New Years' resolutions. Something I try to jot down every year.

Confession: I keep up with almost none of them.

For example, one of my ten resolutions last year was to read 'Pride and Prejudice', unabridged. I had attempted to read it previously, but it was just so boring. Perhaps I'm just used to books with more plot, but 'Pride and Prejudice' is ridiculously slow paced. I didn't even try to achieve this one. ;-;

Another thing. I wanted to write a 'long-ish chaptered fanfic.' Another failure of mine. I mean, I love to write, don't get me wrong. But I'm seriously letting my laziness get the better of me.

By now, you can probably tell that I'm not the best at goal-setting. But why should I throw away a personal tradition? So here are my 2011 New Years' resolutions.

- Cure laziness/procrastination.
... This is like asking a dog to quit being a dog. Or a llama to quit being a llama. Or a glue stick to quit being a glue stick. Or a... you get the idea.
But seriously. Procrastination and laziness are the two things that cause A, little to no sleep (which causes the bags under my eyes, which causes me to look like a panda.) And B, those terrifyingly low grades. They are my worst enemies, those two things (meaning procrastination and laziness.)

- Stop spending so much.
I can't trust myself with money. Give me ten dollars and half an hour, and I'll return with coffee, a donut, a pair of fluffy socks, and an expression that says, "Where'd my ten bucks go?" I mean, I'm not a shopaholic or anything. On the contrary, I hate shopping. But there's just something about a full wallet that makes want to spend, spend, and spend. T3T

- Keep up with this blog.
I think I can do this one. I mean, I hope. My attention span is that of an ADHD toddler's and I tend to lose interest in things fast. :/ I like blogging though. How about this: 5 entries a month. I think I can keep up with that.

- Finish all those animes and manga I ditched.
... I can't even count all the anime and manga I abandoned. Most of them, it's not even that I don't like them. I just... found another anime to watch. ;-; Let's see, there's 'Death Note' (though I know how it ends), 'Special A', 'Ghost 07', 'The Wallflower', 'School Rumble', 'Dengeki Daisy' (mostly because it got licensed and was taken off MangaFox. D8), 'Angel Beats', 'Durarara!', 'Kimi ni Todoki', 'Toradora', 'Bokura ga Ita', 'Skip Beat!', 'Kaichou wa Maid-sama'... God, I can't even remember all of them. On second thought, maybe finishing half would be a good enough achievement.

- Finally get to hear Wifey's voice on Skype.
Yeah, that's right Jazzy, I'm talking about you. I bet your voice is as epic as your name. *nods* Mhm, I went there. SO REVIVE THAT MIC, PLUG IT IN, AND GET READY TO TALK. D8<

- Win something. First place.
God, I can't remember the last time I won anything first place. I don't even think I ever have. That's a pretty depressing thought. So anything (positive, of course), ANYTHING. I just want to win.

- Always record who I warn when I do forum modding.
If you don't know what I'm talking about, I'm a forum moderator on OtakuZone, and every time I lock, move, delete, rename, do anything to a thread, I must send a PM to the maker of the thread and record it in the staff forums.
Sometimes, I slack off and don't record. Which means I've only finished half of the job. Being the perfectionist I am, the thought of that freaks me out. But like always, procrastination takes over and makes me 'forget'.

There. I feel that sense of accomplishment now. :]

Here's another confession: I'm not actually typing this up right now. Well, okay I will eventually. But I'm cheating and writing it out in a notebook. I think better on paper anyway. And this entry took up... four pages on standard lined paper. Maybe I just write big. EVERYONE says I write big. Geez. I don't like writing small because all that empty space is ugly and needs to be filled in.

Off topic. ;-;

So there. My new years' resolutions. I want to make amends though. One more goal.

- Fulfill at least ONE of my resolutions.
Of course, if I fulfill this resolution, it will mean I've fulfilled at least two of my goals. And that makes me happy. 8D