We should be living like we lived that summer...

Okay, so its 2010.

so far '2010' is odd to write by hand, but good to type.

Hmm, highs and lows already lol.

First things of this year...

First Movie: The Young Victoria

First TV Show: Malcolm in the Middle

First Song: Woke up with 'Anyone else' in my head, but the first song I heard for real was 'New Years Song' by Josh Pyke

First Food: Nutella on Toast

First Drink: Non-Alchoholic Champagne

First Hug: Leisha

First Mistake: Spilling Non-Alchoholic Champagne on the floor after insisting 'No, its not gonna fizz up, I haven't shaken it!!'

First Word: Happy, followed by New and Year, followed by 'oh shit' in reference to aforementioned bubbly drink...

First Lie: 'My parents are just at a family friends place in One Tree Hill, staying the night'

First Blog Entry: This one :)

First Cool Idea: a story about kids in the old windsor movie theatre.

And the other important thing to cover?

Resolutions of course.

Now, seeing as its year 12 coming up, I'm not going to aim for anything at all earth shattering.

So I've got five main aims for the coming year

1. Survive, and hopefully enjoy myself

2. TER of 85 or higher

3. To always have time for the things that matter: faith, family, friends, freedom (I couldn't help but alliterate that one lol)

4. Grow wiser, smarter, gentler, stronger, kinder, braver and more passionate, not just older (taller would be nice too, but I want these aims to be realistic.

5. To be able to look back on this year and be proud of my hard work, the results of it, the memories made and the lessons learnt from the mistakes that I am no doubt going to inflict upon myself.

To have sand in my pockets and nothing on my mind

Now I don't know if I'll be home to post a midnight reflection on 2009, so here is this piece of wisdom from the very talented josh pyke that have set me thinking a lot...

If you’re freezing on your left side
And you’re boiling on your right side
Then I guess you might be warm upon the line
There are many ways one can divide a life
And I’ve got mine

I was flying home and I
Saw the sunset from the sky
I saw the dark come spooning down upon the land
And I thought about the distance we all cover
And it made me sad

And as the old year took a bow
And joined the setting sun
It comes around again
Like a refrain
And we all sing along
And think of things we should’ve done
Till one year when the new year never came

Little comfort, little comfort
I’m afraid you’re not enough
I’ve had some learning both unwelcome and unkind
And it seems there’s but one story told
And then re-worked all throughout time

Are you a good one or a cruel one
It is just the laws that make us bad
What can we do to measure where we stand
Well I judge myself by what I give to someone else
So I’ll know where I am

Don’t let that sense of urgency betray you in the dark
The rustle of a curtain’s not a sign
Don’t frame this picture now
As some kind of closing remark
And most of all stay warm upon the line
Most of all stay warm upon the line
It’s best if you stay warm upon the line

Happy New Years to all.

May it be blessed with good times and good truth, good friends and good lessons learnt so that this time next year, you can say it was all worth it.

Live with no regrets.