What are your New Year's resolutions?

December 31, 2004 12:53 PM

Are you making any New Year's resolutions? If so, list them here and be accountable to all who read them. If you are not making resolutions, feel free to comment [MI]
posted by seawallrunner to Human Relations (23 answers total)

Response by poster: Long ago, I made a long list of resolutions (lose some weight, make more money, make new friends, yadda yadda). The resolutions would be history before the end of the year.

Recently I've made a single resolution (2004: climb 100K vertical feet while hiking) and kept to it.

This year I resolve to make a budget, and stick to it.

What are your resolutions for this year?
posted by seawallrunner at 12:55 PM on December 31, 2004

That's odd: I have resolved to do rock climbing in Wales and save enough to put a down payment on a house.
posted by AlexReynolds at 1:00 PM on December 31, 2004

Be more generous. Be less judgemental.
posted by Miko at 1:03 PM on December 31, 2004

To look up into the night sky more often.
posted by sled at 1:06 PM on December 31, 2004

1) Be more of a negative role model

2) Get a job

3) Drink more vodka (dovetails nicely with resolution #1)

4) Learn how to cook better

5) Stay out of jail
posted by cmonkey at 1:06 PM on December 31, 2004

I want to stop doing things I don't like to make the 'easy' money and only do what I enjoy for a living.
posted by wackybrit at 1:08 PM on December 31, 2004

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posted by gd779 at 1:09 PM on December 31, 2004

sneer more, get banned less.
posted by quonsar at 1:12 PM on December 31, 2004

Figure out how to use 43things.
posted by monju_bosatsu at 1:17 PM on December 31, 2004

1024 x 768 LOLOLOLOL!!!11!
posted by keswick at 1:35 PM on December 31, 2004

I'm going to find out who Keyser Soze really is.
posted by jmgorman at 1:51 PM on December 31, 2004

Read MetaTalk less?
posted by sled at 2:15 PM on December 31, 2004

Be less dependent on others.
Finish writing a book AND submit it.
Work on figuring out who *I* am. [ that's a yearly venture]
Find a friend with benefits. [okay, okay I'm kidding on this one]
Make fewer lists that don't get completed. [not kidding]
posted by kamylyon at 2:21 PM on December 31, 2004

Get my article published.
Quit my job.
Start a new job.
Start running. Again.
Spend more time with my wife.
Write more.
Procrastinate less.
Listen to more music.
posted by monju_bosatsu at 2:30 PM on December 31, 2004

4,000 miles on the road bike.
posted by neilkod at 2:52 PM on December 31, 2004

My resolutions:

Lose weight even though I don't need to, just for the thrill of being REALLY skinny, even if only briefly

Run my first 5k in May.
posted by croutonsupafreak at 3:07 PM on December 31, 2004

Cold fusion, baby.
posted by LarryC at 6:01 PM on December 31, 2004

1.) The obvious lose weight resolution.
2.) I want to stop letting events outside my control emotionally cripple me.
3.) And I want to start submitting quality Mefi posts.

Seriously, the last one will probably be the toughest.
posted by lychee at 6:37 PM on December 31, 2004

1. Start keeping a diary.
2. Become a vegan.

The vegan thing'll never last, but I'm hoping to at least make it for a month.
posted by reklaw at 7:16 PM on December 31, 2004

- keep with the List Project to keep me and the bf on track for our busy 2005
- exit my current job gracefully when my grant expires
- get a short term job in Australia
- continue to work on bad temper
- write more postal mail, reaquaint with typewriter
- drive less, exercise more
posted by jessamyn at 7:30 PM on December 31, 2004

Last night I dumped my entire stash of high grade Connecticut hydro down the toilet. I really regret doing that.
posted by orange clock at 7:56 PM on December 31, 2004

orange clock, but just think how happy you made the sewer rats and crocodiles.
posted by fenriq at 10:53 PM on December 31, 2004

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posted by Doohickie at 12:38 AM on January 1, 2005