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second verse, same as the first
Dec. 31st, 2009 08:15 amoh man, it's been over two weeks since i've posted anything. it's weird, because i'm pretty excited for the new year, for new projects and adventures, and i keep meaning to come here and write about it - and more recently to post pictures from last week (disneyland and mammoth mountain!) - but then i get home from work and just stare at my computer screen blankly... until i decide to play spider solitaire instead. no muss, no fuss. limited brain function needed. ACE. but i'm feeling determined at the moment, so let's see what i can make of it.
2009 was the Year of the Suck for so many people i know. it wasn't particularly bad for me personally, but it certainly could have been better. aside from a few, relatively minor embarrassments, there really isn't much i regret doing, but there are some things i regret not doing. i feel like i sleepwalked through much of this year, just going from one hum drum day to the next. it's a fine line, i suppose, because i love (LOVE) my lazy weekends where i stay in my pajamas all day and catch up on tv and read comics - you know, just general faffing about with no responsibilities in sight - and yet, i know i miss out on DOING a lot of stuff because of that. i think i will try to find a better balance this year and see how that goes.
i'd like this to be the year of just Going For It, taking more risks, embracing the motto 'if not now, when.' in short (and in line with my own new year's resolution), i think i'd like 2010 to be better. and i'm pretty pumped about the possibilities.
things i'd like to do in 2010:
BUY A HOUSE OMFG
kiss someone!
start the local tourist project
mcr tour - at least six shows maybe?
knit a sweater
run a half-marathon
keep tinkering at 'frank's so-called life'
read actual BOOKS
...and i think that's it, the highlights anyway. there are a whole slew of ways i'd like to be better - rebuild and maintain some wayward friendships, not suck so hard at work (please ignore the fact that i'm currently writing this at work) - but that's more about how i'd like to be, as a person.
eta: in re-reading my list of to-dos, i realized that a fair share of those are Indoor Activities and might not seemingly reflect my new carpe diem Get Out There attitude. but knitting a sweater has LONG been on my list of things to do, and if i actually succeed this year, it will feel like quite the accomplishment to me. also, the local tourist project - though technically only one item on the list - is essentially comprised of various outings and Getting Out There. [i'm sure i'll talk more about this later - i think i've mentioned it briefly in the past - but basically it goes like this: we (or maybe it's just me) rarely take the time to explore the city in which we live. we're too busy working and muddling through our daily lives that we often see more of other cities when we go on vacation. when i lived in nyc, i only went to the empire state building because somebody came to visit me. so i've had this idea to be a local tourist and explore more of pasadena and the general LA area, even if it's something that seems epically dorky and touristy - i'm gonna do it, damn it, because if not now, when.]
highlights from 2009:
weekend getaway to monterey w/jen
lolfatty whorekiller and his cancer-fighting vegan-shoenanigans
I BOUGHT A CAR - ZOOM ZOOM :D
vegas/fob weekend - patrick's arm around my shoulder!
bandit lee way!
comic-con (way bros, brazilian twins, bds2, jrivera, taxidermied)
MCR AT THE ROXY ♥ EPIC EPIC ♥
yaybestdayever! followed by jen's wedding!
house-guest good times: camilla, caro, & K2 \o/
i'm sure there are things/people i'm forgetting. i have a crap memory and this is where tagging my entries would come in handy. also, you know, actually posting when shit happens. oh well.
i'm not sure if i'll be back to post again today, tonight we're having a big family dinner and then later there will be woo hoo party times, so i wish you all a very safe and very sparkly new year's eve!! AND HERE'S TO A FANCY NEW DECADE. \:D/
2009 was the Year of the Suck for so many people i know. it wasn't particularly bad for me personally, but it certainly could have been better. aside from a few, relatively minor embarrassments, there really isn't much i regret doing, but there are some things i regret not doing. i feel like i sleepwalked through much of this year, just going from one hum drum day to the next. it's a fine line, i suppose, because i love (LOVE) my lazy weekends where i stay in my pajamas all day and catch up on tv and read comics - you know, just general faffing about with no responsibilities in sight - and yet, i know i miss out on DOING a lot of stuff because of that. i think i will try to find a better balance this year and see how that goes.
i'd like this to be the year of just Going For It, taking more risks, embracing the motto 'if not now, when.' in short (and in line with my own new year's resolution), i think i'd like 2010 to be better. and i'm pretty pumped about the possibilities.
things i'd like to do in 2010:
BUY A HOUSE OMFG
kiss someone!
start the local tourist project
mcr tour - at least six shows maybe?
knit a sweater
run a half-marathon
keep tinkering at 'frank's so-called life'
read actual BOOKS
...and i think that's it, the highlights anyway. there are a whole slew of ways i'd like to be better - rebuild and maintain some wayward friendships, not suck so hard at work (please ignore the fact that i'm currently writing this at work) - but that's more about how i'd like to be, as a person.
eta: in re-reading my list of to-dos, i realized that a fair share of those are Indoor Activities and might not seemingly reflect my new carpe diem Get Out There attitude. but knitting a sweater has LONG been on my list of things to do, and if i actually succeed this year, it will feel like quite the accomplishment to me. also, the local tourist project - though technically only one item on the list - is essentially comprised of various outings and Getting Out There. [i'm sure i'll talk more about this later - i think i've mentioned it briefly in the past - but basically it goes like this: we (or maybe it's just me) rarely take the time to explore the city in which we live. we're too busy working and muddling through our daily lives that we often see more of other cities when we go on vacation. when i lived in nyc, i only went to the empire state building because somebody came to visit me. so i've had this idea to be a local tourist and explore more of pasadena and the general LA area, even if it's something that seems epically dorky and touristy - i'm gonna do it, damn it, because if not now, when.]
highlights from 2009:
weekend getaway to monterey w/jen
lolfatty whorekiller and his cancer-fighting vegan-shoenanigans
I BOUGHT A CAR - ZOOM ZOOM :D
vegas/fob weekend - patrick's arm around my shoulder!
bandit lee way!
comic-con (way bros, brazilian twins, bds2, jrivera, taxidermied)
MCR AT THE ROXY ♥ EPIC EPIC ♥
yaybestdayever! followed by jen's wedding!
house-guest good times: camilla, caro, & K2 \o/
i'm sure there are things/people i'm forgetting. i have a crap memory and this is where tagging my entries would come in handy. also, you know, actually posting when shit happens. oh well.
i'm not sure if i'll be back to post again today, tonight we're having a big family dinner and then later there will be woo hoo party times, so i wish you all a very safe and very sparkly new year's eve!! AND HERE'S TO A FANCY NEW DECADE. \:D/