{"id":7727,"date":"2012-01-04T02:08:14","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T07:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/?p=7727"},"modified":"2012-01-04T02:08:14","modified_gmt":"2012-01-04T07:08:14","slug":"my-geek-goals-for-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/my-geek-goals-for-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"My Geek Goals For 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s a new year and that means a new slate. The start of the year allows one an opportunity to set new goals and try to better ourselves. I\u2019m not going to use the word resolution. That sounds a little too firm. I\u2019m going to set some goals since they\u2019re flexible and allow for change depending on the situation. Here are some of my geeky goals for the year.<\/p>\n

1. Watch a complete series no longer on the air<\/p>\n

There are a lot of shows that have come and gone that are geek staples. In 2011, I watched my way through Buffy The Vampire Slayer and loved it. With shows like Battlestar Galactica and other sci-fi staples available, I\u2019m going to pick at least one new well loved show and get caught up.<\/p>\n

2. Watch at least 25 movies I haven\u2019t seen before<\/p>\n

I set out to watch a bunch of movies last year and managed to catch 25 that I had not seen before. This does not include theatrical releases from 2012. It has to be stuff I need to catch up on. Plenty of good geeky stuff I still need to watch. So I\u2019m looking to at least match that number.<\/p>\n

3. Watch at least 1 foreign television series.<\/p>\n

This one shouldn\u2019t be too hard for me. I love anime and most Japanese television I\u2019ve seen. The series will need to be in its original language to count. Subs are acceptable. Dubbed series are not.<\/p>\n

4. Learn Japanese<\/p>\n

I have wanted to learn this language for a long time. I just want to have a working understanding of how to speak the language and build up a decent vocabulary of words and phrases. It would be nice to watch anime and not have to pay attention to subtitles for the most part.<\/p>\n

5. Read more comics<\/p>\n

Comics is probably one of my weakest geek areas. I have basic knowledge of my favorites but haven\u2019t read many story arcs. I\u2019ve been reading some of the New 52 and it\u2019s been good so far. I\u2019ll be looking to go back and read a few major arcs from Marvel and DC to help build my comic knowledge.<\/p>\n

6. Discover a new author<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a person that loves to read. I\u2019ve read a few popular series and gotten to be familiar with a few authors. This year I want to sample some new authors or read ones that have been around that I just haven\u2019t given a chance before. Definitely need to do more reading this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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