I've been watching a lot of Suits lately, and one of my favorite lines is from my spirit animal, Harvey Specter: "I don't have dreams, I have goals." That said, here are five of my goals/resolutions for the New Year.
Finish 1.1 new projects in 2016.
I've got a new project in mind that is almost ready for me to start working on. For now we'll call it "Project: Burgundy". But I'm really excited about it. It's exactly the kind of thing you'd expect me to do, but it's not like anything else I've done. And I want it to look different, too, which is why you'll be seeing me post some new coloring samples on Twitter from time to time.
And why 1.1? Well, doing a big project every year is fun. But I'd like to try to slip a smaller one in there somewhere. Maybe a single issue of something?
Write more animation
This year saw the telecast of my episode of Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors. I'd really love to do more of that. It's a great medium to write for. Of course, given production time, even if I do manage to make this one happen, I won't be able to tell you about it until 2017. But I'm willing to live with that.
Tell Antony Johnston why Speed Racer is Unjustly Maligned.
Unjustly Maligned has become one of my favorite podcasts, and I adore the often-vilified Speed Racer movie. Two great tastes that taste great together. I've guested on a few podcasts this year, including Jesse Jackson's Next Stop Everywhere and Storming the Castle, and I'd like to do more of that in general.
Get an editor to contact me about a gig.
Hunting down the next project is part of the job, I get that. But I'd love to have an editor contact me out of the blue and ask me to pitch on something or be part of something (another Secret Love, I'm looking at you). That means being more of a presence online and promoting more and in different and better ways. That's something I can do.
Do another international show
This year I did a comic convention in Monterrey, Mexico, and it was a lot of fun. Plus, as a gift to myself this year, I applied for TSA PreCheck and Global Entry, so it's a breeze going through security now, even internationally. So I'm all set up for it.
Extra credit: Lose another twenty-five pounds.
This year I lost almost 45 pounds, depending on what day you catch me on. I got serious about watching what I eat thanks to Under Armour's MyFitnessPal and serious about working out thanks to the ubiquitous Planet Fitness and their open-all-the-time schedule. Can't sleep? Might as well work out. Plus Pedometer++ makes sure that I'm taking over 10,000 steps a day. (Some of my Disney World days were staggering.)
I add that one not to brag, but because if I can do it, anyone can.
