NYE 2007
Monday, December 31st, 2007Ok, I am lame. It is New Year’s Eve and I am at home alone drinking beer and eating instant noodles, and nothing even slightly wacky is happening. I’m in a vaguely reflective mood so maybe I will try to get some perspective by skimming back over the year and picking out some key events…
- I got sick — This was a bummer but didn’t really have a big impact on the rest of my year, it just wiped me out for a few weeks and left me wobbly for a few more.
- I turned 35 — Something of a nonevent, but marks a psychological milestone since it now puts me closer to 40 than 30. This is still rather hard for me to believe, because I am just so damn young at heart.
- I got fat — but then, who didn’t? Since I noticed this I’ve already lost a few kilos again and as long as I keep in mind my decision to replace at least some of my chocolate biscuit intake with fruit I think I’ll be on track to drop a few more.
- John Howard finally lost an election (and how!) — this really was and still is a surprisingly big relief. To be honest I couldn’t give a rat’s arse about his economics, but the regressive social policy of the man ironically referred to as Honest John was horrible to witness.
- I got a Mac — Still quite glad of this, and am even looking forward to seeing whether the rumours of a new ultra portable PowerBook are true.
- I had a girlfriend (no links, she is a very private person) — We were together for about 4 months, and it was very nice while it lasted (and it made a big difference to me while I was in hospital). We’re still good friends, and it was handy to learn that I can survive being dumped without completely losing my self-esteem.
So how did I go with my resolutions for 2007? Not so great…
- I did get a Mac, but didn’t port any of my apps. Also I opened GarageBand, like, once maybe.
- I did get fat
- I did not get my shit together. eg I am wayyyy behind on my tax again and still have piles of envelopes to open related to banking, insurance etc. How great it would be to have a PA
I will try to be more specific about resolutions for 2008— it seems appropriate to come up with at least 5.
Now I’m going to watch Children of Men, a movie I have seen exactly once, just over a year ago, and yet it remains my favourite movie of the last year. I never wrote much about it when I saw it, because it’s not a movie that’s easy to describe without making it sound like something less than it is. The beautiful futuristic melancholy of it will go down very nicely tonight.
January 1st, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Hey, at least you had beer.
I was intending to raid the kitchen cupboard for alcohol in order to mix up a few drinkies, but I kept getting sidetracked and procrastinating and the next thing I knew it was midnight already and it was all too late.
Not a promising sign for 2008, I fear.
Hope you have a good year, ol’ buddy!
January 1st, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Ok, I forfeit the crown of lame– that is pretty sad that you forgot to get drunk :)
January 1st, 2008 at 7:49 pm
If I get outrageously drunk, like, right now, will I be able to avoid wearing the crown?
Or will it become permanently welded to my head?