This is it! Just a few hours until I turn 36, and such is my lack of motivation these days that I am yet to complete my list of 36 things to do in the next 12 months! So here goes… Let’s see where we left things earlier:
1. Start writing a blog – and update it every week.
2. Start a Vlog.
3. Visit a European city I’ve never been to.
4. Write a magazine/website column.
5. Run 10k.
6. Draw or paint a picture that I’m proud of.
7. Get a fucking six pack.
8. Learn to do a handstand.
9. Explore other career paths.
10. Buy a flat.
That’s not a bad start. But it isn’t 36 things. So let’s bulk it up a bit:
11. Get married (I’m cheating slightly – I’ll tell you later)
12. Start playing a new sport.
13. Learn a language.
14. Cook a 3 course dinner from scratch.
15. Write a book.
16. Make a speech.
17. Get (and stay) in touch with almost-lost friends.
18. Stop smoking.
19. Get a new tattoo.
20. Visit my family more.
There! 20 things to do on the list. 16 more to add over the course of the next year. And the year begins very soon. In just over three hours in fact. And for the first time I’m going to force myself to do these things by by showing it to the almost-dozens of people who follow me on Twitter. One or more of them I’m sure I know in real life, and I’m sure will badger me on a semi regular basis. So basically, I’ll have to rely on my own self-motivation. Erk.
And so it begins – tomorrow I don’t become a new man, just a different version of the same person. Littledrinker v2. Or maybe I’m up to version 5.0 now, and people have been complaining for the last few versions that each update is incremental and they’ve not noticed any decent new features. Well this is it – this is the update you’ve been waiting for. The one that’ll have everyone queueing round the corner from midnight until I wake up, the one you’ll be happy to pay £45 to upgrade for. Wait – £45? That’s steep… Hmmm. Maybe I’ll sleep on it. See if I can live without the new apps and improved camera.
I’ll keep you posted.
littledrinker 