In January of this year, I apparently made a list of “stuff I need to get or do 2012.” I had no idea I made this list, but it sounds like a very ambitious list. Let’s review and examine how I did. My comments are included in green (I did it), orange (kinda did it), or red (I suck.)
- Replace my desk with a custom IKEA desk. Got the desk in January!
- Replace my Dell 19″ 1905FP monitor with the Dell 24″ U2412. Yup, just swapping Dells. Bought two Dell U2412 monitors in April!
- Replace our Epson scanner with something newer and compatible with Windows 7. Sorta did this — we bought a cheapo inkjet with built-in scanner.
- Replace our Logitech webcam with something newer and compatible with Windows 7, and does HD video. Bought the Logitech C920 but nobody ever wants to video chat.
- Get an iPad 2, or an iPad 3. Hell, how about one of each? Still waiting on this. They’re damn expensive, but a man can dream.
- Clean out our basement, and fix it up as a playroom for our kids, or when other kids come over. This will require new carpeting and a fresh coat of paint. We started cleaning out the basement, but it’s not done yet. However we are in the process of converting the guest room to a playroom, and already bought the furniture. So, 50%?
- Replace the toilet flangey-thing in the hallway powder room so that it isn’t slowly leaking. Easy peesy and done in a flash.
- Paint the kitchen. Not by a long shot.
- Clean out my side of the walk-in closet. I found some shirts in there that are late 90′s era. Why do I have them? Also, what was I thinking? Done!
- Buy a new car when we hand in our lease-end car this summer. I’m thinking a fully decked out Nissan Maxima, red or black. Surprisingly, we got a blue Maxima about a week ago.
- Either evict or adopt the squirrel we found living in our attic this month. I’m not kidding. Didn’t quite evict him, but he did bite me. I survived, so is that a win?