Monakhos

… That someone just told me that this album art reminds him of me?

I don’t think I’ve ever actually fulfilled a New Year’s resolution. That said, I do have some goals for this year. I want to make 2008 the year of practice. I can never seem to hold habits. Especially the habits that have to do with practice. Hopefully with the help of some friends around town I can do better this year.

Language

Jon has been pestering me for ages to learn Esperanto. I want to, but I don’t practice and study enough. I have plenty of other languages that I want to learn or refresh myself on. If I can successfully start the habit of practicing Esperanto, it should be easier for me to dive back into French and Russian. I think six months of Esperanto should be sufficient to get a firm grasp on the language, and then I’ll move onto French (while still practicing Esperanto, but not studying it as intensively.)

Music

I used to practice more, but now I feel like I’m coasting. I practice enough in a band setting, but I don’t spend enough time on personal practice. I also want to study more theory and composition. The goal for 2008 is to start practicing the drums more regularly (so I can work through all the books I’ve started and never finished) and to write a symphony.

 Spirituality

Recently, I’ve been coasting here too.  I need to buckle down. I started focusing more in December, but I need a little more focus. I think I’ll start the year off finishing a study on the occult and then go back into Buddhism and Hinduism for a while.

Hopefully this year will be a year of practice. I need to get in the habit of making habits. Maybe that can be my resolutions. “To start habits.”

Mi ne memoris Esperanto Tago 2007. Gxi estis la 15-a de Decembro. Do, mi posxtas hodiaux. Mi bedauxras, Esperanto. Esperanto estas la internacia lingvo. Kvankam gxi ne gajnis vasta uzado, gxi dauxras cxirkaux 120 jaroj, kaj ankoraux fortas, eble pli forte ol iam. Lerni pli pri Esperanto.

I didn’t remember Esperanto Day 2007. It was the 15 of December. So, I am posting today. I’m sorry Esperanto. Esperanto is the international language. Though it hasn’t gained widespread popularity, it has lasted 120 years and is still going strong; maybe stronger than ever. Learn more about Esperanto.

We just finished making this at work. See how you do.

1. God is a projection of the human self.
2. Morality is the individual interpretation of the lines of the projection.
3. Morality is absolutely relative.