Another shiny new year

image from K City by Bruno Pieroni

I told myself as 2006 came to a close, that 2007 would be my year. And it was. I promised myself that I would try new things, meet new people, become a stronger individual and stop being a music whore... Well, three out of four ain't bad.

2007 had its ups and downs but steadily went upward as the year progressed. If 2008 is half as good as 2007 was, I'm in for an exciting year.

As the new year goes into full swing, a handful of resolutions are made and quickly broken. I've made the following promises that I will try to keep up for the year:

1) Contribute more (and listen more regularly) to the Contrast Podcast.
I used to be a regular contributor to Tim Young's genius creation. It drove a lot of traffic to this site and I met a lot of wonderful blog-people through it. As the year went on, I got busier (or lazier in some cases) and stopped submitting. This year, the CP better watch out, cause I'm barging back in.

2) Learn to play that damn guitar finally
It's been sitting in the corner forever and the only things I know are about 6 chords and 2 songs (which are made up of those 6 chords). I've always wanted to play when I'm in the music creating mood. Dusting it off and immersing myself into learning how will give me that opportunity.

3) Not to beat myself up / compare myself to others.
I would always look at someone's accomplishments and think I wish I could be like that, or have what they have. That would always bring me down and make me feel like I was not worth a damn. This year, I used that to drive me to change things in my life. I've proven to myself over and over that I am more than capable of accomplishing things. I'm my own person and I will continue that.

4) Not to rely on people who won't be there for you.
The biggest lesson I learned in 2007 is that there are some people who will not be there for you. No matter how hard you try, they are too wrapped up in themselves and will not even give you a second thought unless it's convenient for them. I need to learn to a) not invest so much time and energy into someone like that, and b) not to get upset when I do and get nothing back. Fuck them. I'm moving on.

Let's see how many of these I break by this weekend.

Death Cab For Cutie - The New Year from Transatlanticism
Azure Ray - New Resolution from Hold On Love