Rando-lution

On a similar note to my first blog, I figure I could share with myself and that one other viewer out there (Hi, Mom) my New Year's Resolutions for 2007. I figure that even though I fail miserably by the time February 1st rolls up, I will never tire of making lists of self-promises. So here we go, into 2007:

- I resolve to spend more time preparing for old age and less time as a typical 20-something. Id like, for once, to be the first one to bed and first to rise. I'd like to take ballroom dancing. Start painting. Play golf. Write letters. Read hardback books. Watch movies without color. Go on nature walks. Talk to my family more.
I think my liver will thank me. Give her some time off of purifying the system of Redbull and Pinot, rinsing, then repeating.

- I resolve to spend more time reliving my young age and just a third of my time as a typical 20something. I'll be the last to bed, first to rise. I'll make up my own style of dance. Start finger-painting. Play t-ball. Write love notes. Read pop-up books. Watch movies with talking animals. Go on adventure walks in make-believe places. Talk to people that aren't really there. I'll stay out in the yard till its too dark to see my hand in front of my face. At this point, my liver will start to miss her old companion, alcohol. But only a little bit.

- I resolve to learn how to use the words "Thanks, but no thanks" whenever and for whatever reason I choose to. Also, to learn how to use the words "righteous rockstar" interchangeably with my first name. This might come a little easier to myself and to others than the first one.

- I resolve to hold on to all forms of my identity, money, and credit cards by inventing the first-ever extendable/retractable leash for personal items. It will function much like the keychain that security personnel might attach to their belt - it will be quick, organized way to eliminate my ability to lose things and a very profitable resolution once I patent my idea.

- I resolve to embrace the good changes as adventure and the bad changes as adventure.

- I resolve to not break my phones.

- I resolve to answer said phone more and screen calls less.

- I resolve to take more pictures. But first I must master the above-mentioned art of not losing/breaking things (including cameras) and then I will take that well-kept camera everywhere and have better documentation of this fabulous thing called life.

- I resolve to spend less time self-editing in hopes of pleasing others and more time letting my inner monologue indulge in its dream of becoming a public speaker.

- I resolve to spend less time on the computer worlds of Facebook and Myspace, living quite scarily close to the Second Life way-of-life. This leaves more time for living, well, ...life.

- I resolve to buy less but eat more of the fruits and veggies that I always have great intention of using, but inevitably leave it orphaned and decaying in the back of my overstuffed fridge.

- I resolve to spend less time making resolutions and promises and more time getting out there and just being.