Whew. It's been a hot minute since I updated this, eh? Looks like I'm running behind on my friends-blog/tumblr thing, as per usual and as expected. I'm still gonna try and finish it, but things aren't looking great. As of right now, I'm 8/29 on my goals half way through summer. I've been lacking in my summer goals because it's a pretty overwhelming to-do list and I've been doing a whole lot of nothing instead, which I don't regret. But to keep things fresh, here's some goals I have completed:
2- Still haven't gotten a haircut. It's been since January, so... about 7 months now? Solid. Still contemplating what I'll do at the end of the summer. Mohawk it up for a few days?
3- I beat Dungeon Defenders, a surprisingly fun arcade-ish co-op with my broskis. More specifically, I played every level with my main bro Bambi, which also counted for one of his goals. I'd never played this game before, and it's been years since I've beat a new video game. Now me, my friends, and my family are all somewhat addicted. Which is healthy, because we all work together and play together all the time.
10- Soda fast is still going strong. A few more weeks to hold out. I plan on going balls out on more fitness goals when school starts, but I may take a day at the end of summer to reward myself with a brief soda binge. Man, I'm looking forward to that. I thought I'd stop craving soda after a while, but even after 5 weeks it still sounds amazing. I did write in an exception to this rule in the case that I need to drive through the night on a road trip and needed some caffeine since I don't drink coffee. Which came useful in my 1 AM-5 AM shift of driving to California, in which case I consumed half of a Rock Star. Man, that caffeine got me wired, though.
14- I ALMOST ran a 6 minute mile. In all reality, if I don't achieve this goal, I won't be too bummed because I already set a PR this summer by 3 seconds with a solid 6:05. I think I can still do it before the end of summer, but this one is hecka hard for me.
-15 pullups. Very nice. This one took several weeks, and now I've been avoiding doing them since then.
20-I finished the entirety of Arrested Development, only one of 3 shows I've seen every episode of (along with Community and Avatar: The Last Airbender). This was soooo time consuming. But the writing in this show amazes me. The way they tie together every single small detail in every episode is ridiculous and inspiring. The one downside is that there's hardly a single likable character in the series, although some are obviously more despicable than others. The characters are well crafted, the continuity is amazing, and the series was just all-around solid. Definitely a good choice for this. My major complaint is with the 4th season, which is common among most viewers. Although I'm impressed they could get everyone back together for it, they aimed for a much too complex story-line for anyone to actually follow on a first watch. Which worked well with their mad skillz of tying everything together, but I think it's bad for viewers trying to keep everything straight on their first watch. I'm sure this would raise the re-watch value of the 4th season, but I'm not ready for that right now. Fantastic show, though.
I updated goal number 7 when I realized the implausibility to do this in one summer. I'd have to listen to over an hour of music a day, which isn't something I expected or wanted to commit to. Instead, I'm going to be taking on a more realistic and (personally) a more interesting goal of studying the history of hip hop and rap. It's a pretty non-specific goal, but it's a realm of music I've always been interested in but never felt well enough versed in.
I also updated goal 22 to be write a missionary 12 times, or once for every week of summer. I write missionaries sometimes twice a week, sometimes skipping weeks, since they respond sporadically. I figure it's a much better goal to just try and write an average of once a week than to actually write every week. Just as well, in my opinion. So far I've got 5 out of 12.
I also deleted two unwanted goals that were a bit of a joke anyways when I decided I didn't want to actually do them.
Oh, and here's some to-do lists for this summer.
One-time event goals left:
-Go on a date.
-Run a sub-6 minute mile.
-Clean up the cage.
-Surf.
-Visit a new state.
-Write a script (idea formulated)
-Visit Papabat.
Goals left in progress:
-Watch those 15 movies (2/15)
-Learn guitar skills.
-Learn skateboard skills.
-Learn the history of Hip Hop and Rap.
-Finish the New Testament and the Book of Mormon.
-Read 5 Shakespeare plays. (1/5)
-Start a band.
-175 pounds.
-Make a friend that is a girl.
-Finish that one tumblr thing.
-Catch up on my math skills.
-Write missionaries.
Goals I realistically will probably not achieve:
-Go on a date. I might have to change my definition of a date for this one if I want to achieve it.
-Finish the BoM. I've got a looooong way to go...
-Start a band. This one isn't looking too good. We might get desperate at the end of the summer because I know I'm not the only one with goals like this.
-175 pounds. Too many Slurpees with Dakota. Worth it, of course.
-Make a friend that is a girl.
Other cool things I've done so far this summer? I got to play on the same team as THE Stephen Bell and learn from the best Keeper in the world down in Cali at Western Fantasy. This was a great trip and a great tournament, all things considered. I also made great friends with Casey from Boise, who I respect a ton. And it turns out the bros from Boise are all even more awesome than I would have guessed. Also, we went tubing on the Provo river, which was an adventure, but was absolutely a miserable experience. No regrets, though. Goals we may see in future years that I've been thinking of? Catch a snitch. Read the complete works of Calvin and Hobbes. Get in a fight. Learn to freestyle. Just to name a few.
Peace!
