13 7 / 2011
To-do list
- Refine my ability to compete in Brawl. I was once ranked sixth in one of the strongest states for the game, and I know I can do it again. This means getting over tournament nerves and general anxiety again. Nervousness makes all my patience, knowledge and creativity go straight out the window and turns it into bad decision-making. I’ve proven myself able to hang with the best when I’m on point, gotta get it back.
- Become a tournament-level player in Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition. I’m still only a few months into my traditional fighting game career, and I really don’t practice as much as I should. I waste so much time.
- Start playing the piano again. I told myself I’d learn To Zanarkand, but past the first two days of learning it I haven’t put any time into it at all. There are plenty of other songs I’d like to learn, too. Fortunately being in New York City will give me access to piano lessons pretty much anywhere.
- Play through a bunch of classic games. Mostly platformers and RPGs. Super Mario World, Super Mario RPG, all the Final Fantasies I haven’t played, finish Lufia II, maybe some old Zeldas. I have the ROMs for basically every game ever and I either open them once and never finish or just never open them at all.
- Save money better. This past week, I’ve spent so much damn money. I’m gonna need it in college and for plenty of other things.
- Read. I love stories and used to read so much more when I was a kid. So much of my idle time could be used for reading.
- Start recording every idea that comes to mind. The notepad application exists for a reason, both on a computer and a cell phone. I’ve let so many good ideas go simply because I didn’t write them down.
- Involve myself in some kind of acting outlet. This is for college, but it’s still something I want to do.
- Learn to cook. I’ve always wanted to.
Step one towards becoming more goal-oriented…
