Sup 2010.

Ah, finally, the new year is approaching!

And you know what “they” say: whatever you’re doing at midnight is what you’re going to be doing for the rest of the year!

I told someone that exact sentiment, and they retorted with, “That’s not true.” Oh really, my friend? How about this then? I spent New Year’s 2009 with my head in the toilet, violently vomiting for about nine whole hours into the brand new year. My 2009 turned out to be – overall – fairly shitty. So suck on that logic.

Every blog post about the new year goes like this: 2010 is going to be different! I resolve to do this, this and this! And I’m going to do it all too! Everything is going to change, starting at midnight! Woo! Yeah! Awesome!

Everyone places such a huge emphasis on New Year’s Eve: what their plans are, who they’re going to spend it with, what’s going to be different for them. Inevitably, we’re all let down. Some of us are let down at the actual New Year’s party we’re attending – either by vomiting or by not being kissed by the one we want. Others aren’t let down until towards the end of the year when they realized that they didn’t keep their resolutions – like to stop drinking tequila because it leads to bad choices… oops – or the year just didn’t live up to their unattainable, magical standards of what the year should have been.

This year is going to be different, I s’pose. First of all, I’m NOT drinking myself into oblivion this year. I didn’t even make it to see the ball drop last year, and that’s just sad. Secondly, I’m not making resolutions that I most likely will not keep. Making a list of goals doesn’t make me feel motivated; instead, I feel pressured. It’s hard to focus on things that matter when you have some list on the back of your mind of what you have to do by the year’s end. Third, I’m not going to have any expectations. Instead of trying to sort out what the year SHOULD be like, I’m going to just live – take things as they come and cross bridges when need be. I’m going to focus on just being positive even in some tough situations.

Whatever you plan on doing for the festivities, remember to be safe and don’t be an idiot by drinking and driving. Have fun, and have a Happy New Year :)