My yesterdays are all boxed up and neatly put away

[sidetracked]

I'm kicking in the new year with a lovely paid account and the desire to update on a regular basis (see Resolution #27).  Considering I haven't updated any other journals in months, there's much too much to go back and explain now, so here's the basics.

Living Situation:  Currently I am a member of a small minority labeled "trailer trash".  I share a tiny, tiny trailer with my cat Target in very small town in Southern Oklahoma.  It has no shower faucet and my bed leaves approximately one foot of space between it and three of the walls, but there is no rent and I get to roll over the bed often in order to cross the room.  Cheap and fun!

Job Situation:  You'll be happy to note that I'm currently working in a Newspaper office.  While it is true that I'm merely the Circulation Bookkeeper and recipient of all Circulation complaint calls, it's only a matter of time before I awe them with my amazing writing talents.  Especially when I'm competing with headlines like "Boy Scouts Get Trashy" (an informative piece on Boy Scouts and litter, not strippers as implied) and front page stories about men shop lifting pregnancy tests at Walmart because they were too embarrassed to purchase them at the counter.  Gripping stuff, I know.

Important People: People who may be mentioned from time to time.
Angie - My boss/surrogate mother/landlord who absolutely adores me.  I have yet to work out exactly why.  She decided to hire me for the job I'm currently in not because of my week of hard work as a temporary employee but because on the very last day I fell out of my chair and embarrassed myself completely. 
Pam and Bonnie - Angie's daughters, known mostly always as Pam and Bonnie due to the fact that they're nearly inseparable.  They also love me.  Again, I don't know why exactly, but have decided not to fight it.  Bonnie is married and 8 months pregnant, Pam is borderline alcoholic and swears men are the devil.  Both, not so oddly enough, are due to a bad break up.
Gene - Angie's dumb ass of a husband, demonstrated anytime he opens his mouth.
Brandie - Receptionist who is incredibly sweet, but not all there upstairs.
Rachel - Glutton for punishment who moved back home to help her mother pick up the pieces after 34 years of marriage came to an end.

Okay, so there you go!  That should about bring you up to date.  On to the resolutions!  I usually hate resolutions because they seem simple enough until you think about having to do them all year.  So I've decided to make mine incredibly easy for a cheap ego boost and the false sense of pride.  Genius, I know.

2006 Resolutions

1. Eat more chocolate.  Can you really ever have enough?
2. Watch more TV.  Sitcoms, mostly.
3. Call your mother more.  Even though it wouldn't kill her to pick up the phone either.
4. See more movies in the theater.  Everything's better on the big screen.  Unless it's a flop and then you'll be pissed about spending the money on the ticket.
5. Be easier on yourself about wasting money.  It happens.
6. Make a monthly budget and stick to it.  Allot a certain amount to be wasted, that way you don't go into financial ruin over something like The Wedding Crashers.
7. Listen to more Michael Buble.  He's not Sinatra, but you know that voice tickles you deep down. 
8. Try not to say things like "tickles you deep down" ever again.
9. Don't buy an expensive planner with a calendar.  You'll use it for two days and then end up losing it somewhere.
10. Purchase a fireman calender on Ebay.  That way you know you won't lose it and you know you'll actually look at it.  Also imagining them with a British accent only makes each month more exciting, doesn't it?
11. Keep your home filing system up to date.  It does no good to have a folder for the phone bill if you don't file it away for six months or so.
12. Write more.  So what if it's complete crap.  Work through the crap.  Make the crap, uncrap. 
13. Read more.  Better readers make better writers.  Books, though fan fiction is good too.
14. Attempt at staying up on current affairs.  It took you six months to realize there was a war going on.
15. Sign up for Netflix.  The late rental fees you're paying are ridiculous!
16. Start making lists for everything.  Things to do, People to do, Things not to do, People not to do...you get the idea.  Mark them off in a self-important way, preferably in front of a witness.
17. Make a list of qualities you want in a life mate and use it as an excuse to reject anyone that comes along.
18. Focus on punctuality this year.  Move clocks at home back ten minutes if you have to.  Or, if you want to get really tricky move them back ten, then forward five the next day, then back fifteen the next.  Then you'll really have no idea what time it is and might get off your ass to get to work.
19. Eat more Ben and Jerry's.  You don't buy it enough.  See Resolution #5 if you begin to feel the pangs of guilt.
20. Try to stay in touch with people more.  You don't want another two years to pass you by before you speak with someone.  Who knows how many kids they'll have then.
21. Try your hand at poetry.  It's poetry, it's supposed to sound pretentious and confusing.
22. Don't beat yourself up when you screw things up.  It's inevitable.
23. Try to do one good thing a day.
24. Avoid seeking out recognition for doing the one good thing.  Mum's the word.  Especially if it backfires.
25. Start saving up money for a trip.  The destination can change as the fund grows.  Right now let's just aim for McDonalds.
26. Talk to Jenna more.  And Meg and Kate and Mellie and Jachelle and everyone one else you've let slip through your careless friend hands.
27. Update LJ more.  Or at all
28. Write Thank You notes this year.  But just this year.  If you finally start on those graduation ones you'll never finish.
29. At least think about going back to school, even if you can't afford it now.
30. Be open to new experiences.  Especially those involving mind altering drugs.