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NYE / NYD

NYE was pretty crazy.  I was at work all day.  My phone rang consistently until it was time to go home.  Our acquisition of Wachovia closed at 11:59pm that night just in time to ring in the new year.  Yahoo!  Emails were fluttering around while I was partying throughout the city.

Jen hosted a very fun, intimate hot pot dinner for ten of us.  After dinner and while they were gearing up for rock band, I headed over to my friend Kok’s place.  He always throws blow-out parties.  I was shocked, but shouldn’t have been surprised, that a good contingent of my close burning man friends were there.  There were a lot of screams as we realized we would be ringing in the new year together.
After a few rounds of champagne, I rushed home and forced myself to sleep so that I could wake up for a raging 6am party–considered ‘the’ new year’s party in San Francisco.  When we got there at 8am, after eating breakfast at Mel’s Diner, there was a line wrapped around the block that took about 45 minutes to get in.  It was a crazy crazy party.  Lots of people.  Great DJs and music.  Several floors, rooftop, back deck.  We left at noon so I could take a friend home and also recuperate at home for half an hour, then I went straight back and danced until 4.
I didn’t do any drugs but I felt like I had.  All the dancing and lack of sleep can get to you.  I picked up a salad from Whole Foods, rented Forgetting Sarah Marshall from Blockbuster, and snuggled in bed as I laughed and laughed.  What a joyous movie!  Why didn’t anyone ever tell me to watch this.  It’s exactly what I needed to stop thinking thoughts about certain losers. MOVE ON!  This is the best break-up movie.  It gives me hope.  Not that I broke up, but simply broken-hearted.
While dancing I thought of a new year’s resolution.  No drama.  I told everyone because I want to get it out there.  I don’t want any drama in my life.  I know I’m the one who creates it.  I just need to stop the silly intense thoughts in my head.  
My girlfriend said, “As long as you do what makes you happy, then everything is fine.  Don’t give a fuck what others think.  Do what makes you happy.  That’s it.  That’s the secret of life.”
My guy friend said, “Yeah, you know, I don’t have drama in my life except when there are girls around.  They’re the ones who bring drama.”
So I don’t want to be that girl anymore.  I want people to respect me and how I live my life out. And I want to do the right thing.  Easier said than done, but I really want to do what’s right.
I used to always come up with a list of goals at the beginning of the year and by the end of the year, I had usually accomplished most of them.  I think I stopped a year or two back.  I should do that again.  Then remember to look at my list so I remember what I’m striving for.
Here’s a draft of what I’m thinking.
I want to be healthy—really healthy.  I want to see a psychiatrist and really determine if I’ve got a chemical imbalance that I can offset with anti-depressants.
I want to feel healthy by doing more active things.  Hike once a week.  Run 3x a week.
Pray and believe.  Be clear about what I want, pray for it, ask for it, and believe I’ll receive it. Pray every day.  Go to church every week.
Kick ass at work.  Get promoted.  Get a huge bonus.
Fall in love with myself.  Go out and experience things I wouldn’t–even if I’m doing it alone. Have fun.  Enjoy life.  If I’m loving life, then people will love me and want to be around me for a lifetime.

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