GreenMan Rantings from a guy named Devon

Happy New Year — 2010

I knew how to bring in 2010 right -- asleep. Yes, I slept through New Years! Here is the story. After work I went to the bank, Target, grocery store, and then home. At home I watched some TV and ate dinner with a glass of sparkling wine around 8pm (it was a special day, I started to celebrate early). I knew I had a few hours before going out, so I decided I would take an hour nap, then get up and get ready (a nap so I would be more apt to staying up late -- sounded like a good idea, right?). But no -- the "once in a blue moon" blue moon had another idea for me (at least that is what I am "blaming" it on).

If you don't know, the Full moons used to have 12 names, one for each month, such as "harvest moon." The term "blue moon" referred to the rare 13th full moon in a year. It only happens on New Years every 20 or so years.

The old wives tale goes that the moon can effect humans, for me, I guess it made me sleepy (and as you may know, I have not been sleeping well for the past few weeks). My quick nap turned into 8 hours. It's the first night I slept over 5 hours straight through in two weeks. I guess that's the silver lining -- at least I got some sleep -- I'll catch the next New Years in 364 days. When I awoke groggy and realized what happened at 4am, I figured it was to late to call/text anyone "Happy New Years," so I just went back to bed. But that didn't last long, now it's 6am, I'm groggy but awake, and I have a headache.

Oh yeah, because I did not do my regular after work routine, I forgot to un-silence my phone. I am so sorry to the people that called/texted me Happy New Year --Happy New Year back!

As for my New Year's resolutions, I have come up with 4 (for now). First, I want to make friends in Dallas. To do this, I am going to put myself out into the social scene. Not just bars/clubs, but gatherings, such as things held by my apartment complex or volunteering at events -- anything that I find information on that intrigues me, I will try and go. Second, I want to lose 10 pounds. According to the weight charts at the doctor's office, I am still overweight by 5 pounds for my height and my ideal weight is 10-15 pounds less then I am now. I am going to lose the weight by using my apartment complex's gym regularly, at least 3 times a week, and eating smaller portions (with counting calories). Third, I want to try and reduce self-inflicted stress in my life. I need to stop analyzing everything to the point where it drives me crazy. This is going to be a hard habit to break and I am still trying to figure out how. Fourth, I need to stop relying on spellcheck and Google. I have become lazy when it comes to spelling. I need to focus more when typing and only use Google when I honestly don't know how to spell a word.

Happy New Year! Here's to a fantastic 2010 -- wow, 2010!