New Year's Resolutions and all that...

[wraithfodder]

Let's see, I thought about it while driving home from work yesterday, and my first resolution was

1) Cross the time-space barrier/alternate universe barrier/whatever and go to the Star Trek universe, procure myself a phaser, mount it on the car and then zap into another dimension (or ashes) all the idiots who insist on talking on cellphones while driving which means they don't look when they duck into my lane (where, hey, I'm driving!) and/or

2) Win the $249 million Mega Millions lotto

Neither worked out. Mega Millions is nearly $300 million, which means I am cracking open the piggy bank and buying another ticket! If I win that kind of money, I'll, um, think first thing I'll due is actually scream and freak out the cat.

but alas, option #1 is too much work, and if I could do THAT, that would mean crossing any time-continuum doohickey barrier and I'd go visit John Sheppard's quarters on Atlantis instead ;) *cough cough*

But I did try the collard greens/black eyed pea good luck thing, although did black beans instead as I couldn't find black-eyed peas. And they said you should eat something round for luck, so...



Yes, made a cherry pie. Okay, should have sealed the edges so it bled out gorily all over the place, but it looked good. Tasted good too! :)

But realistically, my resolutions include:

1) cleaning up the photos on my PC. They're ALL over the place, and I need to get them in order so the cute animal photos are not mixed in with pictures of David Hewlett, and vice versa ;)
2) eventually get my Christmas cards for 2010 out. Since 2010 sorta sucked, especially the last quarter, they fell by the way side.
3) organize finances. I am mostly organized, but need to go back through a couple years of charge receipts to sort. after reading articles on the BPA in the stuff, me thinks I'll be wearing surgical gloves when I do that!
4) not let email fester. yeah, I read it and go 'answer it later' and forget, so if you emailed me, sent me a LJ message or comment, or something you did want an answer to... um, just resend.
5) clean up email. I did some of that this morning, shoving lots of mailing list emails into folders so now I only have 300 emails, instead of 600! well, on that one account.
6) go through my email lists (yahoo) and delete those that just aren't active anymore
7) do SOMETHING about the car. chopsticks and duct tape can only hold it together so long... I'm dithering between "I want a NEW car that will last 20 years" to "maybe I should be certified pre-owned cuz of changes in technology". whatever, it's gotta have good gas mileage, four doors, cup holders and a CD player. Ohyeah, and the A pipe needs replaced. Gah!
8) keep more on top of the kitty litter box (aieee, how a small 8 pound cat can let loose such a stink is beyond me, but if I could bottle that stench, I could make money, I just know it!)
9) get rid of stuff.  yeah, gotta eBay stuff
10 take Christmas decorations down before Spring arrives ;)

And that's it. Nothing too fancy, nothing life-changing (except the car, if I do buy one)  and oh yeah, make some Christmas cookies. I bought the Trader Joe's cookie decorating kit, so should use it and since I had success with making a pie, how hard could cookies be?

Comments

[gyri.livejournal.com]

You made me laugh with the first #1 and #2.......

That cherry pie looks so yummy!!

Good luck with your resolutions!

[hilde.livejournal.com]

YES! to crossing into the Star Trek universe....I've longed for a phaser sometimes when my students drive me crazy. I promise to set it on 'stun'.

I'll join you in zapping the talking drivers. Better yet, you do the talking ones, I'll stun those who text and drive...


I wish you the best for 2011 :)

[cimmerdeux.livejournal.com]

Ah distracted drivers, what a joy. The ones that really annoy me are the ones that aren't distracted but drive figuring everyone will simply get out of their way when they want to change lanes or turn across several lanes of traffic.

Cherry pie - I haven't had cherry pie in years. Looks great.

Have a wonderful New Year.

[sherry57.livejournal.com]

Hey, if you find out how to travel through space and time and then find your way top Sheppard's quarters, can I come too?

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Cherry pie was delicious. Must make more of them. Used crust mix and canned filling.

Well, making headway with clearing email, if nothing else ;)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

but then it'll be a full-time job as SOOOO many people insist on talking on cell/texting/working on laptop(!) while driving. gah!

Thanks!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the arrogant drivers. WIsh they'd go away...

The cherry pie was very good. Used canned filling, crust mix, and it worked much better than frozen pies I used to buy.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Hmm, sure. Gotta have someone guard the outside of the while I chase Sheppard around the room ;)

[colls]

Your list sounds so PRACTICAL!!!

That pie looks yummy.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Well, I decided to ditch the outlandish 'get in shape and lose 10 pounds" resolution as that never works, especially if I'm eating pie ;)

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

I am exhausted just from reading your list and hungry from seeing the cherry pie, which incidentally is one of my favorite fruit pies............
It looks YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMY and I could sure use a bit of dessert tonight.
I wish you all the success in keeping your resolutions.
:-)

[seticat.livejournal.com]

And they said you should eat something round for luck, so...

Do cranberries count?

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Sure, and donuts and cakes ;) Oh, and grapes, etc.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Well, got the kitty litter box under control ;) and made a dent in sorting some financial stuff.

Alas, the pie is all gone. darn.

Alas, the pie is all gone.

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

Oh drat,
:-/
However, not to worry because today my sister and BIL came for lunch and she brought Rugelach which someone had given them (Jim would not eat any as they had raisins in them
***rolls eyes***).........
It was so fine...tender, stuffed with nuts, cinnamon and raisins and on top a bit of coarse sugar. What a treat with coffee.
We had had roast beef for dinner so this Rugelach was perfect for a dessert with our coffee.
I cannot find a decent photo link. It all looks terrible compared to what Sandy brought today.

[dinabr.livejournal.com]

I like the idea of visiting John Sheppard's quarters on Atlantis :)

[flingslass.livejournal.com]

so the cute animal photos are not mixed in with pictures of David Hewlett, and vice versa ;)

What's the difference? ;-)

I'll help with No 1. I'll do the Chicks who insist that driving is the place to do their makeup and the blokes that want to reverse out of their spot WHEN MY CAR IS IN THE WAY!!!!!!!! (The last one happened today :P)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Heh, so do I :)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, the people who don't look when they back out of parking spaces. Aggravating, to say the least.