Today Ive decided that I dont want to wait for New Years Eve to dictate standards for myself to live up to for the rest of the year. Why not start right now?
1. I will clean, and it shall stay clean. No piling dishes for days on end, no endless mass of dirty clothing encompassing the span of my closet, no longer will my bed be known for its storage capacity rather than its intended usage. If Im going to do this, this being stay on top of things and actually get control over the direction in which my life will go, I need to get organized and be able to manage my time and space much much much better.
2. No more television, unless its the news, but even thats tainted anyway, so no, no more television. Television has become a crutch, a catalyst for stupidity and sloth. Well, no more, Ive come to have a disdainful taste for this apartment, and the thing that keeps me inside the most shall no longer carry such power. There are a million different activities I could be spending my time on. It has been way to fucking long since Ive actually cracked open a book, or aimlessly wondered around some new terrain, or simple made myself uncomfortable. I need to grow and continuously question myself and my boundaries.
3. No returning to familiar subjects. I know I like cemeteries & dirty gritty urban things, theyve become safe subjects in my photography and if Im not careful, itll become overdone and clich of my work. I dont want that. I want to grow and expand as far as me as an artist is concerned. I need to construct challenges for myself, technically and visually. I need to get serious about this. This isnt just about taking pretty pictures; it should be about expression and learning.
4. I will learn. This was mentioned during a conversation the other night with a good friend, and while it seems so mundane and simple, and while Ive thought that I have been, when I sit and actually think about what has happened in the past, its fucking amazing how often the same type of shit has been repeated. I mean, not the exact same shit repeatedly, but in theme they share the same basic elements, and that is just not going to be acceptable anymore. Learn and think.
5. Hold myself and others to a higher standard. This one runs through many different facets of my life, and it runs deep, enough said.
Hehe, enough self disclosure. See, I'm just trying to keep it real, seeing how I haven't really made an impression on here yet, I'm going to try to present myself without self censorship for the sake of being accepted and just be confident that the responces then received will really be reflective of me.
1. I will clean, and it shall stay clean. No piling dishes for days on end, no endless mass of dirty clothing encompassing the span of my closet, no longer will my bed be known for its storage capacity rather than its intended usage. If Im going to do this, this being stay on top of things and actually get control over the direction in which my life will go, I need to get organized and be able to manage my time and space much much much better.
2. No more television, unless its the news, but even thats tainted anyway, so no, no more television. Television has become a crutch, a catalyst for stupidity and sloth. Well, no more, Ive come to have a disdainful taste for this apartment, and the thing that keeps me inside the most shall no longer carry such power. There are a million different activities I could be spending my time on. It has been way to fucking long since Ive actually cracked open a book, or aimlessly wondered around some new terrain, or simple made myself uncomfortable. I need to grow and continuously question myself and my boundaries.
3. No returning to familiar subjects. I know I like cemeteries & dirty gritty urban things, theyve become safe subjects in my photography and if Im not careful, itll become overdone and clich of my work. I dont want that. I want to grow and expand as far as me as an artist is concerned. I need to construct challenges for myself, technically and visually. I need to get serious about this. This isnt just about taking pretty pictures; it should be about expression and learning.
4. I will learn. This was mentioned during a conversation the other night with a good friend, and while it seems so mundane and simple, and while Ive thought that I have been, when I sit and actually think about what has happened in the past, its fucking amazing how often the same type of shit has been repeated. I mean, not the exact same shit repeatedly, but in theme they share the same basic elements, and that is just not going to be acceptable anymore. Learn and think.
5. Hold myself and others to a higher standard. This one runs through many different facets of my life, and it runs deep, enough said.
Hehe, enough self disclosure. See, I'm just trying to keep it real, seeing how I haven't really made an impression on here yet, I'm going to try to present myself without self censorship for the sake of being accepted and just be confident that the responces then received will really be reflective of me.
2) after 30 days you wont miss it.. just like any other drug though be carefull of replapces.
3-5) notable goals good luck