I was listening to Hot 97 the other day, and the DJ was asking callers about their "New Years resolutions". The generic answers like: make more money, lose weight, etc. were dished out. I'm wondering: why are we still talking about resolutions?...are we not past this old ritual of procrastinating our hard-to-reach goals for as long as possible? How irksome.
I once indulged myself in the listing of "new years resolutions". But years ago I stopped and decided if I want to commit myself to achieving something, why not start now, at the very moment the idea was born...instead of tacking on the deadline of January 1st to compile a list that will only look more taxing in bulk?
The coming of a "new year" offers an excuse to "wipe the slate clean", or "turn over a new leaf" (or forest...if you were significantly naughty)...when really Jan 1 is the same as Dec 31. Does the sun rise in the west and set in the east? No. Do the pigs begin to fly? No. Do people forget the past? No.
I'm not being cynical...just being realistic. Forget waiting until 2009 to start learning Hungarian. Do it now! Time waits for no one...so why wait for it?
What the New Year does give us is a reason to indulge in all those wonderful little vices to kickoff the 2009 season!!
My favorite is when the token alcoholic resolves to cut down his or her drinking habit to once a month or none at all with a New Years night chock full of debauchery and inebriated fun in a number of late night establishments. LOL...how contradictory! Although I see how it might work...the sheer agony of January 1st's hangover should scare one away from the liquor cabinet altogether. Silly humans. We never learn.
And this is the first New Years Eve I have not fretted over.
Every year its: --where are we going? --with who? --wearing what? --drinking what? --will i need a plan B? how about a plan C? --will my beta fish have an easy transition into the New Year? Maybe minus the last one. But you never know. The accidental dunking of my beta fish -Fluffy- into Malibu one year didn't really have a positive effect on its health. (PETA, please don't come after me....i swear it was an honest to God mistake.)
So this year I'm going to wing it...roll with the punches...see where the wind blows, and hopefully its not straight into the bathroom stall hovering over a certain porcelain god. That, ladies and gents...is my new years resolution.
Happy 2009 everyone!
