2008

There were 303 posts published in 2008 (this is page 16 of 16).

Arlington Apartment

It took three loads to move all my stuff. The new place is huge and it feels so nice having plenty of space. The giant size does feel a little weird -- I've never had to walk so far to get from the kitchen to the bathroom to the place where I sleep!

It's a two bedroom apartment on the first floor and I'm making one bedroom into my gym. The other bedroom will be storage/lab space and I'll sleep in the living room (on the floor). My computer desk and home office area will be in the dining room.

I'm setting everything up this week and I will post some more pictures when I'm finished.

2008 New Years Resolutions

Here are this years resolutions, in order of importance (the first five are a continuation of #2 from last year). I decided to get a little more specific instead of generalizing the goals like I did for 2007.

  1. Drink at least 2 liters of water per day (doesn't include other liquids)
  2. Drink no more than 1 cup of coffee per day
  3. 100 pushups, 100 situps, and 100 pullups per day, every day
  4. 10% Bodyfat
  5. Maintain a 100% vegan diet
  6. Reduce what I own
  7. At least $20k in savings and investments (part of #1 last year)
  8. Get rid of all my rental properties (part of #1 last year)
  9. Revamp my web hosting business and move it to corbaweb.com
  10. Make bbalert.net public (personal project)
  11. Make myfmo.com public (personal project, #3 last year)
  12. Make savenotes.com public (personal project, #4 last year)
  13. Read one book per month
  14. Become a better chess player

Looks like its going to be a busy and productive year! I will post an update to the status of this list in three months.

Year in Review – 2007

The year 2007 was a very big year of adjustment for me. It was the first time I had lived so far from my home town. Working full-time at Aerva while still owning the three properties in Lowell really pulled me back and forth quite a bit and the stress of dealing with broken water pipes and deadlines at work really tested my ability to handle stress.

Here are the results of my 2007 New Years Resolutions: Continue reading →