New Years Resolutions

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New Years Resolutions

[Updated 2024-08-30]

I am using this as a way to document my goals for the next year, and will update accordingly with changes.

Sub 15 Minute 3km

Current PB - 3.0km in 15m 0s (13/02/24)

(I don’t like running anymore lol it hurts my knees)

Read 1 book per month

This doesn’t included non-fiction books as I read a lot of those anyway.

  • January: The Vinland Sagas
  • February: LotR - The Two Towers
  • March: n/a
  • April: Master of the Five Magics
  • May: Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories
  • June: God Emperor of Dune
  • August: LotR - The Return of the King
  • September: n/a
  • October: The Witcher - The Sword of Destiny

Conversational Poturguese

I have a basic grasp of the grammar & reading/writing portuguese, the next logical step is start practicing conversations.

The goal is to spend 1 hour a week talking in Portuguese.

Update Post Brazil Trip - Portuguese significantly improved, able to have very basic conversations and order food/ask for directions.

Reduce Sugar Intake

Significantly reduced processed sugar intake. Slightly reduced regular sugar intake

Visit 20 new interesting places

I will upload photos of each place here. Interesting is a biased term, as it’s places that I find cool.

(1) George (Ldn Bridge)

17th pub near London Bridge, one of London’s oldest galleried inns.

George

Visited the National Gallery to look at John Constable’s work.

NG

(3) Samuel Pepys Pub

Propa old n-glish pub, right on the river so I took this photo.

SP

(4) Paranapiacaba

Old english village in Brazil, near Sao Paulo - very misty!

Paranapiacaba

(5) Ilha Grande

First place we visited by ourselves in Brazil.

Ilha Grande

(6) Christ the Redeemer

what can i say :)

Christ

(7) Ouro Preto

please go here if you can, it’s so cool.

Ouro Preto

(8) Inhotim Botanical Garden

Modern art museum inside a botantical garden about 1 hour from Belo Horizonte.

Inhotim

(9) Farol da Barra

A cool lighthouse in Salvador, Bahia. love it in Salvador but got food poisoning :(

Farol

(10) Vatican City

Vatican

(11) Statue of Marcus Aurelius

Marcus

(12) Shakespeare’s Globe

Globe