I was planning on doing as little as possible this week at work, and doing most of it from home. I’d say there are only about a quarter of the people there the week between Xmas and New Year’s Day and so there’s little to be done. Unfortunately, I remembered that would mean that some of the expensive test equipment would be free as well, and asked my friend in the lab to tell me that the test equipment would be tied up all week. He told me the truth instead, so I had to go in to prep some things to use it. So much for not going in.

I went to the gym today and now THMFIC has this wild hare up his ass about having us write down fitness goals. I’ve NEVER had any fitness goals. Hell, I hardly have any goals in the rest of my life. I’m from the west, you see, where the cowboys wander aimlessly from adventure to adventure, so where in the hell are we supposed to come up with goals? That’s a corporate thing, goals. This is organic Oregon.

I suppose I should think more seriously about the goals, though sitting my narrow Asian ass on every piece of equipment on in the gym is one of my fitness goals. More rest, you see, and I don’t have to worry about running out of places to sit down. Some more pedestrian goals such as 20 dead-hang pull-ups or 45 pushups are probably in order, but Nurse Tiff said I should try going on a SECOND date next year. Twice with the same woman, that is. I can usually pull off two. Sex in the City imparted too much meaning to the third date, so I never get there. I’m thinking, though, instead of dating goals, I should think of something I might actually do. Like visiting Scotland or Cedar Rapids or something. Somewhere cool that doesn’t require a lot of work might be better. I wonder what the temperature in Drain, Oregon is.

When a guy like me starts talking about resolution, it’s usually about how many dots per inch he has on his monitor. But it’s nearing New Years and I should try to come up with some resolutions maybe. I usually fail at anything I resolve, so I’ll have to think on this for a bit to see if I can come up with something.

If the past few days are any guide, I should probably resolve to stop drinking cheap whiskey, or expensive whiskey if it comes from Japan. The stuff my dad had squirreled away isn’t as bad as I remember. Maybe my taste buds are going dead or maybe the wood alcohol all evaporated off. In any case, why drink the cheap stuff, unless it’s free?

I should probably also try to get more sleep. I’ve been averaging 8 hours during this snowstorm and it started out pretty nice. I’ve been dreaming, which I can’t remember doing much until now, though I can’t remember the dreams I’m having. The drawback is that I’m now not able to sleep. It’s either the weather or that I’m sleeping too much.

I should probably stop watching so many weird movies. Today I watched a Japanese sci-fi gangster movie, (Dead or Alive: Final), a Russian gangster movie (Eastern Promises), and Little Miss Sunshine. I guess I was underwhelmed by the last movie, and I shouldn’t sit around so much.

I did get out once today, and had lunch with my buddy Greg and his family. I also had Jay the Contractor come by to look around and find out what tools he left here. He had his truck with the rest of his tools stolen yesterday. And finally, I was outside sweeping up the shards of plastic left by the sledders (genius parents would bring plastic tubs that would freeze and break and they’d leave the shards) and also picking up the soggy cardboard that was thrown into the bushes. My next door neighbor has a huge drop box and he let me put the mess in with his construction waste. I guess I should resolve to do him more favors this next year.

And finally, I think I’m going to resolve to do something that I don’t like doing. I’m thinking of skiing or maybe even camping again. I may even get on a horse or go line dancing. Who knows?