By
loyal 2oceansvibe reader
We
near the end of another year. Christmas parties have come and gone
in a sordid blur. The company rumours about your stumbling antics
with the nubile, young secretary have subsided, and Santa Claus
once again brought you those lovely silk boxer shorts.
And
true to human nature, we oft look back on the year, our accomplishments,
our regrets, goals achieved, and unfortunately, the inevitable failures
..
It
is a period of reflection. Of promises to forge new paths for ourselves
in the forthcoming year, to change the way we act, think, and do.
An optimistic time, the feeling that a year is behind us and that
a new and exciting journey is ahead of us ---- that destiny is about
to come to fruition.
Resolutions
are made. Boring, banal resolutions that are inevitably forgotten
in the mayhem that January brings. Goals that have been set at year
end, are lost or forgotten by mid February. We slip back into our
same mould, a persona that now seems so normal.
I
will give up smoking, drink less, go to gym more, take time out,
go away for long weekends, give to a charity, save more, and plan
an overseas trip --- sound familiar? Thought so, and this brings
me to my point. I am going to set myself some goals for the New
Year that I have never attempted before. New, exciting, original
goals --- and if I don't accomplish them in the forthcoming year,
at least I will have fun trying.
Here
they are, in no particular order:
Gamble..
responsibly.
Ride
a unicycle up a steep incline with unflagging speed.
Hoot
at the car in front as the robot turns green.
Throw
tennis rackets at small, moving objects with unflinching accuracy.
Prepare
a four course meal armed only with a bowl of custard and a toaster.
Make
outrageous claims like I invented the computer.
Play
chess against Big Blue.
Streak
at an international sporting event.
Dip
a good friend in chocolate and feed him to the lesbians.
Wear
a bow tie, and braces on a blind date.and still attempt to close.
Make
meat helmets in the spring.
Chant
obscenities repeatedly at Hells Angel Bikers for no particular reason.
Talk
constantly to myself in packed lifts.
And
there we have it, folks. Should keep me busy till early March, I
think.
Join me in my crusade. Unite behind the inane. Follow the insane.
Here's
to you in 2004.
Live
the dream.
Silky
Smooth.
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