2008

I must have written this sentence a thousand times. For some reason, I’ve been very overwhelmed with the idea of starting things. A day, a song, an exercise routine, it seems as though everything has been the biggest deal as of late. I’m noticing a pattern. Tonight is, in theory, about celebrating the year we’ve all made it through and the New Year we have to start fresh in, learning from our mistakes and being better people for it. In all actuality, for the most part, tonight is about cramming in as many mistakes as possible before the moment when we’ve all resolved to start living the lessons we learned from the mistakes we made in this year. A “fresh” start doesn’t seem to work to well if you’re starting the year off with baggage, be that a hangover or waking up with someone you “really shouldn’t have done that with last night”. Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t a lecture. My life has been one long, stretched out New Years Eve. I’ve been spending all my time fucking up as much as I can before I HAVE to start getting it right. We can all be better people next year, better to ourselves and better to each other. I don’t really know the point of this; sometimes I have delusions of teaching lessons and helping people. Maybe you’ll read this and just be curious or maybe you’ll take a look at your life and think about whether or not you’ve been learning anything. I think I’m finally starting to learn again or maybe I’m losing it all at a faster rate. Happy New Year. Have Fun Tonight. Let’s get it right this year.

-Ben