Well, it's 2006 and although the year is only 3 days old, I wonder what's the over/under for wishing someone Happy New Year.
Honestly, if you see a friend for the first time on Jan. 10, do you say Happy New Year? Just wondering. Anyway, with a new year here, I'm gonna make a few predictions for 2006. Here goes.
1. I will lose weight. I say this every year, but I actually mean it this time. Me and my brothers are having a competition to see who can lose the most weight. There's cash involved. I'm actually motivated.
2. I will buy a bike. I haven't had one in about 20 years. I'm gonna buy one and actually ride. I wonder if the term "it's just like riding a bike" actually applies to riding a bike.
3. I will be mean to anyone who watches reality TV. And this includes my wife and kids. They watch it all, as for me, the only Surivor I'll support are the dudes who sang "High on You." I hate reality TV. Of course, if Fox starts looking for contestants for Blogging with the Stars, I may have to change my tune.
4. I will get sucked in by the Mets. I'm sure sometime around mid-July, they will be leading the NL East. I will start thinking about playoff baseball back at Shea and they will break my heart. I know it's coming, I just can't stop it.
5. I will really get sucked in by the Rangers. They will reach the Eastern Confernce Finals and will be up 3-2 on Ottawa, and then it will all fall apart. I'll never learn.
6. I'll drink plenty of beers. As a matter of fact, I plan on counting the exact number of beers I'll have this year. I will start every post with beer counter. As of 3:49 p.m. on Jan 3, the count is at 12. I had 7 on Sunday and 5 Monday. No plans for any more this week. Check back after Saturday for an update. So at this pace, I'll have 1,460 beers this year.
I'm gonna set the over/under at 620 (that's 12 a week). Considering I'm at 12 3 days in, the over looks pretty good. However, there will be - believe it or not - weeks where I go without drinking at all. Of course, there will be days where I can bang down about two week's worth. For those of you dumb enough to even think about taking the under, a tip, I don't drink anything but beer. Since I'm now 40, I've considered going the wine route or even rum or crap like that. But you know what, screw that stuff. It's beer, beer and only beer.
7. I'll lose count by mid-February. I got loaded Friday night and couldn't even guess how many beers. I had. Of course, I could lose interest, too.
8. I'll go to the movies this year. With the invention of kids, DVD players and $13 tickets, getting to the movies isn't a real priority. However, I'm sure I'll get there once or twice.
9. The only three non-sports related TV shows I'll watch all year will be 24, Medium and Without a Trace. Everything else sucks. These three kick total arse.
10. I will provide more interesting posts than this one. It's not a good way to start the year, but I promise I'll rebound.
Happy New Year (hope it's not too late).
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5 comments:
You should be grateful the year didn't start on Friday night. Then you probably would have met the over already.
Stench.
Cat, I believe No. 1 and No. 6 are in complete contradiction with each other. You can do one, but not the other.
Also, as for the saying "it's like riding a bike: once you learn, you never forget," I can assure you this is false.
I fell off my bike and broke my arm in fifth grade, damaging my bike beyond repair during the thunderous crash on Long Hill Road in Little Falls, N.J.
Two years ago, I got on a bike and attempted to ride it around our campground. I was a danger to myself and everyone else in the vicinity.
Pete: you are correct about No. 1 and No. 6. No. 6 is gonna have to take a hit. That's why the under may come in.
As for the bike. I got on one last week and nearly killed myself.
A new resolution. I will learn to play guitar. My wife got me an electric guitar for my birthday. My goal is to be able to play Highway to Hell by next new year's eve.
You'll do just fine on a bike. We got my parents bikes for their birthdays last year and there have not been any injuries. Yet.
If you want some motivation, you can plan to ride Bike NY with us on May 7. It's 45 miles around the five boroughs. It's not that hard, and it's typically a great time (except this past year, when the ride featured freezing rain for the first hour).
KettelB: Great point. that, plus PSU at ND? Those two days could put me over by themselves.
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