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Revisiting the ghosts

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In December I set myself a set of goals for the year ahead. Just over four months in, things are looking OK:

• Get fitter, enter and run a half marathon
  

  I’ve entered the Great North Run on September 30th, and I’ll be running for Sue Ryder care. So far my training schedule hasn’t set the world on fire, but now the weather’s less dubious I’m beginning to ramp up my efforts, helped in no small part by runningahead, a great website which logs running stats on your behalf and graphs them. Neat.

• Take a photography course, and if money permits, buy a digital SLR
  Money’s been tighter than I thought, but I have joined the photography club at work (aaw) and so far been learning all about F-stops and whatnots.
• See more live music (already lined up for January-June 2007: Imogen Heap, Scott Matthews, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!, Regina Spektor, The Shins, Muse, Metric and Ray Lamontagne)
  Add to this: Cinematic Orchestra, and a trip to Glastonbury, and I’d say things are shaping up pretty well…
• Write a song
  I’m currently keyboard-phobic. I have a beautiful one set up in my room and every time I go near it I worry about how awful I’ll be through lack of practice. It’s a viscious circle.
• Visit Brugges (before June)
  Erm…
• Move minor9th.com to wordpress and write about music more (by April)
  Done!