Memorandum.

For the upcoming year:

  • Knit a shawl.
  • Knit a stocking for CTR.
  • Read all of Proust. 
  • Finish The Brothers Karamazov.
  • Draw/paint something twice a month.
  • Study Japanese.
  • Study another language.
  • Visit Finland, Taiwan, again.
  • See more of Japan.  (Osaka?  Kyoto?  Sapporo?)
  • Work on film photography once a week.
  • Frolic in every snowstorm, flake or flurry that presents itself.
  • Drink more tea.
  • Eat better…i.e. pay slightly more for fruit, eat decent lunches instead of gloppy bentos.
  • Maintain a positive attitude.
  • Actually use up consumable possessions.
  • Declutter.
  • Wear hats.
  • Sell unwanted books to bookstore.
  • Keep writing.
  • Have fresh flowers often.
  • Watch all of the episodes of The Twilight Zone.
  • Exercise more so I can climb up mountains without huffing and puffing.