s also didn’t happen. They usually call and invite me up, but that didn’t happen either.
I enjoyed watching the telly/movies (Bones, NCIS and Shoot ‘Em Up if you’re interested), but midnight was a bit of an anti-climax. With the usual network problems, text messages didn’t come through until around 3 AM, though I was still awake. That doesn’t bode well for my return to work tomorrow if I’m not getting to sleep until after 3 AM. Luckily, I shouldn’t be too busy this week, so can re-adjust without too much worry.
With that in mind, here are my hopes, wishes and goals for 2008:
Goals:
To become better at my job: I think some of the frustrations from last year have arisen because of mistakes I have made, professionally. It’s my goal to get rid of these silly errors (for that’s just what they are) and make life easier for me. I wasn’t solely to blame to all of the mistakes, but one or two were mine that could have been avoided. The others have cropped up due to bad luck, carelessness on the part of others and sheer bad training. I want to get rid of the kind of ones I’ve made, though.
Get another job: I know that might sound silly, given my goal above, but if I am to stay with my current employer and request a transfer, it could be some time before I actually get that move. I am still planning on requesting that move towards the middle of the year and I will probably look externally, too. I think the change would do me good. I’m still working on the same systems that I started working on three years ago when I first started with the company, I’ve just changed job descriptions and boredom is starting to set in.
Fitness etc.: I rejoined the gym last year and I’ve been playing football quite a lot, My goal is to keep the football going (which I’m playing once, sometimes twice, per week) and hopefully add at least one gym visit. The football keeps me fairly fit, but the additional night at the gym could mean the weight loss/toning that I’ve really wanted to achieve for some time, but never really got into.
Socialising: I need to increase my social circle... make new friends, preferably single ones or ones that will come out and do stuff. I sit in far too much and spend far too much time doing fuck all on the internet. I need people with whom I can go to the cinema, the pub, play sports and give me reasons to get out of the house.
To have a good time with E when I visit her in a few months: this is a given, really. Travel arrangements are being made and we’ll be fine tuning the details over the next dew weeks. It’ll be fabulous.
Hopes/Wishes:
GTA IV to be released on PC: at the moment, it’s only slated for a PS3 and Xbox 360 release. Converting from Xbox to PC should require a lot of effort, but to the best of my knowledge, it’s not been announced yet.
Another chance with Kiwi Girl: that’s still annoying me to a certain extent, probably because I was recounting the tale to a female cousin recently. This definitely falls into “wish” category, though and would probably disappear if this next one comes true...
A snog/shag/FB/girlfriend: again, as a result of the conversation with my cousin, my lack of non-platonic action with a female has been annoying me recently. Some kind of action this year would be welcome. (I suppose this could also fall under “goal”, but I guess this is as much out of my hands as I can get, so “wish” it is).
A lotto win: OK, so loads of people are looking for this, but I’m not asking for a lot. All I’m asking for is just enough to buy a house (or get me enough money where I can safely afford a mortgage for a house). Living at home at my age is embarrassing and really starting to annoy me and can be restrictive at times. I don’t particularly believe in renting (though I know this is my own point of view) as I think it’s an empty investment over a long period of time.
These are off the top of my head right now. I’m sure that speaking to family and friends over the course of the next week or so will add new ones and refine existing ones.
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