Before we begin

Ah so here we are: the first post, I don't want this to get too lengthy so an introduction to both myself and this blog will do for now.

I am Albert. I'm generally lazy, I never get anything done, I am a master of procrastination. One thing I'd like to think I am good at is having grand ideas, big plans and thinking of things I will start doing maybe tomorrow. I am a geek in a way but without the skills or technical know how. There are thing that I can do a bit. Let me explain...

I can play guitar a bit. I would definitely say I was better than being a "beginner", I have in fact been playing for years. The thing is that nobody would ever say "wow he's good", in fact anyone who calls themselves a guitarist would be better than me.
I can paint a bit. I wouldn't really say I was good, but simply picking up a paint brush puts me ahead of most people. I have my artwork hanging in a few peoples houses, all of them friends and family.
I can juggle a bit, play piano a bit, I can do maths a bit, play bass a bit. I know a bit about physics, philosophy, computers, theology but not very much at all. In fact I would say I know exactly just less than it takes to have a half-way decent conversation with somebody who does know about these things.
Also I smoke far too much and probably couldn't run 100m without collapsing.

Well these things have never really bothered me before now. I enjoy playing guitar, painting, reading popular science & maths and I never really need to run 100m. however, for some reason I have decided lifes a wastin' and it is time to do something. It has been a while since I have learned anything new or really improved at anything at all and while I do enjoy doing these things what I really love doing is learning things.

So starting Monday (got to love that procrastination) I will embark on a journey. I will set myself targets and aim by this time next year to have reached them. I will acquire useless skills and get good at other things that up until now I could only do a bit. This blog will be a record of my learning as well as my thoughts on these things.

In case you were wondering there is no bigger picture, no place I want to be in a years time, there is no goal.... This is just mindless self-improvement.