Alan & Dixie Accomplishments & Goals 1997

Accomplishments

By End of Autumn 1996 (20-Dec-1996)

Both

[Y] Charlotte is healthy.
[Y] We are parenting well.
[Y] All of our reference books are shelved.

Alan

[Y] I am healthy.
[n] I have had my dental surgery, and my teeth and gums are improving. Achieved later.
[n] My overdraft protection is paid down to zero. Achieved later.
[n] My VISA account is paid down $1000. Achieved later.
[m] My car is maintained well, including wipers [Y] and wiper fluid [Y].
[Y] It is cool enough in my home office.
[n] I am following my 30/30 exercise and diet plan (30 mintues in Oxygen 3 times a week / all food 30% fat from callories or less).
I transitioned from Object|FX to NeXT to Apple.
I experimented with Fen/Phen and lost ~25 pounds.
I exercised more this season, especially 1 km. timed walking.

Dixie

[Y] I am healthy.
[m] I am at 180 pounds. Reached 183 pounds.
[Y] My overdraft is paid to $1000.
I Got down to 2 days per week at work.
I lost 20 pounds on Fen/Phen.

Charlotte

I know the alphabet well.
I am now completely potty trained.
I am a big fan of Disneyland.
I play my own Dr. Baxter educational videos.

By End of Winter 1997 (19-Mar-1997)

Both

[Y] Charlotte is healthy.
[Y] We are parenting well.

Alan

[Y] I am healthy.
[n] My VISA is paid down by $2000.
[n] I have been paid money for a published work of fiction.
[n] I am following my 30/30 exercise and diet plan.
I got in touch with my hacker nature.
I got images from AVS on the Vistra to my web page.
Ported C code from the Vistra to gcc on my work ThinkPad.
I survived a corporate takeover.
My overdraft recently reached $1000 credit - $500 available, now at $1000 credit - $0 available.
My VISA recently reached $5000 credit - $1000 available, now at $5000 credit - $0 available.

Dixie

[Y] I am healthy.
[n] I am pregnant.
[-] I have a healthy fetus.
[n] I am working only one day a week.
[m] I am making some contribution in the zoo/enrichment field.
[n] My overdraft is paid down to zero.
I joined Bally's spa and started an exercise program.
I've worked 2 days / week (average) until last month.
I got an email account and started sending and receiving email, and I have web access.

Charlotte

I can count to twenty.
I am starting to understand adding.
I saw Star Wars, liked and somewhat understood it.
I have been to the dentist.
I started Fun-nastics.

By End of Spring 1997 (20-Jun-1997)

Both

[Y] Charlotte is healthy.
[Y] We are parenting well.
We cashed in our AVS stock.
We saved $1500 towards a house down payment.

Alan

[Y] I am healthy.
[Y] My VISA is paid down by $3000. Actually I paid off the VISA Gold card (within ~$100).
[n] I have been paid money for a published work of non-fiction.
[n] I am following my 30/30 exercise and diet plan.
I started my hiking plan in nearby county parks.
I responded to a personnel warning from Apple by improving work to everyone's stated satisfaction.
I paid off my overdraft protection account.
I got a work of fiction published.
I got a work of non-fiction published.
I got on a plan of dental remediation.
I produced new figures for A Curriculum for Cybernetics and Systems Theory.
I got my first Apple bonus.

Dixie

[Y] I am healthy.
[-] I have a healthy fetus.
[-] I am no longer working if in 2nd trimester.
I am volunteering at the Santa Ana Zoo.
I have reduced hours and increased morale at work.
I am happier with the way I am handling household stuff.
My fitness plan is working; I have lost 30 pounds.
I am seeing more of my friends.
I have improved our garden.
I got an overdue reward: a fuscia plant.
I finished shelving the non-fiction.

By End of Summer 1997 (21-Sep-1997)

Both

[Y] We have a house down payment saved. [With 401K.]
[Y] We have started the house-hunting process.
[Y] We have MBO pads and are using them.
We threw a successful Alan & Charlotte birthday party in San Diego.
We threw a successful San Diego chapter SIGGRAPH party at the LA SIGGRAPH convention.
We have $6000 saved (less $1500 taxes due by 31-Dec-1997).

Alan

[Y] Alan's career is stabilized. It became unstabilized again in October.

Dixie

[n] Dixie has gone to Dr. Hetzler about fertility.
I am doing volunteer keeper assisting at the Santa Ana Zoo.
I have quit working for Dr. Fischer and am temping at AppleOne.
I have screened and chosen a new day care and dance class for Charlotte.

Charolotte

I know what "similar" means in geometry.

Goals

Perennial

[ ] We and Charlotte are healthy.
[ ] We are parenting well.

By End of Autumn 1997 (20-Dec-1997)

Both

[ ] We have affordably and successfully visited Florida.
[ ] We have decided whether to move to San Diego County in 1998.

Alan

[ ] I have safely transitioned from Apple to sabbatical, with reputation and all compensation intact.
[ ] I have had a successful sabbatical, accomplishing the completion of all three writing projects I had targeted:
1. Performance animation article for WIRED.
2. Tales of El Ciervo Blanco in salable form.
3. Pitch document for The Big Heat in presentable form.
[ ] Climate control works for my home office.
[ ] I have learned Java.
[ ] My disciplines notebook is working, with blood pressure measurements and medication, exercise, and expansion into other areas.

Dixie

[ ] I have added substantially to the Environmental Enrichment Scrapbook, at least one project per week (from 2-Nov-1997 to 19-Dec-1997).
[ ] I am continuing to volunteer at the zoo, about five hours per week average.

By End of Winter 1998 (19-Mar-1998)

Both

[ ] We still have all of our savings.

Alan

[ ] I have had sufficient pay to re-qualify for a house loan, since January.
[ ] I have sold a fictional story for money.
[ ] My disciplines notebook is working, with expansion into other areas.

Dixie

[ ] I have added substantially to the Environmental Enrichment Scrapbook, at least one project per week (from 2-Nov-1997 to 19-Dec-1997).
[ ] I am continuing to volunteer at the zoo (or equivalent), about five hours per week average.

By End of Spring 1998 (20-Jun-1998)

Both

[ ] We have bought a house that serves us and is a good investment.

Alan

[ ] I am good at Java.
[ ] I have sold a non-fiction piece for money.
[ ] I have a plan for becoming a Technical Director (TD) within 1.5 years.
[ ] My disciplines notebook is working, with expansion into other areas.

Dixie

[ ] I have added substantially to the Environmental Enrichment Scrapbook, at least one project per week (from 2-Nov-1997 to 19-Dec-1997).
[ ] I am continuing to volunteer at the zoo (or equivalent), about five hours per week average.

Last update: 02-Nov-1997 ABS