2017 Books

1. A Year by the Sea by Joan Anderson
2. The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler
3. The New Rules of Weightlifting for Women by Lou Schuler
4. Thinner Leaner Stronger by Michael Matthews
5. Multipliers by Liz Wiseman
6. Finding Gobi by Dion Leonard
7. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
8. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
9. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
10. Shut Up and Run by Robin Arzon
11. Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
12. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
13. The Last Carbonara by Anthony Jennings
14. Running Like a Girl by Alexandra Heminsley
15. The Tao of Bill Murray by Gavin Edwards

2017 Resolutions

1. Learn to dance
2. Read 15 books
3. Learn how to do handstands
4. Make a budget / track spending 
5. Pick ONE sport (3x/week)
6. Travel to a new country (Italy, hopefully)
7. Photo-a-day blog
8. Learn Italian
9. Figure out what's next
10. Finish my tattoo

First Tattoo

People keep asking me, "what does it mean?" I don't like answering that question because I hate being on the spot and it also feels personal and secret. But in any case, here's the gist of it. I like the symbolism of the moon, and I think it's a pretty design. On a more personal level I have been trying to internalize its message of rebirth -- a reminder that you can start over.

Tattoo planning

One of my New Year resolutions was to get a tattoo. I just e-mailed a shop in San Diego because I really like one of the artists there. This is my favorite from the artist:

I love the color, style and placement (although I'm not really into octopuses). I think I want a half sleeve, similar to this:

However, I want the colors to be a little deeper, and I want a red poppy flower somewhere in there:

 I like the style of the above poppy flowers. Other renditions I've seen look too crinkly, like they are carnations, which are a cheaper, less interesting flower to me.

Too carnation-like

2016 Books

1. All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
2. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
3. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
4. Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari
5. Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
6. The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer
7. The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
8. The Shyness Solution by Catherine Gillet
9. The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapeña

2016 Resolutions

1. Run a half marathon
2. Try spinning classes
3. Break 130 lbs
4. Memorize Canon on the piano
5. Take dance lessons for at least two months
6. Read 12 books 
7. Take a writing class
8. Write a piece of fiction > 50 pages
9. Build a side project with React and Node
10. Visit San Diego
11. Travel somewhere new overseas
12. Follow up re:doctor
13. Get a tattoo

Sorting Priorities

I always want to do more things than I have time for, which generally means I can't choose and instead do nothing. I'm going to make a list of things that interest me, and then prioritize them so I can come up with a focused set of New Year's resolutions.

Weight and Fitness
Running
Spinning
Strength training (Pilates, weight lifting)
Personal trainer

Skills
Dance lessons
Tennis
Martial Arts
Guitar
Piano

Reading and Writing
Novel
Pilot
Read more books
Writing class through Berkeley Extension

Career
Work on side projects for learning/portfolio
Stanford Certificate $4k per class; Wait until we know where we're living longer term
Learn Scala better
Catch up on JavaScript things (React, Gulp, Node, etc)
Participate in coding meetups (Write/Speak/Code, WaffleJS, etc)

Travel
San Diego
Seattle
Overseas (Italy, Costa Rica or New Zealand)
Go back to Hawaii