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by oz_media

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okay well I don't wait for New years to set myself straight with those nagging things we never get around to, so I started my resolutions today. No I didn't quit smoking...one of these days..but I did start to exercise more.

When I went out for a smoke, I decided to go to the top floor (28th)and all the way back down , twice (while mindlessly chatting with a girl from Universal Records).

Then I remembered I had to press the button for MY floor and I went back up, but only half way up(and I was neither up nor down, badumdum)as I was getting tired at that point.

So, what are YOU gonna do for self improvement in 2006?

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by road-dog

The exercise will follow.

You're doing it out of order. You will look silly jogging along with a cig hanging out of your jibs.

I'd suggest taking the stairs maybe a couple of times a day. Start slow. You won't always have that Universal girl with you to take your mind off your knees making crunching noises!

by jaqui

do knees make crunching noises in elevators?

~lol~

Oz forgot to push the button for his floor, kind of says the exercise was riding an elevator. ;)

by jaqui

to be even more irritating and obnoxious this year. ]:)

to slam microsoft twice as much as last year

to do something about my pack a day smoking habit.. gotta get it to two packs a day. ]:)

in other words, to become worse not better.

by road-dog

OZ asked for self IMPROVEMENT resolutions.

The only thing you listed that was an improvement was slamming Microsoft twice as much.

If you want to be worse, not better, why not just obnoxiously slam Microsoft with a cigarette in your mouth immediately? The toboggan ride to hell can be accelerated with a push at any time! Heck, start now and avoid the Christmas rush!

by oz_media

I'm with Jaqui on that one I think.

If I make it to next Christmas, well hey I made another one. If I wake up tomrrow for that matter, I am gonna have a blast again.

Every day is a new day to me, one that I am lucky to have because according to the doctors, I was dead 16 years ago. So if I die from smoking tomorrow, I had a damn good time today....and i did have a damn good time today.

Oh, as for the girls in the elevator, yup every day without fail. On weekends I have another group of girls I get to flirt with, so for me it's waking up and having more fun until the day I don't get to wake up.

All the best for the season!

by jaqui

define improvement.
for me, being more obnoxious is an improvement. :P
I am Goth, and Pagan, and a Sadist.
as my favorite t-shirt says:
EVIL
Wicked
Mean
Nasty

and those ARE my good points

besides, I always have a smoke hanging in the corner of my mouth while slamming microsoft. :P

by jdclyde

at being worse?

So it is STILL getting better at something! Just need to give it that positive spin!

For some the glass is half full
For some the glass is half empty
For me, you have too big of a glass

May your days be as black as you desire!

(see, I CAN give someone a holiday greeting that follows their own beliefs! B-) )

by jdclyde

is self-denial.

I think I will be able to keep this resolution all year! Woo Woo!

Oh yeah, drop twenty pounds too. That should be me back into a 32 inch waistline. Lots of walking, rollerblading, and biking.

Oh yeah, get motorscooter back on the road too!

by jaqui

a 32" waistline?
I've never even gotten up to a 30" waistline in my life!!

and, since I've been dead for going on 12 years, even my death hasn't seen my waistline grow over 28"

by jdclyde

have some meat on our bones! You sound like my best bud. He still weights 10 pounds less now than I did when I graduated 20 years ago! And no, I was not overweight back then. Just a wrestler, ya know?

28"? maybe 25 years ago!

by stargazerr

is to give up resolving ..

New Year Resolutions are a sure way to ensure that I never get it done :D

]:)

by maecuff

to not get so annoyed by the stupidity of others..especially every driver on the road who is not me.

I'm going to stop being suckered in my every 'anti-aging' remedy that comes along.

I'm going to stop letting my mother and mother in law get to me so much. Along those lines, I'm going to work very hard at not turning in to my mother.

I'm going to stop obsessing about my adult children. (I'll need a full frontal lobotomy to acheive this goal)

by m_a_r_k

is to win the luge competition in the Winter Olympics. That looks like a helluva rush to fly through an icy ditch 100 miles per hour with nary a brake and nary a steering wheel. I could do without the dumb-looking skin-tight aerodynamically-inclined friction-free body suit though.

by oz_media

Just buy a new pair of socks and that suit will FIT just great!

I used to hate going on stage in the 80's when spandex was the rage, then leather came back in so I didn't mind so much.

by dmambo

And after that when it's official, maybe she'll let me out of the house once in a while.

As a gesture of good will, she might even raise my allowance. I'd ask her, but I'm too frightened.

Wish me luck, I'll need it.

by jdclyde

if you would embrace the Christmas in you, you would be able to stand up for yourself! It gives you the power to say, "I wanted to get you this really nice xxx, but I didn't have enough money!"

See, just be a man about it! :D

by jardinier

who works in an Op-Shop in my area.

She has a massive chip on her shoulder which I think is resentment at being a male trapped in what passes for a female body.

I am biding my time and waiting for the day when she annoys me so much that I will say:

"On which day of the year do you let your husband wear the trousers?"

by av .

Frightened? Did you marry Bridezilla? You need to stand up for yourself for sure, but in a nice way. You need to talk to her about your feelings and listen to hers. You married her. She has to have some redeeming qualities.

Good luck. Marriage is hard sometimes because of a lack of meaningful communication.

by jdclyde

Mambo is just pulling your leg.

He is happy with where he is, and is where he is happy.

by jck

I have the guest room ready with the digital cable and wireless high-speed internet ready...

even had a couple spare guitars you can practice on when they take that one from you in divorce court :^O

by dmambo

I am WAY too cheap to go thru something like that. Besides, I figure I'll just re-affirm that my wife is in charge. Technically, that is letting her know who's boss.

You sound a little down lately. Some of us are looking forward to the return of King Swill. Expect him back anytime soon?

Have fun on your trip to the Emerald Isle, man!

by jardinier

to never again flame anyone in a TR discussion. ]:)

Just kidding.

What I actually resolve to do is to continue pounding the pavement of the Internet Matchmaking Highway.

I would like to wet my whistle at least once more before I die. ;)

by dmambo

I'm busy building a rep, and here you are tearing it down.

BTW, despite all my admonitions to forego the gifts, my wife got me a bunch of scratch tickets (which I love despite the odds) and I won $50, and my kids got me the one thing I asked for - they learned the same song on their instruments, and played it for me. So all in all, it was one of the least miserable Christmas's I've had. Still waiting for the credit card bills, though.

by jdclyde

credit cards.

I got through my merry christmas, without charging a single thing! I thought about it. I almost did it. But then I put things in perspective and said the boys had enough and I didn't need to go into debt over a new bike. (trick bikes now. Probably saved myself a lot on future medical bills too!)

Did you have the camcorder going for the song?

by jck

to be an utter a$$hole this year.

Nice guys finish last...so if I'm gonna suffer, I'm gonna do something to deserve it.

If Ireland doesn't make me happy...think I'm gonna go be a homeless bum in Costa Rica or El Salvador.

I hear that homemade booze down there rocks.

by jck

Yeah...down lately...have personal reasons...sorry if you're offends or worries you. Got my reasons for being a sour puss and I'm gonnna be one from now on in life.

Seems like the pricks are getting everywhere nowadays...so...if you can't beat them, then beat them up. ]:)

I understand the cheap thing....it's why I'm not married...haven't met a woman yet that was single and not taken who I would marry or trusted enough to marry.

Came close though a few years ago...she was 6'1 too...we'd have made some good NBA players.

Too bad she decided to go back to the guy who ended up becoming a crackhead and leaving her with the debt for her engagement ring.

Man, I'm being rather blunt aren't I?

Oh well...tough $hit...the truth is the truth.

King Swill still exists...he's just bitter and arseholish King Swill of Angrydom now. :^O

by av .

Those resolutions are always at the top of my list and I unfortunately fail every year. I can't seem to totally give up smoking. Sometimes its enjoyable (like after a meal), even if it stinks.

I have other resolutions though. One of them is to pursue creative activities like art and music more. I think computers and my commute have taken over my life too much. I always enjoyed painting oil paintings and playing piano, but I don't make the time anymore. I feel like I'm losing touch with that side of me.

A resolution I made last year that I'll make again this year is to be kind to everyone you meet. Stop the road rage. Take the time to be courteous. Sometimes you can get so stressed out in life that you act badly. I did well last year with this resolution, but I still have a ways to go.

Oh well, none of us are perfect. Have a happy, healthy New Year. Live long and prosper.

by old guy

After smoking for 20 years I quit cold turkey 22 years on January 13 at midnight. I had tried many times before but never could. I don't think anyone can quit until it's time and most of us kind of beat ourselves up when we fail--which we should not. It can be done but I think it has to be the right time.

You should definitely go back to making time for your oil painting and piano. Sometimes we need to re-evaluate our priorities. I did that a few years ago and my job went down to like number 7. It caused some problems for awhile but things have worked out for the better.

As far as the road rage: When those idiots are around you keep them in front of you so you can keep an eye on them so they don't do something stupid. It also helps in having a better aim :)

by oz_media

There you have it, now everyone can save that title for future rebuttals against me.

Truth is, if I was American, I would not mind smoking. It's not my health that worries me, it's paying nearly $10 a pack (for 20's) that pi$$es me off!

(Except I hate American smokes, even the Canadian smokes sold in the US taste like shite.)

by av .

I have to ask you why you did it on January 13 at midnight. Was it pre-planned or did you just know you were finally ready? I'm very close to quitting, but I can't seem to let go of that last cigarette.

Thanks so much for your thoughts. I'm definitely ready for some needed changes in my life. I love technology and have a great job, but its getting more demanding than I want. And the commute is getting longer.

Well, Old Guy, happy new year! Hope you have a good one.

by dmambo

you can sue the tobacco companies.

(Actually, it's too late to do that. You should have got cancer ten years ago to get the big bucks.)

by jck

still milk the system too...free money for proverbially shooting yourself in the foot.

I can tell you what the next big thing will be...heed my advice and invest...

Hearing aid technology companies and prosthetic auditory technology.

With all the kids that go around with 1,000 watt amplifiers in their cars now, we'll have a generation of 50-something half-deaf people within 25-35 years.

by old guy

The reason I remember the date is it was Friday the 13th. The reason I was able to stop is because that was one of the worse coughing spells I had. I really think my next step was emphysema. One of my docs told me don't come back until I quit smoking. I do think there was more to it though, because about two weeks later we were pregnant with my daughter. Looking back hence the beginning of my family and working with teens. (I think it was someone else's time table for me.) A lot of things changed at that time.

One thing that did help was the Nike ad--Just Do It. Whenever I wanted a smoke I would say Just Do It and then say no.

Good luck in quitting (smoking) and making a decision to listen more to your artistic side.

Hope you have a great New Year's Day and a fulfilling new year.

by jardinier

Are you sick of making the same resolutions year after year and yet you never keep them? Here are some resolutions that you can actually accomplish! Enjoy! :-)

10. Read less.

9. I want to gain weight. Put on at least 30 pounds.

8. Stop exercising. Waste of time.

7. Watch more TV. I've been missing some good stuff.

6. Procrastinate more.

5. Drink. Drink some more.

4. Start being superstitious.

3. Spend less time at work.

2. Stop bringing lunch from home: I should eat out more.

and last but not least...

1. Take up a new habit: maybe smoking!

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