J. Downs

hates painting walls and ceilings.



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organize the house. (read all 2 entries…)
New list for the new house 1 day ago

Clean and sort my desk (again)
Establish in-box system like the one I use at work
Go through all of our clothes and make Goodwill donation
Sort through everything in the garage and the hobby room
Finish unpacking last boxes in the family room
Sell unused books, CDs, miscellaneous



Brainstorm ways to supplement my income
Untitled 1 day ago

CREATIVE IDEA GENERATION (what is this field called?!?)
Writing
Editing
Composing
Arranging
Copyist
Teach college classes part time
Brass lessons
Web design
Usability analysis and design
Graphic novel proposal
Part time job: newspaper, library, creative firm, marketing



Save up to purchase some items I need... (read all 5 entries…)
Updated 1 month ago

Immediate:

(1) Software sampler and instruments, firewire audio interface
(2) Exercise weights and pull up bar
(3) Office: desk, chair, love seat, ottoman, curtain rod
(4) Scanner

Medium Range:

(5) Euphonium
(6) Electric guitar
(7) Bowling ball, bag, and shoes
(8) Hand gun



Read 50 books this year. (read all 10 entries…)
Untitled 1 month ago

I’ve lost track, so I’ll need to start fresh for 2010.



refinish my desk (read all 2 entries…)
Gave Up 1 month ago

I decided that I just need to buy a new desk and relocate this one to the hobby room.



Read 50 books this year. (read all 10 entries…)
Untitled 5 months ago

13. Frank Miller, “Sin City 3: The Big Fat Kill”



spend more time with my son (read all 5 entries…)
Almost ready to mark done 6 months ago

The way I see it, once a never-ending goal such as this one becomes routine, it’s time to mark as complete. I am nearly ready to do so…



Connect with my family and friends more often (read all 5 entries…)
I caved... 6 months ago

...and joined Facebook. So we’re all set.



buy a home
Okay... 6 months ago

I am desperate to close before December 1 so I qualify for that $8,000 tax credit and also don’t need to sign a new rental lease. Problem is, there is no way I will amass 20% down in time. So I’m just going to bite the bullet and dive in next month with an approximate down payment of 7.5% (mortgages in my area are still available with 3.5% or 5% down for first-time buyers). Wish me luck!



Read 50 books this year. (read all 10 entries…)
Untitled 8 months ago

12. Frank Miller, “300”



pay off all my debts (read all 3 entries…)
and closer... 8 months ago

the last credit card will be paid down in six weeks. at that same time, i’ll make my first extra payment on the last student loan. if all goes according to plan, my entire debt burden should be gone by july, august at the latest. huzzah!



Read 50 books this year. (read all 10 entries…)
Untitled 8 months ago

10. Kyle Baker, “How to Draw Stupid”
11. Warren Ellis, “Global Frequency: Planet Ablaze”



Read 50 books this year. (read all 10 entries…)
Untitled 9 months ago

9. Brian Vaughan & Tony Harris, “Ex Machina, Book 1”



Leave random surprises for people to discover
Okay, so this is pretty darned amusing. 9 months ago

Saw this online and decided I want to try this in and around my city:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3450/3389213711_cc1a84357f_o.jpg



Read 50 books this year. (read all 10 entries…)
Untitled 9 months ago

7. Frank Miller, “Sin City 7: Hell and Back”
8. Alan Moore, “V for Vendetta”



Read 50 books this year. (read all 10 entries…)
Untitled 10 months ago

6. John Wagner, “A History of Violence”



Start playing and recording music again (read all 2 entries…)
Guitar 10 months ago

I’ve been playing biweekly while giving lessons. Need to increase this by practicing on weekends and nights when I don’t have Andrew.



Start playing and recording music again (read all 2 entries…)
Trumpet 10 months ago

I’ve been playing weekly while giving lessons. I need to expand upon this and practice a few days each week. Wednesdays and (Tuesdays or Fridays, depending on the week) would be best. I need to track down some repertoire.



Focus on the stories for my new novels (read all 2 entries…)
Untitled 10 months ago

I’ve been making serious progress on the first.



Study one composer each month (read all 2 entries…)
Untitled 10 months ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composers



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