So, I haven’t posted anything since . . . well, October 13 of 2008 I believe – it’s been a while :P

I’ve been thinking about it, and I realize that New Year’s resolutions really don’t stand much of a chance with me.  Truth be told, they’re just to easy to set aside and ignore.  So instead, I’ve settled on some New Year’s wishes – with a side of planning and forethought to see what can be accomplished ^^

The first wish stems from a deal I made with myself last month.  We were having a special for employees at work, and there was a camera that happened to come up on clearance.  Now, I’ve been wanting a new camera for quite some time.  The one I have still works fairly well, though it has it’s quirks, but I really wanted something that could take a little better shots.  Well – this one can do that ^_^ It’s a 14 mpx with 5x optical – not bad, and a certain step up from my last.  Now, the deal I made with myself was this: if I bought it, I had to take pictures *and post* one of said pictures every day for a year.  The picture has to have been taken that day, so no recycling just because I “couldn’t find anything interesting” :P I’ll be posting those to my flickr account, so check there if you want to see what I wind up shooting. May set it up to post to FB too – not sure about that yet though.

The second wish has to do with school.  If things go well this semester, I’m hoping to have my individualized major finalized and approved – more on that when it actually happens.  Last semester . . . well, I did better than I expected to do to be honest.  The semester was a rough one – not because of anything specific in my courses, all of which were wonderful, but more to do with personal matters.  I have one course I’m going to have to retake.  My second wish is to have straight A’s at the end of the semester.  I’ve already started trying to find ways to manage my time better – i.e. I spent a few hours setting up google calendars integrated with my email client at home with my class schedules as well as the important scholastic dates.  I have it set so I can add an event for every homework assignment as I get it – to make certain I know it is there, and when it has to be finished.  I know there’s more to it than that – and I know I’m still going to be fighting with myself – but it’s progress, and I’m claiming it as good ^_^

My third wish (as wishes are best in threes, no?) is . . . hmm.  The first two were easy – I had already thought about them and laid out a framework of where I was wanting to go and what I was wanting to do.  This one is a bit more spur of the moment.  The more I sit here thinking about it, the more my mind spirals back to some form of writing.  Don’t get me wrong – it’s something I long to do – but it’s also dangerous.  I don’t like to lie – in fact, it’s something that I usually have significant difficulty doing – and when I write . . . though it may come out in some form or fashion perhaps not as readily apparent, what is there is me – who and what I am, what I think and feel, what motivates and drives me forward.  Well then . . . perhaps my third wish is just that – that I write.

I think that’ll do me – this is already a lot longer than I had expected.  Good thing I added that cut at the beginning :D

Blessings my friends and fellows – may you find your wishes for the New Year and seek them out as well!