Things I need to do before I leave for Hawaii (unemployed graduate version)
In no particular order:
- Organize my music. I’m in the process of transferring about 55GB of music from my MacBook to my PC. I’m doing this to make room on my MacBook’s hard drive so I can have room for videos and video editing.
- Finish reading some books. The Hunger Games. Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success.
- Surf. I ordered some mounts and a flotation device for my GoPro that should come in this week. There is some surf on Thursday and Friday so hopefully I can get it set up properly and get some practice (surfing) in before Hawaii and possibly get some clips too.
- Golf. I told myself I would learn the game after I graduated from college. Well that time is now. I’ve played the past two Mondays but today is Memorial Day and the courses are packed so I’m laying low. One thing I want to do is hit the driving range to figure out how to hit the longer irons and drivers. I would also like to play at least 18 holes whether its 2 rounds of 9 or one round of 18.
- Run. I’m trying to get back into it. I ran two miles last night very comfortably at a pace a lot slower than usual but I think I’ve needed to slow down things anyways. There are some races (half marathons) and events (Tough Mudder or anything over 10k) that my friends are trying to convince me to do with them. Either way I need to get in better shape if I want to consider joining my friends. The shape I’m in now just ain’t gonna cut it.
- Work out. Speaking of getting into better shape, I need to work out. Not necessarily lift weights or anything, but something. School has taken it’s toll on my good habits and now that I’m finished with school I need to discipline myself and develop them again. I need to shore up my core for surfing, golf, etc. and one way I can do that is starting yoga again. From there I can work outward, but first and foremost (for anyone really) should be the core.
- Buy parts for my guitar amp. It’s been dead for about 18 months. I need to buy some EL84’s just to get it working but I want more than that. Why settle for just working when I have the knowledge, tools, and ability to get the sound I want (or think I want) out of it?
- Jam. One of my friends invited me to a small gig earlier this year at a local coffee shop in Clear Lake. His friend basically gave him a set of African drums and told him to keep the beat and he ended up being included in the gig. He had less than a week of practice but it worked out in the end. Anyways afterwards we went out to grab some food, share stories, and get to know each other. Fast forward a couple months and I jammed with this new friend last week. I feel that we are still figuring out how we compliment each other, but I found it much easier to connect to him musically than anyone else I’ve played with so far (besides my cousin, but we are related so yeah). I’m excited about this and hope to play a gig or two (or maybe more?) this summer and beyond.
