this is the countdown...

so there's a little over an hour left in 2008.
how fitting i end the year in the same town as i started it.
though unlike the start of 2008, i'm no longer a visitor...
now, i call this place home (though, it's still hard to think of here that way).

after many years of failed resolutions, for the past few years i have given them up.
however, i still make goals for the new year...
ok, so maybe they're like resolutions but without the title.
"goals" just sounds better to me.

goals of 2009:
- making the best of what i'm given.
- making more art.
- stay connected to friends (and maybe even make some new ones, haha).
- finding me a boy...even if he has to be just another stupid little crush, just no more douchebags.
really, i just hope to find myself happier in the new year, which is something i tend to wish for every year/everyday. honestly, it still hasn't really happen as of yet but i'm not one to lose hope.

oh, while i was at costco today i picked up a copy of the last lecture. i didn't even know there was a book out. i remember watching the video of randy pausch's last lecture. for a person like me who has alway thought of herself as a dreamer, it was a very inspirational and moving speech. i think reading the book will be a good way to start off the new year.
sidenote: i also got the tales of beedle the bard. what can i say, i love all things harry potter.

well, good-bye 2008.
we had our good time, our bad times, and our in-between times.
i'm ready for what 2009 will bring.

happy new year!
be safe. be well. be loved.

till later.