Thought we could use a new space to chat about what "you" are looking forward to, GOALS or things that still bother/worry "you" as the year changes.

With 2007 (Western) Quickly approaching is anyone else wondering/worrying about what they eat in a day?
  I am amazed at my daily intake of less than wholesome items; food and soda in my case.  :-\\ However, I'm choosing to buy and eat much of it so it's not as if I do not have choices when at the market.  Keeping a food log puts it all into perspective.
    I also am facing another year with a few less family members,  :\'(which is not easy, but we have gained one very special little someone and she is an angel.  The sweetest baby anyone could ever be blessed to have: my niece who is having her first Christmas at 8 1/2 months old.  :)

2007 will be different as my 17 year old daughter will turn 18  :o  need I say more????  but she'll also be graduating high school and going off to college somewhere and mt heart will be broken when she leaves home. then the Beatles song from Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band  "She's leaving Home" is gonna tear me up every time I hear it.  :\'(

I sympathize ^.  We have a few songs here that get us crying  :\'( when we remember our mother liked the tune.
  My sister's 18 and I'm 32, big age difference but it certainly doesn't make it any more of a trying time in a family when they aren't kids and they think they are adults but they still need help and guidance, motivation now n again..

2007 will be different as my 17 year old daughter will turn 18  :o  need I say more????  but she'll also be graduating high school and going off to college somewhere and mt heart will be broken when she leaves home. then the Beatles song from Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band  "She's leaving Home" is gonna tear me up every time I hear it.  :\'(
I totally understand with you.

But, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band was released on June 1, 1967 in the United Kingdom and on June 2, 1967 in the United States. So that means it was forty years ago that day that twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play.

I'm looking forward to it. I'll be turning 19, and doing a lot more this year.

I can't wait......quarter-century, here I come!

Well Chris and I have decided to really get serious about getting in shape. We are cutting out all junk food (not really a problem in my case)....and we are going to exercise on a daily basis. We both have clothes in our closet that we would like to get back into. ;D


Also....in the fall of 2007, Vaughn will be starting kindergarten and I will be going back to work and hopefully finishing my degree. It's going to be a year of change....but hopefully for the good! :)

Well I may not have a job after 17 years in the same place so that's very worrying, I find out in march whats going to happen. Up until then I'm just trying to stay positive. Other than that who knows, I have no real plans as such for 2007 I'll just see what unfolds!

I think 2007 will be better than this year.  I'm planning on getting closer to my parents.  At the age of 34 I've decided to get my driver's license next year.  (Yes, you can take that as a warning!!) :)

I'm looking forward to 2007.I will try to keep busy 5 days a week,eat more Subway,walk more,drink loads of water,get plenty of excersize and get back together with Robin. :)

I'll just go along as I have.  Considering that I have made it this far(cringing at some of the stunts I have pulled) I must be doing something right.  ;)

I think 2007 will be better than this year.  I'm planning on getting closer to my parents.  At the age of 34 I've decided to get my driver's license next year.  (Yes, you can take that as a warning!!) :)


    Don't feel bad!! I'm 32 and have only had my license for 9 months now this December.  I finally had to grit my teeth and just do it. You see all those half-wits who can do it? You can do it too and keep an eye out for all of them in the process too :P

I have a good feeling that 2007 will be the year I become a man. No I don't really think doing it makes you a man, I was just trying to say it with a little tact and not be super blunt. :P

2007 is going to be a test to see how well I can budget my time and money (given that now I'm paying ALL the rent vs. half by living alone).  Fortunately, I've 99% sure I'm getting promoted at work in the first quarter (one of the supervisors gave me an "unofficial congratulations"  8) ).  I'm also going to work on getting in shape and get rid of some (or all) of the gut.  And I've already made a dent in getting the house in order; probably a couple more weekends before I'm totally satisfied with it.  :)

I will get in shape, spend more energy training my son in the Jedi arts, and killing cancer cells with sheer determination and, uh, vinegar.

2007 is going to be an amazing year for me.....I can feel it. 

^ Like a rollin' thunder, chasing the wind?

2007 is going to be an amazing year for me.....I can feel it. 


Me too.

2007 is going to be an amazing year for me.....I can feel it. 



Me Too

I'm looking forward to the upcoming year...which is still just under three hours away (in Californie)!!! :) ;) 8) O0

^ Now less than a year. Hopefully in 2007 I will...

- Get my driver's license
- Lose weight down to 170-5 lb range
- Get more organized
- Get LASIK

Even Google are celebrating the New Year:

http://www.google.co.uk/logos/newyear07.gif

Even Google are celebrating the New Year:

http://www.google.co.uk/logos/newyear07.gif



how festive!

I'm looking forward to 2007.I will try to keep busy 5 days a week,eat more Subway,walk more,drink loads of water,get plenty of excersize and get back together with Robin. :)


Oh, did you two have a falling out? That's a shame. Sorry, I haven't been following much..

Oh, did you two have a falling out? That's a shame. Sorry, I haven't been following much..



well Robin declared a "temporary break-up" just because Howard (by no fault of his own) got laid off from his job...now she won't "accept him back" until he finds employement.....very mean, if you ask me. >:(

'A New Year, another morning after.'  ;D

I'll do my usual thing this year, move around a bit, be really impulsive and just generally try and be as nice as I am now.

I plan to listen to more metal, drink more beer and not get arrested. That's pretty much what everyone should hope for.

I think my real goals this year will be to achieve a state of comfort in my life so I can really start to lay down some ideas and decide what I actually want to do with myself.
I could stand to lose 20lbs.. but I love beer and cheeseburgers. So I'm gonna say maintain my current plump proportions and just not increase in mass.  ;D
I'll probably try to quit smoking and probably fail. Maybe if I drink more? Does that work?
I think a key thing I ought to try and do is be more patient with people. I try very hard to be easy going.. but sometimes I'll snap at people and be real nasty and bitter. I always feel crappy after I've done that to somebody, so maybe try and get a handle on that.

All in all continue on my path of 'Don't be a prick and people will like you'.

I plan on sleeping more http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5xZmf5lFYEsBCjajzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12bco7u3q/EXP=1167773926/**http%3a//www.cracked-rock.com/dewey/emoticon/sleeping.gif  and that will hopefully change the cycle of not working out/exercising/getting into better shape fitness wise. If I don't sleep enough, I don't want to work out, so it starts there for me.

well Robin declared a "temporary break-up" just because Howard (by no fault of his own) got laid off from his job...now she won't "accept him back" until he finds employement.....very mean, if you ask me. >:(


Well Erin I'm not giving up and there's no white flag.Let Robin find the man of her dreams and I'm just praying that's it's me for 2007. :(

I'm also going to gun for full time,go out more often,go clubbing for the first time,eat Subway and Golden Krust more often and drink loads of bottled water. :)

I'll probably try to quit smoking and probably fail. Maybe if I drink more? Does that work?worked for me. now i'm thinking of taking up smoking again to try and quit drinking so much.

oops. i forgot to make any resolutions.

worked for me. now i'm thinking of taking up smoking again to try and quit drinking so much.

oops. i forgot to make any resolutions.


Drinking always made me smoke more...so I rarely drink anymore, and don't smoke either.  Which basically sucks, but I have healthy lungs, I suppose.



I plan on sleeping more http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0Je5xZmf5lFYEsBCjajzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4NDgyNWN0BHNlYwNwcm9m/SIG=12bco7u3q/EXP=1167773926/**http%3a//www.cracked-rock.com/dewey/emoticon/sleeping.gif  and that will hopefully change the cycle of not working out/exercising/getting into better shape fitness wise. If I don't sleep enough, I don't want to work out, so it starts there for me.




I am going to copy Badfinger.  That sounds doable.

worked for me. now i'm thinking of taking up smoking again to try and quit drinking so much.

oops. i forgot to make any resolutions.


If you say it works.. it must be good.


Drinking always made me smoke more...so I rarely drink anymore, and don't smoke either.  Which basically sucks, but I have healthy lungs, I suppose.


Upon reading things, I find that everything I enjoy in my life is bad for me.. so I'm thinking 'who gives one.'

Upon reading things, I find that everything I enjoy in my life is bad for me.. so I'm thinking 'who gives one.'
reminds me of words of wisdom from that sage/80's pop guru Madonna once said. "live fast, die young, leave a nice corpse"

reminds me of words of wisdom from that sage/80's pop guru Madonna once said. "live fast, die young, leave a nice corpse"


Mine is-

Live at a reasonable pace.. die in your mid 60's... leave an obese corpse.

Mine is-

Live at a reasonable pace.. die in your mid 60's... leave an obese corpse.
mine is, "don't die. death probably sucks."

mine is, "don't die. death probably sucks."


From everything I hear.. it's ok.

Kinda like Wisconsin.

From everything I hear.. it's ok.

Kinda like Wisconsin.
i'm trying to remember, was it the guy from new "basically australia" zealand who had the out-of-body experience?

oh, no. it was the architect. everybody at that party had at some point been almost dead. hmm..

i'm trying to remember, was it the guy from new "basically australia" zealand who had the out-of-body experience?

oh, no. it was the architect. everybody at that party had at some point been almost dead. hmm..


70 degree temperature change culminating in an out of body experience.

Where is my space heater?

Dude.. I have like.. an illegal space heater.  ;D It came from GEC which is a company that makes parts for the like.. submarines and stuff, so you know the spaces are huge. This thing is designed to heat like.. 100 square feet or something. If you have it a room, you'd die. It's so cool, I use it in that like.. garden apartment I built. It can be -20 outside and you will be sweating in your underwear.

I'm also going to gun for full time,go out more often,go clubbing for the first time,eat Subway and Golden Krust more often and drink loads of bottled water.

  :oYou never went clubbing?  You need to rectify that situation immediately.

  :oYou never went clubbing?  You need to rectify that situation immediately.


No PD,I've never been to a club or have gone clubbing before,I must do that one day with Robin.

No PD,I've never been to a club or have gone clubbing before,I must do that one day with Robin.

Go for it Howard!  Impress her with your moves.  You'll have a blast (and I hope you sweep her off her feet)

Go for it Howard!  Impress her with your moves.  You'll have a blast (and I hope you sweep her off her feet)




As a 33 year old man,I'm sure I'll have loads of fun. ;)

  :oYou never went clubbing?  You need to rectify that situation immediately.


What.  You got something against harp seals or something?

As a 33 year old man,I'm sure I'll have loads of fun.

Age and gender not relevant - just do it!  (But don't fall over all those fifteen year olds cluttering up the dance floor)

What.  You got something against harp seals or something?

You are a sick puppy! 

Age and gender not relevant - just do it!  (But don't fall over all those fifteen year olds cluttering up the dance floor)

You are a sick puppy! 


At my age,I can do the bump and grind. ;D

No PD,I've never been to a club or have gone clubbing before,I must do that one day with Robin.


Go with your buddys Howard, it's so easy tos core when everyone around you is wasted.

At my age,I can do the bump and grind.

I'm sure you can....

Go with your buddys Howard, it's so easy tos core when everyone around you is wasted.



I could get her pretty wasted if she's on medication. ;D

I'm sure you can....


Oh I know I can

I could get her pretty wasted if she's on medication.

I'm not sure that's ethical, but hey - a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do....

I'm not sure that's ethical, but hey - a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do....


She was at a club New Year's Eve last Sunday and she told me that she was slightly drunk from drinking 1 apple martini imagine what can happen with a few? ;)

She was at a club New Year's Eve last Sunday and she told me that she was slightly drunk from drinking 1 apple martini imagine what can happen with a few?

Looks like you won't have to spend too much money either.... ;)

Looks like you won't have to spend too much money either.... ;)



Well,I would have to pay for the apple martini.I'll ask her tonight as to how many apple martinis would qualify you to make you piss drunk? ;D

Well,I would have to pay for the apple martini.I'll ask her tonight as to how many apple martinis would qualify you to make you piss drunk?

Dating Tip:  Try not to sound cheap!

Dating Tip:  Try not to sound cheap!


And don't tell your date or girlfriend your on SSI,bad move I did a year and a half ago. ::)

And don't tell your date or girlfriend your on SSI,bad move I did a year and a half ago.

SSI?  Sorry hun, I'm a foreigner.  What is that?

SSI?  Sorry hun, I'm a foreigner.  What is that?


SSI is a goverment check that is given to people who can't work.  Usually people with a disability.

SSI is a goverment check that is given to people who can't work.  Usually people with a disability.
Social Security ?

Social Security ?


Correct. 

SSI is a goverment check that is given to people who can't work.  Usually people with a disability.


I can work but I'm also unemployed

I can work but I'm also unemployed

And your girlfriend is not supportive of you?  Hmmm..... :(

I can work but I'm also unemployed


Dear, SSI is to help people who have trouble finding work.  SSDI is for people who are permantly disabled.  In otherwords the Govement still has high hopes for you!!! :)

Dear, SSI is to help people who have trouble finding work.  SSDI is for people who are permantly disabled.  In otherwords the Govement still has high hopes for you!!! :)


My job coach and I are trying to find work for me so I can gradually get the hell off SSI and SSD.

My job coach and I are trying to find work for me so I can gradually get the hell off SSI and SSD.

Is there an unemployment problem where you live?

Is there an unemployment problem where you live?


No I don't think so.

Is there an unemployment problem where you live?
It is 1.5m in the UK.

It is 1.5m in the UK.



How much is that in US dollars?

How much is that in US dollars?
That is 1,500,000 people registered as unemployed in the UK.

That is 1,500,000 people registered as unemployed in the UK.

...and then there's all the students like me, sponging off the state!

...and then there's all the students like me, sponging off the state!



Really? :o

...and then there's all the students like me, sponging off the state!
...and students do come at all ages.

...and students do come at all ages.

Yep, it's reassuring that age is no barrier  :)

...and then there's all the students like me, sponging off the state!


I did that my Freshman year of college.  I think the only thing the state didn't pay for was the beer. ;D

Yep, it's reassuring that age is no barrier  :)
During the last few years I have been studying with the OU.

I'm 34 and in school. :)

I did that my Freshman year of college.  I think the only thing the state didn't pay for was the beer.

Such a bummer....

I'm studying for a degree in midwifery, though I'm currently in the middle of a year out.  I love what I do, it's my dream job,  but it took me a while to get here - I'm 41.

Such a bummer....

I'm studying for a degree in midwifery, though I'm currently in the middle of a year out.  I love what I do, it's my dream job,  but it took me a while to get here - I'm 41.


I'm going for my paralegal degree.  I've always been interested in law.

I'm going for my paralegal degree.  I've always been interested in law.

Go for it!  What's that saying- something like if you do what you really love, you'll never work a day in your life.

Go for it!  What's that saying- something like if you do what you really love, you'll never work a day in your life.


Yeah.. but Leader of the Reich is kinda -position closed- right now.. guess I'll have to work.

Yeah.. but Leader of the Reich is kinda -position closed- right now.. guess I'll have to work.

There must be a similar position going somewhere...

There must be a similar position going somewhere...


I hear one has opened up in Iraq...

I hear one has opened up in Iraq...


Is that listed on Monster.com?

Is that listed on Monster.com?


Nah, I read about it in my recent 'Coup Weekly'

Nah, I read about it in my recent 'Coup Weekly'


Their Classified section are so interesting. 8)

Their Classified section are so interesting. 8)


Got myself a Howitzer the other day.

I'm 34 and in school. :)


I'm 33 and unemployed. :(

I'm 33 and unemployed.

May be time to pack your rucksack and get on back to school, Howard!  :)

May be time to pack your rucksack and get on back to school, Howard!  :)



No,I just want a job no school cause that'll delay me in getting a job by just sitting around in classes all day.Something that'll keep me busy all day 9-5.

No,I just want a job no school cause that'll delay me in getting a job by just sitting around in classes all day.Something that'll keep me busy all day 9-5.


Is there no option available to you that would allow you to study and ultimately get a better job, but keep you busy full time and pay you while you learn?  I couldn't have gone to uni if I didn't get a bursary from the NHS.

Is there no option available to you that would allow you to study and ultimately get a better job, but keep you busy full time and pay you while you learn?  I couldn't have gone to uni if I didn't get a bursary from the NHS.


I haven't thought of that option before

I haven't thought of that option before


Lightbulb goes on over head?  May be worth thinking about  :)

Lightbulb goes on over head?  May be worth thinking about  :)



But I don't want to go to school

But I don't want to go to school


Aaw, go on.  It's fun!

Aaw, go on.  It's fun!


I'm not wasting another 4 years of my life again,It's enough that I had to deal with High School 15 years ago. ::)

Aaw, go on.  It's fun!
During my time of being unemployed, I had to attend two courses at College, and I enjoyed every moment.

During my time of being unemployed, I had to attend two courses at College, and I enjoyed every moment.


Me too.  I went back to college to do an access course, then on to uni, and it has truly changed my life.  I'm a different woman.

Me too.  I went back to college to do an access course, then on to uni, and it has truly changed my life.  I'm a different woman.
True, I learnt Computers and Office Skills, and these help me to attain my current job.

Me too.  I went back to college to do an access course, then on to uni, and it has truly changed my life.  I'm a different woman.


I think college will delay me going back together with my girlfriend and I don't want be sitting in classrooms all day,I want to work.Skills they'll teach me on the job.

I think college will delay me going back together with my girlfriend and I don't want be sitting in classrooms all day,I want to work.Skills they'll teach me on the job.


OK, I'll quit nagging now then.  It's your life!  :)

But I don't want to go to school


But I thought you wanted to major in Woman Studies. ???

OK, I'll quit nagging now then.  It's your life!  :)


I understand Space.I just don't want Robin to be dating anyone else.4 years in college and by the time I come out,she'll either be married or living somewhere else.

But I thought you wanted to major in Woman Studies. ???


Gynecology. ;D ;)

I just don't want Robin to be dating anyone else.4 years in college and by the time I come out,she'll either be married or living somewhere else.



That's a bit of a scary statement to make, Howard.  It's nice that you want her to be with you.....for some unknown reason, you love her.  But if she doesn't want to be with you, you can't MAKE her date you and you can't make her not date anyone else.  That sounds like what those obsessive boyfriends say; "If I can't have you, no one will."

That's a bit of a scary statement to make, Howard.  It's nice that you want her to be with you.....for some unknown reason, you love her.  But if she doesn't want to be with you, you can't MAKE her date you and you can't make her not date anyone else.  That sounds like what those obsessive boyfriends say; "If I can't have you, no one will."




I guess I'm slightly worried about the both of our futures,that's all.Don't want to feel possessive or obsessive,I guess I've been smothering her lately.We both should have a little freedom until we get ourselves situated.

That's a bit of a scary statement to make, Howard.  It's nice that you want her to be with you.....for some unknown reason, you love her.  But if she doesn't want to be with you, you can't MAKE her date you and you can't make her not date anyone else.  That sounds like what those obsessive boyfriends say; "If I can't have you, no one will."


Nobody lend Howard your gun.

Nobody lend Howard your gun.


I'd rather shoot myself. :(

I'd rather shoot myself.

Now that's what I call a scary statement.

Now that's what I call a scary statement.


I was just kidding with you. ;)