A New Year's Resolution...

I have never been one to be excited about, even less participate in the old "New Year's Resolution" tradition. When someone would ask me "What's your new year's resolution?", I would often reply with "To not have any resolutions." It would be a typical response from my trusty bag of douchery. Why take the time to set yourself up for failure? Just keep on keepin' on. That way you can save yourself from awkward overcrowded gyms, sore feet and legs from your attempt at jogging a mile or two, or passing up that dessert that look oh... so... GOOD! At the end of the year you can be disappointed at what you did do instead of what you did not.

This year I'm gonna give it a whirl, I'm going to throw caution to the wind, I'm going to go balls to the wall, and any other appropriate phrase with the last word beginning with "w". I plan on setting achievements for myself. I say "achievements" and not goals, or resolutions. Why so you may ask? Everyone likes to receive achievements when playing their favorite games. How cool is it when you're chugging along at your game, farming, fighting, or whatever, and suddenly that "ACHIEVEMENT banner" pops up. It makes you feel all good inside. Which makes me think... aren't we all looking for that banner of achievement in our lives... or... whatever? How about this, whenever I get an achievement of sorts I will blog about it. Of course, I will still blog on other issues, this will just give me more stuff to talk about.

So, ladies and gentlemen, here is a list of some of the things in which I wish to receive achievements.

1.) 100% VA. Been working on this one for a few years now. I won't go into details in this blog, that's what EchoFiveEcho is for.

2.) Get rid of the gut. I've been saying this one for years, putting it off, and finding every excuse in the book as to why it's still there. There was a time when I pinched my belly and there was ZERO fat. Now I can grip a handful = things that suck. I'm fine with my weight, just that gut.

3.) Blog more. If I spent as much time blogging as I do thinking about blogging this page would be overflowing. How often am I just driving, playing Bejeweled, drifting off to sleep (Not at the same time though, you should NEVER play Bejeweled when tired.) when I have this incredible or just stupid thought that I feel MUST be conveyed to wonderful people in the world wide web community.

4.) Just dammit DO IT! Whatever this may be. I have not yet determined  whether or not this is the drawing board of something good or the beginning sketches of a blueprint of evil. Hopefully not the latter. I'm thinking it may be more so the in regards to procrastination when it comes to many things. "Should'a, would'a, could'a", and hindsight being 20/20, and all that good stuff. Maybe I'm saying to myself "Be proactive not reactive." Yeah, that makes more sense, so let's go with that.

5.) Get involved with more a' book learnin'. You know, school and all. Might as well, I've got the time.

6.) Continue to say to cancer sticks, "Get thee behind me!" It's been six years since I quit smoking (cold turkey I might add), and it feels good every November when I can celebrate another year. To anyone out there trying to put down the cigarettes I wish you the best of luck. It was extremely difficult for me and took several attempts before I was able to put down the pack for good. I then proceeded to gain about 50lbs (Hand to mouth thing. You need something to fill the void that was once filled with smoking, usually food.), but I was still inside the weight class for my height, so it kinda worked out for me there.

7.) Get my finances in order. It's as simple as that. The fewer bills that I have the more money in my pocket.

8.) ...?

Can't think of anymore at the moment. Maybe one of you fine readers out there that come across this blog by accident can give me some ideas. Until then, here we go! Happy New Year folks!

Regards,
Kappa              (I don't know! I just felt like adding that.)