2007-04-29 New Years Resolutions

Reading an old diary of mine, I came across my New Year's resolutions for 2006:
1. eat three times a day
2. go jogging every week
3. clean my room at least once every month
4. be more patient with less intelligent people
5. continue writing diary

Here's what happened:
1. At January 27th, I went to bed hungry, because I was too lazy to do something about it. In the morning, I awoke because I was hungry. Before I ate anything, I had a big mouthful of water out of the fridge. Mayor mistake! It felt like a kick in the stomach and I didn't eat for almost one hour.
2. Well, you know, it was winter, and it became really cold outside. When spring started, I kind of forgot about it.
3. Shame on me
4. Okay, I believe I made some progress in that department, because a) at my job, I get a lot of practice and b) for the first time in ages, I'm not the smartest kid on the playground. It sounds arrogant and it sure is exaggerated, but the point is, I didn't really know what it's like to be a slow learner. Coming in second is an interesting experience, and I'm glad being treated with patience. Nevertheless, I'm still losing the battle against myself every time my mother ask me something about the computer.
5. Last summer, the pauses between entries became longer and longer, but if you're not finicky about timing, you might say that there was a seamless transition from my diary to this blog.

For 2007, I was clear-sighted enough not to engage in anything as fragile as New Year's resolutions.

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Movies with a diary in it:

- 20.000 Leagues Under the Sea
- The English Patient
- Cruel Intentions
- Scrubs (TV-Series, actually)
- The Butterfly Effect

Don't know why, but I sort of like this kind of lists about movies that have something particular in common.

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I've been watching My Girl today, and I must say, the movie hasn't lost any of its magic. Here's the poem that Vada wrote when Thomas J. died:

Weeping willow with your tears running down,
Why do you always weep and frown?
Is it because he left you one day?
Is it because he could not stay?

On your branches he would swing.
Do you long for the happiness that day would bring?
He found shelter in your shade.
You thought his laughter would never fade.

Weeping Willow, stop your tears,
For there is something to calm your fears.
You think death has ripped you forever apart,
But I know he'll always be in your heart.