#03: Shouting, Singing, Swan Diving

Failure can be awesome, folks.

-Adam

Thoroughly Uninteresting

A week without a post. Has he given up, you ask?

No, it's just that over the last week there has been NOTHING INTERESTING to report.

Sad, I know. Mostly it's just been a lot of work as I hammer the hours during holidays, but I have made a bit of progress - through two volumes of HHGTTG with three to go, and I've had two motorcycle lessons which were quite scary but fun at the same time.

This week, however, promises to be considerably more interesting as I disappear on youth camp for a while - my camera will definitely be coming with!

This time next week I will have another video up, although the quality of its editing may be shoddy due to how exhausted I will be :P

See ya soon!

-Adam

#02: Making Progress

It's a second blog! I am MAKING PROGRESS! So watch and enjoy my grandiose failure at blogging.

I get the feeling it might be a while before this blog gets interesting. I need to learn how to film better.

-Adam

Someone Call Social Services Already...

... I've been neglecting a goal! Argh!

Completely forgot that I'd changed #13 to the '365 Photo Challenge' so I've now taken my first photo - I'm only five days short so I'll make up for those five days with five awesome days where they require more than one photo! To save myself a lot of hassle I'll likely upload these photos when I upload my vlogs. That said, the photos are on the right of the blog if you wanna take a look. Most likely they'll all be taken from my iPhone as it's the easiest way to do it and the camera's also HD.

Of my life, what will they say,

what will adorn my tombstone?

What was my contribution?

Of my eulogy, what will they speak,

what will bring the tears?

What is my legacy?

I cannot leave songs, for I cannot sing.

I cannot leave art, for I cannot paint.

I cannot leave great works, for I am mere man.

But a word, a phrase, a paragraph,

an idea, my friend,

that shall be my monument to this world.

-Adam

Midweek Philosophies (See: Ranting)

Just wanted to post a couple of things I've been thinking.

First, I'm four days into the project and already I feel as though I'm not doing enough to change. I'm still sitting back and procrastinating on tasks I should be doing. Not on the goals; mind you, but on things like reading my bible regularly or rehearsing my music and mundane things like that. Have I not changed at all? Call me impatient, but this is the kind of thing I'm trying to eradicate from my life, and it frustrates me that I'm still no more inclined to do important things like these and others than I was last year. Why can't I find that motivation?

I've come to realise that I really like living for those big moments. I love feeling... how to describe it? 'Grandiose' emotions? That climactic scene in a movie where the guy and the girl kiss, or standing on a hill watching the sun rise, or meeting a loved one at the airport. Seeing new things. I figure that's kind of what I'm trying to do with the project, especially with things like the Indian Pacific and New York goals. I want to have experiences, to actually live instead of exist.

They're just some things I wanted to say.

-Adam

#001: Brand New Day

Vlog number one is complete!

So the project's begun. Number one on my list is attempting to get my motorcycle license, gonna book my theory test asap. Went to the center the other day and asked about the process - she gave me the questions and answers! Easy. Just have to memorise them and remember that common sense is usually the answer.

I didn't expect to feel different the minute it turned 2011 - and I don't - but it's definitely going to be an interesting year. Got to remember to film that introduction soon too. I have to learn to edit videos - harder on a windows computer than a mac. Maybe I should invest in a macbook...

Catch ya round for now!

-Adam