Year's End and New Year

[jain]

So, 2011 went out with a bang for me, in the sense that three of the most important machines in my life experienced a critical mechanical failure:

1) my cellphone died

2) my computer crashed (I haven't yet tried to retrieve data; cross your fingers for me!)

3) the car's transmission failed...or perhaps is failing? I can't be sure because:

3A) I got a flat tire at the same time as the transmission failure, so I can't tell how much of the resultant grinding and jerkiness of the car was due to the transmission and how much to the flat tire.

Oh, and I also developed a topical allergy to coconut oil, which is really inconvenient considering that my preferred soap, shampoo, and deodorant all contain the stuff and straight coconut oil is my favorite winter moisturizer.

So, yeah, 2011 has not been the greatest (and that's not even getting into the earlier part of the year). I'm obscurely reassured by the fact that most of my dwircle and flist also had bad 2011s, and I'll repeat--somewhat belatedly--everyone's wishes for a better new year for all of us!

And I've not really been one for New Year's resolutions, but this year I'm feeling the urge, so:

My 2012 New Year's Resolutions

1) Read a book per week. This past year my fanfiction : published fiction reading ratio was completely unbalanced, and I'd like to correct that a little.
2) Exercise once a week. Obviously, more than once a week would be healthier and better, but it would also be less likely to get done. I'm opting for practicality in this.
3) Post to DW once a week. (This post counts! Only 51 posts to go.)
4) Write a story per month. Last year I wrote ten nine (miscounted due to 3 Ships, which straddles the end of the year) stories, which is actually better than I thought I'd done before I just counted them, but I'd like to write more next year.