Since I'm feeling rather [&& that, my friend, is what we call an understatement] bored, I'm just going to go out on an end and publicly list all of my goals [artistic and otherwise] for the next, say... six months? Sure, we'll go with that. [&& yes, six months is long-term.]

It is currently August 3rd, 2oo9.
End date estimated at February 1st, 2o1o.

1 day - 1 week;;
Begin shoot for deviantID [why yes, this does require a "shoot". you'll see why shortly]
Begin designing new icon
Finish 3-5 Practice photo-manipulations
Begin vector practice, fight urge to quit after finishing 1 eye

1 week - 2 weeks;;
Choose favorite shot [avoid using the first photo taken after wasting hours on hundreds of attempts]
Begin editing portrait for deviantID
Begin animation on icon
Finish yet another 3-5 photo-manipulations
Continue vector work

Unrelated goals:
Begin school shopping for clothes and supplies
Brainstorm ideas for out-of-classroom portfolio necessary for art course-sequence

2 weeks - 1 month;;
Finish both deviantID and icon, upload
Begin work on customized desktop background
Continue vector work: upload wip for encouragement-and-motivation-whoring
Continue photo-manipulations
Practice human anatomy for Studio in Art
Practice contour line drawings
Practice sketching accurately using "4-step system"

Unrelated goals:
School starts soon, don't die of nervousness.

1 month - 2 months;;
Finish vector work, upload
Finish custom desktop background
Continue photo-manipulations
Upload a few contour drawings
Continue practicing human anatomy

Unrelated goals:
Keep up with Studio in Art
*Remember; passing grade is 85*

2 months - 4 months;;
Practice vector work again
Photo-manipulations, photo-manipulations, photo-manipulations...
New deviantID, perhaps?

Semi-related:
New camera and tablet for christmas/birthday
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS
Wacom [model unknown] tablet

4 months - 6 months;;
Practice working with tablet
Begin shooting higher-grade photos with varied settings
Continue vector work with tablet
Photo-manipulations, as always.
Begin digital painting with tablet