Becoming the Dragon of the West

[ColbyWan]

I'm a simple man, so alot of my goals are simple things (at least I think so) but still pose a challenge to me. Fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender will recognize the title ^.^ I've always enjoyed the wise powerhouse figure that Iroh embodies, so hopefully I can become that.

 

Fitness

 

Reach 180 lbs (I have no idea how I look at this weight, so I may decide to lose more when I reach this)

Reach 13% body fat

Learn to swim (a classmate will begin teaching me in april)

Learn First Martial Art (preferably Wing-Chun)

Learn Second Martial Art (preferably (preferably Northern Shaolin style or Tae Kwon Do)

 

Hobbies

 

Piano

Learn "River Flows in You" by brothers wedding

Learn "Those who Fight"

Learn Hedgwig's Theme

Finish writing my first song

Record my first song

 

Violin

Begin playing again (I've let it go in college)

Find a group to play with

 

Yo-yo

Learn to bind repeatedly

Learn first trick

Compete in first tournament

 

Hiking/Camping

Find a group that hikes

Go on first hike

Pan first oz of gold. (I used to go gold-panning with my father and enjoyed it)

 

Animation (will happen after graduation)

Create first 10 second animation

Create first minute animation

Create first 30 minute animation

 

Relationships

 

Make first friend in Bethesda/DC area outside of work

Find/meet/win first girlfriend

Get a cat (this will happen when I graduate in summer 2014)

Propose (with ring I made myself)

 

Career

 

Graduate College

Have name on credits of a game

Develop an indie game

Have name in credits of a AAA game

Give a talk/presentation on computer graphics

Give a talk at SIGGRAPH (one of the largest graphics conferences)

Give the keynote talk at SIGGRAPH (go big or go home, right?)

 

Travel

Visit Scotland

Become fluent in Japanese

Visit Japan

 

 

I'm positive this isn't everything, and will grow as I do. But it should be enough to keep me busy for many years.

 

 

 

[ceethegreat]

Yup, the title is what caught my eye, LOVE Iroh, he's so jolly but a BAMF when he needs to be! Great list!