New Year’s has always been my least favourite holiday, mostly because of the contrived, over-priced parties that result, and the fact that the change from one calendar year to the next seems, well, insignificant. How about celebrating the end of the fiscal year instead? I picture a group of well-dressed accountants throwing their year-end reports in the air as they sip brandy. At least the end of the fiscal year has some import, whereas I can’t say the same for the switch from December to January.
Once the confetti has been thrown and strangers have been kissed, people often turn to two things: reflecting on the previous year, and making resolution lists. For some art-related musings on 2004, I’m pleased to direct you to Sally McKay’s annual Top Tens, where Sally’s readers, (myself included), submit their 2004 art highlights.
As for resolutions for 2005, I’d like to share with you the statistical trends of New Year’s resolutions, as compiled by myGoals.com. Here is a pretty pie chart of the top categories of this year’s resolutions, as recorded my myGoals.com’s users.
Reading some of the resolutions on the myGoals.com website is an interesting window into how banal, tragic, or funny some of our preoccupations can be: “To do a back walkover”, “To eat lunch”, “To be faithful”, “To stop spending money on motivational tapes”, “To organize my closet”, “To replace the dead cypress trees”, etc.
As we can see, the “Health and Fitness” category tops the charts, and a little further reading reveals that the top resolution in that category is “Lose ten pounds”. Career-related resolutions took a 5% tumble this year, resulting in a second place standing. Sadly, it seems that “Family and Relationships” gained no percentage points this year, leaving it in sixth place as a category. A little reading between the lines of the resolutions posted here provides a rather unflattering portrait, where losing ten pounds takes priority over working on relationships, and organizing the closet is a more popular notion than spending time with family. Here’s hoping that your personal resolution list, whatever it is, includes a few thoughts of others amid the typical personal goals.
4 replies on “Resolutions”
I feel intimidated by resolutions this year.
So my only resolution is not to feel so intimidated.
I have been thinking of auditioning for a reality tv show to work on my assertiveness.
My first choice would be elimidate. A show I was privelaged to watch twice over the holidays.
I figure if I can trash talk some hootchie with two foot nails, than working on improving my relationships should be a snap.
Fancy this. I’m surfing around the web, and what do I find but my intended’s plan to commit infedility – on tv!. Mir, consider yourself elimidated. Now you’re free to pick up all the hootchies you want.
😉
you’re harsh mr.L
sorry Mk, hate for you to see this.
I think there should be a show called queer elimidate and then mike and I can both try for the hootchie, and she can elimidate one of us.
MK you can be the commentator.
something along the lines of;
"would you look at that mike brought roses and a bottle of champagne, how is Miriam going to counter that aggressive pick up?"
Whoa, yes, getting a little sneak peek behind the scenes here!
I’ve always wanted to be a commentator, and was disappointed that that role seemed to belong mostly to the world of sports (which I know very little about.) I’d much rather commentate (real word?) art openings, conferences, and Ile Sans Fil meetings.
how about an Ile Sans Fil elimidate? I know we only have four chicks but it could be fun. Still dreaming about the "Girls of Ile Sans Fil" calendar, with Benoit in the dog collar on the cover…. I think that baby could really sell.