Connections

I must admit to myself that I am in deep with these online social sites.

My fascination has come in phases. I tried out MySpace because one of my college friends, a performance artist a la Yoko Ono no less, is on it. That was fun for a while.

I forget how, but then I got hooked into LinkedIn and worked that for a while to build up the connections.

Of course I've had this blog for a long time, but the blogging comes in phases, as is evident for the handful of you who stick around to check it.

And that doesn't count my presence on YouTube and the ridiculous number of email addresses that I keep.

At the moment, I am completely addicted to Facebook, if for nothing more than to play Scrabulous with my far-flung circle of friends and family.
The other applications are a riot too. I just made a South Park version of my son. And I have a virtual pet dragon that I feed and pet daily.

Maybe it's ok that I don't check these things daily, that I let some go while I log in daily to my favorites.
I'd probably cancel some of my logins, but, alas, some of my friends are only on one site, and not the other.
So there I am making my presence here and there on cyberspace. Virtually able to connect to any of you, no matter what site you prefer.

Start

I think I woke up about 5:30 a.m. this morning. I knew I had been awake for a while before I finally gave up on sleep and checked the clock. It was 5:50 a.m. by then.

You'd think that staying up all night at a New Year's Eve party that I would be sleeping in until 9 a.m. But the insomnia struck.

I tried to tire myself out by doing some situps and Kung Fu kicks and punches. Then I did a manicure and pedicure and tweezed my eyebrows. Then I thought, well, if I'm going to be awake, I might as well start my day.

Perhaps it is a sign of things to come in the New Year. Much to do and no time to waste.

So, I now hereby make the following resolutions for 2008:
1 - I must keep up the workout routine that I had neglected through December and regained some of the flab that I had so proudly lost
2 - I must read more books. It is something that I enjoy that I never make time to do. Perhaps the new book club that is starting in my office will help with that.
3 - I must not let the malaise and poor morale at the office affect the work that I know that I can do. Work that is still important and that people need to read about in my newspaper.
4 - I must get my house into serious shape. We need repairs and I need to really clean out some of these closets. This morning, I threw out one of those old shoe organizers. It was packed with shoes I don't wear and that, post-pregnancy, I can't even fit. Plus it was laced with mold. So, of course I threw it out, but then I realized, I must have too many shoes, as well.
5 - I must try to read this list periodically so that I can keep on my resolutions.
6 - I must keep better touch with my friends. We're all busy but there is no reason why I can't do my part to keep touch with them more.

Here's hoping that I can find enough time, and energy, to accomplish what I want for 2008.
And I hope you can too.