Comments on: New Year’s Resolutions — 2009

By: Carmen

Carmen — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:42:26 +0000

Rob,
I loved your list. Sounds like a lot to achieve. Weight loss is a tough one.
I just want to take off 10 lbs. and can’t seem to do that. Baby steps!
David would be more than happy to help you fulfill the playing in the arcade. So I feel quite inferior still owning an Atari “game system” after reading all of your techno saavy lingo.
We busted it out a couple of years ago just for fun. It was just disappointing and not the same. Can’t give it up though.

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:50:47 +0000

Yes, I did read the list. I’ve re-read it today just to be sure. Just tired, I guess.

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:17:07 +0000

Methinks you are setting the bar too high and should take inspiration from the rich and famous.

Britney Spears made a new-years resolution. Upon hearing this I thought of several things that it would be:

.Not get pictures taken in limos when not wearing undies
.Not shave head again
.Cut down on the drinking and partying
.Be more of a mother figure to the children
.Stop saying “ya’ll”

… but clearly my sense of prorities needs some fine-tuning. Britney’s resolution — to stop biting her finger nails.

By: Greg Kennedy

Greg Kennedy — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:46:21 +0000

For LJ I think that would save you a lot of time. Check this out: http://robohara.livejournal.com/

LJ lets paid accounts create feeds, which any users can then add to the friends-list. I set you up with one. Now just tell all your LJ readers to add that instead! (LJ only updates feeds periodically, so it may be a while for your entries to show up)

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:56:49 +0000

@Greg: Now that I have e-mail notifications and RSS feeds working here, I’m thinking about dropping my other distribution points. Thoughts?

@Susan: If “buy wife more presents” needs to go on the list, it shall. Make a list. Or, just take my credit card; whichever works.

@Dean: That’s a trick question because I cannot breakdance any more than I already do. What time is it? Time to do the robot, foo!

@Phrack: I can hook you up. N64 games can be found at most pawn shops, thrift stores, and of course eBay. Most games sell for around $5, less if they’re a sports title and 2-3 times that if they have the word “Mario” in the name.

By: Doctor Phrack

Doctor Phrack — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:38:42 +0000

Hey, Rob. I’d be more than happy to help you with #4. My wife is a big Mario fan and would love to have a N64. How hard is it to find cartridges these days?

By: Dean

Dean — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:24:54 +0000

what about breakdancing?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGkIUlYEQT8

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:50:50 +0000

I didn’t see anything about, ‘buy wife more presents…’

Good, well thought out list. Involves a lot more of enjoying life, which is the way it’s supposed to be.

I haven’t finished mine yet, but one of mine is going to involve better mentoring of the kids in the education department, and volunteer LESS.

By: Greg Kennedy

Greg Kennedy — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:55:32 +0000

This is a great list. I am especially interested in 04 (I should do the same – figuring the amount of time played per console in the past year would be enlightening), your progress on 09 (I use Ubuntu 8.10 as my prime OS at home), 10 (I reeeeally want to attend a demoparty), and 08 (I NEED to start something similar as I can count my local friends on one hand).

My wife and I are actively doing the 101 in 1001 challenge – it’s essentially very long-term resolutions, where the object is to complete 101 goals in 1001 days (approx. 2.75 months). I try to keep weekly updates on my blog, but the holidays have thrown me off track.

Oh and one more thing – could you start putting a link to your original blog on your LJ cross-postings so I can get over there to comment?