New Years Resolutions 2014

Finally got this one in on time! Looks like some old and new resolutions will be going on this list, hopefully the repeats will end. So here we go...

• Get back on track with eating better and make exercise a part of my daily routine. Over and over I've made weight loss and getting healthy a resolution, and the problem (or excuse) that I had is that if certain things such as not eating healthy while on vacation, or missing a few days of exercise, then I fall off the wagon. But clearly the problem is that I have used that as an excuse to give up. So this time if these things happen, I will start all over until it is part of the routine again.
• Laugh instead of getting angry. I really don't like getting mad over petty things such as teasing and jokes. I also need to think before I react or speak. I do not want to stick my foot in my mouth after saying stupid things as a reply to requests, comments, or opinions.
• Pick up the drawing pencils, a paintbrush, or a tablet and start doing art again. Even if I can't think of what to draw, just draw anything you see.
• Get more of my fan fiction writing done by using any spare time I have, even if I only have time to write one line, it's better than none.
• Get prepared for moving out by changing habits such as shopping by buying necessities first before the wants. But stock up on items I won't be able to afford when living on my own. Also start an emergency fund so that I will be prepared for those occasions and not have to resort to taking from my savings.
• Keep up with organization. So far I've done good in going through my stuff and deciding what stays and what goes. Do this four times a year, spring cleaning, summer set up, fall pre-holiday clean-up, and the end of the year cleanout.

Well this is all I can think of. Now...usually people make resolutions and they forget about them until the end of the year when they are making new ones (or repeated ones) so this time I will do a six month check-up to see how I am doing so far.

Best and Worst of 2013

Well it is that time again to do my annual Best and worst of... lists. I love looking back at the old lists to see what I was into at the time, which could be very useful in the future when you tell your kids or grandkids what you thought was cool then. This year there will be a new category for comics sicne I have gotten into them. So without further ado, here it is:

Best New Albums:
Hail to the King-by Avenged Sevenfold
The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell vol's 1 and 2-by Five Finger Death Punch
House of Gold and Bones pt 2-by Stone Sour
Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies-by Volbeat

Worst New Albums:
Robin Thicke
Miley Cyrus

Best Songs:
Hail to the King by Avenged Sevenfold
Lift Me Up by Five Finger Death Punch
Get Lucky by Daft Punk
Tired by Stone Sour
Radioactive by Imagine Dragons
Voices by Alice in Chains
Sirens by Pearl Jam

Worst Songs:
Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus
Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke
What Does the Fox Say by Ylvis

Best New Band I got into:
Imagine Dragons

Potential One Hit Wonder:
Ylvis

Best TV Shows of 2013:
Breaking Bad
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
American Horror Story: Coven
Revenge
Once Upon a Time

Worst TV Shows of 2013:
Duck Dynasty (Not because of Phil's comments, but because it doesn't appeal to me)
Once Upon a Time Wonderland
All Reality Shows that end with "Wives" in the title

Best Movies:
Ironman 3
Pacific Rim
The Great Gatsby
Thor The Dark World
The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug
Anchorman 2
American Hustle
Frozen

Worst Movies:
Grown Ups 2  (Adam Sandler needs to stop!)

R.I.P.D. (Rifftrax should riff on this!)
Freebirds (Stupid!)
The Mortal Instruments City of Bones (jumping on the teen novel bandwagon) 
Beautiful Creatures (also jumping on the teen novel badwagon trying to be the next Twilight)
Oblivian (Tom Cruise)
After Earth (Didn't appeal to me)
Smurfs 2 (no thanks!)
Scary Movie 5 (enough with these! It stopped being funny after Scary Movie 2)
Sharknado (this one is so bad that it's the best B-sci-fi movie ever!)

Actor and Actress of the Year: (*New!*)
Tom Hiddleston
Jennifer Lawrence

Best New Book of 2013: (*New!*)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven...by Corey Taylor
 
Best Book I read in 2013: (*New!*)
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin

Best Meme:
Grumpy Cat (2nd year!)
Unflattering Beyonce (A note to the publicist...shouldn't have told us to take the image down!)

Best Viral Movement:
"I Quit" videos by employees quitting their jobs in a big and flashy way.

Worst Viral Movement: 
Wrecking Ball recreations (except for the Transformers fanart ones)
Twerking (I hope it goes away in 2014!)
Harlem Shake (it was over as soon as it went viral

Worst Quote:
"Dancing on stage is like going to war"~Kanye West

Best Comics:
Transformers More Than Meets the Eye 
Transformers Robots in Disguise
Transformers Prime Beast Hunters
House of Gold & Bones

New Years Resolutions

A little late, but I try to do these every year for myself and to see how far I've come along.

1. Lose weight, but this time achieve it by setting smaller more realistic steps that I can do. For example: I am starting off with doing weightless arm exercises, and I am doing wall push ups (a good way to do them if you can't even do the girly push ups) Hopefully I can work my way up to using weights and doing girly push ups followed by regular push ups.

2. Stay away from fast food and use the money to buy things like Transformers comics, figures, and other things that I can physically keep.

3. Try not to let my temper get the best of me. If I start getting mad at someone for a comment they make, no matter how stupid it is to get mad over, walk away until I cool down before I say anything i regret and can't take back.

4. Since I will be going to Washington state to look for work, make realistic plans to make it happen so I can stay there. Begin the gradual steps to prepare for living on my own.

5. Go to Universal Studios before I leave here while my pass is still valid and cross my fingers that I can ride the Transformers ride at least two times.

6. Hope that I can make it to the Golden God's Award Show, even if I'm in Washington state.

7. Save up to open a real bank account and start saving up for retirement.

8. Do more traditional art using drawing pencils, colored pencils, markers, and ink on paper. Do paintings again. Enter art shows and/or contests.

9. Cook dinner for my family more often so I can get used to cooking for myself, especially when I'm on my own or with room mates.