(written december 31 around 6pm) If I had a net connection tonight, I’d post and let you all know that 2006 has arrived safely and that the future is, if not in good hands, at least here.
Unfortuately, I don’t have a net connection, which I’m finding actively annoying for the first time. I’ve been a bit impatient previously, and I had one real moment of jonesing for CoH, but overall it’s been a mior inconvienence and not something to mutter over. But today I’ve done my writing, done laundry, made bread, and finished reading Jennifer Fallon’s Demon Child trilogy (which was really good), and I have nothing left to do. I mean, I could write more, but dammit, I did my writing for the day and I don’t *want* to write more. I could read something else, but nothing else we’ve got here particularly appeals to me. I’m still coughing up a lung every time I change elevation, so the idea of going out and partying isn’t all that exciting, either. Also, it’s only 6pm, which is too early to go out and party anyway. :)
Anyway, the point is that this is an ideal time to log on and horse around for a while, and I can’t do it. :P We’re supposed to get net access on Tuesday, which is presumably when I’ll post this.
Typically I’d post my revolutions and a look at last year’s revolutions, too, but again with the no net access, so I can only half remember what my revolutions were in the first place.
There was weight loss: check. I lost 22 pounds in 2005, for a total loss so far of 34 pounds. (update: I was aiming for 30 pounds lost. 22 will do. :)
There was biking, I think 1500 miles: failure. I think I managed about 400. (update: even worse. I was aiming for 1625 and made 352.5!)
There was writing: check. Goal was 400K and I made about 300K, but I wasn’t planning on completely totally rewriting HoS, which cut into the forward motion somewhat.
There was walking: check. I wanted to make it to Rauros Falls and halfway to Mount Doom. I’ve really lost track in the last month, but I think I’ve made it about 305 of the 489 or something miles to Mount Doom, so I think I’ve done 6 or 700 miles this year. Go me. (update: 728.5 miles! wow!)
There were probably book sales. I have no idea what I put down for the number I wanted to sell, so I’ll just look at that later. (update: my goal was four. I signed 1 contract for 3 books in 2005. Not bad.)
There were books read: I don’t know if I made it to 104. Probably not, although if you count re-reads of my own books while I’m working on them, I made it. Oi. Anyway, again with this one, the net access is a problem, since I keep my book list online. Bah. (update: wow, I really suck. Only 65 books. Agh. I think that’s the worst I’ve ever done. Agh. Must read more.)
Anything else I just can’t remember right now.
If I had Highlander, I could watch that. But I don’t. It’s packed. Blast.