2013 Goals

I recently listened to something on NPR about Making Resolutions Stick. It's important to write them out and to make them attainable. Here were my goals for 2012. Below is a short list of them.

1. Become more proficient with Python, especially the other modules, iters, calendar, etc.
2. Learn GeoDjango, learn it.
3. Learn even more about the Google Maps API and Fusion tables.
4. Utilize Dropbox more for non-sensitive GIS data.

Did I do them. Well #1 and #4 are definite yes's. #3 is true for the first half of 2012. Teaching and work got in the way of continuing to work on that but what I was able to do met that initial goal. #2 I never got very far with. I should have started with just learning Django, which might be hard enough on its own.

GIS and Career Goals:

1. Blog more. One thing I didn't do much of in 2012 was blog. So I'd like to do more of that. Tweeting and other stuff just doesn't help me cement in things that I've learned as well as blogging about it.

2. Learn MapBox - CartoDB

3. Utilize SpiderOak. A lot of the sensitive data I work with can't be uploaded to Dropbox so I need to use SpiderOak to keep the data encrypted and secure. Dropbox is a good place to store my basemap data and non-sensitive documents but is not good for sensitive data or banking data.

4. Encrypt all my drives (desktop and mobile) - we have to as part of IRB and new IT regulations, plus its just the smart thing to do.

5. Finish the Codecademy Python track. I'm 1/3 done I think now (they keep adding ones). At one point I was 1/2 done. Better finish before they add more!

6. Learn Django. From there learn GeoDjango.

Guitar Goals:

1. Learn at least the intro and a few minutes of YEM. 2014 I'll learn the 2nd half.

2. Sand the dark finish off my homemade lap steel guitar.

3. Clean up and reorganize my effects pedalboard.