I'd say you need to go to more shows but well, being broke won't help that.
In January, I already hope to go to: a Black Sabbath tribute by child-music-school musicians, a Ween tribute band, Steve Malkmus and the Jicks (with Janet Weiss), another LKN show, another Plants hopefully.
I bookmarked your craft page; I wish you could do baked goods, but I guess that's a busy field to go into.
things went well, had to postpone lasik for a day cause the blizzard though. worked out well since i went cross country skiing and snowshoeing instead ^^