- create a website & blog to showcase work 
- continue consuming things at a reasonable rate (stop spending exorbitant amount of time on tumblr… unless it's to find inspiring imagery) 
- read a book a week, or at least try to read more. now that i'm not in school, there should be more time for this kind of consumption 
- read more art/design books 
- read magazines as i get them and not wait around with them 
- learn how to drive 
- get license by winter of 2013/2014 
- look into p90x and other forms of exercise that may be carried out within my own home since i don't have enough money to afford gym membership. 
- save up money this year to go to grad school by 2014, if not then 2015. 
- go to california (LA & SF… and then possibly asia?) 
- go on grad school tours, starting first in nyc and then to california upon arrival there 
- make new friends in nyc by going to events/places where likeminded individuals will be located 
- learn about the full scope of design and the power behind it's message 
- stop being afraid to create art. "not knowing how to do something" is not an answer, find out, try it out, and learn from your mistakes. 
- volunteer or get involved in my church 
- buy more clothes from thrift stores or stores with cheaper clothing (necessary clothing/f21/mandees) 
- become less concerned with others again and focus on inner peace and health 
- develop a more positive and holistic spirituality again 
- find hope 
- do bold things (talk to random strangers, compliment people on the street/subway, etc.) 
- remove a lot of negative stimuli from life 
- clean up Facebook and unfriend a lot of negative individuals 
- work hard, play harder 
- create something every day 
- but devote one day a week on being very creative (paint/glue/etc. all out). 
- take part in the happiness project 
- stop thinking negatively about individuals and work on being positive. 
- look into purchasing a journal like "wreck this journal" or "642 things to draw" to inspire work 
- get through my video game back log (no new purchases of games UNTIL the back log is completed) 
- surviving until 2014 & onwards 
- find mixed/bi-racial female models for photography 
- find an asian male model for photography 
- get through my massive reading list 
- zero dollar days 
- keep a running list of daily expenses 
- floss & use mouth wash daily 
- apply for JET programs & 'teach abroad' in Korea 
         jan 1 2013 ∞
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