Resolute

So this is blogging.

It's a new year. From what I understand, this is a good time to start new things, or restart not-so-new things that have stopped, or stop old things. In any case, this, blogging, is a new thing for me, so the new year is as good a time as any to start it, I suppose.

I'm intrigued by the idea of a personal blog for a few reasons. One, I like to write, and people tell me I'm good at it. They're probably lying, but I like it anyway. Two, I like to talk about myself. This undoubtedly stems from a lifetime of low self esteem and the constant and insatiable need for attention and approval. While some may say it's pretty childish to be so self centered, I think it's at least pretty adult to be able to admit it. And finally, I spend a lot of time sitting in front of my computer, which might not be such a bad thing if I was doing said sitting for some sort of job, ideally one that paid money, but I'm not. Mostly I check my email and look at Facebook and watch YouTube and play games. I thought it might be an interesting experiment to combine all this remarkably unproductive computer time with my chronic inability to keep a journal/diary and see if I can't somehow arrange a marriage. Blogging is already up one point because I can type much faster than I can write. Suck it, journal.

I didn't really make any other new year's resolutions, except the usual one to lose weight and get in better shape. These would be those old things that I'm restarting.

I kind of think setting a goal for an entire year is impractical. The likelihood that someone will keep pursuing a goal with the same dedication and fervor in October (or hell, in February), that they had on January 1 is a little bit absurd, in my opinion. I'm not saying it can't be done. Just that I can't do it.

No, I like the idea of "new day resolutions" much better. Like, rather than saying, "I'm going to eat healthier this year" (which, incidentally, I would never say, not because I don't think I could stand to improve my eating habits, but because it's a grammatically incorrect statement. The correct statement would be, "I'm going to eat more healthfully," but I won't say that either because it kind of makes me sound like an asshole...but I digress), I can wake up and say, "I'm not going to have a Coke Zero and a cupcake for breakfast."

By the way, if anyone's keeping track, I KEPT my new day's resolution today. I did not have a Coke Zero and a cupcake for breakfast. I had a Coke Classic and a Croissanwich. Two Croissanwiches. I was staving off a hangover, leave me alone!!

Okay, so my new year has had a remarkably inauspicious start. But if Barack Obama has taught me one thing, it's that people will do crazy things when you dangle the word "HOPE" in front of them. So I set forth into 2009, full of hope. I don't know what for, but I'm hoping (huh, see, it's working already) that will all become clear with each new day.

Who wants to ride shotgun?