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New Year, New Danger....
Jan. 2nd, 2010 11:29 pmWoke up on New Year's day feeling very chipper, almost supernaturally and uncharacteristically so. May have had something to do with two excellent parties in quick succession, the company of some of the greatest people in the universe, some wonderful food and a very nice bottle of Italian wine. And I also spent the night lying next to a very sexy and wonderful woman, which may have helped.
It's a new year, according to an arbitrarily determined system, and this apparently means that the whole universe must go on a diet. That's what the television tells me, anyway, in its subtle way. It is also a time for reflection on the past, though the word 'reflection' just makes me think I need to have some form of 'lesson plan' for the year (resolutions) with a section on the bottom which advises you to reflect on how the lesson went and explain how you will do better next time. The only trouble with trying to do better next time is that, more often than not, you never encounter exactly the same situations again and applying what may have worked on one occasion to another that is maybe a little similar but not really at all the same may not be the best plan. Having said this, I suppose it is the human condition - to observe patterns, extrapolate from said patterns, test the hypotheses that arise from this extrapolation and refine them when they fail.
Last year, I resolved to not make any resolutions. It was a glib statement and an attempt at not being a sheep. This year I am also not making resolutions but am playing the semantics game and outlining some things I would like to see happen over the coming 12 months. These are not resolutions because I am aware that I am, in many cases, unable to affect the outcome merely by resolving to do them because the majority of the outcomes are resting firmly in the hands of others over whom I have no control (if anyone does learn the magic of how to do that, let me know...). So, I suppose these are wishes or hopes...
So, intro over... now into the reflection... (what do you mean, you thought I was almost finished? :) )
( Last year )
( The year to come )
It's a new year, according to an arbitrarily determined system, and this apparently means that the whole universe must go on a diet. That's what the television tells me, anyway, in its subtle way. It is also a time for reflection on the past, though the word 'reflection' just makes me think I need to have some form of 'lesson plan' for the year (resolutions) with a section on the bottom which advises you to reflect on how the lesson went and explain how you will do better next time. The only trouble with trying to do better next time is that, more often than not, you never encounter exactly the same situations again and applying what may have worked on one occasion to another that is maybe a little similar but not really at all the same may not be the best plan. Having said this, I suppose it is the human condition - to observe patterns, extrapolate from said patterns, test the hypotheses that arise from this extrapolation and refine them when they fail.
Last year, I resolved to not make any resolutions. It was a glib statement and an attempt at not being a sheep. This year I am also not making resolutions but am playing the semantics game and outlining some things I would like to see happen over the coming 12 months. These are not resolutions because I am aware that I am, in many cases, unable to affect the outcome merely by resolving to do them because the majority of the outcomes are resting firmly in the hands of others over whom I have no control (if anyone does learn the magic of how to do that, let me know...). So, I suppose these are wishes or hopes...
So, intro over... now into the reflection... (what do you mean, you thought I was almost finished? :) )
( Last year )
( The year to come )
