Resolutions galore!

Good day, 2009. Why is it that the first day of the year always seems to take on sooooo much significance with everyone? I would just as soon treat it like every other day, but I know that I can't. The pressure is high to develop those resolutions that will determine the direction of the year!

What have I decided on this year? What do I resolve to do? Jesse and I discussed this last night over dinner, as I started spinning off the various things I want to do this year. Jesse stopped me. 'Resolutions are things that your resolve to do, as in, you say you'll do them and then you do them. They're not whims!' he explained. I beg to differ. For me, the New Year is always an opportunity to dream about all those projects or goals or desires I wish to fulfill. If it doesn't happen, I'm usually not overly disappointed. Plus, by not making them formal RESOLUTIONS, I don't feel the pressure to complete them. It's the perfect solution, really.

So, what do I want to do this year?
- take a Korean class
- read more classic literature
- learn more about world politics (Jesse gave me a skeptical look when I said this... 'Don't you already know enough about that stuff?')
- swim
- do yoga once a week
- cook one new amazing dish each month
- explore new restaurants
- try new things in my hometown: go to more shows, visit more galleries, stroll through more parks
- take lots of pictures
- BLOG!

This last one kind of explains this little experiment. I explained to Jesse that what I'm really looking for is somewhere to dish on all my obsessions of the moment, and to rail about politics, and to share great ideas/songs/movies/books/food/etc. that I discover. This seems like the perfect place, non?

So, current obsession du jour: my love of itunes. Yes, I know, so last year (ha!). But really, I'm in love with the whole concept of itunes and the opportunity I have to discover more great music. It's pretty fantastic. My latest discovery is Jon Holden. Fab new UK artist bringing forward mellow DJ sets that are great for that Downtown feel cocktail party you want to plan. A little bit ambient, a little bit drum and bass. I discovered his music through a great little podcast called indiefeed. Check out the electronica player below. I love finding new artists through this podcast!

Fab stuff. Enjoy your first day of the New Year!