Bye, bye 2007. Don't let the door slam on your ass on the way out.

[ladymirth]

YAPPY HEW NEAR!

….or something. =D

Although I suspect the only occurrence of note that will mark the advent of 2008 into our lives will be in my continuing to write down dates on official documents as “2007” well into February, I have decided to make Resolutions. And hope they stick this time. Because I have such a great track record in these things.

1. I will reduce my escapist tendencies by a goodly amount, and make sure to know about Important Stuff, like politics and who gets assassinated, and be less involved in fandom things that don’t really matter, like skywriting my support of the writer’s strike and analyzing the journalistic integrity of fandom_wank reports. Because of civic responsibility, and appearing less batshit insane to my peers, and things.

2. I will try to remember that I do not actually live in the US, and try to re-tune myself with the cultural mindset of my fellow Sri Lankan, scary though the concept may seem.

3. I will not procrastinate. Everything that is wrong with my life can be traced directly back to my habits of procrastination. Therefore, I shall not do it anymore. Starting from tomorrow.

*considers this* Oh.

4. I WILL START WRITING FIC, DAMNIT! Even if I have to prod myself with a tazer to make myself keep the fuck at it. Because I will never be able to write worth a shit if I don’t FOLLOW THROUGH on my ideas, even when I wake up in the night and contemplate my stories in horror, going, “WHAT DEMONIC HORSESHIT IS THIS? Did this really come out of MY brain? Mine?!”.

5. I will post something deep and thinky and of substance in my LJ at least once a week. Otherwise my new profile page will be ashamed of me.

6. I will learn how to make animated icons. Mostly because I suspect I shall spontaneously combust if I don’t.

7. I will get into either York, Simon Fraser, McMaster or Western Ontario University by September. Although I find it kind of worrying that I only thought of this once I got to number 7 on this list.

8. I will join more clubs and charities and work on the whole “improving my total lack of empathy toward my fellow creature” thing. Because it’s getting kind of scary, and I’ve watched “American Psycho” now. The path to hell and begins with narcissitic self-obsession and ends in homicidal yuppy-hood and anorexia.

9. I will stop relying on my flist to bolster my self-image. Because it’s getting really pathetic and I don’t want to end up like Teo Leoni’s scary-ass character in “Spanglish”. I am beautiful. I am intelligent. I am young and healthy. I have a lot going for me. All that is needed is for me to yank my head out of my arse long enough for me to see it. And once and for all, MY NOSE ISN’T BIG, DAMN IT!

10. Most of all, I will get out of the house more, get some freakin' exercise, breathe fresh air once in a freakin’ while and be unafraid to tell my parents where to stuff it when they get unbearable. Contrary to what the voices in my head believe, I clearly do not do that enough. If I did, I wouldn’t have voices in my head, would I?

What’s that? Conscience? Pfft! I wanna see your ID on that!

Ten is enough to be going on with, I think. Especially since 2008 is looking rather dull with it all, already.

P.S – 11. I will stop talking to the voices in my head. They are clearly Bad Company. ^*

^* No, I am just trying to be funny. There are no actual voices in my head. Not more than you do, anyway. I ain’t schizophrenic yet! =D

 

And since I haven’t said it enough last year, I shall say it this year – I love you, flist. I love you with my whole heart, and I can't wish you enough good things for this year, because you will still deserve more.

 

Comments

[muses-circle.livejournal.com]

Happy New Year to you, too! *hugs* Sounds like you really have some good, solid goals for 2008. Very much of the good.

btw, have you thought about using your inner voices to write fiction? I find that the characters I write (the fanfiction and the OFC's) have very distinct voices (which makes me sound kinda insane, ya know?), and it's interesting to listen to them converse in my head.

Okay, that really makes me sound wacky! LMAO!

[ladymirth.livejournal.com]

Okay, that really makes me sound wacky! LMAO!

Nope, not more than pgwfolc and me. *points up*

Actually, I did whackier things. I used to pretend that one voice was my little devil that sat on my left, and the other was my little angel that sat on my right, with Me in the middle. The thing was, it wasn't always the angel who gave me the best advice. The angel was damn annoying, actually. Sometimes even more than the devil. I used to write down our three-way conversations. Sure-fire way to get myself institutionalized, if I ever felt like it.

I dunno, when I write, I feel like I'm playing several parts in a play. It's the only time I don't have voices.

Yep, we writers are all a crazy bunch. But we have more fun, I believe, than other folk.

Happy New Year, Katie! *hugs*

[muses-circle.livejournal.com]

Yes, writers definitely have more fun than anyone else, I think. Might be because we're just a little whacky. ;)

*hugs* Happy New Year!