Everybody Put Your Best Suit or Dress On.
"So this is the new year,
And I don't feel any different."
-Death Cab for Cutie - The New Year.
It is officially 2006 as I write this. Mere hours ago the world was re-living the year that was coming to an end. Now, the world is talking about the year ahead. When people do this, they normally speak of "New Year Resolutions." If you've lived in Mexico for your entire life, these resolutions are goals for the year ahead. On most peoples' lists are Quitting smoking, Quitting drinking, or going to church more often. Now, resolutions aren't limited to things of that sort. As a matter of fact I personally know someone whose goal for the near year is to lose his virginity in the next two months. Good for him, I guess. If that's what his goal is, then I hope he realizes that goal.
Unfortunately, New Year Resolutions are seldom kept. The trick to this is to either make no resolutions at all, or make them so that they can easily be achieved. What I have done the past few years is, honestly, forget about them after a while. This year, however, I have resolved to remember my resolutions and try my hardest to fulfill them. It's a vicious circle. From most of the resolutions that I've heard from friends, I hope that they fulfill them, because for most of them it is completely to the betterment of them. So, I'll start out with the three most common Resolutions:
1. Quit Smoking/Drinking. I think this is pretty self-explanatory. I think that it's a lot tougher than it should be to achieve, however. Too many people really rely on cigarettes or alcohol to get them through the day. I don't understand it because I'm not addicted to either, so my advice to them would be to just stop. Apparently it's harder than that.
2. Go to church more often. This is one of my resolutions, as well as a couple of other people I know. I used to go to church every Sunday and most Wednesdays, no matter what. I would like to get back into that habit. But unfortunately, I am also in the habit of staying up too late on Saturday nights. That habit overpowers my will to go to church. As far as achieving this resolution, I think that reminding myself that I have to go to sleep earlier on Saturday nights will be the main task. Shouldn't be too terribly difficult.
3. Start and maintain a healthy relationship. A friend of mine stated this as one of his/her resolutions. This person hadn't had many relationships in the past, they all ended badly, or started badly for that matter. Relationships are very important to most people. Now that I think of it, the topic of relationships are an entirely different post altogether, so I won't delve too much into it here. I think that my friend is on the right path to making this resolution happen. Like I said, it's difficult. So more power to them.
4. Lose virginity in the next two months. Whatever floats your boat and choo-choo's your rocket.
5. Focus more on school. This is very important. I guess I could say that this is one of my resolutions, but mine is more along the lines of "Get back into school." I have a career now that pays me well and has a lot of room for improvement, but I still want to go to school and get my degree. And also, I still love writing and have a great passion for writing, so I don't want to give that up.
6. Read more. This is one of mine as well. About a month ago, I got into a kick where I wanted to read more, but I didn't have anything to read that really grabbed my attention. Well, just this very day, I went to Barnes & Noble and read the first ten pages of Lamb by Christopher Moore. It is absolute sheer genius. I would love to have a passion for reading, but it's just not there. But I have a feeling this book is going to fly by.
That's all I have for right now. If you have made any New Years Resolutions, I hope that you stick with them and that they improve your life when you accomplish them. In the words of Rob Schneider: "You can do it!"
Ryan J. Schwimmer
And I don't feel any different."
-Death Cab for Cutie - The New Year.
It is officially 2006 as I write this. Mere hours ago the world was re-living the year that was coming to an end. Now, the world is talking about the year ahead. When people do this, they normally speak of "New Year Resolutions." If you've lived in Mexico for your entire life, these resolutions are goals for the year ahead. On most peoples' lists are Quitting smoking, Quitting drinking, or going to church more often. Now, resolutions aren't limited to things of that sort. As a matter of fact I personally know someone whose goal for the near year is to lose his virginity in the next two months. Good for him, I guess. If that's what his goal is, then I hope he realizes that goal.
Unfortunately, New Year Resolutions are seldom kept. The trick to this is to either make no resolutions at all, or make them so that they can easily be achieved. What I have done the past few years is, honestly, forget about them after a while. This year, however, I have resolved to remember my resolutions and try my hardest to fulfill them. It's a vicious circle. From most of the resolutions that I've heard from friends, I hope that they fulfill them, because for most of them it is completely to the betterment of them. So, I'll start out with the three most common Resolutions:
1. Quit Smoking/Drinking. I think this is pretty self-explanatory. I think that it's a lot tougher than it should be to achieve, however. Too many people really rely on cigarettes or alcohol to get them through the day. I don't understand it because I'm not addicted to either, so my advice to them would be to just stop. Apparently it's harder than that.
2. Go to church more often. This is one of my resolutions, as well as a couple of other people I know. I used to go to church every Sunday and most Wednesdays, no matter what. I would like to get back into that habit. But unfortunately, I am also in the habit of staying up too late on Saturday nights. That habit overpowers my will to go to church. As far as achieving this resolution, I think that reminding myself that I have to go to sleep earlier on Saturday nights will be the main task. Shouldn't be too terribly difficult.
3. Start and maintain a healthy relationship. A friend of mine stated this as one of his/her resolutions. This person hadn't had many relationships in the past, they all ended badly, or started badly for that matter. Relationships are very important to most people. Now that I think of it, the topic of relationships are an entirely different post altogether, so I won't delve too much into it here. I think that my friend is on the right path to making this resolution happen. Like I said, it's difficult. So more power to them.
4. Lose virginity in the next two months. Whatever floats your boat and choo-choo's your rocket.
5. Focus more on school. This is very important. I guess I could say that this is one of my resolutions, but mine is more along the lines of "Get back into school." I have a career now that pays me well and has a lot of room for improvement, but I still want to go to school and get my degree. And also, I still love writing and have a great passion for writing, so I don't want to give that up.
6. Read more. This is one of mine as well. About a month ago, I got into a kick where I wanted to read more, but I didn't have anything to read that really grabbed my attention. Well, just this very day, I went to Barnes & Noble and read the first ten pages of Lamb by Christopher Moore. It is absolute sheer genius. I would love to have a passion for reading, but it's just not there. But I have a feeling this book is going to fly by.
That's all I have for right now. If you have made any New Years Resolutions, I hope that you stick with them and that they improve your life when you accomplish them. In the words of Rob Schneider: "You can do it!"
Ryan J. Schwimmer