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Resolutions Are for Losers

January 6, 2008 12:29 AM

've noticed that a lot of the people on a lot of the blogs I read are writing posts that pretty much say that they don't usually make new years resolutions, but that this year is different for some reason. Frankly, I think that's pretty lame. If you're going to do something, own it.

I don't usually make new years resolutions, but this year is different. Or not. And, actually, I've made new years resolutions before. But, whatever. The point is, I think I'm going to try to set some broad goals for this year. So, here they are:


  1. Do new things. I'm straight stealing this one from pH and, in fact, it was a conversation with her tonight that inspired this post. But, seriously, Madison's got so many awesome things to offer, I want to take advantage of more of them. So thanks to pH and Mr. Vice for inviting me out to see Pat McCurdy. Seeing live music is nothing new for me, but it had been way too long since I'd done it. It was fun, and I really like fun, so I'm going to try to find other new things that I can do. Something I really wanna start doing is geocaching. It seems like a really fun way of getting outdoors and exploring the area in and around Madison.

  2. Play live music again. I used to do open-mic nights with some frequency in college and, although I was never really good at it, it was a lot of fun. I haven't done it now in years, even though I'm a much better guitarist and singer. So I think I'm going to do it sometime soon.

  3. Record a new album. It's been fucking years since I finished my first little set of songs, and I've been slacking on finishing new originals. So I want to get my ass in gear on those.


It's not a super-ambitious list, so I don't think I'm setting myself up for failure. And there aren't any professional goals because I'm going to be focused like a motherfucker on my career and my work--and my law firm. It's dumb to make resolutions about stuff that you have no choice but to concentrate on. No, my list is more about stuff that I need to remind myself to take time for, mostly because it relaxes me, it's fun, or because it makes me feel less like a boring old man.

So there you go.



2 Comments


tRJ said:

Geocaching is fun, but the ones in Madison are pretty weak. You gotta hit the countryside.

January 6, 2008 11:37 AM



TheExpat said:

I think that if you want to do something, you will just do it, regardless of the time of year. However, if you want to do something but can't, it's naturally because of the Martian radio waves penetrating your subconscious while you sleep. The answer is, of course, tin foil hats.

January 8, 2008 1:05 AM



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