Things to do
I'm not going to plan out my entire year, but here's part of my plans.
Get more work
I have some leads, and I have some contacts that I've yet to contact. I must follow through on these.
Continue the redesign and the redesign series
I think this is going to be really interesting.
Work on the pseudo-secret project
I was going to call this the “top secret” project, but as I'm mentioning it on a public site, that seemed a bit rich. I'm working on a little project that should be of interest to any web designer. More on this in March.
Go to SXSW 2005
Hit the SXSW 2005 Interactive festival in March, find out what all the fuss is about. This will cost a lot. Must also get a new passport.
Get a 17-inch Powerbook
I need one. I really do. Once I've registered for VAT (the form is filled in and on my desk), it should only cost around two and a half grand.
I remember when these things costs upwards of three ex VAT. I have no idea how much the new revisions will cost or even when they are coming out.
Visit New York
I've been told I'd like it there. Plus, I have up to four VIP tickets to the Daily Show for when I go... how sweet is that?
Write more songs
...or, more accurately, finish the ones you've been writing and get a demo together.
Work towards winning a Bloggie in 2006 / 2007
Stiff competition, but I'm hopeful. Work done over this year may be enough to win a coveted Bloggie, if not... well, setting extremely difficult goals for oneself is useful for getting work done.
Get this plane
Quite likely to be a UFO-nut fantasy, but they seem so freaking sweet. The TR-3B is a craft that is alleged to have anti-gravity technology and be capable of speeds of roughly Mach 9. I dunno about you, but if this thing has a decent interface to it and is nice and nimble too it would be sweet to fly.
Comments
David Barrett:
The ultimate goal is not to win a Bloggie, but to write a good blog that is so good content-wise and design-wise that is has a fair shot at winning one.
That goal is next to the "get a UFO" one for a reason.
Zoomtard:
But don't you see Phil, if he wins a blog thing the work will be flowing in. I, for one, would only employ a web designer who has been recognised by web bloggers for their web blogging expertise if I was redesigning my corporate web presence.
No. I'm lying. Phil gets the job for his site, which is like a CV in the form of a webpage.
I love you Phil.
Claire:
"Write more songs
...or, more accurately, finish the ones you've been writing and get a demo together."
Dave, I never gave you permission to finish the songs I've been writing.
David Barrett:
Zoomtard:
Yes, Phil's site is a masterpiece I am unlikely to ever top. Make sure you move the mouse around the page.
Claire:
I made a typo. I would tell you to sue me, but our lawyers are still fighting over the last debacle I think I should keep quiet.
Des:
Only arseholes "need" powerbooks, you're not an arsehole , are you Dave?
Also, yes, doing work is a pre-requisite to holidays or mac-attacks. I would concentrate more on that aspect of the "Things to do" , before you worry about the rest.
Philip Brennan:
Zoomtard: Thanks, I like your site a lot, but considering that I couldn't write content so frequently, or with 1% of the quality, I'm satisfied with mine.
Dave: I heard that Photoshop runs on ibm/dell/proton laptops as well now, they cost less and they can play proper games. You could spray paint it white surely?
David Barrett:
Des: I am an arsehole, Des.
Also, congrats on stating the obvious. Goods and service do indeed cost money. Who knew? Answer: everybody.
Phil: If it could play PC games you know you'd want one.
Philip Brennan:
Dave:
It's not always obvious that it's obvious to you.
I mean that in the most islamic way possible.
Regarding the powerbook, well, it can't, and it isn't likely to any time soon. Even if it did, it wouldn't get as many frames, quads and frags per second.
Kevin, not Zoomtard:
I am buying a new laptop. I thought about an apple because you and this yanky guy I know kept on about them. Then I saw the prices. And then the software prices. And then I used open office and realised I'd need to buy the software because open office is slower than a Confey youth with two empty aeresol cans in one hand and a stick of glue in the other. Then I went to the dell outlet store and decided I'd take a D600 Latitude and its ghey greyness for €940 thanks.
Here is the most important thing: the dell is the best because my salary isn't very high.
Lesson: Its still more than yours Dave. Get a job, then start dreaming.
David Barrett:
People seem to be missing the get money, buy products concept... at least the fact that I understand it.
Thanks for assuming I'm that stupid guys.
Kevin:
Not stupid. But not recognising the primacy of a salary, or at least a wage.
You may find this patronising, but the America thing is stupid.
Kevin
David Barrett:
Kevin:
New York is unlikely. SXSW is a necessity. If you want me to explain this, I will do so elsewhere.
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phil:
concentrate on the getting work bit, otherwise you won't be doing any of the other things on that list. I'd also concentrate on not getting a dubious blogging award. Then you might actually win one.