Finally. Y2K10 is here in all its glory.

I’ve been waiting for 2010 to start for some time, for a new decade of possibility to open its arms.

In fact, I’m so jazzed about the year + 10 ahead that I’m not sure how to actually bottle it up and spill it here for you.

If there has been any year in my life that I’ve looked forward to more than this one, I sure can’t remember. Have you ever had a feeling that a year is yours for the taking? That this is it, this is the one? That’s how I feel. Sure, that may sound cheesy or whatnot, but it’s true.

Y2K10 is mine for the taking so you’d best get out of my way.

I hope I can come back to this entry a year from now and reference it as a bullseye.

As for resolutions, well, I am not a huge fan of them. I mean, I don’t think they should be declared by oneself as gospel, because then you’re just going to subconsciously do everything and anything to avoid them. I prefer to lay them out as a foundation to build on. I look at where I need support or direction or inspiration and I put in the girders, pour the concrete. Seems to work rather well for me, so why change the formula now?

So without further ado, my Y2K10 resolutions:

• Friends/Family come first: This may sound obvious, but I mean the friends who will stick by you, those friends who would be at your funeral, who’d take a bullet for you. I refuse to chase anyone. If the friendship is one-sided, meaning I’m always in the drivers seat, well, it’s time to park the car. It’s nice to be a passenger sometimes.
• Read 1 chapter/30 pages per day: Yes, I mean read.  Before I play Xbox or retire for the night, I shall read. I miss it. Things were way too busy the last few years and I really slipped on my reading. I love to read (obviously), and I’ve missed it. If something happens that I can’t do it, no biggie (remember: resolution=foundation), but I’m going to damn well try.
• Back to basics: By this I mean going back to the things that I love, that shaped me as I grew up. Those gems from adolescence that I just don’t do or think I have time for. Such as watching those fun, silly genre movies of yore like Willow or The Last Starfighter. I miss the fun I had with those. And this also means re-reading some of the books that got me hooked on genre such as THE BELGARIAD.
• Sell a book: This is obvious.
• HAVE FUN: This is also obvious. But I will elaborate a little. By have fun, I simply mean just let what happens happen. Stress is a creativity killer. Most things are beyond one’s control, so it’s time to roll with the punches more. And for those things that are in my control, well, I’ll be the one throwing the punches.

There you have it. Pretty straightforward I think.

So to wrap this up, I want to wish you and yours a very Happy New Year and the very best in Y2K10!

Be naughty. =)