No, I am not going to give you a list of things I plan to do for the new year. I have never, and will never make a new years resolution list. I think the lists are stupid and pointless. It’s fine if you are one of those people that do make these lists, I have no problem with you and will not hold what you do every year against you.

The typical resolutions are things like stop smoking and more exercise and be healthier and so on. Why should you wait till New Years to start this. If it is so important, why don’t you do it the moment you think of it. You have come to realise that smoking is probably not the best for your health so what do you do, keep doing it and wait for new years to start stopping. You get a headstart on doing something important to you and your life, and if you screw up, it’s not going to be a big deal. People are weak. “Oh I didn’t do this so my resolution is ruined. Oh well I’ll just go back and start again next year.” There are going to be people that are like that. If you need to make a change, do it now and not wait for a new year to come for you to start.

Playing devils advocate here, people do need a starting line, and New Years Day is a good place to start. New year means a new slate and a point to make changes for the rest of the year, it’s a good opportunity for people to make big lifestyle changes. Even though they have set a time for hen changes happen, at least they are trying to change for the best instead of shrugging it off or denying that they could make changes to be healthier and live healthier. There are a lot of people who just ignore and continue the bad, hectic lifestyles they currently live.

It would be hypocritical of my to make a new years resolution list because the things I would probably put on such a list would never be accomplished, I know that. Then again, I probably could be doing better but decided to ignore the fact that there is room for improvement for a better and more enjoyable life. My loss. I suppose I’ll just say that my first new years resolution was to not make any new years resolutions, so I am doing quite well for myself on that one.

Well it seems about time to write something in this blog. Last year, in my opinion, was a good year for my blog. 85 posts between October till the end of 2007, consisting of a total of 31,157 words. No I didn’t count them, I have a plugin. My fifth attempt seemed to be more successful than my previous ones, but in saying that, there are some people (Peppery) that have gone through many more without success. You might define success by the amount of readers you have, or even the amount of hits you get per month, but to be honest, success for me is keeping something alive, something which I managed to achieve with this blog last year.

Now that I know I can keep it alive, it is time to get some readers. A blog isn’t a blog without readers, but then again, is this a blog? Its really the rants and discussions of a seventeen year old New Zealander. I’m sure the 2 regular readers would agree that this blog is pointless and I should kill it, because there is no way on earth anyone would read my stupid writing. I am not going to kill this blog. It is not going into the pile of the other dead blogs that I and many others (TheSkorm) have. This is going to survive, even if I am my only reader.

What is in store for 2008 for this blog then. There is going to be a few changes, nothing big and noticeable. One of them is the less frequent posts. Last year, I felt that it was compulsory to post, just to keep this thing alive. I don’t really need to do that anymore because this is alive and the fire is strong. I will still post, but less frequently, and when I feel like it. This blog started to feel more like a chore than something to do for enjoyment. Blogging when I feel like it will put the fun back into it and make it seem less like a job and more like a leisurely activity. Also I felt that last year, the blogs were written in a systematic way. Everyday, every two days, six days a week. That is not going to happen because of less frequent posting, it will be when I want to do it and not at a set time or period.

Other than that, this year is going to be the same, except the unobtrusive advertisement at the bottom of my blog and tumblelog. If you have any suggestions or anything you want to me talk/rant about, do contact me. Peppery, you suggested more images. I hope you are happy with what I deliver. Lets see how this goes, also feel free to use the comments system to leave your opinions and criticism (be nice please.) To another successful year, cheers!

Well it officially just ticked over to 2008 in New Zealand. I wish my regular reader a Happy New Year! For the rest of you, New Year, it would be happy if you were a regular, but you aren’t. Best of luck for 2008 and lets hope it brings joy to you and your friends.