Welcome, good year.

So, 2006 was pretty much a bust. I remember years like 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002, and can honestly say those were some of the best years of all. After typing that, I just realized a trend. Every three years has been really good for me. Yes, I've had other good years, but good isn't something that's going to stand out in my memory. I don't exactly aim for 'good' these days. According to this trend, 2008 will be my next better-than-average year.

I have some goals I would like to put in writing. Both on this blog and on paper for myself. Maybe someone will hold me accountable...

Watch more movies; hike mountains; train for a climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro; photograph my year; keep an illustrated log of select events throughout the coming 52 weeks; buy some books; make fun of Manley; spend more money; buy only used items (with the exception of personal hygiene stuff of course); get out of a lame job with egotistical colleagues and get back into personal training; play my guitar mo' betta; get rid of my cell phone (ain't gonna happen); grow a full goatee and promptly shave it off; drink better beverages; drink more wine; protest something; backpack the Grand Canyon over a 3-day weekend; maintain my vehicle on time; smear Nancy Pelosi's name as a new moron in the House of Representatives; at least one dental cleaning/checkup; worry less about insurance; get more sleep each night (at least 7 hours instead of 5); road trip; work on my short story idea; gym 5 days per week (that's mandatory and isn't a change); do laundry on Friday after work so I don't have to on the weekends; denounce John McCain, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton's bids for the Presidency and support Rudy Guliani ('cause he's the best option); give old clothes to Salvation Army; fight someone when the need be; buy some expensive pens; paint my room; get drunk a little more often; check this list now and then and track my progress; be less busy with things I don't care about; spend less time online.