My New Year's Resolutions for 2010

1. Prepare for the end of the world. (Yes I'm taking the advice of the Mayans and Al Gore)
2. Always choose comfort over fashion. (Lady Gaga...you need to get your vision checked dear. Maybe check your grip on reality)
3. Don't do anything stupid that I might regret. If I must do something stupid, make sure it is not documented and posted online. (This is for the people that got fired this year for putting up wet T-shirt contests and keg stand pictures up on their facebook profiles)
4. Ditch computerized music and find music written by people and performed by people sans auto-tune mics. (I mean you T-Pain)
5. Make sure I remember my age at all times. (This goes for you 20 something year old ladies in love with Edward. He's not real. Get over it)
6. Lose the self-important attitude. (Twitter users and constant-facebook-status update people, this means you. No one cares what you're eating for dinner.)
7. Marry rich so I won't have to worry about health insurance. (Just so long as it's not Bernie Madoff)

What is the spirit of Christmas Charlie Brown?

Ok, first of all, let me start off by saying that I'm not racist and I'm not hating on any religion or anything.
Christmas is a Christian holiday. There is no way around that. Just like Ramadan is an Islamic holiday, just like Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday. We are all agree, right? Then why does Christmas have to turn into this politically correct time of the year? It's not a 'Christmas party' it's a 'Holiday party'. Are there politically correct Mawlid al-Nabi parties that turn into "Every prophet's birthday celebration"? I don't think so. If we are going to be politically correct, then why don't we abolish all religions? No one is allowed to celebrate their respective religion's holdidays because your celebration is going to offend someone who's probably a grinch any other day of the year. Fuck political correctness. If looking at a pine tree decorated with an angel offends you, get a grip. I don't get offended when I see a Star of David and a menorah in window display, or in someone's house. I just say to myself "they are Jewish and they are celebrating their religion's holiday." I don't get all bent out of shape about it. And I have been invited to a Hanukkah/Christmas party. (It was a mixed religion family). Did I get offended? No. The food was great, the music was great, the company was fabulous. Isn't that more important? Shouldn't we look past socially constructed barriers and enjoy the company of our fellow man? The holidays- no matter your religion- should be a time of enjoying the company of friends and family, of giving back the the community/world, and being thankful for what you have.
I'm going to leave you with the lyrics from Happy Christmas by John Lennon. Despite all his flaw, he does know how to express wonderful and timeless optimistic dreams in songs. (If the phrases Happy/Merry Christmas offend you, substitute your religion's holiday's phrase in there).

So this is Christmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
Ans so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young

A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
And so this is Christmas
For weak and for strong
For rich and the poor ones
The war is so long
And so happy Christmas
For black and for white
For yellow and red ones
Let's stop all the fight
A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
And so this is Christmas
And what have we done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
Ans so this is Christmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young
A very merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
War is over over
If you want it
War is over
Now...

We live in a generation of necrophiliacs!

So I was talking to someone today, totally bashing that tween sensation known as Twilight when all of a sudden I realize that every woman who is in love with Edward is a necrophiliac. Vampires are dead, and if they are not they are certainly not up the ranks of 'living creatures' therefore anyone who loves a vampire loves a dead/living dead thing. That's just creepy...but hey, what do I know? I live under a rock.

Everybody's changing and I don't feel the same

It's amazing how much people change in a year. If you don't believe me, go find some of your old e-mails, diary entries, comments on your facebook, or any other tangible link to your past. Now read it and you'll see what I mean. I read a couple old e-mails and I laughed. Not because I was so young and naive then (even though I was) but it surpised me just how much I had changed in such a short amount of time. But it's a logical change, a gradual one, so you don't notice. You think you're so mature, or that you know who you are, but the truth is, you really don't know who you are because you're always changing. You have to make the effort to get to know yourself every day. Try new things, take risks, and don't be afraid to say 'I don't know how I feel about X'. With the new year approaching, I think we all need to step back and re-evalute our lives. Are you where you wanted to be 5 years ago? No? Are you happy where you're at anyways? Then it doesn't matter. If you are unhappy, you do have the power to change your life. It could be as simple as buying a new sofa because you hate the one you have now. Or it could be as drastic as divorcing your spouse and buying a 1996 red Camaro. (I support the former!) But the point is, you don't stop growing and changing when you reach a certain age.
Carpe Diem!