eleven goals for 2011

1) maintain a 3.4 or higher GPA, with help from tutors, etc.
2) continue with autitiscats, including finding places, dont let dave deal w all the email)
3) work harder on keeping money until the end of the month (including but not limited to eating out much less) (also, keep the credit card down)
4) keep curating, making art, showing art and the like, plus writing (find funding for alaska, find a place for the gull lake project, apply to the residency in syracuse, research other grants and funding locations esp for travel), email st george the martyr, also set up website.
5) research and start writing the western book, pitch one review or other peice a week.work on the essay for may for the integrity grant, start and keep working on a tumblor project like the 100/100.
6) do at least two peices of major liturgical work (via negativa and pride liturgy, the forum,etc)
7) read prayerfully the psalms and think heavily about the nature of my faith
8) find some fun cardio heavy class once a week so you can get out of the house. (dodgeball, dancing?)
9) muck out the old storage locker.
10) keep closer notes on which films i have seen this year.
11) one date a month


plus last years plans:
art:

1. finish at least three projects (luther, pills, copycat)
copycat will be done next week.
2. one or two things at art met (copycat, luther)
see above.
3. send package to bau xi (email them first)
still need to set up website
4. start finding places for work outside of toronto (family in la to start)
shows in edmonton, anchorage next year
5. apply for a show at a gallery 4 times (akimbo)
done, if we include sholem's work
6. do more with film, and its antecedents (ie chromographs)
a little bit, but still need to work on this.
7. try to get published in worn (email them)
emailed, no response.
8. curate at least one more show (maybe leather, email lds quilt idea to textile musuem)
anchorage, still need to work on textile musuem.
9. show in edmonton in sept. (local media blitz)
media blitzed
10. find a place for the frog peice (fieldworks in northern ontario, and then where?)
still need to find a place


academic:

1. 3.4 average (a-)
yep
2. worry less about extensions (and take them if you need to)
yep
3. work on g etting into the sds (after next summer)
still an LTH, so that needs to be done after lth
4. figure out post masters plans (mls, outside of Toronto?)
see above
5. research in boise, chicago, slc, and calgary (funding for calgary and chicago secured)
work on funding for boise and slc
6. book proposal done (after chicago)
waiting until boise.
7. curate a show via the leather archives (travel maybe?)
nope

writing:

1. try again for now, eye, and exclaim re:cd reviews (shake trees)
tried, didnt work.
2. one review a month for left hip (or feature)
8 of both, so almost there.
3. try to get three other peices published at least one of those in print (so one pitch a month again)
no.
4. try local stuff (taddle creek maybe)
pitched to taddle creek.

personal:

1. keep using online dating sites, two dates this year (incl. fetlife and okcupid)
have been.
2. try to not to pressure oneself about progress and the like
yep
3. do one thing a month that you would otherwise say no to (laser tag!)
yep
4. keep room in at least vaguely the right shape (hamper and recycling bin bought)
its a little rough, but i think its alright
5. sheets, blankets, etc (new ones)
yep
6. go to montreal or winnipeg. (for mansex)
nope, but winnipeg less summer.
7. less money spent eating out (like maybe twice a month for fancy)
this is a continual theme.
8. try to go to the movies twice a month
yep
9. stop worrying about what you should feel and just let some of that go unprocessed
yep
10. esp. about God
yep, ready to process god now.
11. buy a goat
yep

family:

1. support amy in anything she needs to do (send that book)
amy did not want my support.
2. take less money from mom (or pay her back promptly)
paid her back promptly.
3. try to be less of an asshole to yr father (cause you cant change him)
working thru that.
4. try not to take advantage of ray and pat and d (but i dont?)
less worry avout this.