...because its YOUR dog

So I'm on another kick. I have once again decided to go a head and try to start bettering myself again. Usually, being it is December, people wait until New Years to start this kind of thinking. Making a New Years resolution seems to make it so much more of a real dedication to ones self because they can start fresh. I say fuck that, I have 3 weeks to END this year on a good note, as well as starting a new one off pretty well. I'm not talking about anything insane here. I'm not going to solve world hunger, or adobe a baby from an African nation, but I'm going to try to generally be a better person to myself.

Laying off the sauce is always the first one I gun for. I'm a drinker, and I enjoy my cold beers as much as the next poor bastard in the pub, but it really is the easiest thing to try and cut back on if you are trying to better yourself. You save money, cut back on calories, and cut back on being a drunken ass clown in pubic. All of which are things that I would enjoy. It is funny, because a few years ago, I would have never caught myself saying such a thing. I think that my senior year of college, I drank almost every single day. Of course, working at a brewery and being in a band did not help at all. Plus, living in Oneonta, NY was probably the greatest downfall. I had a damn good time in that town, but when you step back, there isn't a whole lot to do but get fucked up, play music, and try and pick up women. All things I was very, very into a few years ago. But now I look at myself, and say hey, I don't need to get tanked on a Tuesday anymore. Maybe I should cut back on the booze intake and attempt to be more healthy, and I'm finally going to make another stab at it. All the other stuff goes with that, eating better, going to the gym, trying to be more productive with my time. Also, being a nicer person. I have noticed in the past few months, I have been a little snippy and negative to people, some very close to me, and I regret this. I like to believe I am one of the nicest people walking the planet, and when I can watch myself acting like a dick head, it really bothers me.

So yeah, I say, start on your resolutions now. Get the jump on those and you'll start your 2009 off right. As for me, I'm off to try and be a productive musician and write some songs, and drink some more Green Tea.