...i am going to break from my usual resistance to making new years resolutions because i am strangely fond of the numeral 2004...it's so...EVEN...normally, i don't make resolutions cuz i have an extreme fear of failure, and everybody knows the easiest way to avoid failure is by not having any goals at all...but this year i will make an exception because the numeral '2004' somehow makes me feel bold and courageous...or maybe it's cuz i saw the entire lord of the rings series over christmas break...i mean, who can resist the flaring nostrils of the elfman legolas? they make me wanna learn archery and horseback riding and maybe clean my apartment...
anyways, so here are a few resolute thoughts that have been floating around in my head:
1. i will find a new apartment...well, i guess i don't really have a choice with this one, my lease expiring in march and all...but it's always nice to start a list with something you know you'll absolutely have to do...
2. i will find homes for all my stray cds...i'm gonna give myself until 2006 for this one...
3. i will donate at least 1/4 of my wardrobe to the salvation army...
4. i will not buy any new cds until i've listened to the ones i've already bought...
5. i will install a new internal hard drive on my home desktop...the first step has been done already: i purchased a new 80gig harddrive 2 hours ago and it's awaiting pickup @ CompUSA...
6. i will unite all my photos onto one computer from the 3 desktops and 3 laptops they currently occupy...
7. i will prepare 10 photos to be displayed in the public somewhere...
8. i will attempt snowboarding at least twice before the winter is over...
9. i will read at least 2 books a month...
10. i will vote...
i think 10's a good number for now...if i come up with anything else, i'll keep it to myself...
yesterday, teddy & i had a rare day off together...we attempted to grab brunch @ sweet maple on taylor street, but there was a line out the door...so we thought we'd give the new chili's a try downtown...but we couldn't find parking...so we made do with going back to wicker park and ate at earwax cafe...we bought a dart board that afternoon cuz teddy's been itching for one and we took it back to his apartment...lauren & doug & jason were all there, and lore & i did origami while doug & ted put up the dart board...we played a game of 301, which is really hard if you play by the rules, and then we all went out for mexican on chicago ave...lore & doug went to see the blue man group after dinner...jay, teddy & i were all pretty tired & we just stayed in and played darts and listened to the radio...
...tonight, teddy & i & maybe dave & ellen are going to see theater oobleck's 'spirits to enforce' which is the sequel to shakespeare's 'the tempest' but not written by shakespeare...at least i hope we're gonna see it...i called in reservations and as long as no one calls me back, i'm in...for those of you not familiar w/ the genius that is theater oobleck, if you live in the chicago area, i suggest you get acquainted...not that i'm all that familiar myself...my one encounter with this theater was their 2000 production of 'the golden election by marilyn quayle & her sister and theater oobleck' that my friend john roberts was in...it was outrageous and prophetic, as the results of that election proved it to be...ever since that performance, i have been waiting for another chance at witnessing a theater oobleck production, and tonight may be my lucky night...
