Well, here we are. The first day of 2009. I'd give you a WOO! or a HOO!, but I'm afraid that will have to wait until my head stops throbbing. But honestly? New Year's Day kinda sucks. Yes, it's a chance to start over fresh, yadda yadda yadda. But what it really means is that there's no more presents to open, and overindulging in chocolate and alcohol is mostly frowned upon. Not a cause for cheering in my books.
And then there's the whole resolution thing. Anyone who knows me well, knows that I am not fond of making New Year's resolutions. They're so daunting. And I never feel less like doing something than when I feel obliged to do it. So this year, I've decided that if I have to make resolutions, they should at least be ones that I feel I can uphold.
So without further ado, here is the list of resolutions that I feel fairly confident I can keep. For 2009, at least:
See more than one movie a year in an actual movie theatre. Hey, why not start with the challenging one? I don't remember the last movie we saw in the theatre. Was it Dark Knight? How sad is this?? Hard truth I've learned this year: people are all hot and bothered to babysit a well-behaved 3-year-old, but not so keen when it also involves watching his (impossibly cute but very headstrong) baby brother. Any volunteers? The husband and I have a long list of movies to see.
Read the book BEFORE seeing the movie. Twilight? Check. Slumdog Millionaire? Vikus Swarup's Q&A is my new favourite recommendation for anyone searching for a fresh author. Doubt? I should have read this, seeing as John Patrick Shanley is a playwright I love, but I dropped the ball here - especially as it's my first choice for movie viewing. Luckily, I rarely see more than one movie per year. I think I can catch up. ;-)
No more bad TV. As a discerning TV viewer, I simply don't have the time to spend watching the drivel that some of the networks put out there. Move over sad remake of my much-beloved 90210, the big guns are in the house this new year: Battlestar Galactica, Lost - Season 5, Friday Night Lights and Dollhouse. Crap, I just realized that if I cut out bad tv, I will have to drop America's Next Top Model and American Idol. How 'bout if we revamp this resolution to read "No more bad TV, unless the TV is so bad it's actually good."? Yeah, that's the ticket.
Rent funny, offbeat movies. You'd be surprised at the gems you can find when you don't waste your time renting the latest blockbuster. Case in point: we recently rented Hamlet 2 with Steve Coogan and it was fresh and funny and so worth the money. You gotta love a movie that features a song called "Rock me, Sexy Jesus" - simultaneously irreverent and completely pro-religion. Good times.
Try to get an agent. Please notice the wording in this resolution. Nothing there says that I AM going to get an agent, but the very least I can do is try. Right? No harm in trying? I used to have an agent back in the day, and I hear that they are the people to know when wanting a paying acting gig. And seeing as it's a very real possibility that I won't have any other kind of paying gig in the new year, I'm looking into any avenue that brings mama the dough. Mama loves the cash. Mmmmmm, caaaasssshhh.
Make an effort in the appearance department. It's very easy for me, especially if I'm lazing around the house eating bonbons staying home with the kids to just give up when it comes to my presentation of self. But if I want to net me that agent, I should perhaps forego my usual attire. That means: no more wearing maternity clothes when I'm not pregnant (and I'm not); saying no to wearing fat pants outside of the house; saying yes to wearing pants that require belts; actually purchasing belts...do we see a theme here? Yes, and it's that my casual wardrobe is sad. Very, very sad. But comfortable!
Be in a least one play a year. Ha! I'm already in a play. Resolution resolved. Wow, I'm good. And fast!
Well, that's it for me in the resolution department. I'm already tired with all this hard work that I'm going to have to do. What are your resolutions? And do you think that you can actually keep them??
dude, the last movie i saw in the theatre was Stick It, 2006. I shit you not. One a decade would do for me.
Posted by: kgirl | January 05, 2009 at 01:11 PM