2010 and the Decade Ahead

I'm writing this post as I'm finishing up Battlefield 1943 but since I'm not really doing much in it I thought I might as well write up a post. It's kinda interesting to look back on ones life a year or two or in this case a decade in the past. It's equally as compelling to look 10 years into the future as well. Looking back, 10 years ago I was at the childish age of 7 years old. Seeing as how I'm turning 18 years old in March it is crazy to think ahead to when I'll be 28 years old. It seems like such a long ways away and I guess 10 years in reality actually is. It is hard to even predict or imagine what life for me will be like in 10 years. Nevertheless it is still sometimes interesting to ponder the thought. Anyways this is my annual post of goal setting and outlook onto the next year for me in gaming.

Last year I set out to reach 200k. I would have easily met my goal had I not quit playing for 4 and a half months and after that I still could have hit 200k if I didn't try completing Gears 2 and Forza 3. Nevertheless it was still a decent year despite the few setbacks I stated. This year and for many years to come I don't plan to quit playing at any point like I did last year. I've always been one to set goals that make me push myself and stretch my dedication and motivation. So, with out further to do my goals for the year of 2010 and my goals for the next decade are:

2010
- GamerScore of 300k
- Completed Retail Games Count of 170
- Completed Arcade Games Count of 80

2020
- GamerScore of 1.1 million
- Completed Retail Games Count of 1000
- Completed Arcade Games Count of 500

As if you couldn't already tell these goals for 2020 are pretty ridiculous with the exception of 1.1 million gamerscore, maybe. 1000 retail and 500 arcade completions is quite crazy as well but I might as well try. My goals for this year are quite ambitious as well but I've always been one to set overly optimistic goals and just see how things work out.

Those are my short and long term goals for now. You can track my progress for my 2010 goals on TrueAchievements quite easily. Before I end this post and get back to actually playing Battlefield 1943 I just want to quickly compliment TrueAchievements and the great new layout they have implemented on their site. It looks incredibly neat and pretty and slick and cool and I love it. So hats of to them.

I'll be back soon with a new post. I feel that I am slowly becoming more and more consistent with posts here on this blog so my last and final "goal" for the year 2010 is to break at least the 200 post marker on this blog. I figure as long as I write 2 or 3 posts a week I should be fine. Everyone enjoy their Sunday and I wish you all a belated happy new year!