Six New Year’s Resolutions
It seems every single blog I read over the holiday contained some form of new year's resolution. Since I like to pick up fads at the tail end of their popularity, I thought now is the best time to share my resolutions.
Six of them, to be precise.
1. Be myself.
They say the hardest part about blogging is finding your voice. I've been at this for almost eleven months and there are still times when I click to publish and it looks like somebody else wrote the post. I plan to nip that in the bud in twenty ten.
2. Start watching Mad Men.
Okay. There has to be a reason why everybody I know on Facebook watches this show. Like I said above, I like grabbing onto fads as they flame out, so getting up to speed before season 4 starts should be par for the course. [Editor's note: He started watching last night.]
3. Learn how to play the guitar.
Because everybody needs one resolution they will give up halfway through the year, if not sooner.
4. Invent the first brain-to-PC thought processing software.
My best blog ideas always hit when I'm in the shower or driving to work, never when I'm sitting in front of my computer. The only way to fix this problem is if I implant something in my brain that allows me to send a blog entry back to my computer via my brain waves. Sounds simple.
5. Create "The List" with my wife.
It's a proven fact that every couple has a secret list of celebrities — usually five– that they would leave their spouse for, written jointly with the understanding that if a celeb on that list propositions your spouse, they are free to run away with no strings attached. My wife and I don't have one but it's high time we do. After all, 2010 could be the year I bump into Jenna Fischer at Trader Joe's.
6. Post at least 2x a week.
The blogging rules dictate you have to blog at least three times per week to stay relevant, but I think that's reserved for people who want to become professional bloggers (whatever that means.) I'm not here to make a living. Unless, of course, you're an agent who likes what you've read so far and you think "The Life of Brad Marley: The True Story Of a Newbie Blogger" has "blockbuster" written all over it. In that case, send me an e-mail. If not, know that I will strive to provide something twice weekly, even if I let my daughter pound the keyboard for 20 minutes.
What are your resolutions that will inevitably be broken?
