RESOLVED: THIS IS NOT 2007

I know it's corny, but let's talk about our resolutions for 2008. Use the comments to tell us what you're going to do and then we can hold one another to it. In theory. Unlike most blogs, I try to talk about my personal life as little as humanly possible on ginandtacos. You want to read something interesting, not a bunch of shit about my cat, my friends, and how much I drank on Friday night. I don't even have a cat.

That said, let me state that 2007 was one of the worst years of my life. I started with mononucleosis, then saw an engagement get fouled up, then lost my job, then got it back, then lost it again, then got it back, then contracted two rare illnesses simultaneously, then sputtered academically, and then screwed up another relationship. Most importantly, I saw two friendships I thought would last forever shrivel on the vine. Suffice it to say that by the end of the year it felt a little like I was flying solo through this life. So be it. If I have to go it alone, I'm going to do it well. For the Fat Lady, as Seymour Glass would say.
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So I committed to this website and as a result the daily hits have doubled in 6 months. I'm proud of that and I thank each and every one of you for reading. Those of you who comment regularly and communicate via email are almost like a circle of people I expect to see around the water cooler every morning.

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You're appreciated. In 2008 I want to continue to make this blog worth the world's time to read.
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I also intend to:

  • Buckle down, finish my goddamn dissertation, and make progress in my real calling – warping the minds of undergraduates for pay.
  • Devote an hour a day to writing one of the many book projects I've started and abandoned.
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    Even though I already devote an hour to blogging and numerous hours to academic writing, I still waste enough time watching TV and whatnot to find an hour more.

  • Be more social. I suck at it.
  • Repair, or in some cases continue to repair, the relationships in my life.
  • Keep myself healthy and in a frame of mind that will facilitate all of this.

    So 2008 can't really be worse than 2007 short of someone I love dropping dead (wood knocking). It has to be better. I wish the same for you in all of your endeavors. Let's kick this year's ass together.

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  • 9 thoughts on “RESOLVED: THIS IS NOT 2007”

    • 1. to be more social.
      2. to make my RL as interesting as my online life.
      3. to be more active.
      4. to eat better.
      5. to pay more attention to my family, no matter how painful that might be to me and/or them.

    • 1. to produce a cogent senior thesis
      2. to get into graduate school (thats out of my hands now, though)
      3. to sleep more
      4. to go out more
      5. to save money rather then spend it

    • 1.) Be a better father.
      2.) Be a better husband.
      3.) Run at least one half marathon.
      4.) Read more.
      5.) Go to more baseball games (go Brewers).

    • 1) Read 900 pages a month
      2) workout 3 times a week
      3) run 1 race a month
      4) stay unmedicated but manage to not freak out on people when they disappointment
      5) Clean house… this may take an entire year.

    • 1. Stop calling people who weigh less than me "fatties".
      2. Finish the backlog of projects collecting dust, except for the dust project, which is coming along nicely.
      3. Maintain that barrier between my RL and my online life. The pile of corpses would be unmanageable otherwise.
      4. Comment on GnT more often.
      5. Make my online comments more interesting, thoughtful, and worthwhile to other readers. mmmmm,nah.

    • 1. Definitely be more social
      2. Date more. (goes hand in hand with #1)
      3. Get out of my current shit job and get into another one in the field that I'm in love with (veterinary).
      4. Figure out a way to go to Purdue's vet school that won't cost me my soul to lenders.
      5. Pay off that last loan from my undergrad years.

      4 is a bit tenative, because if I can land a decent assistant vet tech job, I'll wanna stick to it for around a year so I can gain useful experience for the associates course at Purdue.

      2007 wasn't as bad for me as it was for you. Sure I had good and bad moments, but it all washed out to slightly better than "meh". Here's to a good 2008.

    • 1. hold Ed's feet to the fire
      2. be less awesome, everyone else gets jealous
      3. vote Hillary in 08!
      4. get that rash checked out.

    • Pleasant New Year to you as well, Ed.

      1) Run at least three times a week
      2) Run a half marathon
      3) Try cooking different, more difficult foods
      4) Try and manage this anxiety thing

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