The Mid-Year Review

[Safferz]

Well, almost mid-year. How are those New Year's resolutions coming along, people? Or goals you've set for yourself for 2013?

 

My resolutions:

 

1) distance myself from or cut off unhealthy/toxic people - yes

2) get my summer body back - LOLOLOL

3) get an oud and learn to play - working on it

4) overall commitment to self-care (ie. sleep 8 hours a night, drink more water, etc) - somewhat

5) cook more often - fail

6) host people for get togethers at my apartment more often - somewhat

7) use reference management software to keep track of my reading and citations - fail

8) win at least one research grant to travel this summer - BALLIN'

9) start training for a half-marathon in spring 2014 - to be resumed after epic research trip

[Wadani]

Can u expain how number 7 works?

[Safferz]

Wadani;957507 wrote:

Can u expain how number 7 would work?

EndNote is by far the most popular in universities, but I've been trying to use Sente since I'm a Macbook and iPad user and I like how it syncs across both devices (and it looks nicer). Basically what all of these different programs do is allow you to generate bibliographies (and cite as you write), organize PDF libraries and research notes, annotate documents, etc. I'm probably the only grad student in the world who does all of this manually, and I've been meaning to start using one of these programs so I can have a more organized workflow.

[Wadani]

Wow, I had no idea such software existed. Thanks.

[Safferz]

You're welcome. Now contribute to the thread dee

[Alpha Blondy]

Al's mid-term review.

 

not really into standards and measurements of success/failures but i ought to contribute, ma istidhi?

 

1. find a reliable maid. since suad left, life has been bleak but i think i've found a long-term replacement.SUCCESSFUL

2. buy a fridge. SUCCESSFUL

3. buy a storage cabinet for the kitchen - FAILURE

4. buy a TV stand. FAILURE

5. buy large bookcase.SUCCESSFUL

6. fix barbed-wire around the house. FAILURE

7. improve diet. SUCCESSFUL

8. be more sociable. FAILURE

9. reduce stress-levels. FAILURE

10. be more positive. FAILURE

12. spend less time in the house. FAILURE

12. spend more time out of the house. SUCCESSFUL

13. establish a neighbourhood watch. FAILURE

14. get married. SUCCESSFUL

15. buy a voltage regulator. SUCCESSFUL

16. reduce household bills by 56%. SUCCESSFUL

17. buy land. SUCCESSFUL

18. make shrew investments. SUCCESSFUL

19. stop wasting money. FAILURE

20. stop giving shaxaad to people. SUCCESSFUL

21. improve af-somaali to native proficiency SUCCESSFUL

22. spend less time with extended family. SUCCESSFUL

[Alpha Blondy]

Safferz;957506 wrote:

Well, almost mid-year. How are those New Year's resolutions coming along, people? Or goals you've set for yourself for 2013?

 

My resolutions:

 

1) distance myself from or cut off unhealthy/toxic people -

you've completely failed this, ma garatey

2) get my summer body back -

no comment

3) get an oud and learn to play -

you don't even have a oud

4) overall commitment to self-care (ie. sleep 8 hours a night, drink more water, etc) -

you troll this forum at late hours

5) cook more often -

i don't think you can cook at all

6) host people for get togethers at my apartment more often -

anti-social depressive maniac. kulaha host people.

7) use reference management software to keep track of my reading and citations -

WTF is this

8) win at least one research grant to travel this summer -

finally got your turn to feed from the begging bowls, somaha?

9) start training for a half-marathon in spring 2014 -

boston marathon bombing part deux has ruined your chance. anyways, you'd come in 14534/14535 position.

[Safferz]

Alpha Blondy;957520 wrote:

:D

[Chimera]

Set up a company - Work in progress.

 

My bucket-list can't be achieved in a single year, and I don't consider changing habits actual goals, since my life isn't very Rock & Roll, instead its quite dull, but healthy.

[Safferz]

Chimera;957526 wrote:

Set up a company - Work in progress.

 

My bucket-list can't be achieved in a single year, and I don't consider changing habits actual goals, since my life isn't very Rock & Roll, instead its quite dull, but healthy.

 

[Chimera]

[Haatu]

I never bother setting goals but I've had just two goals these past two years:

- Get the grades to get into the course I want to. There were 5 clear steps to this and Alhamdulilah I'm on to the last step

- Go gym more often. Raging success:cool:

[Alpha Blondy]

^ waad han yartahay, abti.

[Cambuulo iyo bun]

1) Stop Smoking-fail

2) Financial stability- yeah

3) Do something every month that I can add to my CV-yeah

4) Give money to charity every month- Yeah

5) Procrastinate less-Fail

6) Eat less red meat- Yeah

7) Organize my things- Fail

 

[nuune]

1- Stop Tubaakada - success, but thinking of getting magaad to input tubaakada si xaraartada iskaga jabiyo hadhow

2- Stop Qaadka - success, but restarted last night, fail

3- Start Yogo with the chinese centre - success

4- Stop eating my thumb - fail

5- Start eating human food - fail

6- Visit my Jinni Qalanjo - success, I haven't seen her since we had a fight last December