To quote the chairman of the board, for me and mine it was a very good year. In 2014…
- The family and I went on a cruise (for the first time)
- I went on three International business trips (to Greece and Mexico)
- I was able to visit Paris (again, for the first time)
- Attended a party in the Seahawks stadium (on the field), two weeks before they won the Super Bowl
- Enjoyed two great trips to Vegas
- Rode in a submarine
- Visited Mayan ruins in Mexico
- Visited the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Got to see more of America through work trips (Pittsburgh! Washington DC! Dallas!)
- Visited the Christmas Story house and Southfork Ranch
- Got to visit the Computer History Museum
- Survived a car wreck that totaled my Jeep (RIP)
- Once again took a trip to Twin Peaks
- Hung out with friends in Seattle and Los Angeles…
- Got to speak at a couple of conferences
- Visited the Andy Warhol Museum
- Met a LOT of famous people (Hi Norman! Hi Brent!)
- Had the opportunity to do great work with some very talented teammates…
- Lost a bit of weight (enough for people to notice and for me to feel better).
Basically, it was better than I hoped. Lots of pics of my travels are here.
I look back at this past year with profound gratitude. Lots of people are not doing half as well as we are, and I am doing what I can to help as many people in need as possible – an effort that is absolutely driven by the appreciation of what me and mine have.
So, 2015… what do I do for an encore? Well… Here’s my list. Don’t call them “resolutions” – consider them “plans.”
- Visit Seattle at least three times
- Visit Portland again
- Lose more weight, but more important gain more muscle mass
- Don’t go to the Star Trek Las Vegas Convention (been there, done that, got the t-shirt)
- Don’t go to DragonCon (again, I’m over it)
- Go to SXSW
- Speak at three conferences (two are already booked)
- Go back to Europe for business and pleasure
- Drink less, but drink better (elevate my palate, as it were).
- Get the Icon Windows Phone
- Upgrade my wife’s phone
- Get rid of some stuff (either by selling or giving it away)
- Walk more
- Eat less fast food
- Eat more fish and vegetables (ESPECIALLY SALMON)
- Finish my Neglected Cinema series (and publish it as an e-book)
- Write more (I’ve been slacking off the past three months due to my day job)
- Put more in my 401K (and be grateful that I HAVE a 401K)
- Join a gym
- Go to the beach on two continents
- Catch up on some TV shows
- Relax more
- Read more
- Get better sleep
- Play more games (board and video)
- Do something that scares me
- Do not see the second and third Hobbit films
- Do not see any films that star Kevin Hart or Kevin James
- See the Avengers 2
- Probably see Mad Max:Fury Road and Tomorrowland
- Maybe see Star Wars VII or Ant-Man
- Watch Better Call Saul, The Walking Dead, and The Middle
- Watch any show Gordon Ramsey is on
- See a lot of movies on airplanes
- Bedazzle NOTHING
- Pay off debt
- Accrue more dept
- Eat more stroopwafels
- Celebrate some anniversaries, big and small
- Try and appreciate the little things
- Try not to die
That’s my list, folks. I hope you make a similar list – not of what you hope to do, but one that lists everything that you WILL do.