He who breaks a resolution is a weakling;
He who makes one is a fool.
~F.M. Knowles
New Year's Eve is usually a sucky holiday for me. For the last several years I've either been working really late at a job that I hate, in the midst of family drama, fighting with friends, or having one of those fights with friends that only really happens inside my head. Last year was better. It was my my first New Year's Eve in Denver, and I spent it with the one close friend I had made here at that point.
This year continued the tradition of better-than-usual New Year's Eves. I spent it with a few of my friends having too much tequila/rum/whatever else, listening to music, playing with fire, and generally goofing around. New Year's Day was decidedly less fun for everyone involved. I'm sure you can imagine why.
As you may guess by the quote I headed this with, I don't make New Year's Resolutions. I find them pointless and transitory. They are just one more way we lie to ourselves on the pretense of becoming better people. Real changes are made on days other than January 1st.
However, I do like to contemplate what the next year will bring. 2011 is going to be a big year in Aubrey Land. If all goes according to plan, I will be graduating college in December. Sometimes that date seems excruciatingly far off, other times frighteningly close. I am beginning to appreciate what an accomplishment this is. An astonishing amount of time and effort (and money!) go into receiving that piece of paper that says "You're smart!" Between now and then I am trying to get an internship so that I have a hope of getting a job once said graduation date arrives. So if you happen to hear of any artist management companies looking for interns, give me a call. ;)
So far, all 2011 has brought me is a cell phone dropped in a glass of water, and a week of terrible insomnia. Here's hoping the next 51 weeks are a little better than week #1. :-)
