Times, they are a-changin'

Dear blog,

How have you been? I haven't written in you for some considerable time, but we've both been pretty busy I'd imagine. You've been sitting here doing nothing!? You lazy bastard! I'll let it slide this once, seeing as I've been there myself. One day you too could turn the corner, as I hope I have this year. Allow me to elaborate....

This past month has been the worst start to a year I can remember, personally. I'm not one for giving a toss about calendars for the most part, but this year I have, partly due to these ominous beginnings, made what may be my first set of "New Year's Resolutions". It's not been hard to think of the aspects I wish to improve upon, although some will be easier than others. And other parts are entirely beyond my control and unlikely to succeed. This is my attempt to focus on the points I can fix.

Anybody carrying a degree of knowledge of my person could quite conceivably identify key failings in my make-up (not that kind of make-up, that was a one time only deal....probably). My diet has been a long-term fault which I've been endeavouring to rectify without sustained success. That's where the main facet of this fresh start comes in- it's time to try new things. Already I've gone for my first proper cup of coffee. My mocha was not an overwhelming success story but it was a sign of intent. Following on from that shot across the bow I even downed my first entirely voluntary cup of tea (in the presence of none to verify the unique happening I shall confess) t'other night. Again it was no more than a fleeting foray into the caffeinated beverage world as a means to push myself on. This has now been followed up with the purchase of a bottle of Thai sweet chilli sauce (a decision likely to appear to be even less than innocuous to all but one person to have inhabited my sphere of acquaintance) along with pasta and noodles. Next come the peppers and most stunningly to myself the desire to have a crack at pizza. There will be tomato. This is a bloody huge leap, as those who may be aware of my culinary phobia of the red bastards may be aware. These efforts aside, I'm not yet sure where my attempts at dietary reform may lead me.

What else lies in store?

With what has gone on thus far in 2010, I have realised that I need to concentrate on getting some things underway and making something of my life. Yeah, of course I knew I had to get working on that all along but I've realised just how unfulfilled most areas of this existance have been in the last few years. I'd made renewed efforts in recent months, since my stagnation was brought to my attention, but now I realise that I need to place more emphasis on this for my own satisfaction. This isn't another depressed and withering self-assessment ladies and gentleman so shield not your eyes behind a cushion! One part I was hugely happy with for the most part in the last number of years has been removed from my life. That truly has sucked more than a hoover in a blow-job factory (I stand by this) but I wasn't as innocent in it as I had believed. For this, I am sorry, and no longer solely for myself, but for how my lesser qualities impacted upon the other party. That said, my word do I have many fine characteristics! You may note the absence of a question mark. Note it good dear, unfortunate reader for I am among the top five best people in the world ever- FACT! Now answer me this- have you ever seen a finer use of hyperbole? No? I rest my case!

I'm done detailing my plans in depth so here is the list-
1) Try new things. As rambled above, this is already well underway.
2) Learn to drive at long, long, overdue last. Also in process with lessons kicking off in 2 days....at 9.15am no less!
3) Get a job. A long term goal but one that is now going into overdrive like you can not believe.
4) Find a career path. This is more of a life goal than a year plan but it's going to need more attention.
5) Write. This here blog thing is only the first step as I attempt to remind myself how to commit to writing. I've got a few books on the go, reading-wise, at present and these have inspired me to refine my own style and get to work on writing some stories. Mostly these shall be short and without necessary target but I'm hoping that I will be able to get a more cogent tale together and see how far I can string it out. I've already got my ideas on this one and it's starting up nicely. And one thing I can say about myself, be it a positive or a negative, is that once I start writing on something, I've overcome my biggest hurdle.

Ill keep this updated with my progress and musings, hopefully of a better, more hopeful quality than they have been. Wish me luck silent blog reading world (I number likely readership of this at one soul) for I am setting off on something now! (That reads a little "goodbye cruel world"-y doesn't it?)

P.S. I'd like to address my earlier claim that I am quite probably always right by stating that in that I was wrong as there were things I had not considered....pretty close to always though!