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.
