New Year Resolution Thread!

[Bushido]

You know the deal. Post what you plan to resolve by the end of 2008.

I resolve to take off some of this weight I'm carrying around and I'm hoping to become a manager at my job... (though this might be reaching a little too high)

...what about you?

[Destructor]

- Save up and make lots of dough
- Get married / get a girlfriend / pick up lots of chicks

[Steve]

To stop posting here... yeah right ;)

Serious now:
New Job in 6 or so months. That's it. :)

[Dave-ros]

To get back into improving my life, by getting out more -- be they Japanese classes or speed dating. So I won't be able to post here so much... don't all cheer at once :tinyted:

[Scream]

I resolved not to make any resolutions, and failed immediately. :(

[avatar_58]

Why bother, none of it ever comes true. By the end of 2008 I hope to have some sort of grasp on what I want to go back to college for. However I sense it isn't going to happen.

[Hudson]

- Get and sustain a career worthy job
- Buy a house
- Enjoy living happily ever after with the love of my life ;)

[Damien_Azreal]

I don't make resolutions.

I continue to live my life and try to be happy and make good decisions. But not everything is within my control.

[gamejunkie]

- Get a good chunk of my motorcycle paid off

I'm horrible at resolutions, I just do my best

[Phait]

10.) Your resolution is?
meeting all my goals

09.) You look forward to?
a girl I know ;), having money, half-payment towards car, being generous, new friends, fun late night outings, creative/music accomplishments

08.) In Quarter 1 (Jan-March), you hope:
I'll have been working and thus have money to spend weekend with girl, finishing a rouge fireproject, paying off a debt that's not my fault, buying a new wardrobe, having a cellphone again!

07.) Q2 (April-June), you hope:
bought a mic and preamp to do some proper acoustic and possibly vocal recording

06.) Q3 (July-Sept), you hope:
not sure yet, honestly

05.) Q4 (Oct-Dec), you hope:
have half of what I need towards a used Impreza

04.) 3 keywords for 2008?
progress, change, success

03.) If next year could be a different year, which and why?
2006, stayed at my job and looked for different work while still there, and continued that next job

02.) How old will you be?
26

01.) 10 years ago (1998) - anything significant?
I'd been playing (electric) guitar for about a year, I guess

[Yatta]

1920x1200. :woot: Widescreen rules.

Hopefully I'll have a girlfriend.

[Destructor]

Why bother, none of it ever comes true. By the end of 2008 I hope to have some sort of grasp on what I want to go back to college for. However I sense it isn't going to happen.

You are the most negative bastard I know. :p

[blakey83]

i wanna give up smoking...been doin it for 2 days now,and ive lost 2 stone in sweat.hardest thing ive ever done....period.

[gt1750]

-somewhat acceptably finish my studies at the uni
-find a job if I fail to accomplish the previous one
-keep loving my girlfriend :love:

[Hudson]

i wanna give up smoking...been doin it for 2 days now,and ive lost 2 stone in sweat.hardest thing ive ever done....period.

If you've only been smoking for two days I really doubt it'll be that hard to quit ;)

Just kidding man, I know what you mean. Hopefully i'll be able to kick the habit this year as well.

[Sang]

09.) You look forward to?[/B]
a girl

dude same here
but it'll probably not happen for a while yet, but one can dream

[Tang Lung]

Tang Lung's plans for 2008

Get a better job and earn more money.
Not be as much of a neurotic freak.
Not screw up and lose my girlfriend.
Scrap every plan and career ambition I have and just have fun, because life is too short and cruel to care.

[Bushido]

Heh...it'll be interesting to look back on this thread in 2009. We have a lot to live up to :) And for people saying they don't make resolutions you just have to put the word "resolution" into perspective. There's a stigma attached to the word where most people get defensive because they fear they're playing around with fate or false hopes.


If I was to ask, 'What are your goals this year?' or 'What will you be doing this week?' is that really any different? It's all just a plan in your head of what you'll be doing or what you'll be getting done...we all know plans sometimes change. :)

[avatar_58]

You are the most negative bastard I know. :p

Gotta have realistic expectations.

[ryche]

My new year resolution?

Get my wife pregnant :)

[Phait]

That sounds scheming. :p

[ryche]

We've been tryin for kids for awhile now but with me gone and all it's just that much harder ;)

[alexgk]

alexgk's plans for 2008:
-(Hopefully) Have one more girlfriend than I do now: none.
-Start to do some exercise.
-Create something.
-Write a novel.

[Nessus]

The only thing I put any thought into is not eating all of the garbage I have been eating for the last month and get in better shape. So far so good.

Destructor said, - "Get married / get a girlfriend / pick up lots of chicks"

I hope not in that order!

[Damien_Azreal]

The only resolutions Bon and I have... stay happy. :)

[ADM]

- Quit Smoking (I quit on the 01/01/08 and so far so good, been having cravings but I'm still confident I'll quit).
- Graduate from Uni (Last year left, better not **** it up ;)).
- Save $$$ (I need to buy a house either this year or next one).
- Get a full-time job at the end of the year after uni.
- Meet a girl (Yeah yeah.. I seem to have commitment issues when I meet girls and usually I break things off and push them away. This year I'll hopefully be different ;)).
- Continue my healthy lifestyle and weight training.

That's all :p

[Kalki]

Lose the weight I put on in the last 6-8 months.

[Phait]

- Save $$$ (I need to buy a house either this year or next one).


I'd be impressed... it makes me sad seeing things like this because, I can't imagine how people our age can afford a ******* house. I always imagine people only being able to get a house when they're in their late 30s/40s.

[Iggy]

- Sell a lot of stuff I don't need. (This is going very well)
- Save a lot of money (This is also not much of a problem) I'm saving money to buy a new car in 2010. I'm still struggling to choose between a Mercedes S 320 L and an Audi A8 L.
- Doing whatever I can to make the upcoming moving to aboard as smooth as possible (Now this could be interesting.) Yeah I'm leaving the Netherlands in July this year.
- Don't get killed.

[ADM]

I'd be impressed... it makes me sad seeing things like this because, I can't imagine how people our age can afford a ******* house. I always imagine people only being able to get a house when they're in their late 30s/40s.
Mine will be a small house but won't be an apartment or anything like that. All I need is to save up $20,000 and I can get a loan for the rest. I've already got $10,000 so halfway there ;)

[Sang]

I forgot another resolution:

BUY NEW HARDWARE! I'll be having a job during summer break (actually only in July), but I should make enough money to buy a new graphics card or some RAM.. or both! ;)

[Phait]

Or Win XP :o

[crunchy superman]

Lose the weight I put on in the last 6-8 months.

Same here.

[Fjallraven]

I think that I'm going to get some more exercise... I'm not in a very good shape.

Otherwise, well. As most of you guys says: a girl. ;)

I'm also going to get good enouugh grades to get into the school i want. A media-school (I want to be journalist). I think that's about it.

[Kev_Boy]

Get a job... I know it's not the most original thing in the world, but valid it is :cool:

[Sang]

Or Win XP :o

I have Win XP, toots. Just not on my old PC because.. I don't really need it there.

[BillyD]

I resolved not to make any resolutions, and failed immediately. :(
That's why each year I resolve to make only one resolution. ;)

[Bushido]

I was hoping George would come in to say his new year resolution is to release Duke Nukem Forever... :D

[Dave-ros]

No, the whole point of New Year's Resolutions is to break them early in January -- so we want him to make the resolution that he won't release DNF, and then, on 7th January... :cool: :dopefish:

[0marTheZealot]

I don't really make New Year resolutions :(

If I had to... I dunno, maybe find a better job?

[Destructor]

Destructor said, - "Get married / get a girlfriend / pick up lots of chicks"

I hope not in that order!

Well, getting married is my ultimate objective at the moment. But a mate I met at my last job is luring me back into the world of pick-up. I did a couple of balls approaches last time I went out and am looking forward to doing more and watching my confidence build. I figure that even though picking up is not as good as having a long term girlfirend or wife, it's better than staying home by myself (at least for me anyway). Also, pick-up can lead to getting a girlfriend anyway, and the skills and confidence I obtain through practice will ensure I won't be stuck with some bitch I won't find attractive ten plus years down the track. Plus, it's fun! :D

[hellchicken]

Me:
- Quit cigarettes. FOREVER this time. 2 weeks down. So far so good.
- Lose the extra weight. Combined with the above this one will be a b***h.
- Don't f**k up Uni. I'm in my first year. Again.
- Direct my first short film. So far I worked enough in the industry to know how to do it. I. Just. Gotta'. Do. IT.
- Start learning French.
- Continue learning French.
- Find another girlfriend that I can abuse.
- Stop acting like a dick. And get my attitude straight.

Wait, did I just write that? Ah hell, I'm not editing it. No regrets.

[Malgon]

Well I really didn't think about any new years resolutions, but since I've now finished my job I've got some things in my mind with what I'd like to do:

- I'm thinking about joining the gym within the next couple of weeks, so putting on weight is a goal for me this year. 10Kg would be a nice figure to aim for.
- Growing up. It's seriously time I thought about going somewhere with regards to a career, so I'll start looking soon into what I'd like to study.
- Actually being more active and sociable, and meeting new people (women of course ;)). About time I get around to doing that.

That's some goals to go for I think. :)

P.s. Power to all the people who are giving up smoking this year! I have a mate who is on his tenth day tomorrow, so I hope it goes well for all those who are trying.

[Kevin Wolff]

"Getting girlfriends" is pretty common...I guess the main 3DR demographic is quite deprived.

...that includes me :(

[Damien_Azreal]

Not really resolutions... but Bon and I are making small changes for a better life down the road. She's invested in a retirement fund, we both attempting to save back money and pay off current debt.

We've got a good life, don't want a house so we'll keep renting for now... at least until we decide were we want to move finally.