1.) Arrange my schedule better so I have time to actually visit the Mudcat occasionally. 2.) Learn to accompany myself on guitar on a new song at least every two weeks, which would give me, what?, ummph ... about 25 new songs by the end of 2001. 2.5.) Learn math 3.) Learn to play in something beside the key of A. Or learn not to give a damp that I can't. 4.) Ride at least 3 century bike rides this year. 5.) Sell at least three major pieces of writing this year for enough money to call it an actual living. 6.) Enjoy my singlehood another year. 7.) Try to live down the nekkid picture of me in the Mudcat calendar ... 8.) Find some musicians in this area to make music with on a semi-regular basis. Maybe find someone(s) I can sing jazz standards/big band stuff with.

I've been invited to what promises to be a great New Year's Eve party at the home of a new friend. Even though I usually stay home on this particular night of the year -- my least favorite "holiday," a.k.a. "amateur's night" -- I'm going to go, party, drink a couple of glasses of bubbly and hope to be home before the bars close and all those amateurs start playing bumper cars on our nation's highways and byways. ...

I even bought a new outfit today. I have a date. Whoo-hoo!

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