Here’s a list of my 2010 resolutions and where I am:

• Get over feelings I have (yeah, I don’t feel that way anymore, and frankly I don’t care)
  
• See Aunt Ruth & Aunt Janet more (ugh, I saw AR like 3 times this year, AJ like no times… I suck)
  
• Eat less meat and find more things to eat that are vegetarian (I find it really hard to do this, I’m eating more fish but it gets hard at restaurants, I find myself eating fish or multiple sides)
• Finish the garage (everything else but the driveway is complete)
• Get Candi off the cone (her paw is almost 100% healed but this will sadly be never done)
• Settle Dad’s estate (not under my control)
  
• Fix the Camaro and paint it (runs fine, needs an oil change, paint = DONE)
• *you know*
• Ride the scooter to work (whenever I can, I do)
  
• Host at least three parties (haven’t even had one yet, a few mini parties, maybe in a few weeks)
  
• Snowboarding, master the bunny slope and be able to get off the lift without falling (nope)
  
• Go see a general practitioner (done, I have high cholesterol)
  
• Donate money to charity (haven’t been able to donate to anything since I have bills to pay and people I need to support)
• Go on vacation and take more weekend breaks (Vegas, went to OC, plan to go on more little trips)
• Get better at debating (I’m well in the loop)
  
• Make more friends (I made a few this year, I want to make more)

New goals:

• I may delete my facebook page
• I’ll be setting up my own wiki of my life
• Take more pictures… maybe… of parties I attend and stuff

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Here’s my list for 2010:

• Get over feelings I have
• See Aunt Ruth & Aunt Janet more (at least five times the entire year)
• Eat less meat and find more things to eat that are vegetarian
• Finish the garage (everything, including the driveway)
• Get Candi off the cone (could be an impossible task)
• Settle Dad’s estate
• Fix the Camaro and paint it (January project)
• *you know*
• Ride the scooter to work
• Host at least three parties
• Snowboarding, master the bunny slope and be able to get off the lift without falling
• Go see a general practitioner
• Donate money to charity (donated over $150 in 2009)
• Go on vacation and take more weekend breaks (Vegas in two weeks)
• Get better at debating
• Make more friends

Here’s a picture of my new scooter!

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The last blog updates: 2009 Resolutions Update II and 2009 Resolutions Update I and 2009 Resolutions.

Since the year is almost over, let’s take a look at accomplishments on the resolutions I’ve set for myself:

• Be more soft spoken, tone it down a bit and watch what I say (done)
  
• Have more parties/go to more parties (I’m happy with my social life)
  
• Don’t feel the need to say how I feel all the time
  
• Get PHP certified (done)
  
• Get at least 1,000 quotes next year (I did it with quotes to spare!)
• See Aunt Ruth and Aunt Janet more (I see Aunt Ruth about once every two months, AJ a lot less)
• Get over some things that bother me
• Keep off the 10 pounds I just lost, be healthier and eat healthier (very happy with my weight)
  
• Treat Brian and Candi better
  
• Do something good for the environment or humanity (I donated money to a few causes this year, donated about $150)
  
• Buy a house
• Buy a new Prius
• Get Candi off the cone (poor puppy) (she was doing really well, then she went after it, yet again)
  
• Settle my Dad’s estate (not in my control) (next year?)
• See a doctor and dentist (need to see a general practitioner)
• EDITED FOR SECRECY, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW, JUST ASK ME; CAN’T HAVE IT ON THE WEB RIGHT NOW (still)
• Plant grass
• Buy a grill
• Buy a lawn mower
• Build a garage (done, just need to do a few more things then I’ll blog about it)
  
• Get insurance, tags, title for the Dodge Ram (done)
  
• Get the Camero painted AND fixed (January project)
  
• Have a house warming party (a successful party)

I did pretty good for this year. Let’s wait to see what I’ll come up with for next year.

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Here’s the whole list from the previous post as well:

• Be more soft spoken, tone it down a bit and watch what I say (done, slipping but still that most of the time)
  
• Have more parties/go to more parties (I’m pretty social, need to host more parties though)
  
• Don’t feel the need to say how I feel all the time
  
• Get PHP certified (April 25 I received my PHP Certification)
  
• Get at least 1,000 quotes next year (I might make it)
• See Aunt Ruth and Aunt Janet more (once my dad’s stuff is worked out my weekends will be free again)
• Get over some things that bother me
• Keep off the 10 pounds I just lost (currently weigh 150), be healthier and eat healthier (I weigh 148, cutting back on meat and never eating until you’re full is the key)
  
• Treat Brian and Candi better (always a resolution)
  
• Do something good for the environment or humanity (starting to commute to work on an electric scooter but this is not enough)
  
• Buy a house
• Buy a new Prius
• Get Candi off the cone (poor puppy) (really wish I could mark this one off)
  
• Settle my Dad’s estate (not in my control) (done a little, need to order and sell Dad’s house then I’d mark this one off)
• See a doctor and dentist (seeing a doctor in August, saw the dentist)
• EDITED FOR SECRECY, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW, JUST ASK ME; CAN’T HAVE IT ON THE WEB RIGHT NOW (not really a goal anymore)
• Plant grass
• Buy a grill
• Buy a lawn mower
• Buy a plasma TV for downstairs (not really a goal anymore)
  
• Buy a sound system for downstairs (not really a goal anymore)
  
• Buy another TV for the bedroom (not really a goal anymore)
  
• Build a garage (in progress, check out flickr for pictures)
  
• Paint the basement (not really a goal anymore)
  
• Paint the bathroom (not really a goal anymore)
  
• Get insurance, tags, title for the Dodge Ram (problem is actually using the truck, it’s just sitting now taking up space)
  
• Get the Camero painted AND fixed (it broke, needs some work)
  
• Have a house warming party (a successful party)

So I’ll go rogue a little and get something off my mind. I don’t want this to be a depressing post but I sometimes get these waves of obsession where I can’t stop thinking of an old friend I used to hang out with. The last few times we hung out I don’t think it went so well or whatever. He doesn’t talk to me and I don’t talk to him. He’s got other friends and so do I. So many things I just want to say to him to kind of get it off my chest so to speak but I know if I do he’d probably not care. I just need to get over it. He doesn’t want to hang out or anything, he doesn’t invite me anywhere though I reach out to him sometimes. I guess I just want him to miss me like I miss him sometimes. I want him to know that I am enjoying my life as I’m sure he’s enjoying his. However I just miss him and wish things went differently so I could be a part of his life. Just part of me wants to say this.

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Sorry it took me so long to post but after over two years of wanting to do it, I finally took and PASSED the Zend PHP 5 Certification Exam!

Although this has nothing to do with what I’m currently doing now, I feel it will help me in the future, plus it’s pretty cool since I can use the logo! Anyway, I started preparing for the exam around the beginning of March. I had previously bought the two books by PHP Architect  (Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide 2nd Edition and Zend PHP Certification Practice Test Book).

I first read through the Study Guide. Though full of mistakes, it really wasn’t too painful to get through. I took notes on stuff I thought I should know. All the while I was reading what others were saying about the test itself. I read any blog that I could in relation to the test. That’s where I got another recommended book (Zend PHP Certification Study Guide by Zend Technologies). I bought and read this book only to discover a few pages into it that it dealt with PHP4, not 5. I decided to skip the things that had totally been redone since 5, like OOP. I did steal a lot of the questions though.

Thinking I was pretty well prepared, I decided to take the tests in the Practice book. I burned pretty badly on a few topics (Dates, Security, Streams, and Regex). I also found a few free practice tests online. After wearing out all the test questions online, I pretty much decided to hit the Manual… hard. That was painful and grusom, if you have any idea how BIG the manual is. I spent most my days at work reading the PHP Manual and taking notes and preparing practice tests for myself.

After reading the manual, taking practice tests, and preparing my big ass function practice test, I decided to buy the practice exams offered by PHP Architect. On average I took two a week, starting March 29. I passed all of them, with the last three I took being EXCELLENT. It doesn’t give you the answers at the end, but it gives you the areas you need to improve. I was always bad at Design and PHP4/5 Differences. Google and Wiki helped me in these areas. All the questions I wasn’t sure about, I copied to a text file during the test. I really highly recommend these tests since it’s set up like the exam itself. 70 questions in 90 minutes.

I took the Friday before the exam off to study and took the test Saturday. It only took me about an hour and 15 minutes. They make it really nice for you since you can go back and review. My name was in the PHP Yellow Pages by Tuesday.

See my entry in 43 Things!

My Name In PHP Yellow Pages!

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