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January 9, 2005
resolutions
i don't like New Year's resolutions. they start off as Nice Ideas for the coming year, but quickly morph into huge drooling monsters called Imminent Failure that pressure you to do things like Achieve and Succeed. eek, i say. eek.
i'm still stunned, however, that my Nice Ideas for 2004, which never were allowed to develop into said drooling abominations, actually happened. i learned to knit. i spent a lot of quality time in the ocean with my 8'10" longboard -- and a few dolphins. and i finally started volunteer teaching, which has been hugely rewarding so far.
so i've decided to carry over my Nice Ideas for '04 as Continuing Activities for '05. maybe i'll come up with some new Nice Ideas this year, but in the meantime, i've decided to make a few New Year's resolutions specifically for the purpose of breaking them:
1. cut down on carbs.
2. buy an SUV.
3. stop listening to NPR so much, especially This American Life.
4. enjoy closed-toed shoes.
i'm doing amazingly well with these. in fact, i managed to break all of them just today: i ate bread and rice and pasta, and i listened to Ira Glass while driving my wee Honda barefoot. (hey, it's raining hard right now & i just wanted to dry my toes.)
i feel so successful, i think i should go eat more rice.
Posted by hadashi at January 9, 2005 9:37 PM
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