potential resolutions for 2010

i'd say i don't make new year's resolutions ... but that's only true in the most literal interpretation. i don't make resolutions on january 1st. instead, i make them all on january 24th, my birthday. for the past four or five years, i've made a list of birthday goals. the number of goals on the list correlates to how old i am. it's a slightly faulty system that gives me more goals the older i get ... but it's fun, nonetheless. :)

this january i will turn 31, and i've decided that each of my 31 goals should include the number 31. goals that are currently in the running for the birthday list:

- blog 31 days in a row
- make 31 new recipes
- ride my bike to work 31 times
- go 31 days without watching my friends dvds
- visit 31 places i've never been
- take a total of 31 photographs for the year
- watch 31 movies in which johnny depp appears
- meet 31 people with 31 letters in their names
- drive U.S. Route 31 from northern michigan to southern alabama
- be a vegetarian for 31 days
- spritz daily with Rose 31 perfume
- try all 31 flavors at baskin robbins
- read chapter 31 (and only chapter 31) in 31 different books
- learn portuguese so i can watch the movie 31 & understand what's being said.
- high-five 31 random people

okay, some of those might not be serious. i mean, can you really see me going without meat for 31 days?

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life without friends

for next year's list, i'm wondering about setting a goal for going a specified amount of time without watching my Friends dvds. i just re-started the series tonight. the dvds are my go-to when i'm eating dinner or working on a project, but want noise in the background. what if i went a month without watching them at all? no tv AND no friends? interesting ...

the list of 31

i wonder if i could make all of my goals next year include the number 31. i could watch 31 movies with johnny depp. try 31 new recipes. take 31 photos a day for 31 days in a row.

lazy day

today's the last day of my vacation. i slept until 11 and have yet to change out of my pajamas. i should mow the lawn, trim the bushes out front and do some grocery shopping. i should probably do laundry, too. but i'm not. instead i got the niagara falls photos uploaded to flickr. if you've looked at the set i have on facebook, no need to look again - they're the exact same photos. if you haven't seen them on facebook, you can see them on flickr here.

i'm also starting to think about goals for next year. one would think i would concentrate on accomplishing some of this year's goals instead ... but one would be wrong. :) any suggestions?