Happy New Year, amigos! (Revised 1/1/07, 4:50PM)

Here's to oh-seven. Resolutions welcome.

I'm putting my money where my mouth is, vis-a-vis the resolution thang:

1) Shed at least 10 lbs this year. This means being more active, decreasing the eating out & cooking more often, and being more active & improving my energy level.

2) Manage spending to < $50/week, 'cause I can spend like a crazy mu-fucka. Movies, statues, CDs ... name it.

3) Save up some money to get a trumpet & start playing again. I had to give that shit up back when I started living in apartments non-stop. Now, I got a house and no one I have to give a shit about offending when I miss that one note on "So What" that I can never seem to snag.

4) Keep my paperwork caught up. When I get really far behind, that pisses off my supervisor something wicked. Quit doing that shit.

5) Make a survival kit. A real one, like they taught me how to make in my mountaineering class back in the good ol' days. Never know when you may need one.

6) Write a screenplay. I keep saying I'm going to do it, and never find the time. The time isn't that hard to find; it ain't like it's in the couch cushion or something.

7) Devote to SGM daily. Either by posting each day, or putting up some banner or background, or by putting up a podcast. I like the outlet for creativity & feedback that this forum gives me - as opposed to the stifling, unappreciating environment of That Other Site^TM.

8) Improve my attention to priorities, and be more conscientious. This goes for work, family, friends, home, and self.

9) I need to church more often. I do. Say what you will, it used to work for me.

10) Live clutter-free. My office is a mess. The house is a mess. Aspects of my life are a mess. That shit's getting cleaned up this year.