New Year's Resolution 2012

1. Wade through the piles of books in my bookshelf and make some progress.
2. No more impulse book shopping until I've done 1. (except No.3)
3. Find and read all of Richard Yates' novels and short stories that I haven't read.
4. Stop being sorry to anyone or anything. Oh yeah.
5. Stop feeling sorry for myself.
6. More adventure.
7. Less wine.
8. Less ale.
9. More gin.
10. More vermouth.
11. More 9+10=Gibson
12. Definitely more Bowie.

Here Comes a New Year

I cannot describe how much I love January.
It feels like I am born again with consciousness.

For me, New Year is holy and sacred like the birth of Christ for Christian people.

I left 2010 behind on the New Year's Eve.
It doesn't matter how traumatically bad last year was---someday, I might be able to look at it without the faintest pain.

The New Year lets me keep my chin up, stand straight and smile.

I am happy, so happy it's January again.

Happy New Year, everyone.