The List: March 2011

[philaros]

Old items:

• Refresh contacts with agencies (Aquent, Comsys, Volt).
• Make new contacts at MAQ Consulting and Creative Circle.
• Update financial worksheet with past year+ of data.
• Read self-help books that'd probably have already helped with personal issues if I'd read them already.
• Pick up with learning Objective-C for iPhone programming.
• Get a nice print of that graphic for that friend.
• Make the V:CD mix and get copies sent out. STARTED (no, really!)
• Put the sink pedestal back in place (need someone to help with this).
• Get up by 9 am regularly.
• Look into drafting bylaws for Go Play NW.
• Finalize budget for Go Play NW 2011. STARTED, still in the works.
• Clean out hallway and bedroom closets, get rid of junk.
• Hang up artwork that's still sitting in closet and new art from Christmas.
• Get rid of clothes I never wear (donate if okay, trash if old and ratty).
• Get rid of old computer books and disks that are no longer needed or useful.
• Get rid of old broken DVD player that's not worth spending money to fix.
• Dispose of burnt-out CF bulbs.
• Dispose of that broken laptop.
• Get rid of old broken garbage disposal.
• Buy more underwear.

Off list items:

• Deal with business licensing. On hold for later.
• Learn about replacing thermostat with better / programmable one. On hold until next year after condo siding project is done.
• Make sure there's space in storage closet for a bicycle. POSTPONED due to wintry weather.
• Get a bicycle! POSTPONED due to wintry weather.

New items:

• Attend concerts: (maybe) Asobi Seksu at Chop Suey, Friday March 4 (SKIPPED in favor of the KEXP post-pledge-drive party); Pogo also at Chop Suey, Thursday March 10 (DONE); EDIT: Warpaint at Neumos, Sunday March 20 (DONE); Sarah Vowell (book reading) at Town Hall Theatre, Monday March 28 (SKIPPED due to Farida's birthday).
• Spend (at least) 4 hours per weekday on work.
• Update project list with 2010 work.
• Revise marketing one-sheet version of resume with general focus (editing skills, desktop publishing, other).
• Set up basic web page with information on professional services.
• Post concert write-ups/summaries for the rest of 2010. DONE
• Get a check-up and teeth cleaning for Nimiel.
• Decide upon and start new series of exercises.

Clearly one thing I should try is to just put some of these down on my calendar on specific days. I tend to be reluctant to do that, because I know that if any paid work projects come in, those will take precedence. However, because so many of these list items are things that can be done "whenever", I end up just never tackling them. So I'm going to have to assign them to some days.

First, however, I have some projects and events already scheduled on my calendar. I have three volunteer shifts for the KEXP Spring Membership Drive this week: this afternoon, Wednesday afternoon, and Friday afternoon. Next Monday I'm also doing the wrap-up data entry shift in the mid-day. Then the rest of the week and the following Monday, I'm working on contract full-time at KEXP, auditing the data entry. So, I may be able to schedule some of these tasks for this Thursday or the weekend, but otherwise it'll be a couple weeks. 

Right now, I have a work project to finish up before bedtime.