Another Year another batch of New Year’s Resolutions, and Predictions and some odd musings. Each year I look back and survey my last 365 days. The best way to start is to look at what I set out to do last year.
Here’s list on my Resolutions from last year. How close did I come?
1. (Magic) 5 top 8s in competitive non FNM magic events this year.
4 Looks like where I bottomed out here. 2 Top 8’s in PPTQs for Dragons of Tarkir Standard, 1 for Modern and A day two (which I counted for this as well). All of these events happened during DTK. The early part of the year saw me on a hot streak in terms of Constructed, and I had my best run in limited as well. It’s good to know that I’m improving my game. I count the loss of Twenty Sided store as the only reason I wasn’t able to achieve this goal. Since August I haven’t played as much Magic. Location is a limiting factor in that regard. Still 4/5 ain’t too shabby.
2. (Life) Spend more time developing my business.
Indeed this year I did have a nice boom in my Photography Business! I booked a few weddings and spent most of the summer working on my portfolio. WWW.Clarkdarkroom.Com looks pretty good. And I haven’t been on the wrong end of a bar (the part you work from) in over a year! Looks like I definitely got that one!
3. (Magic) Start and maintain a podcast by February.
This one flopped, I’m still pretty sore about it, maybe I’ll start one up again this year.
4. (Life) I’d like to be a better boyfriend.
I’m still in a relationship, I actively played less Magic and spent more time with my girlfriend, but I’m always gonna feel like I’m falling short on this one somehow.It just means I still need to try harder
5. (Magic) Watch more Streams, listen to more Podcasts.
I tried this. I really did. I watch coverage, but man streams are so boring to me. To learn I still prefer the age old, sit down and grind it out method. I have started to listen to a few Magic Podcasts, but again, I haven’t really found anything that feels like much more than a way to pass the time on the subway. I’ll keep working on this.
6. (Life) Start a healthier lifestyle.
Again this is one that I feel like you can never fully check off. I joined the YMCA in October so that’s a good start but I have a new job so I’m working on balancing getting in shape with the new career. Ultimately, I’m gonna have to start waking up a little early and getting in my workouts in the morning. Foodwise, I’ve begun to stop eating out unless I’m in a rush, too tired to cook, or being a good boyfriend and taking my girlfriend out on the town. This year I’m planning on lowering the amount of red meat I take in, but I’m not doing anything drastic, just trying to watch myself early.
7. (Magic) Play one Deck in Modern for a month.
I’m a Twin man, now. Until they remove my combo from Modern I’ll be largely playing Twin. I made a few jaunts over to Storm, because it’s fun to play Magic alone with everyone else watching. Seriously though, I played Twin in almost every tourney this year. I’ll stick to it. This resolution was too easy.
8 (Life/Magic) Figure out how to not be terrible at Solforge.
This was an easy one too. You know the secret to Solforge? PLAY HEARTHSTONE. I love that game, it’s everything MTGO should be but isn’t.
HOW IS IT 2016 and WE STILL CAN’T PLAY ON MAC? or MOBILE! HASBRO more like HASBEEN.
That was all my resolutions from Last year… How did you do?