I have not been nearly as good at keeping track of these goals this year as I did last or in 2020, but let's check in and see how I'm doing.
1. Go on one hike a month. I'm not sure I did a hike in June (I'm thinking back, and I dunno), but I did in July and I just did in August as well. I'm not going to say I've blown this--though I probably have--but I'll keep trying to remember).
2. Insert "Joanie Loves Chachi" reference into at least two stories.
I did once, then promptly forgot about it. Maybe I can stick one in the dishwasher story (I threw in a random line about Ronnie Milsap the other day, then wasted twenty minutes reading about his life and career . . . that could easily have been Joanie/Chachi).
3. Start up "Twilight Groan" again with Cathexis, at least four episodes.
This would have happened if it was going to happen. My niece did bring her laptop over, though, and I saw it had a Rod Serling sticker on the front, so that's something.
4. Plot out and start writing the third "Calling" story (and finish it?).
I still WANT to do this, but haven't gotten to it.
5. Finish recording and publish "Hatchling."
This is out, thank Buddha.*
6. Put out Christmas collection I was supposed to put out in 2020.
I did edit another of those audio stories a month or three back, but soon it'll be time to start thinking about this again (especially if Big puts out his X-mas collection).
7. Put out Audio collection I was supposed to put out in 2019. This got done. Now I need to start on Volume 5.
8. Buy no more Transformers. Darn, I was doing so well. I bought one for Big Anklevich early in the year (never sent it to him, though, so I suppose I could return it), but then I bought two in August because they were supposedly rare. Sorry.
9. Finish "Balms & Sears" . . . in first quarter of 2022.
Well, that was just a stupid goal, because even if I finish it now (which I still haven't), I can't count it as succeeding at the first quarter part.
10. Put out 10-12 Podcasts That Dare Not Speak Their Name.
I'm on track (I've got five so far, and am nearly done with the next one). The most current one I'm editing had a recording of, get this: two and a half hours. So I think we're going to get my first two-part Podcast That Dares. Maybe I'll schedule them to drop in October/November, when I'm gone.
11. Get Marvel Universe figures out of storage and get rid of them.
Done (though it doesn't matter, because they were already gone).
12. Put out "Dead & Breakfast" collection 1.
What? That? It is something I could do, but where do I end it? Should I just put out the stories that I have recorded and edited, and call that Volume One? It would be the least work for me.
13. Run on treadmill once a week.
Oh, balls. Nope. But I did get the exercise bike, and I've used that once a week. I'm going to switch it up.
14. Put out "Caller I.D." on the Outcast . . . birthday week?
That was done, though not quite on time.
15. Finish Outpost Outbreak novel.
I don't even remember what that is. I'm sure I wrote on it in January or February.
16. Read another really great book.
I'm currently reading "The Bear and the Dragon" by Tom Clancy. Maybe that will count.
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