#into a crashing market; then i think theres a per se taking going on there but i am so not a lawyer

[mourning-again-in-america]

something about ownership I thought of because of a passing remark: going beyond the three criteria of having it, using its fruits, and destroying it, I wonder how "having the rights to proceeds from sale", "having the ability to initiate/direct/manage a sale", and "having the ability to negate a sale yourself" rank in the importance of deciding ownership without extenuating circumstances defeating the reason

[rawblink]

End of the Year Reflection

For the last couple of years I’ve had several ongoing sets of things I keep track of, the main two being games I purchase for collecting/collection goals I complete for myself and also games I finish/beat within the year.

I will be sharing pictures of the first two and doing an overview in separate posts but the final “thing” i’ve been keeping track of is a list of personal goals. They aren’t exactly new years resolutions per se (I don’t have an issue with resolutions on New Years, I think personal big necessary life changes could and should be made as soon as a person realizes they need to start being made but if a new year is what a person needs to kick that off then more power to them, don’t shit on people for pushing for personal growth in a comfortable spot) but, these things are more just “goals” I would have liked to achieve within the year

This year the few that I wrote down were;

Keep practicing spanish - could have done a bit better but i listen to a alot of spanish radio on the way to work and in the car and it helps my listening comprehension, so for me that’s something ,the fact that I’ve made morning spanish new a ritual

Keep up with Japanese - i did a very good job of this. Almost all year I practiced my Kanji and vocabulary daily and aced both my level 2 and 3 classes, signed up for JP4 and conversational class and applied to teach abroad programs, I have so much to learn still and I know this is only going to get tougher but I feel confident in how far I’ve come, my major goal with this next year will be picking up my reading speed and getting better at basic conversation, regardless, I feel I knocked this one out of the park

Keep track of games collected/completed - as mentioned above, this gets a separate post but I definitely did this, though I wasn’t able to complete as many games as last year

Work out again - this one was a big one for me and i’m honestly very proud of myself for sticking to it. Most people who know me would joke around and say ive got a hot dad bod, ive never been 100% comfortable in my own skin but as my 20′s have pushed on I can say that I’m infinitely more comfortable than I ever was in my younger teen and preteen years of growing up when I used to get teased a lot for my weight. I still get a little insecure now and then but I feel that I’ve built a lot of positive confidence over the years in how I carry myself and how I take care of myself. That being said, working out has always been a tough thing for me because I just enjoy finding a balance. I want to stay healthy and make sure my clothes fit nice but I also want to make sure that I can continue to eat like the deliciously thicc souled tuba player that I am. It used to be that DDR (dance dance revolution) was a major pillar in my old work out routines but due to general age and wear and tear on my old pads and equipment that I have (some were at least 10 years old) they just don’t work anymore and because Konami doesn’t believe in home DDR anymore and most if not all 3rd party pad makers have long since deceased (especially after the music game market crash and over saturation thanks to guitar hero and rock band) theres just not good way for me to play DDR at home, and that sucks (this really didn’t help near the end of 2016 leading in 2017 when I was taking more duties at my old job at Disneyland which led to me not having time to work out and kind of gaining a few extra pounds due to stress and lack of motivation). Thankfully though ive been at a better job for almost 2 years now (wild), we have a nice workout bike in the house that I’ve worked myself up to the second highest pedaling intensity on and being able to help with band again has resulted in me being the right ammount of active to keep my body how I like it and make sure I keep fitting into my wardrobe comfortably. 

That was a long one, but i’ve kept the workout routine I started in late March and plan on keeping it. Go me

Thank you if you’ve read this far, this is mostly for my own edification but I don’t mind sharing here on tumblr since its mostly people I trust that follow me. 

Next years goals will be mildly similar;

Keep up with working out, keep up with my language practices, keep up with game tracking/completion. 

I think the only thing I’d like to do that’s a little different is try to give a bit of patronage to content creators I follow and appreciate online. Not much but, I don’t have a major game collecting goal this year (had a variety one 2 years ago, last year was rounding out my N64 games and this year was Gamecube) its mildly variety focused but im kind of just getting general odds and ends, so with that, I’d like to maybe do a little giving with the money I’m not spending on games, especially because so many video makers and cosplayers and artists out there work their butts off and there’s nothing wrong with respectfully just following and being a fan but I think the fact that I have the ability to help compels me to want to give a little back. 

Anyways, thats my 2018, a year full of good goals, good times, one of the hardest changes and decisions I’ve had to make in my life thus far and a lot of good seeds sewn for the future.

Happy New Year ya’ll, lets party, how’d did everyone else year go?