Mo Karnage

25 Things I Accomplished in 2013

1. Went to Puerto Rico and saw lots of friends and had fun
2. Went to Key West with family and got to spend time with Marty and had fun
3. Went to the beach with Josh to see my grandparents
4. Went camping with Josh and the dogs
5. Went to the mountains for my birthday to relax
6. Went to Boston for Thanksgiving to meet Josh’s family
7. Built a back deck on the house
8. Built bee hives and put 2 in my backyard
9. Wrote my first poetry zine
10. Competed in 2 haiku contests
11. Supported multiple friends’ campaigns on kickstarter or other similar websites
12. Brought lots and lots of food into the neighborhood for free distribution
13. Spent a good amount of time at the river
14. Had a good relationship with Mitch that ended on good terms
15. Met Josh and have that good relationship still
16. Learned a ton of carpentry skills
17. Started my own website and started writing more
18. Got work fixing old windows and built confidence about my ability
19. Got a job as Associate Editor at Quail Bell Magazine
20. Volunteered with Earth First! Journal, Started writing for Profane Existence
21. Went to the March Against Monsanto, the May Day Parade, the March Against Mass Incarceration, the Halloween Parade, and a bunch of Critical Mass bike rides – spent positive time occupying the streets!
22. Bought a bus
23. Got rid of a bunch of things that I didn’t need
24. Built cat houses and started feeding local cats
25. Cooked a lot of Food Not Bombs meals, including catering for the People’s Library, RePHRAME, Trans Day of Rememberance, and the Fast Food Worker’s Strike.

And hugely, met and got to spend time with a lot of very different, very awesome people. I learned from everyone. Sometimes it was a learning what not to do, or what to avoid in the future, but hey, now I know. There were some narrowly avoided dangers and potentially really bad things that got rescued, and for that I am ever thankful. If you were a part of my life in 2013, thank you, I hope your 2014 is one filled with self-care and positive thoughts and community engagement.

100 New Years Goals and Resolutions 2014

A combination of simple tasks, lifestyle changes, and things I need to remember to do. Hold me to it yall!

1. Get the Truck fixed and running again
2. Get the bus fixed and inspected
3. Go to Plan-it-x fest in June in Bloomington
4. Plant perennial herbs around the property in the spring
5. Make a Free Little Library for the front of the house  Buy plexiglass to make door to finish
6. Do 25 sit ups a day
7. Make an anarchist literature distribution box  drill holes to attach string for doors to not fall all the way open, paint
8. Start volunteering at WRIR regularly again
9. Clean out the attic
10. Install attic fan
11. Finish insulating attic
12. Finish flooring attic
13. Fix drippy kitchen faucet damnit
14. Lift weights once a week
15. No sugar in coffee dangit
16. Go camping at Panther Falls with Ricky and pals
17. Sew real tree ties and sell them
18. Make more jewelry to sell
19. Table at 3 craft/art events to sell things
20. Paint/make window art to sell
21. Paint the dining room
22. Paint the middle bedroom
23. Fix bathroom ceiling
24. Clearcoat kitchen trim and stair treads
25. Replace ballisters on stairs
26. Fence in front yard
27. Add more space to bee hives
28. Go to 5 craft nights or craft dates with friends
29. Spend a week at the beach with grandparents
30. Spend a week in the mountains
31. Wash all the curtains in the house
32. Save up $600 for car insurance by August
33. Finish Grits the Origins Book and submit to publishers
34. Finish text for 5 Tails of Grits and Flapjack books
35. In the Spring have another yard sale and/or sell things at the Azalea Flea Market – sell as much crap as I can manage to let go of
36. Finish submission to gun anthology
37. Finalize call for submissions for Collectives anthology, and mail out to infoshops around the country.
38. Use mouthwash once a day
39. Make an S corp to be self employed and be able to write off my home office
40. Go to the farmer’s market at least 10 times
41. Eat a fresh fruit smoothie once a week
42. Reach an average of 100,000 page views per month on QuailBellMagazine.com by the end of the year.
43. Write a minimum of 1 article per week for Quail Bell
44. End the Year with zero Credit Card debt.
45. Write 1 article for Earth First News Wire
46. Clean out the basement
47. Read 1 non- fiction book a month
48. Take 4 belly dance classes
49. Take 4 yoga classes
50. get 2 full body massages
51. Mail my brother Sam a nice present at some point
52. Send 2 postcards to my friends and family
53. Take herbal supplements and vitamins every day
54. Drink herbal tea once a week
55. Drink 32 ounces of water a day
56. Listen to WRIR more
57. Learn how to sound engineer
58. Stop drinking soda unless home-made or fancy for a special event
59. Record 5 radio show episodes
60. Make a huge batch of pizza dough and freeze
61. Go to 12   11 City Council Meetings
62. Go out more
63. Keep a Positive Mental Attitude
64. Make sure my friends know how much I love them
65. Write 1 zine
66. Spend 30 minutes a day making the Wingnut better
67. Make sure the dogs get to go somewhere awesome to run around once a month
68. Stop worrying about what people think of you
69. Make Wingnut Kid Kits
70. Spend less time on social media
71. Try something new
72. Learn something new- seek out 2 workshops on new subjects
73. Submit a column to 3 new publications for consideration
74. Visit Los Angeles to see young Samuel and Josh’s family
75. Finish that 2,000 piece puzzle that is on the table downstairs
76. Read 1 fiction book a month
77. Finally cancel that PO Box you never use
78. Submit 2 articles to Slingshot
79. Design 3 postcards and get them printed
80. Clean room out 1 more time.
81. Spend 30 minutes a week stretching
82. Eat raw for a total of 4 weeks
83. Go out to brunch one time
84. Pull one all nighter out
85. Try 3 new recipes
86. Save up to get front fuel tank on the truck repaired
87. Make a chess table
88. Play board games with friends 10 times
89. Go on a 30 mile or more bike ride
90. Go bowling 6 times
91. Get healthy snacks and candy to eat – less processed junk
92. Meditate once a month
93. Read 1 book about buddhism
94. Read 1 book about wicca
95. Go to one of Birch and Freda’s rituals
96. Howl at the moon 3 times
97. Try to get acupuncture once
98. Go to the ob gyn once and get tested etc
99. Have one summer barbeque with friends
100.  Learn 1 song on guitar