Happy new year, blog! Some of you may remember my goals from last year were:
1) Stop tilting
2) Play shorter sessions
3) Practice drums/guitar
4) Go out more

In retrospect, I failed pretty badly at most of those for the first half of the year, esp 1 & 2. I had my two biggest losing days in April/May of last year at -$43k and -$24k, respectively. And I wasn't playing 25/50 in those sessions. I really grabbed hold of myself after those days, however, and cut out the tilt. Second half of the year was much better.

Goals for 2010:
1) Continue tilt control. This will always be my #1 priority. I want to be the best at quitting (Tommy Angelo-style).
2) Work out regularly & put on some muscle. I started the year 5'10", 145-150lbs and hope to put on ~15lbs of muscle this year.
3) Learn drums for real. I'm quite good at Rock Band drums and replicating complex rhythms in general, but I've never played on a real kit before. I was fortunate enough to have a friend lend me her Gretsch drum kit a few weeks ago until she moves into a bigger place, and I started lessons this week. Having a blast, this is tons of fun!
4) Go out more! I live in downtown Austin for a reason...

More about #2: I have a super metabolism that's allowed me to eat anything I wanted for my whole life without ever gaining weight, so in order to put on weight Greg pointed me to this somewhat radical diet called GOMAD. Basically, you drink a gallon of whole milk every day in addition to your normal diet. So since I've started working out regularly, I'm gonna give this a try until until I hit 170. LOOK OUT JERSEY SHORE!

Gotta drink your milk like a baller:


Progress so far, even after throwing away two empty jugs:


That's it for now, just remember: