Back at the start of 2013, I posted a few goals. How'd I do?
-Snowboarding and hot springs in Hokkaido: close. I did Niigata prefecture, which isn't quite Hokkaido but is still great.
-Visit Korea or Taiwan: Nope. I was flat broke while living in Tokyo.
-Scale Musivu: Success! We went from (nearly) zero to 1,250 students in 2013 and launched our own service.
-Attend the F1 Japan GP: Nope. Missed in 2012 due to bad luck; missed in 2013 because I left the country a few weeks before the GP. Hoping to hit the Austin one in 2014.
-More nights out with the boys from work: Success! I drank more and slept less, and that generally helped my mood - until I crashed and burned and hated everyone at work. Still, I got out more.
-More nights out in somewhere Tokyo: Moderate success. There were one or two Sunday nights out, which were a riot, but overall there wasn't as much crazy all-nighter action as when I was younger.
-Play more games: Fail. I moved in the opposite direction despite investing in a 3DS and laptop at the end of 2012.
-Some misc. professional goals that wouldn't make sense outside Rakuten's intranet: Stopped being relevant during 2013.
All in all, that's:
4 successes
3 failures
1 misc. case
So 2013 was a minor win, after a rough 2012!
On to 2014 goals. Better late than never. I'm choosing the things I came home for, and the things on my mind when I arrived:
-More time with best friends and family
-Preserve good shape
-Scale Musivu more
-Relax a little more
-Find a new hobby stateside
-Create a more independent career