{"id":312,"date":"2017-12-14T00:36:48","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T07:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.grassmonk.net\/blog\/?p=312"},"modified":"2017-12-14T00:42:29","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T07:42:29","slug":"goals-for-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grassmonk.net\/blog\/2017\/12\/14\/goals-for-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Goals for 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This was originally written back in February, but never actually published.\u00a0 I am going to fall quite short in many categories\u2014it&#8217;s been that kind of year, plus I am lazier than usual it seems\u2014but I figured I ought to put it out there, since I&#8217;ve been doing these lists since 2011 and I should at least have some sort of consistency going, right?\u00a0 Right&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>Books to Read<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Ender Quartet (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ender&#8217;s Game<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Speaker for the Dead<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Xenocide<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Children of the Mind<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>The First Formic War Trilogy (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Earth Unaware<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Earth Afire<\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Earth Awakens<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>As many of the <em>Discworld<\/em> books as I can, particularly <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Raising Steam<\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Shepherd&#8217;s Crown<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>TV Seasons to Watch<\/h3>\n<p><em>Haven\u2019t seen before:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Flintstones (seasons 2 &#8211; 6)<\/li>\n<li>Luke Cage (season 1)<\/li>\n<li>The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (season 1)<\/li>\n<li>Star Trek: The Animated Series (seasons 1 &#8211; 2)<\/li>\n<li>Star Trek: Enterprise (seasons 1 &#8211; 4)<\/li>\n<li>Star Trek: Voyager (seasons 6 &#8211; 7)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Have seen before, but haven\u2019t yet watched my BDs\/DVDs:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Justice League: Unlimited (seasons 1 &#8211; 2)<\/li>\n<li>Mad About You (seasons 1 &#8211; 7)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Have seen before:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Buffy the Vampire Slayer (seasons 1 &#8211; 7)<\/li>\n<li>Dollhouse (seasons 1 &#8211; 2)<\/li>\n<li>Justice League (seasons 1 &#8211; 2)<\/li>\n<li>Pinky and the Brain (volumes 1 &#8211; 3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Currently airing\/will air this year:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (season 4)<\/li>\n<li>The Big Bang Theory (season 10)<\/li>\n<li>Brooklyn Nine-Nine (season 4)<\/li>\n<li>The Defenders (season 1)<\/li>\n<li>Homeland (season 6)<\/li>\n<li>Iron Fist (season 1)<\/li>\n<li>Major Crimes (season 5)<\/li>\n<li>Unbreakble Kimmy Schmidt (season 3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Movies to Watch<\/h3>\n<p><em>From last year:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Moana<\/li>\n<li>Pete&#8217;s Dragon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>From previous years, already seen or not:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Captain America: Civil War<\/li>\n<li>Cars<\/li>\n<li>Cars 2<\/li>\n<li>Despicable Me<\/li>\n<li>Despicable Me 2<\/li>\n<li>Minions<\/li>\n<li>Doctor Strange<\/li>\n<li>Guardians of the Galaxy<\/li>\n<li>How to Train Your Dragon<\/li>\n<li>How to Train Your Dragon 2<\/li>\n<li>Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl<\/li>\n<li>Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan<\/li>\n<li>Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace<\/li>\n<li>Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones<\/li>\n<li>Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith<\/li>\n<li>Star Wars: Rogue One<\/li>\n<li>Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope<\/li>\n<li>Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back<\/li>\n<li>Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi<\/li>\n<li>Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens<\/li>\n<li>Thor<\/li>\n<li>Thor: The Dark World<\/li>\n<li>The Transporter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>New this year:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cars 3<\/li>\n<li>Despicable Me 3<\/li>\n<li>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2<\/li>\n<li>The LEGO Batman Movie<\/li>\n<li>Logan<\/li>\n<li>How to Train Your Dragon 3<\/li>\n<li>Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales<\/li>\n<li>Spider-Man: Homecoming<\/li>\n<li>Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi<\/li>\n<li>Thor: Ragnarok<\/li>\n<li>Wonder Woman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>BDs\/DVDs I [try to] watch at least once a year:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Avengers<\/li>\n<li>Avengers: Age of Ultron<\/li>\n<li>Batman Begins<\/li>\n<li>The Dark Knight<\/li>\n<li>The Dark Knight Rises<\/li>\n<li>The Bourne Identity<\/li>\n<li>The Bourne Supremacy<\/li>\n<li>The Bourne Ultimatum<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Horrible&#8217;s Sing-Along Blog<\/li>\n<li>Firefly<\/li>\n<li>Serenity<\/li>\n<li>(500) Days of Summer<\/li>\n<li>The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring<\/li>\n<li>The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers<\/li>\n<li>The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King<\/li>\n<li>The Matrix<\/li>\n<li>The Matrix Reloaded<\/li>\n<li>The Matrix Revolutions<\/li>\n<li>Scott Pilgrim vs. the World<\/li>\n<li>Spider-Man<\/li>\n<li>Spider-Man 2<\/li>\n<li>Spider-Man 3<\/li>\n<li>Superman Returns<\/li>\n<li>The Truman Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>BDs\/DVDs I [try to] watch at least once every other year:<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elf<\/li>\n<li>The Fifth Element<\/li>\n<li>The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey<\/li>\n<li>The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug<\/li>\n<li>The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies<\/li>\n<li>Home Alone<\/li>\n<li>Home Alone 2: Lost in New York<\/li>\n<li>The Muppet Christmas Carol<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>BDs\/DVDs I haven\u2019t watched since 2013 or before<\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>About a Boy<\/li>\n<li>Alice in Wonderland<\/li>\n<li>Almost Heroes<\/li>\n<li>Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy<\/li>\n<li>The Aristocats<\/li>\n<li>Atlantis: The Lost Empire<\/li>\n<li>Billy Madison<\/li>\n<li>The Black Cauldron<\/li>\n<li>Bolt<\/li>\n<li>Brother Bear<\/li>\n<li>Chain Reaction<\/li>\n<li>Clear and Present Danger<\/li>\n<li>The Emperor&#8217;s New Groove<\/li>\n<li>Kronk&#8217;s New Groove<\/li>\n<li>Enchanted<\/li>\n<li>Ernest Goes to Camp<\/li>\n<li>Ernest Goes to Jail<\/li>\n<li>Ernest in the Army<\/li>\n<li>Ernest Riders Again<\/li>\n<li>Ernest Saves Christmas<\/li>\n<li>Ernest Scared Stupid<\/li>\n<li>Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within<\/li>\n<li>The Fox and the Hound<\/li>\n<li>From Up on Poppy Hill<\/li>\n<li>The Fugitive<\/li>\n<li>Gone in 60 Seconds<\/li>\n<li>The Great Muppet Caper<\/li>\n<li>Groundhog Day<\/li>\n<li>The Hobbit<\/li>\n<li>Home on the Range<\/li>\n<li>Howl&#8217;s Moving Castle<\/li>\n<li>The Hunchback of Notre Dame<\/li>\n<li>Inception<\/li>\n<li>The Island<\/li>\n<li>LEGO Batman: The Movie: DC Superheroes Unite<\/li>\n<li>Liar Liar<\/li>\n<li>Lilo &amp; Stitch<\/li>\n<li>The Lion King<\/li>\n<li>The Little Mermaid<\/li>\n<li>Live Free or Die Hard<\/li>\n<li>The Lorax<\/li>\n<li>The Man Who Knew too Little<\/li>\n<li>The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh<\/li>\n<li>Meet the Robinsons<\/li>\n<li>Monsters, Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Monsters University<\/li>\n<li>Muppet Treasure Island<\/li>\n<li>My Neighbor Totoro<\/li>\n<li>Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind<\/li>\n<li>Oliver &amp; Company<\/li>\n<li>Peter Pan<\/li>\n<li>Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man&#8217;s Chest<\/li>\n<li>Pirates of the Caribbean: At World&#8217;s End<\/li>\n<li>Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides<\/li>\n<li>Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves<\/li>\n<li>The Secret World of Arrietty<\/li>\n<li>Sleeping Beauty<\/li>\n<li>Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs<\/li>\n<li>Star Trek: The Motion Picture<\/li>\n<li>Star Trek III: The Search for Spock<\/li>\n<li>Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home<\/li>\n<li>Star Trek V: The Final Frontier<\/li>\n<li>Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country<\/li>\n<li>The Sword in the Stone<\/li>\n<li>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles<\/li>\n<li>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze<\/li>\n<li>The Three Musketeers<\/li>\n<li>Throw Momma from the Train<\/li>\n<li>The Tigger Movie<\/li>\n<li>Transporter 2<\/li>\n<li>Treasure Planet<\/li>\n<li>UHF<\/li>\n<li>What About Bob?<\/li>\n<li>Winnie the Pooh<\/li>\n<li>The Wizard of Oz<\/li>\n<li>Wreck-It Ralph<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Video Games to Play<\/h3>\n<p><em>First-time Plays:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/li>\n<li>The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks<\/li>\n<li>LEGO Avengers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Replays:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Final Fantasy X<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Other<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>More poetism commentaries<\/li>\n<li>More &#8220;Greatest Talks, Etc.&#8221; 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