new year's cliches.

i made a New Years resolution last year that I've pretty much stuck to... "Never get caught out in the rain". Its a simple one- just bring an umbrella (or have one handy at home, the office, etc) so I never get caught without one. I only failed a handful of times, so I consider that a pretty good success rate.

i'm still on the fence as to whether or not New Years resolutions are a tacky, bad, or good thing.

as with anything in life, you have your advantages and your drawbacks.

advantage- it FEELS like a new beginning, a fresh start. you can use it as motivation to get yourself to obtain goals that you've wanted, things you've wanted to do. it can get you up off your butt and doing things.

drawback- its literally just another calendar week/month/day. just the last number at the end of 200? has changed.

advantage- gyms are cheap!

drawback- its so cliche to walk into a gym on Jan 1st.

I'm stoked to spend NYE tomorrow with loved ones. isn't that what really really matters? that you're surrounded by people who you care about and who care about you. that's all. you can drink anywhere, you can dance party anywhere, but unless you're with the right people, it doesn't even matter.

my goal is to stay out until we see the sunrise. the first sunrise of the new year. BRING IT ON 2009.