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So, did you get anything done in 2013?

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Grew the balls to quit a shit side job I had that I pussy-quit last Fall, but I didn't have the balls to explicitly quit -- now that bridge is burned and I have no regrets. Asshole was taking advantage of my "yes, man" pussy-ness while underpaying me.

Started reading again and finished 2 dozen books. Started a website, YouTube channel, and monetized both. Money still sucks, but it's kinda growing. Stopped wasting money on useless shit like clothes I don't wear -- used to be a huge expenditure. And I neutered some shitty relationships that weren't working.

Huh. Not that bad a year after all.
 
Started finishing my basement, I'm almost done up to the point that I had planed for which is framing done, and dricore subfloor done + lot of misc stuff like electrical etc. Though honestly I figured a couple months not a year but missjudged given it was my first time doing any kind of work like that. I started around February. It was on and off though. A day here and there. Even though I get lot of time off with my job, by the time I account for everything else around the house that needs to be done like cleaning, laundry, shoveling etc it gives me only a few solid days per week. Though, I did do more than I had planed for. The server room is practically done and I was not really planing to touch that outside of maybe framing the partition walls.

I'm almost done this phase though. Next phase is spray foam and drywall but I will probably wait a few years for that as I'll want to save up. Same with server room hvac. I may even do the hvac this summer and do the foam next year.


Before:




After: (don't mind the newspapers, was just done painting)




UPS battery rack:






Cable management ducts:



Another side project will be redoing all the cabling. It's a mess behind there. 😱


Still have odds and ends to tie but overall almost done the work I had planed for the rough in phase. This year will be time to start looking at getting back into some coding projects. I had given up my game server before I started on the basement so I'm thinking of starting another project like that.


The basement itself is pretty much done to the point I wanted. Fully framed and dricore is all installed except for a small corner I left to the last minute as it's where I've been cutting lumber and stuff. I start night shifts tomorrow, after that I'll probably finish off that section and cleanup and reorganize everything. It's a huge mess down there, tools everywhere etc... will be nice to get everything back in order.
 
I enjoyed reading comics again for the first time since grade school when I was attacked by a dog.
I read a novel for the first time since I started college. All those books in college made me severely burnt out & altogether turned off reading in my leisure time.

I think that's some good progress. Am looking to increase that in the next year.
 
started exercising. started reading more books casually, instead of just manuals and procedures.

tried to spend more time with the kiddos.
 
Closed one business and sold another. Was spending so little time with the family something had to give. Now I work !about 20 hours a week and take care of my four year old triplets and teach them.

Built a 9 second car, a 225 mph car and am almost done with my ls2 s14. Finished learning the 108 wudang sect long form and am almost finished with sword form.
 
Bought a car that was on "the list", my list of cars I want to own at some point in my life (realistic ones).
Finished all my exams for my professional qualification.

That's about it.
 
Not a whole lot. Bought a house, furnished said house, traded in the Rogue and got a Grand Cherokee.

I stimulated the fuck out of the economy basically
 
I forgot, I really did one damn thing: got my concealed carry license. Found out I'm a pretty good shot, too - didn't expect that.
 
1. Switched positions at work, relocated & +15% pay bump
2. Completed two half marathons
3. Dropped 35 pounds weighing from last new years to now


There are a number of other things, but needless to say, 2013 was probably the best year of my life thus far. 2014 is aiming to be a touch better.
 
I quit a good job to go to grad school.

Only thing I miss about the job is the income (and a few coworkers). Which means overall I'm much happier now 🙂
 
Not too shabby.

Survived the first year of marriage. Had our first kid. Bought my first house. Got promoted. Switched to a better team at work. Took my wife's car (an upgrade) after getting her a car. Finished the entire X-Files series
 
Daishiki said:
Survived the first year of marriage. Had our first kid. Bought my first house. Got promoted. Switched to a better team at work. Took my wife's car (an upgrade) after getting her a car. Finished the entire X-Files series
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Red Squirrel said:
The basement itself is pretty much done to the point I wanted. Fully framed and dricore is all installed except for a small corner I left to the last minute as it's where I've been cutting lumber and stuff.
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Only on AT would a guy talk about his finished basement being almost done, and then show a picture of a room with bare studs and an awesome server rack. Well played, sir.
 
Biggest accomplishment this year was paying off my college loans. Today was my first day of being 100% debt free :awe:
 
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