When there is no soul-searching, is the soul still there?
from The Sacredness of Questioning Everything by David Dark

We'll build new traditions in place of the old
'Cause life without revision will silence our souls
from "Snow" by Sleeping at Last

Saturday, May 7, 2011

A Few Goals

Summer is fast approaching, and I love summer because I suddenly have entire days to work toward the things I want to do and improve. Here are a few things I've been thinking about today:


  • I want to read Time magazine regularly and work nonfiction books into my reading rotation. I want to be more informed.
  • I want to research higher education options and start to figure out what I want to learn next.
  • I want to learn how to cook things that are more healthy for Jason and me, and I want to start doing so more regularly.
  • I want to map out a year's curriculum before the school year starts.
  • I want to write more on a regular basis. Even if it isn't any good, I want to start a writing project for myself.
  • I want to watch all the Academy Awards Best Pictures. (This goal was inspired by our recent trip to Hollywood.) This is a long term goal, of course, something I just want to start working on whenever I rent movies to watch. Instead of picking whatever recent release that looks best, I want to start exposing myself to more films over the decades that have been deemed the best.
That's enough to put on the list for now...