So this is the New Year, and I don't feel any different.

I always set big goals for New Years. The usual, some not so usual. But this year I'm just keeping it simple. I'm joining a gym, I quitting my nicotine addiction... and some others, I'm going to get off of my ass and do something with my life, start a book and photo collection, plan day trips, learn the value of a dollar. The little things go a long way. I spent the New Years Eve with my two best friends and we drank champagne and Nikki was the bartender mixing us all sorts of concuctions. It was a fabulous time, we had a snow fight, and sang karaoke, danced, and watched the ball drop. Afterwards we stumbled apon a Dashboard Confessional concert at Madison Square Garden and listening to the soothing voice of Chris Carraba sing us to sleep. As for this morning we woke upto 18 degree weather and voted that yoga pants, tons of coffee, and Honeymooner re-runs would be the perfect way to spend the first day of the biggest year of our lives. Sometime this weekend I'm having a few friends over for flavored hot chocolate, smores, and sitting around the fire place for what we will be calling "The Burning of 20h8" We'll be writing all the things we hated about 2008 and burning it into the fire place to be left to ashes. I'm such a dork for coming up with this idea, but I love stuff like this. I'm always the plan maker of the group, i just don't want to miss a thing. One of the first things I did today was go straight to TimeMag.com for the best and worsts of '08.

http://www.time.com/time/specials/2008/top10

TOP PHOTOS OF 2008

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