{"id":80,"date":"2009-11-03T03:16:43","date_gmt":"2009-11-03T07:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matthewhuynh.com\/blog\/?p=80"},"modified":"2009-11-03T03:16:43","modified_gmt":"2009-11-03T07:16:43","slug":"my-early-new-years-resolutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.matthewhuynh.com\/index.php\/2009\/11\/03\/my-early-new-years-resolutions\/","title":{"rendered":"My Early New Year&#8217;s Resolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>i had been veering off the path recently and i needed to re-evaluate my priorities in life so as to not fail. i started a new job as a programmer at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.829llc.com\/\">829 LLC<\/a>. i&#8217;m in it more for the experience than the money because my finances are pretty stable, but my big wage was a great incentive to get me\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0on board. however, now my schedule is even more packed. i&#8217;m looking at an additional 10 hours of work a week on top of my 10 hours of work-study, but maybe i can still manage. without further ado, my goals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>captain of BU men&#8217;s ultimate frisbee team next year<\/strong> &#8211; this goal is very achievable. i&#8217;ve been working hard at ultimate ever since i came to BU. i started off as an unathletic and inexperienced player, having no prior sports experience other than martial arts. i would like to think that i&#8217;ve progressed since i play more than 2 points a game nowadays.<\/li>\n<li><strong>manager at CFA ITO (work-study job)<\/strong> &#8211; this goal is also very achievable. i&#8217;ve worked here ever since i&#8217;ve gotten to BU. the job has been a good learning experience because i&#8217;ve constantly been challenged. it was the first job that forced me to work 100% at all times, which has shaped my work ethic into something reasonable. i feel attached because i just know the organization and the people so well (relative to previous\/other jobs). the pay could be better, but in this economy, i&#8217;ll take it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>continue web development next summer<\/strong> &#8211; sooner or later, i will have to choose between verndale or 829 LLC as my summer job. we&#8217;ll have to see how this run with 829 LLC goes, but i&#8217;m sure i&#8217;ll be happy with my choice either way because i&#8217;ll be getting paid well to do rewarding and exciting work.<\/li>\n<li><strong>be a decent pool player by end of academic year<\/strong> &#8211; i&#8217;ve been hitting BU central&#8217;s pool hall pretty hard for the past month. everyone pretty much knows me as a regular there. i purchased my own cue stick (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcdermottcue.com\/0307.asp\">mcdermott m72e<\/a> for $135 off ebay) and i think i need to step it up to the next level. i&#8217;m going to start reading and watching learning materials, as well as practicing instead of just playing pool. by the end of the school year, hopefully i&#8217;ll be able to run a table from the break most of the time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>don&#8217;t fail school<\/strong> &#8211; a seemingly silly goal, but i find myself not paying attention to my academics as much as i should be. i mean, i pay quite a bit of money to attend college and i shouldn&#8217;t slut around so much, but i have poor self-control and this results in poor grades. i&#8217;ve pretty much decided what i want to do when i graduate: desktop and\/or web programming. it&#8217;ll be more along the lines of practical application rather than technical\/theoretical because frankly, i&#8217;m not that great at math and by extension, computer science. this means i just need to focus on the classes that matter and skim by in the classes that don&#8217;t relate so much. a bad strategy for my GPA for sure, but i&#8217;m just a realist (or maybe that&#8217;s just my excuse for sucking in classes).<\/li>\n<li><strong>learn some tricks in snowboarding <\/strong>&#8211; maybe too early, but with this upcoming season, i want to improve my skills on the slopes. last year, i could do some big boxes and rails and small jumps, but i want to double that this year. i want to be doing bigger jumps, smaller boxes and rails, and maybe even a 360. maybe it&#8217;s my competitiveness, but i just think that part of the enjoyment of an activity is the challenge it provides. that&#8217;s why i just love trying new things and seeing if i can improve at it really quickly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>anyways, have to wake up early tomorrow (or today, rather) and listen to a semi-boring lecture on probability and computing (CS237). it&#8217;s my worst class currently and i was going to drop it, but i decided to just stick it out and try to barely pass. hooray for mediocrity!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>i had been veering off the path recently and i needed to re-evaluate my priorities in life so as to not fail. i started a new job as a programmer at 829 LLC. i&#8217;m in it more for the experience than the money because my finances are pretty stable, but my big wage was a &hellip; 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