2021 Resolutions

1.     Professional

a.      Future:

                                                    i.     Determine future path whether Ph.D., job, or something else (goal to be clarified in April 2020)

                                                   ii.     Continue to study R and Data Science (to be clarified in February 2020)

b.      Canada

                                                    i.     Yokota Lab:

1.      Complete and publish literature review #3 in 2020

2.      Continue collaboration in another way (Goal to be clarified in April 2020)

                                                   ii.     Accessibility:

1.      Continue contact with Voices of Albertans with Disabilities

2.      Continue contact with Edmonton Accessibility Advisory Committee

3.      Continue contact with related groups such as Office of Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities

c.      US volunteer

                                                    i.     Get involved with accessibility locally (Goal to be clarified in February 2020)

2.     Health

a.      Exercise:

                                                    i.     At least one 10 minute walk per day and calf stretch

                                                   ii.     Theraband exercises twice a day

                                                  iii.     Yoga/stretches twice a day

b.      Reduce cholesterol in diet (goal to be revisited in April 2020)

c.      Keep regular with doctor visits (at least 1 per year)

d.      Cooking:

                                                    i.     Cook a meal at least twice a week

3.      Gaming

a.      VNs

                                                    i.     Complete Higurashi

                                                   ii.     Start Umineko

                                                  iii.     Read at least three short (less than 10 hr) VNs including:

1.      Ame no Marginal

                                                  iv.     Read Subahibi

b.      Games

                                                    i.     The Wind Waker Randomizer (finish seed)

                                                   ii.     Zero Escape series

                                                  iii.     Bastion

                                                  iv.     Transistor

                                                   v.     Knights of the Old Republic

                                                  vi.     Silver Case

                                                vii.     25^th Ward

4.     Anime

a.      Precure

                                                    i.     Watch GoPri and Smile

                                                   ii.     See TroPre airing

                                                  iii.     Complete Hugtto

b.      Streams

                                                    i.     Stream at least 5 shows

c.      Long shows

                                                    i.     Hunter x Hunter (2011)

                                                   ii.     Cardcaptor Sakura

                                                  iii.     Yugioh Vrains

d.      Watch Gundam trilogy

e.      See at least three shows from 2020

f.       See at least three ‘90s shows other than Goldfish Warning

5.    Writing

a.      AniFem

                                                    i.     Finalize work on Hyouka article

                                                   ii.     Pitch, draft, and write another article in 2021

b.      Blog:

                                                    i.     Write 1 non-update post of notable length (2 pages+) per four months

                                                   ii.     Write 1 shorter post (less than 2 pages) every month

6.      Toastmasters

a.      Continue participation in both clubs

                                                    i.     Attend weekly

                                                   ii.     Pathways:

1.      Complete Path 1 (by finishing Level 5)

2.      Begin Path 2 and complete through Level 2

                                                  iii.     Perform non-Pathways speeches twice

                                                  iv.     Mentor at least one student in performing Icebreaker

7.      Language study

a.      Japanese

                                                    i.     Achieve N5-N3 vocabulary mastery via Anki decks and other resources

                                                   ii.     Study Japanese grammar weekly

1.      Become able to write basic sentences and paragraphs (4 sentences or more)

                                                  iii.     Continue to participate in Japanese Conversational Club weekly

1.      Attain conversational proficiency in Japanese

b.      Urdu

                                                    i.     Practice Urdu written weekly

                                                   ii.     Practice Urdu spoken weekly