December 26, 2007, 8:36pm

Time for a review of 2007, and set new goals for 2008.

From last year:
1. Driving -- Get on highway! Have more practice driving in snow
2. Swimming -- Find a class to learn freestyle
3. As in all coursework
4. More research work in the lab
5. I don't want to do teaching. Maybe I'll give a guest lecture or join a discussion panel in class
6. My knees -- Regular exercises in the gym
7. Health -- Make soup
8. Childhood memories -- Put trust in how adversities make me strong
9. Family -- Observe friends how they make a family
10. Maintain good spirit at work -- Time to get up from the fall in those dark three years. No self-pitying or self-blaming anymore
11. Travel -- Scotland

What I did in 2007:
1. I got on the highway. More than that, I drove in San Francisco too. Then drove in the mountains.
2. Didn't do anything about swimming.
3. As accomplished.
4. Well, I did as much research work as I could.
5. Gave two guest lectures and one discussion panel.
6. My knees are OK. They're still working.
7. Sure I make soup almost every week. Though I ate half a box of instant noodles during the finals week.
8. Well, I don't know. I don't have any nigtmare for about 2-3 months already. Not sure what's next.
9. Sometimes looking at other people's families makes me jealous. What then?
10. Sure I got good spirits at work. I love my work. :)
11. Travel: Utah, Arizona, Nevada, Scotland, Oregon, Wyoming, San Francisco!

For 2008:
1. Driving is OK. Got to keep up with it.
2. Want to try yoga. Will look at the rec center schedule and see if I can join some classes.
3. Well, I'll have four courses next spring. If I can get them all passed, that will be great. But I'll still aim for As.
4. Got to get two manuscripts out!
5. Will teach a class in fall, 2008.
6. Will keep up with exercises. Hopefully yoga will help too.
7. Make soup.
8. Let's see what comes next. No nightmare. Good sleep.
9. Figure out what a family means to me.
10. Work hard!
11. Travel: Scotland and Maryland.
12. Dissertation proposal by the end of summer 2008.