statement of intent...

who needs new year's to make a resolution?

just like the realist friend who says "december 31st is nothing but another day" i've decided to ignore the suggested resolution-making date and begin my new approach immediately... really, this was brought on by a slow day at work and the need to do something that makes me look productive...

hence, to transform my life for the better i will now dedicate myself to posting regularly on this little ol' blog once again... on more than one occasion i've neglected it, even though i'm often overrun with things to post/whine about... i mean in the last couple of months alone i missed out on blogging about the first african-american president, political chaos, the cancellation of the newmusic and feeling like a teenage girl all over again while sitting in a darkened theatre watching twilight...

how could i ignore such milestones in our lives?!

i wrote a letter to a distant friend the other day and in it i mentioned the plethora of excuses i use to defend my lack of personal writing these days -- work fatigue, laziness, stoner... i've written before that i've often worried about turning what i love into my life and regretting it... however, that's just another excuse to add to the pile... years ago i read stephen king's book, on writing... although i've never picked up one of his gore works, this book is perfect if you've ever needed a little push or a few tips...

"talent renders the whole idea of rehearsal meaningless; when you find something at which you are talented, you do it (whatever it is) until your fingers bleed or your eyes are ready to fall out of your head. even when no one is listening (or reading, or watching), every outing is a bravura performance, because you as the creator are happy. perhaps even ecstatic."

whoa, i just re-read that and referencing it to the context of this post makes me sound a bit pompous... ah, the heck with it... so, screw new year's resolutions... i'm making mine now... and plan on writing more today, tomorrow and the next...

note: i've certainly written posts like this before... so be gentle if i stray... again...