I'm putting most of my time and effort into work these days. I have a system, and it's keeping me on track, but it means that I end up having little time for other things. Other things require energy, which I'm rationing right now for obvious reasons (plus I'm coming down with something, which means that the stock is low already). But in reflecting on my current situation, I started thinking about other things I would like to put energy into, time and money permitting. I'm going to list some here, in the hopes that public documentation, pressure, and opportunity bring some of them to pass:

1. Foreign Languages. I want to learn ASL and Spanish, out of a sense of responsibility. It only seems right to be able to communicate. In an ideal world where I had the leisure, I would Gaelic and Sinhalese as well just for the kicks.

2. Exercise. I know that it's good for me, both physically and psychologically. The problem is that I'm a lazy bum with no motivation and no discipline.

3. EMS. I want to finish up an EMT course, take the time to volunteer with an ambulance service, and spend enough ride time to determine how much of a part of my life it'll end up being.

4. Cooking. I want to take a couple of weeks and just cook, cook, cook until I feel confident about the whole affair. I know I can do it, I just need to practice enough to really be sure of myself in the process.

5. Music. I need to get back into singing, I want to pick up another instrument of two (maybe finally learn guitar, or keyboard, or just mesh the two and learn to play the keytar), and I want to have an established public outlet for said music. In practical terms, this likely means either or both of a church choir and a cover band.

Hold me to these, O people of the interwebs. Just give me some slack until I finish my papers, OK?