So today is New Year's. It's a little hard to believe it's 2009. I was driving home today from a movie (more on that later) and it struck me that I haven't made any New Year's Resolutions. Immediately, of course, I want to lose weight. Living at home is not good for the scale. So I would like to regain my slimmer, junior-year figure. Second, I need to obtain a second job. It's not so much a goal as a necessity, but there it is. I applied for the third time to the SLC Public Library--I haven't heard anything yet, but I'll give it a few more days. My third goal is to go to graduate school in the fall. So I need to get cracking on the applications. One of them is due on January 9th! So it's crunch time. The rest are due a little bit later, but it's game time. Then I'll have to wait and hopefully at least one school will accept me. Then I need to choose a school--I'm leaning towards Syracuse University at this point. And then of course move there in the fall. I loathe moving with every fiber of my being. Looking for a job is a close second but just slightly less horrific. However, I hope once I'm there, wherever there is, I won't be able to buy food, and that will help with my first resolution. Anyway, those are my only three goals. In the best of all possible worlds, I will accomplish all three.
So last night was New Year's Eve and as per tradition, I rang in the new year at Megan's house. Also, as per tradition I arrived a good hour before anyone else. I wasn't even early, though it's true that punctuality runs in my blood. I'm always early or at least on time. When I try to be fashionably late it always worries me. Though usually I need not worry, since even if I am late, I'm still there before anyone else. I'm usually a pretty laid-back sort of guy, but I like t start on time and therefore I'm usually early. Anyway, the party was pretty fun. I don't remember much of last year except that we watched Casino Royale after midnight, which of course made for a very long night. I also remember just not having very much fun. Last night was different. Megan's friend Lindsey was there (and I hope I'm spelling her name right), and Megan, Lindsey, and I played the movie game which was great because we're all cineasts, except what didn't work is that Megan knows her old films, Lindsey was the 80s queen, and I'm much more educated about current film. But we quite enjoyed ourselves and freaked out everyone else just a little bit. We also played Catch Phrase which we've been playing since high school. We also played Curses and Truth or Dare Jenga. Unfortunately, I didn't get out of Curses but I refused to play Jenga. I thoroughly HATE games that involve any modicum of humiliation. I don't find it fun. at all. no. hate in my heart. I also ate too much which was bad for my weight, but also something didn't agree with me and so I suffered some indigestion throughout the movie. The night went by real quick like and we didn't realize it was midnight till 11:59:30. We cheered and then took some pics and then hung out late into the night, eventually leaving at three or so in the morning. It was a fun, sexy time.
Unfortunately, there was no boozing happening. Elise and I had made tentative plans to drink some bubbly with our friends Whitney and Alex. However, that plan fell through. So Elise and I thought we might find somewhere to drink, but by three o'clock I was so ready for bed. But we have made some lovely Golden Globe night plans, and I'm quite excited. I have seen a few movies already in preparation and am going to see several more in the next week. I was going to write about what I've already seen, but now my friends are going dancing and so I must go dress. Another night of fun, sexy plans! I hope you all had a lovely New Year's and I'm quite excited for 2009. '08 was sort of a crap-fest and I'm quite ready to just forget all about it. Shalom everyone!
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