Damian Nicholson

Because I’m feeling very optimistic about what next year has to bring, I’ve put together a list of things I want to achieve. In no particular order, they are:

• Release a jQuery plugin

  I started making a very basic jQuery colour swatch earlier in the year, but it went on the back-burner before I managed to perfect it. I’ll definitely be releasing this as a jQuery plugin and hopefully some other cool stuff in 2010.

• Do a bungee jump

  This has been a life goal of mine for some time now.

• Complete the Great North Run

  My main reason for this is to get fit and start jogging again. Every year I feel guilty that people travel from all over the globe to participate in the Great North Run, though I haven’t took part once and its on my front doorstep.

• Learn GWT

  There’s no denying that Google make the best web applications. Since all of their products are leveraged by the Google Web Toolkit(GWT), I want to try my hand at it.

• Start eating fruit

  This may seem surprising but before mid-2008 I ate no fruit and maybe two vegetables. In 2009 I made a conscious attempt to start eating veg and now I can’t get enough of it. Here’s to hoping my efforts in 2010 won’t be fruitless

• Read a new book every 2 weeks

  There’s a plethora of stuff I find interesting and want to read.

• Blog more often

  If your running a blog and not publishing at least 2 quality articles a week this is a given.

• Go to a web conference

  Now I’ve been in the industry a year, I’d really like to attend a tech conference as I think I would benefit from the experience in many ways. Nothing as ostentatious as SXSW but maybe something like DIBI or Thinking Digital.

• Visit Berlin

  Stooped in history and a place I don’t think you’d ever get bored of, Berlin will be a fantastic holiday destination.

• Pickup golf

  I went to the driving range for the first time in about 5 years the other day and thoroughly enjoyed myself.

  In his retirement my grandfather has really started to take golf seriously, so I reckon I’ll always have someone to play against and be able to pick up a few tips from along the way. Maybe even some old clubs if I’m lucky.

• Release a web application as a side-project

  I know I can, I just wanna see if I can Crush It! like Gary.

  If all goes to plan it will probably be made using GWT.

• Start learning Spanish

  Because no goals are ever complete without learning a new language.

In true Tim Ferriss fashion, a few of these are a bit out there, but I don’t think any are unachievable.

However small or grand, what’s your ambitions for 2010? I’d really like to hear about them