End-of-April goals report

[mistraltoes]

Time to account for last month's (in)activity.


Normal text is ongoing; strikeout is finished this month. Anything finished in previous months is-- nonexistent. ;-)

Long-term A goals: [0/5]

• #1: Finish something every day. [Yes, barring one sick day.]
  
• Write 36,500 words of raw fanfiction, 25,000 words finished. [Currently 3312/2375; still behind target, but gaining speed.]
  
• Finish one carton of logic puzzles. [Half a month ahead of target.]
  
• Clean office to 50% of optimum. [Small improvements, but still only at about 10%.]
  
• Get out of debt. [Making headway.]

Medium-term A goals: [0/9]

• Research and implement name change. [Next step is to get valid ID in old name. I've been avoiding the trip to the DMV, but will try to get it done in May.]

Short-term A goals: [3/16]

• Find and load DVD-playing software.
  
• Learn to use DVD burner to make backups.
  
• Make and keep dental appointment; any necessary follow-up.
  

Long-term B goals: [0/10]

• Clean living room to 80% of optimum. [Small improvements, but still at about 45%. A priority this month.]
  
• Update Web site 6x, for a total of 36 pages, 6 pictures or graphics, and 12 links. [No new progress. (1x: 12, 0, 2)]
  
• Complete at least four of seven sections of correspondence writing course. [No real progress yet.]
  
• Read 13 published works of fiction that I have not previously read.
  
  • 3. Heroics for Beginners --John Moore
    
  • 4. Inkheart --Cornelia Funke
    
  • 5. The Oriental Casebook of Sherlock Holmes --Ted Riccardi
• Read 13 published works of non-fiction that I have not previously read.
  
  • 2. Web Site Goodies --Joe Burns, Ph.D.
• Post something of substance (not whining or quizspam, though memes are okay) to LiveJournal at least once per week. [Yes for April: 4 of 4]
  
• Post something relevant to bayban's LiveJournal at least twice per month. [No, dagnabbit, thanks to the lost post (I have a second done, but didn't want to post it out of order). Will try to double up in May.]
  
• Post something relevant to Gen_Fic_Crit at least once per month. [No. Will double in May.]
  
• Post something relevant to Lysator at least once per month. [No. Will double in May.]
  
• Make and carry out a plan to keep up correspondence with family and friends. [Some small progress.]

Medium-term B goals: [0/24]

• Watch the Ninth Doctor when it airs here; read and comment on kerravonsen's Ninth Doctor stories. [Have seen eight episodes. Like Nine very much; he's now my second or third favorite Doctor.]
  
• Make reference/hyperlink index to Harry Potter books. [This huge project probably should have been called 'long-term'; so far, I've typed in the first and part of the second book. Probably won't actually start indexing until fall, at this rate.]

Short-term B goals: [0/14]

• Connect and test Dad's DVR. [On second inspection, the problems may be solvable, but I'm tabling hooking it up again until after the season finales of Numb3rs and House, M.D.]

Medium-term C goals: [0/34]

Short-term C goals: [0/9]

Which means that I haven't finished many actual goals, but all the long-term A's and most of the long-term B's are coming along nicely. This month I'll concentrate a bit more on cleaning the living room and office, concentrate a lot more on writing, increase the effectiveness of the 'finish something every day' goal, and try to get several of the short-term A's finished. But I'm extremely pleased with the progress so far.

:-D