Here are my resolutions for 2015:
1. Read and see six Shakespeare plays.
I’m going to repeat my successful 2014 resolution and see six more. Again, the focus will be on comedies. Shakespeare’s Globe, which I love, is doing Measure for Measure and As You Like It. The Lion and Unicorn is doing The Taming of the Shrew. I’d still like to see an RSC production in Stratford, but their summer 2015 programme is no good to me. Others I’m interested in include: All’s Well That Ends Well, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Two Gentlemen of Verona and The Two Noble Kinsmen.
2. Repair my ZX Spectrum and complete The Lords of Midnight.
Having failed to do this in 2014, I’m having another go.
3. Crawl through the ventilation shafts of a large building.
This has been one of my life’s ambitions for many years. In 2015 I’m going to make a definite effort to achieve it.
#3 is the best resolution I’ve seen.
It seems there’s some good tips on how to do it here: http://www.ehow.com/how_2096250_crawl-through-ventilation-shaft.html
Not a ventilation shaft, but similar idea of going where most folk don’t, you may also be interested in this: http://www.wired.com/2012/01/ff_ux/all/
That is some good advice, especially about weight distribution and the technique for descending a vertical shaft. The same technique was used for ascending “the chimney” to the roof of the Wren Library. It sounds like the writer has some experience, which suggests the shafts are generally capable of taking (well distributed) body weight.
FYI: Just came across this Life Optimisation Checklist, which made me think of your post: http://www.littlekendra.com/2014/06/17/annual-life-optimization-checklist/
That Life Optimisation Checklist is pisspoor. It’s basically saying, “get your admin sorted.” Why aren’t you already on top of that shit?