2024 New Years Resolution Thread (Paintball & Otherwise)

[Riot]

Let's get the official thread going. I tried to find one from last year and bump it, but I couldn't find one.

Let's see your new years resolutions for 2024. I'll set a reminder to check in on this quarterly until 2025.



[Paintball Related]
- Host two Pumpapaloozas. (This is in the works, stay tuned)
- Get our "Super Friends" team off the ground. (A super team consisting of teams that can't pull numbers and/or lone wolves that want to run with a group)
- Play a few more pump games, Play a few more Big Game/scenarios.
- Try one MagFed game (Anyone who is down to do this, hit me up and let's play as "Totally Clips of the Heart")
- Try a new field for Big Games... (It's always EMR or OXCC)
- Beat Superman on every paintball deal on MCB.



Non-Paintball Related
- More discipline.
* I could get more specific about gym or MMA or diet.. but it all just comes down to more discipline. I'm up about 10lbs in the last month and while I'm so frickin' sexy, it's probably not healthy. So, I want to put social activities to the back burner and focus on going to the gym, MMA training and walking my dog.

- Buy a second property.
- Create more art.
- Read more. (I don't know what, I'm a terrible reader, but I feel my brain has become mush and I'm hoping collectively doing all of these things, it'll jumpstart my body & brain and I can progress in areas (jits) that I am otherwise struggling to progress in)
- Get some money in that ol' savings account (if it's not being spent to achieve any of the above goals)




Godspeed to all of us. I'm going to celebrate posting this by going to grab a Big Mac.

[Euphie]

Paintball related:

1. Build a properly custom marker, as in one with more parts I made myself than stuff I bought
2. Commit to Cerakoat and/or Anodize my keepers
3. Hopefully hit every dogtag Sunday at KC Crusader's paintball this year
4. Sew a new jersey, pants and pack combo, if Renegade won't make clothing I am just gonna have to do it for them
5. Sell some guns I don't need
6. Make a proper pump out of one of these Spyder bodies I have

Non-paintball related:

1. Save some more money (kinda hard with my paintball goals!)
2. Keep up the fitness, I have had amazing results so far, but I am allowing myself to eat whatever I want on the holidays
3. Stop putting off trips to the dentist or doctor
4. Get a mini-late and 3d printer
5. Maybe record some videos related to tech or paintball or something for Youtube

[Brokeass_baller]

If you're looking for Renegade-esque jerseys, look up Evil Gerbil.

[Euphie]

Brokeass_baller I already have one of his but he shut down and now only does Facebook drops of a couple of items at a time, and almost all of those are just headbands, very rarely any jerseys anymore.

[Brokeass_baller]

Oh. That's really sad.

[Cdn_Cuda]

Paintball:

Play more paintball! Hit the field 3 times this year, want to beat that.

Take my nephews paintballing for the first time.

Sell off extra gear and a few markers to make room for new purchases.

Buy barrel kit/cocker adaptor for N3.

Get a way to carry mags in the field and play magfed.

[TKcustoms]

Paintball:
Stop trying to manage 3 projects and focus on actually finishing 1.

non-paintball:
Be more social and have more meaningful conversations . I've been struggling talking to people and i need to be better.

Get myself a house.

Be better at machining and design.

[JeepDVLZ45]

Paintball related:

- Finish up my last couple project markers
- Make some significant progress on my outlaw field and host a couple games
- Clean/Organize my bench
- Play OSG!
- Double Gog someone with my double barrel

Non-Paintball (in order of priority)

- Fence my back field for a horse pasture
- install my mud managment system in the horse’s dry-lot
- Drop a few pounds (ideally 40, but I’d be happy with 10 or 15)
- Finish the upstairs of my garage for my office/paintball room (this is a BIG project)
- Finish 1/2 my basement as a family room

[redsquirrel]

Doubled someone in the neck recently and wish it would have been a gog shot. They were done for the day and I felt really bad. Adult luckily.

[Riot]

And me, without an invite to this outlaw field.

[JeepDVLZ45]

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[Jimmydee]

Paintball related:
-keep getting hitting the field when I can and go to a few more bigger skirmishes
- get Cdn_Cuda to come over the mountains and play for a weekend.

non-paintball related
-quit drinking pop
-more physical activities that also incorporates the kids
and dogs

maybe I’ll add a few more.

[Tracker]

paintball related...

• sell some of the extra stuff i have and clothes that don't fit
• get out to go play this year, and all the sub-things that still entails (hydro tank, get mask inserts for glasses, recover from hernia surgery, etc...)
• go to a scenario game,, maybe even a bunch of them

non paintball related

• keep doing what I've been doing for the last year in regards to all the fitness and diet things..
• try an remain un-injured as long as possible
• try to get some actual good pictures taken of me
• keep traveling
• keep on with trying to enjoy my unexpected early retirement,
• keep on making my head a better space to spend time in

[cougar20th]

Paintball : clear out misc stuff i dont use.

Life: get back in shape. The extra weights kicking my ass.

[Riot]

Oh stop, you’re not selling anything! ;p

[cougar20th]

Resolutions are made to be broken.

[JeeperCreeper]

Paintball goals:
- Get my list down to single digits before the end of spring
- Host some sort of unique event
- Start my dream build (Oh they are going to be so nice when I get to this project)
- Play more paintball

Other:
- Quit smoking for good this time.
- Sell my Evo and buy a truck
- Make the Jeep more badass

[Jonnydread]

Any time I see you smoking in 2024 I'll put a dab of marmalade on your nose.

[Jordan]

Let's see...

Paintball

Probably just to play more. I think I got out 3 or 4 times this year, anxiety (social and otherwise) got the best of me in 2023.

Two projects to finish up that I'm pretty excited about, looking forward to completing them.

Other

Surgery booked for January - gall bladder removal - so I'll be off work for several weeks. First substantial break in probably 20 years of working full-time - I pretty much just work and sleep and have zero social life outside of work so I'm not sure how I'll be doing mentally. Should be interesting. 🙂 Trying to stay positive.

Continuing to work on fitness once the weather warms up, too... I've lost about fifty pounds and maintained the loss over the last few years, working on improving cardio and building my core so I can avoid the bad back/broken body that seems to plague every lifetime mechanic I've met.

[RAZRBAKK]

Paintball

This is likely going to be my last year in Ontario, so I'm hoping to make the most of it. This year I got out 9 or 10 times, which is the most I've played in a long time. But I would like to exceed that in 2024. Hoping for 12.
Stock class. I finally built an SC gun, so it's time to put it to good use. I'm hoping to play 90% stock class in walk-on games, and really only bust out the others for big games or if the crowds are full of electros.

Life

I need to buy a house, and while I might not hit the goal by the end of 2024, I basically want to get myself 90% of the way there. Potentially selling my FRS in the spring which makes me sad to think about, but there are more important things than owning 4 cars.
I want to write my CCNA in 2024.

[redsquirrel]

Paintball:

1. Make it to a couple events this year, namely the STL spring pump event that’s in driving distance and a Slims event that I’ll fly to
2. Spend less money on paintball than I did last year 😬
3. Spend more money actually playing
4. Get every marker I own working (think there’s 3 down rn)
5. Start making custom wood grips

Non-paintball:

1. Lose weight and get in shape. I’m +50lbs and have had 3 injuries in the past few years that I’d attribute to the weight gain. Like Riot, it’s really just all around discipline that I need to work on. I eat waaaay too much.
2. Clean up my backyard
3. Go canoeing/camping a few times
4. Take my kids to Disney
5. This one's #1, but continue working to be a better father/husband

[Cdn_Cuda]

I did Disney with the kids last May. My wife was really keen, I was on the fence, but it was a lot of fun.

[redsquirrel]

That’s very reassuring. The sheer cost has kept me on the fence, but I know they’ll love it. A story from JeepDVLZ45 actually inspired me to go for it.

[coyote]

Paintball;
Get the gear bag squared away to "grab and go" condition. Check.

Hit Oregon Supergame one more time to support a friend who is this years general. Superfail. Work is stupid.

Play rec 6 times or better. 2 and counting.

Non;
Get all of my non freshman wrestlers to day 2 of sections. Qualify the 4 hammers for state. Get wins in the state tournament. Update, all upper classmen qualified for sections. Surviving day 1 requires 3+ wins depending on the bracket.

Get back under 10 percent body fat. Check

Shoulder press 1 plate update, within 15 lbs. Hit 12 reps at 157. Check plus!
Bench press 2 plates update, working set of 4 at 210. 225 is a numeric possibility.
Squat 3 plates update, leg day always needs work.
Deadlift... What will age and injury allow?
chin ups to a working set of 10 Check

Be the man my bride deserves. Always a work in progress.

[k_obeastly]

I'd like to make it out to play again...those days were fun.

[glaman5266]

Paintball:
-Sell off what I don't need, including stuff in my parts bins.
-Play a pump-only game. Been playing for 20 years and pump since '08 & never done it.
-Get a magfed paintgun.
-Play more...

Life:
-Get through all my Dad's stuff.
-De-stress & regain some positivity in life. I've been kind of a basketcase since Dad passed.
-Deal with my mother. Her & I aren't getting along again. Might have to cut her loose for my sanity.
-Finish purging stuff. Wardrobe, kids' toy room, kitchen, closets.
-Once the purging is done I'd like to set up the CRT and my old game consoles & make a retro game corner.
-Get fit. I don't need to lose weight, but I could use quite a bit of toning up.