LunarYear’s Resolutions?
By Amy Armitage
I’m not a big fan of resolutions, and it’s not because I think I will fail (ok.. maybe it is). Let’s just pretend that I’d rather set myself daily goals and do my best to achieve those. With the New Year just passing, I figured I’d hit up the LP Crew and ask them about previous and current resolutions, favorite geeky gadget of 2007 and most memorable event in 2007.

Name: Richard DuBois
Last Year’s Resolution: Stop Smoking
Did you stick to it? – Unfortunately I did not stick to it longer than 2 days. (It’s a long story)
2008 Resolution: I will stop smoking this year for sure if not by x-mas by new years for sure.
Most memorable event in 2007: Driving from Detroit Michigan to Las Vegas Nevada
Coolest Geeky Gadget of 2007: A lot of people say I-phone.. I am not a fan of apple so I say My Motorola Q.. (My Wife calls it a calculator)

Name: Titus Coleman
Last Year’s Resolution: Get a better job. And now im working for LP!
2008 Resolution: Move out the house
Most memorable event in 2007: I snuck to the 4th row at a Lakers game.
Coolest Geeky Gadget of 2007: PS3

Name: Danielle Wallace
Last Year’s Resolution: I’ve failed at so many resolutions that I don’t even bother to make them anymore
2008 Resolution: If I were to make a resolution, I’d try to quit drinking mountain dew, but I know it’s not gonna happen
Most memorable event in 2007: Finding out that I like emo stuff and it doesn’t matter if other people make fun of it or not.
Coolest Geeky Gadget of 2007: The iPhone without a doubt. When I first held my new iPhone, I felt like I’d stepped forward in time and might be able to call Scotty on it to beam me up to the Enterprise.

Name: Steven Priest
Last Year’s Resolution: To make it to my one year wedding anniversary… alive
Did you stick to it? – Yup, Almost didn’t as I forgot the anniversary. Friend reminded me about 30 minutes before the wife got home
2008 Resolution: To get absolutely hammered new years eve night. I like to keep them small and attainable
Most memorable event in 2007: Purchased my first actual home, like the kind that sits on a plot of land
Coolest Geeky Gadget of 2007: I’ve slacked off in my geeky gadget pursuits, in favor of home improvements, so I have no idea. Geeky gadget budget has been diverted to power tools… which I think is an even trade. You can never have too many power tools

Name: Chris Hart
Last Year’s Resolution: I always resolve not to resolve for the new year
Did you stick to it? Of Course
2008 Resolution: To resolve or not to resolve, that is the question…
Most memorable event in 2007: The birth of my son, and of course starting at Lunar in June.
Coolest Geeky Gadget of 2007: I know everyone will say the iPhone here, but I have to go with the USB Missle Launcher, for all your Cubicle Warfare needs.

Name: Katrina
Last Year’s Resolution: Get it together, quit stalling, and hit the road to see America.
Did you stick to it? – Yes!
2008 Resolution: Stay on the road and keep working on my health.
Most memorable event in 2007: the falling of the freeway bridge in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota while I was camping nearby.
Coolest Geeky Gadget of 2007: GPS

Name: Randy Tarpley
Last Year’s Resolution: None
Did you stick to it? – Nothing ventured nothing gained (or lost) lol
2008 Resolution: To get a pay raise !
Most memorable event in 2007: My dad was diagnosed with throat cancer.
Coolest Geeky Gadget of 2007: MobileMate SD+ Memory Card Reader

Name: Matthew Boster
Last Year’s Resolution: Quit Smoking
Did you stick to it? - No, still smoking :/
2008 Resolution: Quit Smoking :p
Most memorable event in 2007: (this can be anything, war, celebrity, LP
moment) San Diego Trip
Coolest Geeky Gadget of 2007: Umm wife got an iPhone this year, hate to say it buts pretty cool..

Name: Florin Asavoaie
Last Year’s Resolution: One of the best years of my life ! I finished school, I started working for LP, I started my superior studies
.
Did you stick to it? – I NEVER FAIL!
2008 Resolution: Um… Dunno, I’m currently flying on the wind… I do my job here, learn for school, spend time with my fiancee and my friends, I try to finish some personal projects that I’ve been working on for sooo long.. I always have something to do, I never loose time
Most memorable event in 2007: Well, it was a year full of memorable things. Let’s say that one of the most special ones was when me and one of my friends were driving on a winding road with around 90 miles an hour and a tire exploded when we were near a lake. We were LUCKY.
Coolest Geeky Gadget of 2007: USB kitchen range – it’s in Romanian… the point is you can cook near your computer… at least keep hot your tea)
Name: Bryan Carl
Last Year’s Resolution: To not make a resolution this year.
Did you stick to it? – yup
:p
2008 Resolution: “see last years resolution” hehe
Most memorable event in 2007: My baby girl being born on August 4th !
Coolest Geeky Gadget of 2007: Hum, I thought about this for a long while, I’d have to say the toy submarine I’m building that runs off Wifi.

Name: Mike Reynolds
Last Year’s Resolution: None
Did you stick to it? – I did, because I didn’t make one
2008 Resolution: To have more fun.
Most memorable event in 2007: Virginia Tech shootings
Coolest Geeky Gadget of 2007: OLPC (One Laptop Per Child)

Name: AbbasKhan
Last Year’s Resolution: I set new motives, defined new horizons, but unfortunately failed again! Still, I kept on trying and working hard by stimulating the spirit of life and tried to live it up in as efficient way as I could, which actually brought the success I was looking for and helped me a lot in my long-term ambitions.
Did you stick to it? – Yes, for some time. Aborting these goals would have depressed me, while sticking to them helped somehow, as the truest valor is to dare to live your life.
2008 Resolution: The aims are the same but with new perspectives, which will carry my studies further in the New Year.
Most memorable event in 2007: It would be when I joined LP. I love working with Dani; though, I can’t express my gratitude to her, but, I guess these words will do. I am also impressed by Lee, Amy, and of course the inquisitive Vlad, whose heuristic skills always impress me!
Coolest Geeky Gadget of 2007: Motivation, and essentially, the prayers of my mom – the best source ever that God has created!

Tell us about your New Year’s Failures Resolutions!




January 28th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
LOL my only resolution is as always to do more writing – easy enough to stick to and not so overwhelming that I completely lose interest after the first couple weeks hehe
January 29th, 2008 at 7:31 am
Last Year’s Resolution: Quit Smoking
Stick to it?: Yes…fricking FINALLY
2008 Resolution: Vegetarian lifestyle
Memorable Event: I stuggled a lot in 2007, so nothing really sticks out
Coolest Geeky Gadget: Treadmill…yeah, I know
January 29th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Last Year’s Resolution: To not make a resolution
Stick to it?: Aye, I sure did.
2008 Resolution: I don’t….DO…Resolutions
Memorable Event: And old friend and mentor passed away
Coolest Geeky Gadget: I gotta go with Chris’s pick, the USB Missile Launcher… I broke down and bought one.. Talk about FUN. (And the looks on people’s faces when they see a tiny foam missile go whizzing past their face)