2. Develop better poolish technique and make better bread in general.

3. Launch hotbreak.

4. Climb 5.10[ish]

2. Spend a lot more time being artsy/craftsy. While making Xmas presents for family and friends this year, I found that the more time I spent being creative offline, the more I enjoyed it, and the better the results, of course. I don’t know if I’ll ever make things to sell, but I’d like to become artful enough that my work could sell if it found its way in a shop.

3. Build up my forearms; I love the idea of having massive Popeye-like pipes swinging below my elbows. Imagine the jars I could open for the Mrs. with meathooks like that!

4. Buy an apartment in Sunnyside, Queens. This long term project actually began about 3/4s of a year ago, but we’ve made excellent progress, seen lots of places, and even made a couple of offers already. I expect that we’ll be closing on something liveable and swell within a couple of months.

5. Dust off my 335 semi hollowbody, get my chops back and then some.

6. Conduct a lot more interviews with a diverse array of lumineries both known and unknown. Share them here.

7. I live in one of the most culture-saturated cities in the world – it’s the reason I chose to live here. Yet, week after week, the extent of my exposure to it is reading Time Out New York. Other than that it’s movies and the internet. Okay, well, I do have season tickets to the Metropolitan Opera, and I do see bands from time to time. Actually, about a half a year ago I decided that I had to see live music at least once a week to merit living here, and I was doing very well that way for a while. It’s fallen off in recent times, but I’m back on that saddle soon. However, the last play I saw was in June. The last time I went out to independent cinema was in May. The last time I went to an art gallery was in July. The last time I went to a museum was September. This city is clogged with museums! So. Less Hollywood, less internet. More museums, more theater, more music, more art.

That’s all, in my woozy, still a little hung over condition, I can think of. Well, except for the obvious perennial – more sex.

Push the boundaries of my creativity by photographing new genres, subjects and themes.

Be more productive by taking pictures regularly.

Improve my current skills and develop new ones through practice, new avenues for my photography and learning from others.

Meet like minded people who are also seeking to develop their creative and photography skills.

Share my work and seek critique.

Mike