New Year’s Resolving

So, it’s that time of year again. It’s the time when everyone lies to themselves that they’re going to change their lives. Don’t get me wrong, I understand why, and quite frankly, I sympathise, and I’ve been known to make New Year’s Resolutions myself; actually, that’s what I’m here about, because I’ve decided to make yet another attempt at something I’ve now tried three times, with varying levels of success.

• Taking a photograph every day of the year.

I tried this the first time in 2009 – yep; three years ago. I got to early April and then decided that my exams would take up so much time that I couldn’t possibly keep up that rate of photography. Well, I’m much busier now, but I also regret that I’ve barely done any photography for the past six months. Therefore, I’m making a sort-of co-resolution:

• Carry a camera everywhere and always (within reason)

Now I’ll have no excuse not to take a photo where and whenever inspiration creeps upon me. I’m going to try and do something fancy with Facebook and other web stuff, partly because I’m aware that 365 projects are a complete Flickr cliche, so I need to make it a bit different. That, however, will have to wait, as I’ve not had a chance to work out exactly what I’ll do (or, moreover, learned how to update my Facebook Cover Photo via the Facebook API).

Otherwise I don’t think I’m making other resolutions; I know that there are a number of things I want to get done in the next 366 days (yep; I just realised it’s a leap year – that’s another photo I’ll need to take), including…

• Attempting to learn perl,
• Attempting to play tennis,
• Make something really cool (I’m open to suggestions!),
• Being more politically active again,
• Maybe learning a new (human!) language, or improving one I’m meant to know already (and don’t say English )
• Trying more things for the first time – and, I guess, blogging about them,
• Improving my list-making skills.

Not to mention learning lots and lots and lots of physics, maths, and astronomy.

So. 366 days then. It can’t be that hard. Can it?

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