NiftyFifty Challenge
I always tended to be of the opinion that new year’s resolutions were stupid, mainly because I think they’re for people who hate themselves and have to stick to it at all times. First, no I don’t hate myself, okay maybe just a little bit but who doesn’t? Secondly, I feel there are so many things that even just a small part of me has always considered doing. At least with setting myself 50 targets, once they are achieved I don’t have to worry about doing it again if the quick ‘rip off a band aid effect’ was just a bit too painful for my own liking. More than anything, I would just like to get myself out of my comfort zone. Allah knows that I’ve spent far too long in it this year. Anyhoo, here is each of my 50, with a little behind why I chose each one.
1. Move out of the Parents house and Finally live on my own accord. – Firstly, I’ll be 23 this year, and now that I have completed my apprenticeship at work, feel that I live upon a decent enough wage to feel like I don’t merit the right to leech off my parentals cheap rent any more. Time to be independent, and this has surely got to be the year.
2. Chuck my Sky+ HD package. This is probably the main reason why I’m stuck in this stalemate of a life right now. Personally I blame Sky Atlantic. I mean when you feel the urge to choose between going out of your comfort zone and then spot such beauties of television in The Sopranos and Game of Thrones, it really does became hard to want to do anything else, even when you had the option of recording. And don’t get me started on the football side. Watching football from 5 different countries both live and then highlights takes up enough time as it is. Taking up my space becomes a chore just to keep on top of how much space you have left after a while, bloody HD.
3. Quit Smoking, PERMANENTLY. This must be at least double figures now for the amount of attempts I’ve done this. But when you’re in the pub, the temptation becomes so much stronger thanks to a lack of inhibitions. Then of course, are the superb killing time joys of the fag breaks at work. I must easily kill at least an hour to and an hour and a half of the day with this alone. Also, I’m asthmatic, and with the minor cold I had over the winter, I’ve still not rid myself of the damn thing. This will be a challenge, but fortunately one of my other mates is trying to do the same. Hopefully with us helping each other it will double our chances…hopefully.
4. Get fit again. I still play football for my local amateur side, so that does to an extent keep me in check. That said, its been roughly six weeks since I last did any legitimate exercise(does a ride count?). Plus another half stone in festive weight gained has taken me to a near whopping 14 stone which has earned me the trademark name of J- Lo thanks to that trunk I carry. I have to say I’ll enjoy my football so much more as well.
5. Get back into my guitar. I used to be not half bad at it considering I have self-taught myself on the damn thing. It used to be so stimulating, but the longer you stay away from it, the harder it is to get back into it. Plus, I could do with serenading my way back in a girl or two’s good graces in the most annoyingly cheesy manner possible.
6. Come out of this year with a positive figured bank balance from betting. I’m a fairly avid gambler and probably would have made my target if it wasn’t for that naïve £50(biggest bet ever made) on Man City to beat Chelsea
7. Learn another language. Let’s be fair, a Standard Grade 2 in French doesn’t count for fuck all in a conversation. I’d preferably like to do Spanish, but I wouldn’t mind picking up were I left in French. There is also that fact that the company that owns my work is Italian and would probably be the most useful. I’ll need to think about this.
8. Get myself a Laptop. I do most of my surfing on my phone thanks to WiFi, and the computer at home is jobbies. A laptop would certainly encourage me to maintain this blog and open up many other windows to myself, not to mention all the porn choices.
9. Go to country where people don’t speak English or Spanish. I’ve only ever been around parts of Great Britain and Spain
10. Get to over 200 followers on Twitter. I’m hitting close to 100 just now after 8 months. Only now, am I starting to really use it.
11. Try out the X-Factor – What the hey? I’m fed up of throwing things at the TV. Also people have said I haven’t got the worse voice, so I might able to leave with some respect in tact, not that I’ll have a lot for doing it in the first place.
12. Score another goal for my football team. I’ve only scored 3 goals over the three years and I’ll never match that 25 yard rocket that I dispatched into local rival North Berwick again. In saying that, at my first training session of the year although I could barely run much, I seemed to compensate beautifully in terms of shooting. PING ! Would be an understatement.
13. Do a non-stop drinking session. I’ve managed 13-14 hours so I reckon I could top that if I tried.
14. Be in a proper relationship for longer than three months. That’s my record so far, and I’m not too optimistic of beating it just yet.
15. Read 10 books. I want to give the Fire and Ice books a go, and maybe a couple of others that I’ve never had the privilege of reading, like How to kill a Mockingbird, or Catcher in the Rye
16. Do further learning. I’ve only got a HND in Engineering through my work, but I’d like to a least get on the market for a degree and onwards to improve my career aspirations.
17. Watch One who flew over the cuckoo’s nest. It annoys that I’ve never seen this before yet.
18. Buy a Hearts Top. I haven’t done this in years.
19. Watch Dexter. Shamelessly stolen from Gordon the Gopher(Darren McGregor). I’ve always wanted to see this.
20. See Muse live. They’ll be touring with their new album in September and I still haven’t seen my favourite band live yet.
21. Learn to Cook. Microwave meals are just becoming appealing to me now. And they are making me into a chunker.
22. Get a Tattoo. All my friends have one, whilst I have been putting it off. Just one though, and no more.
23. Do some kind of long distance run, even if it is just a 5k
24. Cancel my Lovefilm. I’ve been meaning to do this for a while now.
25. Try Yoga
26. Try some kind of Fighting art out.
27. Try Rock-climbing. Supposed to be brilliant for building muscle.
28. Decide whether to Laser Surgery or get myself a sexy pair of Glasses. I’m at the end of my lifecycle when it comes to wearing them. My eyes are just too dry.
29. Get on a train or bus without paying.
30. Learn to Dance…properly. See my facebook
31. Shout penis as loudly as possible in a public place, because doing that would scare the shite out of me.
32. Meet a Celebrity. A proper one, none of this Big brother C-lister pish. Scarlett Johannson prefer.
33. Go two weeks without a wank. It’s harder than it sounds…
34. Shag outside. Again, probably harder than it sounds, and a hand doesn’t count. I’ve tried that already…
35. See a fortune teller, so I can see if this is a waste of time or not.
36. Take on the Jaffa
37. Go to the zoo, see the pandas.
38. Buy an Item of clothing worth more than £60, because I’m usually a cheap cunt.
39. Finish watching Chuck, and then get all the seasons on DVD. I’ve only seen one episode of season 5 for my shame, considering it is the best tv show ever.
40. Sleep outdoors…again.
41. Watch all the Euro 2012 games. Thank you Sky+
42. Go watch a Comedian live.
43. Watch a game of football in a stadium I’ve never been to. New St. Mirren park and pittodrie continue to elude me.
44. Hit 10,000 posts on PnB
45. Have a night out in Glasgow
46. Learn to Juggle. I’m scrambling for ideas now…
47. Attend a Scotland International game for once.
48. Go to the theatre for once. Ok, now I’m definitely scrambling…
49. Go down to England
50. Keep up to date with this blog.
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