Day 196

196/365, originally uploaded by Aaron LaRue.

 A self-portrait to start things off right. Today is my first day back at school. It's also the first day of fisheye pictures, which I'm excited about. 

I have big plans for this quarter. I only have a little bit of time here at UCSB and I plan on making it count. So without further ado, during Winter Quarter of 2011, I want to:


1. Do well in my classes - Although I forget this at times, I'm actually in Santa Barbara to go to school (it's the weirdest thing!) so I need to make that a priority. I'm usually pretty good about this, but when the cold hits and the rain comes and the sunlight only lasts for a few hours, I tend to skip class. So I need to quit doing that. And I need to quit falling asleep in class too, because that kind of defeats the purpose of being there. 


2. Make some movies - It's a goal every quarter and I'm usually pretty good about this too. It's the first day of the quarter and I already have 2 projects lined up and if all goes well I'll be a PA on an indie shoot, so I'm looking forward to that! I also want to have the pre-production done on my reel loud by the end of the quarter.


3. Keep up with my 365 - It's so easy to stop taking good pictures when I get stressed and busy. I'm working on trying to come up with creative ways to get around that. Making this week all fisheye pictures was my first step, and so far I'm stoked on it. 


4. Keep up with screenwriting - I'm planning a big screenwriter's workshop weekend on campus, which is awesome, so I want to pull that off successfully. I also want to finish my feature by the end of the year, which means a lot of tinkering/progress this quarter. My goal is to have 90 pages written by the end of the quarter.


5. Work out twice a week - Exercise is usually the first thing to get cut from my schedule, and it's a bad habit I need to break. When things get tough, I just need to keep it moving twice a week and hopefully that'll keep me sane. 


6. Do the loop - I turn 21 this quarter (right near the end) and I want to do the loop. Basically you spend a day and go to the restaurants in IV and get a drink at each one. It's a challenge that I intend to conquer.  


7. Watch move movies - I spend so much time watching movies for school that it's rare when I see a film for fun, and I don't like that. I want to watch 1 movie a week outside of class just because I want to see it. This week I'm watching 2001: A Space Odyssey (which I've had from netflix since last april!).


So there it is, 7 concrete things that I want to achieve. I think they're all pretty attainable too, which is nice. We'll see how well I did in 10 weeks!