“Gotta be rich to be insane, Hall. Losing your mind is not a luxury for the middle class.” ~ P.S. I Love You.
Gotta get it done – what I’m working on as part of sorting my life into some semblance of order.
- paying off Zoom Zoom
- this will most likely be done around June 2011. Yay!76%
- Paying my parking tickets – and hopefully not getting any more!
Parking Tickets: #1500 $156.00 Paid! (06/10) #9713 $122.00 #9083 $197.00 Oh yah. For real. Several of us have a theory that the State of CA is trying to fill the budget gap with ticket fees.
- upkeep for Zoom Zoom:
- Battery
- Air Filter
- bring to dealer & have warranty-covered tune up
- AAA membership
- Tires Done! (07/10) - Three Months of Bills in the Bank
3%
- Getting all bills paid one month ahead
- Pet Health Insurance for Zoey
- shots
- teeth cleaning - Human Health Insurance for me
- Updated prescription for glasses & new lenses
- possible second pair of glasses so I have a safety - Lynda.com subscription for the year – technical training
- two classes at LAAFA this year
- Basic anatomical drawing
- Quick pose drawing - Tech Buys
- multi-license copy of Windows 7
- BuyMore Best Buy – clean, update, & install Windows 7 on laptop
- BuyMore Best Buy – clean, update, & install Windows 7 on tower
– see about possible hardware upgrade for tower
- laptop dock
– this way I can hook things up properly & finally take advantage of that 2nd screen that I’ve had for… ever.
- 2nd external hard drive for data backup
- fire safe
these might sound a little paranoid until you watch two other designers have to rebuild after their apartment burns down completely. Then? Not. So. Paranoid.
- Adobe CS5
- :sigh: That one’s going to hurt. - Get a passport
Losing your wallet teaches you very quickly that even if you’re not travelling outside the U.S., the extra ID is helluh handy to have. - Digital Camera – good Cannon model (value $500 or more)
- Get dent in back bumper fixed.
I don’t wanna talk about it. - Flat screen TV
- I know this doesn’t seem too terribly important, but it’s an eventual just because being able to put my TV on the wall would free up a good amount of space in my apartment & make life easier. - Vaccuum cleaners
- Regular version – heavy cleaning
- Roomba — could do the daily work to keep all the dust off my hardwood floors (and possibly drive Zoey a little nuts.) - New pots & pans
The ones I have are really ridiculously sad, & since I bought them for $35 from KMart when I was in college, I’d love to replace them with a nice set that doesn’t make me ashamed to cook in front of others. - Move closer to Santa Monica/Venice area
- I’ve been saying that I wanted to do this for a couple years now, and just never actually gotten it done. However, since most things seem to be moving to that area for me, I need to work on this just to save gas. - Save enough to study art in Europe for three months
and of course, all of this is so that I can…
Done!
- iPhone (7/10)
- need the screen for google maps, document viewing, & general convenience. Eventually I suppose I’ll adjust to not having a physical QWERTY.
