Resolution Schmesolution

Ergh. A New Year's resolution - now if that isn't a depressing realisation of failure waiting to happen nothing is. I never make them. I think when I was younger I once tried to be "nicer" but ultimately kids, you have to be true to yourself.

However, suddenly I find myself accidentally making these resolutions. I'll just suddenly say to someone "you know what I'm going to do this year?" and they inevitably make that face we all make when someone says something like this. You know the face? The one that says "don't show any doubt, be supportive, what?! as if he'll EVER keep that one, he loves cocaine"

Now first of all, as a Brisbane-ite and New Farm local the first resolution I intend to make (and it's not so much a "New Year" as a "life" resolution) is to only ever buy really tall houses on hills. And to own a life raft. And insure with Suncorp.

But seriously, I made the decision to start karate classes this year. Why? I don't know! It just came out of my mouth one day and suddenly it's happening. I have no physical skill and I hate hard work. I know nothing about martial art; I recently told someone that I would have to buy "the pajamas and the teeth" before I started. I'm terrified of trying to break a plank of wood with anything other than a power-tool (and even then). I can't even sit upright, let alone do the splits. I JUST HAD TO THINK ABOUT WHAT 'THE SPLITS' WAS CALLED: That thing when your legs are out straight... you know the thing, that flexible thing that you can't do. 


The other accidental resolution I've made... and this is the one that is relevant to you if you are reading this, is to try to write something; anything for at least 10 minutes every day this year. Starting yesterday. I have an idea for a play, and one for a webseries and I have about 3 other things that I've started and not finished. However, I wasn't specific in my resolution making (because I'm so lazy I'll even try to trick myself) and now I suspect that whenever I can't be bothered to write an actual thing, I will write a blog. Probably about how sore I am from these stupid karate classes I should never have taken.


So strap yourselves in children, it's going to be an exciting 2 weeks!

L