Fandom Snowflake: Challenge 2 Set Goals

Challenge #2

In your own space, set some goals for the coming year. They can be fannish or not, public or private. Leave a comment in this post saying you did it. Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so.

My goals for 2022 are here. If you look at my January 1 posts, you'll see a bunch of other stuff for tracking different aspects, like my bingo fests and crowdfunding activities.

I also have a bunch of posts on New Year's resolutions that other folks might find helpful.

New Year's Resolutions to Try in 2022

One-Week Resolutions

Unique New Year's Resolutions

Links to previous New Year's resolutions posts

Check out the comments for all the awesome participants of the challenge and visit their journals/challenge responses to comment on their posts and cheer them on.

I have been doing this since Day 1. I always look through the introductory posts and comment where it seems like we have things in common. If you're reading this you've probably seen me doing that already.

Monday Update 1-3-22

These are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:
Poem: "Spiraling Out of Control"
First Snow
My Writings on Death
Poem: "Framed by the Film"
Poem: "Do What Your Heart Tells You"
Landrace Chickens and Other Livestock
Bingo Blackouts in 2021
2022 Wishlist in Progress
My Crowdfunding Activities in 2022
Goals for 2022
2021 Goals in Review
Birdfeeding
Philosophical Questions: Meaning of Life
Unique New Year's Resolutions
My Bingo Fests for 2022
New Year's Resolutions (links to previous posts)
New Year's Resolutions to Try in 2022
One-Week Resolutions
Poetry Fishbowl Report for December 7, 2021
Unsold Poems for the December 7, 2021 Poetry Fishbowl
Poem: "I Love You in Cat"
Raining Fish
Birdfeeding
Poem: "Never Accept an Apology"
Poem: "The Things You Do"
Things to Do with Art Yarn
Poem: "Continually Seduce"
Mechanical Mirrors
Poem: "Worth the Chaos"
Poem: "Right on the Edge of Fear"
Birdfeeding
Themed Blending Boards
Moment of Silence: Desmond Tutu
Coping Skills: Crying
Poem: "A Desire to Be Deeply Known"
Birdfeeding
In Lieu of Flowers
Poem: "Never Go Anywhere"
Birdfeeding


There will be a Poetry Fishbowl on Tuesday, January 4 with a theme of "Short Forms." I hope to see you all then!

I am still working through the sponsored poems from the Holiday Poetry Sale. I am nowhere near done, sorry. You-all were amazingly generous. <3 You can follow along here, or watch the sale page to see new titles linked.

If you're following the memorial posts about my mother, they're all linked through "Come and Cry with Me."

I did Lexember 2021, made blackout, and everything is linked in the final post.


I am participating in the snowflake_challenge again. Come talk about your fannish passions and make new friends. There's no actual time limit on posting and we've only done two posts so far, so it's easy to catch up.
Fandom Snowflake: Challenge 1 Introduce Yourself
Fandom Snowflake: Challenge 2 Set Goals




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New Year's Resolution Status

How are you doing on your New Year's resolutions? I have completed 1 of my goals for 2022, and begun 12 (some of which can't be completed until the end of the year).


Poetry in Microfunding:

There is one open epic at present.

"Rainshadow Road" belongs the Daughters of the Apocalypse series. It discusses herbalism.


The weather has been colder here.  It finally snowed, just a little.  Seen at the birdfeeders this week: a large flock of sparrows, a flock of house finches, several cardinals, and a two squirrels.

Does anyone know Dari?

A friend of mine asked about resources for Dari ...

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Ghost Wolves

Some wild canids carry DNA from red wolves, generally considered extinct in the wild.  Apparently they also have DNA from domestic dogs and foxes.  I'm familiar with wolf/dog/coyote crosses, but foxes?  This is a whole new flavor of canis soup.

Computer Retrospective

"When We Wuz DOS" is a retrospective about the evolution of word processing software.

It mentions something that drives me nuts about technology.  The early versions are almost always better than t he later versions.  I cannot count how many programs I've abandoned because they just stopped being usable.  I'm at a point where new computers are no longer usable.  New mouse and keyboard peripherals no longer offer a shielded cable or trackball but are all wireless and laser.  A wireless device tends to last a few days around me. 0_o

I really think there's a hidden market for software that is heavily developed and tested up front, then left alone for a minimum of several years.

Character notes for "Spiraling Out of Control"

These are the character notes for "Spiraling Out of Control."

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Birdfeeding

 Today is cloudy and cold.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a large flock of sparrows, several cardinals, and two squirrels.