ooh we saw three MINI's at lunch today. I saw one this morning on the way in. It must be get in your MINI and drive day! Too bad I have choir tonight.

tomorrow is National Poetry day.

last night i did something i've never done before...
I bought clothes at old navy. yes. and then i bought a pair of tennis shoes. What is the world coming to? Next thing you know I'll buy a computer and get a boyfriend. ;)

Goal:Write more songs

Short-term goal: Write two songs by the end of September

AHHHHHHHH! Why am i having such a hard time doing this????

Step 1: Choose two topics for songs

Song one:
Step 2: Write lyrics
Step 3: Sing a melody without instruments
Step 4: Take the melody and put some piano chords to it


Song two:
Step 2: Pick a riff/lick from the cassette tape
Step 3: Sing a melody, making up words
Step 4: Take the melody and write the words

Financial Goals: Part 1

GOAL: Aggressively save $3600 for an emergency savings fund.

Start: $639.45

December 2004: +543.21 Total: $1,182.66
January 2005: +543.21 Total: $1,726.20
February 2005: +343.21 Total: $2,069.41 - but this will go down when i pay Uncle Sam and car insurance. (yay, emergency fund is living up to its name!)
March 2005: -($1,056.17) Total: $1,013.24
April 2005: +383.56 Total: $1,396.80
May 2005: +275.59 Total: $1,672.39
June 2005: +424.93 Total: $2,097.32
July 2005: (-$276.63) Down this month cause I had to pay deposit on the rent. Total: $1,820.69
August 2005 (-$98.72) Down again for the first month's rent and buying a computer Total $1,721.97
Sept. 2005 + $425.74 Total: $2,147.71
Oct. 2005 +$146.55 Total: $2,294.29
Nov 2005 +$186.18 Total: $2,480.47
Dec 2005 +$411.03 Total: $2,891.50
Jan 2006 +$259.73 Total: $3,151.23

Goal: Watch the sunset once a month through the summer

Places to watch the sun set
Edgewater Park
Lakeview cemetery
Park at the edge of MLK
E 9th st pier

To Do:

May: watch the sun set
- 5/4 birthday - went to edgewater, it was cold and the sunset wasn't pretty. but i will return.
- 5/28 - pretty sunset at edgewater. only caught the last 15 minutes. the lake was wonderfully choppy. was worried some guy was going to throw me into the lake, but he just asked me out.

June: watch the sun set
- i failed to watch a complete sunset this month. i did watch parts of it from my bedroom though. oh well, start again in july.

July: watch the sun set
- ugh. no sunsets this month either. was i so put off by that guy that i won't watch the sun set again?

August: watch the sun set
- no sunsets

September: watch the sun set
- Sept 2 - I've decided to remove this as a goal. I think my initial reasons for setting this goal were to get to Edgewater and explore it. I did that. And I do look at the sky nearly every night when the sun sets.

Goal: Initiate lunch/dinner/dessert with friends I've been out of touch with

To Do:

Liz and Christian: i will see them at their wedding in VEGAS!
Joe Carino/Sarah: emailed Joe 9/8. He and Sarah are engaged! He's in school.

Goal: Update resume by May 17

Maybe I should make it clear that I am not looking for a new job, just updating the resume. :)

Tasks
Research resumes online: - Done
Write content: - Done
Lay it out on paper: - Done
Type it on the computer: - Done
Have someone proofread/critique: - who??
Print hard copies and post to monster/hotjobs:Done

See my resume

why

why can't i walk down to the other end of the hall without stopping to talk to someone for 10 minutes?

first day, 2:30

Ok. I've got the manifesto, strengths, and oops pages up.
Now to work on putting my goals up.

My Oops

These are embarassing moments, mistakes, shoulda/couldas to remind me to laugh at myself.

- The security guard in my building has started calling me "Amy." When he first asked me out, he got it right. I couldn't tell at first because he mumbles, but now he's been calling me Amy for so long, I can't correct him!

- I'm sitting at my desk eating chunks of pineapple when some juice dribbles down my shirt, through my bra to the bottom of my chest! Looked kind of funny shoving a napkin down there. :)

- Trying to cross the "Dugway Brook," and being very careful of the slippery rocks, I slipped and fell into the water. Only my feet and hands got wet, but I felt goofy cause I was trying not to slip, and then I slipped.

- I'm on an elevator to the 3rd floor. I notice the remains of a gross smell, someone must have farted. Just then, the elevator stops at 4. Guy gets on. I debate whether to say, "smells like someone farted, but it wasn't me!" Instead, I slink off the elevator letting this guy think I farted.

- Alcohol makes for some lovely moments...i sort of stumbled/ sat in my chair and everyone noticed but were all too drunk to cluck cluck at me!

- Answered the phone, a male voice says, "hey how's it goin?"
I say, "Hi John, how are you?"
"Actually, it's Chris, but I'm fine..."

- Walked more than half way to the Muni lot before I realized I didn't park in the Muni lot, I parked many blocks the opposite way. Great. What would have been a 15 minute walk took almost half an hour.

- Decided to "rest my eyes" before choir practice and woke up 5 minutes after I was supposed to be there.

- My life is a kate hudson movie: as i enter the revolving doors, the security guard yells Bye to me. So i turn to say bye and bam, the door stops and i run into it. Sexy.

- When introduced to Greg from new york, i proceeded to say, "oh yes, we've met before" but he had no recollection of who i was. He eventually remembered and talked to me whenever he saw me. Was he maybe flirting, too? I am no good at this.

- Wore white socks with blue shoes and Pete caught me and pointed it out.

- Completely missed the fact that I woke Chris up (his fault, not mine) and then proceeded to ramble on like a moron.

My strengths and weaknesses

My strengths
wickedly cool
smart
funny
caring
attention to detail
good singer
good at following through
creative
crafty
optimist
responsible
punctual

My weaknesses
not good at spontaneously brainstorming
snobbish
not forthcoming
gossip-y
invisible in a crowd
roll my eyes too much
according to Anthony, not owning a computer is a weakness

Feel free to suggest my strengths and weaknesses but be nice.

Vicki's Manifesto

Plan
Plan on an extraordinary life.
Plan on not settling for less.
Plan to keep going when I mess up.
Plan to make a fool of myself every so often.
Plan to stay off the beaten path.
Plan to be great. Often.

Know
Know Karma counts.
Know I can make a difference daily.
Know I will always get there early.
Know I still think too small.
Know I will win in the end, as long as I play to the best of my ability.
Know a kiss can do amazing things.

Trust
Trust everything happens for a reason.
Trust in being brave.
Trust that "coincidences" & "synchronicities" are hints of some sort.
Trust that positive actions will always create positive results, seen or unseen.
Trust that life is going to get better and better.

Refuse
Refuse to compare my progress to the progress of others.
Refuse to wait for other's permission, approval, or go ahead.
Refuse to let the past determine my future.

Ideas for the manifesto borrowed from Patrick Combs.

Day 10 of Project Vicki. First day online.