It's resolution time again and as I look back over last year's list, I can't help but notice a tad bit of failure. I resolved not to try to wipe out humanity... that lasted a week. I resolved both to eat less McDonalds and I hedged my bet and resolved to eat more McDonalds... somehow I ate the exact same amount. I resolved not to have an idiot for President... that failed pretty miserably. I resolved to do more with less... I did more less. :( Yep, not a good year.
Still, it was a good year. I made lots of new friends, wrote a couple books, and lost a little weight. And that's not bad.
Let's hope 2013 will be a great year!
Your resolutions below...
I'm Number 1!!!!
ReplyDeleteLOL! You're supposed to say "First!"
ReplyDeleteyeah, ok. seriously now...
ReplyDeleteI really am going to try and get into better shape. Really.
I am also going to by God graduate! (which means start, do, and finish that dagnabbed thesis)
I am going to start trying to let go of the past. 10 years is long enough to hold on, right?
I am really and truly try to reduce my procrastination. Maybe.
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I am going to try to not let my brother's idiocies - I mean idiosyncrasies - get to me so much.
Lots of trying... :)
I was going for positive reinforcement!
ReplyDeleterlaWTX, Best of luck on all your resolutions! Letting go of the past is very difficult, but I wish you the best!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to continue my campaign to get in shape. I'm going to do a lot of writing. I'm doing the relationship thing. I'm also going to do my best to stay positive.
I don't do resolutions, but having said that...
ReplyDelete...I'd really like to get another job, or at least another part-time job since my current gig is, uh, lacking.
This semester will also determine whether or not I get into my school's graphic design BFA program which will determine what classes I take for the next year or two. It doesn't bode well that they're changing the curriculum as we speak so who knows what's gonna happen?
I don't expect anything to change in the dating department. Living with one's parents is a turn-off, yet everyone I know is doing it. :-)
As for the site, I've got one article on deck, two reviews already finished, and I pretty much know what my next several reviews will be.
Scott, Speaking of the site, I spent the X-mas break writing James Bond stuff for the coming year. Plus, I'm working on some Agenda 2016 stuff which I'm debating turning into an Amazon book so I can mail it to various Republicans.
ReplyDeleteAndrew -
ReplyDeleteIf you mail them hard copies, make sure you request signatures and return receipts! :-)
Or I could fly out and hand it to them personally... or staple it to their foreheads. :D
ReplyDeleteForehead stapling, while cathartic, may be counter-productive since - WAIT! if you have it printed in "mirror-writing" then when they look in the mirror, they can read it!!
ReplyDeleteScottDS, good luck with that job thing...
ReplyDeleteyou could move out here and work in the oilfield... lol
Andrew, best wishes on your list!Sounds like a lot of work this next year! But potentially lots of rewards...
ReplyDeleterlaWTX, I expect to be a svelte millionaire by this time next yet... or a convicted forehead stapler. :D
ReplyDeleteYeah, Scott, you should become an oil man!
rla -
ReplyDeleteDon't tempt me. At this point, I'd entertain the idea - it could be a neat summer job (knock on wood). :-)
we're at 3% unemployment.
ReplyDeleteunfortunately, none of them are jobs I really want... so I'll stay where I am until I can't.
Andrew, or a convicted svelte stapler?
So is a "svelte stapler" like one of those tiny red Swingline staplers or like the one in "Office Space"?
ReplyDeleteHey, anyone have any New Years Day traditions? I'm from the South slash Texas so I eat black eyed peas to stave off catastrophe. rlaWTX will know what I mean! Let me tell you how hard it is to find black eyed peas in Yankee territory!
Any traditions you have that have been passed down from your ancestors or town? Any live possum drops which btw, has been changed from live to "road kill" possum because of PETA. Okay, I have to agree, dropping a live possum IS kind of cruel.
Obviously, we in NYC drop a large crystal ball in Times Square. But what about where you live?
Btw, obviously, my black eyed peas did not work last year. Maybe you can eat too many? Maybe I threw away more than I ate. RlaWTX, do you have a ruling on that?
ReplyDeleteI tempt danger every year because I cannot stand black eyed peas and do not eat them.
ReplyDeleteMy only traditions: stay up late enough not to be woken by those lovely "happy new year" texts that all come at 12:01am and then get up early enough to watch the Rose Parade on HGTV (I miss the days when the gardening people would be hosting because they were better about talking about the plants used).
rlaWTX - So it's YOUR fault, not mine that Obama was re-elected! Just kidding...maybe. My Dad hates black eyed peas too, but he manages to choke down one spoonful a year. But then he's a "damn Yankee", so maybe it doesn't work for him, but he refuses to tempt fate. ;-)
ReplyDeleteBev, I've never heard of this black eyed peas thing. That's supposed to be good luck?
ReplyDeleteYes, eating black eyed peas on New Years Day is for good luck in the South. I don't know why though. But I do it anyway. Some Northerners eat pork. Not so lucky for the pig, but Italians seem to think it will bring good luck.
ReplyDeleteI resolve to spend less time online and interact with "real" humanoids. I've heard there are a lot of disabled ones out there so maybe I can find some and see what their disabilities are.....I'd love to see how I could survive without being "productive" or healthy.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, reality bites, and I resolve to grow my little consultancy and try to make the world a more efficient and effective place to exist in.
To wit:
* Convince people that the Fed Gov't and DoD can be cut by +50% if taken out of the civilian workforce and not the actual uniforms and workers.
* Find that lovely lady who has been looking for me for so long (My Id: Yeah..right!)
* Have ZERO debt excluding a mortgage...almost there
* Finally get that little cottage down the shore (That's at the beach to you non-Philadelphian's!)
* Read all of Andrew's works in order to understand a mind infinitely superior to this mere mortal
* Drink more cheap red table wine like Vieux Ferme
........and finally,
* Defend my World MMA Heavyweight title
My great-grandma ate hog jowls and black-eyed peas every New Year's, bless her heart. You have to live down this direction to understand--although I can't believe some people haven't heard of it.
ReplyDeleterla, how can you not stand black-eyed peas? They're awesome! (The food, that is. Not the band. Definitely not the band.)
By the way, Mobile, Alabama has the "Moon Pie Drop," which is exactly what you think it is. And yes, it is fairly epic.
ReplyDeleteT-Rav, You don't like this band... LINK?
ReplyDeletePatriot, Good luck with your MMA Heavyweight title! I'm sure you can pull that off! :)
ReplyDeleteRead all of Andrew's works in order to understand a mind infinitely superior to this mere mortal
LOL! :D Actually, understanding my mind is simple. It spends most of the day thinking about doughnuts.
I know exactly what you mean about the government. I did time in Club Fed and I realized that you could literally lay off 50% of the workforce and you would see productivity rise. It's pretty shocking actually.
Debt free is good! Good luck with the lovely lady. That's always a worthwhile goal!
Good idea, Patriot! God willing and the creek don't rise (as my Grandmother used to say), I plan and resolve to be debt-free by June.
ReplyDeleteHa.
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm off to ring in the New Year with my aunt and uncle and then some friends from school. So Happy New Year, you guys! Have a fun and safe night and don't get too sloshed!
Have fun dropping possums or moon pies or whatever your drop of choice is. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy New Years! Let's make 2013 better than 2012. Remember, don't drink and drive. Just don't. Call a cab!
ReplyDeleteMmmmmm.............Doughnuts
ReplyDeleteOh, here's something to look forward to! Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are havin' a baby!!! The coming year just got better!!!!
ReplyDeleteYuck...
Bev, I wonder if they will sell as space on the child as it is being born on live television?
ReplyDeleteSOCC, It's all about the doughnuts... :D
ReplyDeleteAndrew...stop! Don't give them any ideas! I think everyone should just go ahead and call Child Services now just as a precaution! That poor child...
ReplyDeleteblack eyed peas are not awesome. in any configuration...
ReplyDeleteTalking Tina is on!!!!!! Poor Telly Savalas...
and they could sell baby tats...
ReplyDeleteBev and rlaWTX, I think you're onto something... baby tats and Child Services... an excellent combo!
ReplyDeleteHAPPY NEW YEAR FROM NEW YORK CITY!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year people of the future.
ReplyDeleteAndrew (Still in 2012)
So far so good, Andrew! You're gonna LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to it, Bev. I can't imagine it will be worse than 2012.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year guys!!! I made a resolution to not launch such strong attacks on my political opponents on Facebook, which I predicted earlier tonight would last about 19 minutes. As a matter of fact, it lasted 21 and a half. Progress!
ReplyDeleteNice work! That sounds like a new record! :)
ReplyDeleteHurray! 2012 is gone. Good riddance. I'm in the future now. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
ReplyDeleteOne year closer to British type health services, Argentinian pension nationalization and Pax Sinica.
See Andrew it's not so bad yet! The cliff is turning into a very steep hill with lots of rocky crags. Yay for us...
ReplyDeleteMy one hour of not saying anything unkind about His Majesty...oops...doesn't start yet. Maybe the next hour will be better.
K - that was your fault. You ruined my New Years resolution! I am not responsible in the least at all.
My new resolution- I resolve to not take any responsibility for my thoughts or actions for one year or four years which ever comes first.
T-Rav - Good work! Next try, let's shoot for 22 minutes. Oops, I said "shoot". That will cost me.
Bev, just pre-emptively denounce yourself and everything will be fine. :-)
ReplyDeleteK, That's the pessimistic view. I prefer the optimistic view, which is that we are one year closer to an alien invasion and enslavement to green blobby creatures. :)
ReplyDeleteBev, I like your no responsibility policy! :)
ReplyDeleteAs for the cliff, I think we are better off on a cliff than a steep hill if cartoons are any indication. At least on the cliff we only hit the ground once... coyote style...and then have an anvil slammed against our heads. Going down the hill, we'll hit every rock on the way down... Homer Simpson style.
I resolved last year to not make anymore resolutions that I know I am not going to keep so my list is empty this year.
ReplyDeleteI resolve to be resolute in resolving my resolution to revolt against revolution that I find revolting.
ReplyDeleteOr something to that effect. I don't know as I am now in another dimension after 12/21/12. Me and my Mayan buddies are about to begin the beguine and dance the New Year in. You should see the lights here.....!
Yay, 2013! This year we will be commemorating 100 years of Constitutionally authorized income taxes! I can't think of a better way to celebrate than to raise them higher than they've ever been.
ReplyDeleteIn all seriousness, take a look at THIS and THIS. They are lists of events that took place in 1913. It's pretty amazing; much of the world as we know it is only just 100 years old.
My links failed. Here they are again:
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1913
http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/1913
Happy (though I doubt it) New Year, everyone!
ReplyDeleteAn observation: I'm watching I Dream of Jeannie; there was an exchange where Tony asked Jeannie, "Has the weather changed much in 2000 years?" Jeannie replied, "The weather is the weather," but I couldn't help thinking that if the show were current the writers would have slipped in a quip about things being warmer.
ReplyDeleteSome good news from the House
ReplyDeleteLINK