31 dec 2012

in my teens, i adopted the motto "carpe diem". yeah, it's trite, but hell, having a motto is trite. carpe diem encompasses the whole live-like-you're-dying and don't-put-off-to-tomorrow concepts -- anti-procrastination -- but it's more than that. it's not only about not putting things off, and it's not merely about doing things, checking them off a list. it's about experiencing the experiences. you know?

so, it's time to put pen to paper and set some goals for experiences to experience in 2013.

1. yoga x10. i am going to go ahead and say i will accomplish this one. i've got a groupon for hot yoga, with an appt to begin using it in a couple weeks. 10 times doesn't seem like much, but 10 times swimming didn't seem like much, either, and i barely got that one done last year.

2. read 500 pages non-fiction and 500 lines poetry. letting the non-fiction bar down just a tad from last year and adding some poetry. i was going to say "50 poems" but poetry varies in length. 500 lines would be 25 20-line poems so surely i can accomplish that. and, i am not talking dr seuss - this will be Real Poetry.

3. run 2000 miles and break 4:30 in a marathon. fairly self-explanatory.

here we go!