My New Year's Resoltions

In just a week and a half I'll be heading back to school. The thrill of having a car, an apartment, and being reunited with friends I have not seen since April is filling me with an almost uncontainable excitement. I'm even ready for classes to start. Seriously, the idea of being in all of those Communications and French classes is actually exciting me to the point that I pre-ordered my textbooks almost 8 weeks before classes start. Yes, I admit that I can be a dork at times.

And while the anticipation of a semester full of fun and debauchery (for school would not be nearly as appealing without those) is at the forefront of my mind, there is also the list of New Year's Resolutions that has become a top priority as well. No, I am not referring to those false promises we make ourselves every January first. I'm talking about the list of things we resolve to do (or not do as the case may be) upon returning to school every fall. It may be a somewhat mundane list of promises, which in some (probably most) cases will probably be broken before the first month of school is over.

I resolve to:
1. Not make Bad Decisions. Everyone knows what the "bad decisions" are: drunk dialing the same person you've been drunk dialing for the last 2 years for a late night rendezvous, which is always deeply regretted the next morning, as is the pounding headache, resulting in the promise that next week the phone will be left at home.
2. Be more frugal. Between the daily trips to Acoustic Java and the liquor store, money runs out fast. This year I promise to spend less; I'll actually use the brand new coffee maker and many bags of Wawa ground hazelnut coffee, and I'll buy the $6 bottles of Barefoot white zin as opposed to the $12 magnums of Yellowtail reisling. This also includes drunk ordering from China King at 1am on a Friday.
3. Not drink everything in sight. We all do this: the pregame starts out with shots of vodka/rum/tequila and the party follows with a few games of beer pong and too many cups of jungle juice. While we may be the life of the party, at least until our stomachs realize what has happened and revolt, the blackout prevents us from remembering anything. A quick check of facebook as soon as we are sober may be more illuminating to our night than anything else.
4.Stay clean and organized. I think this one speaks for itself. I won't let my laundry pile up in the corner until I am forced to wear pajamas to class, and I will ensure that the kitchen is spotless every night before passing out - I mean fall asleep.

Yes, I admit, this is not a very original list of resolutions. It seems like a list similar to those that most people I know make, even if they are subconsciously made. (Doesn't everyone return to school vowing to study harder, stay more organized and not blow their monthly allowance check as soon as it's been cashed? Or am I the only one?) I'm sure all of these promises will be broken at least once, maybe twice, but I'll do my hardest to try to keep them. As long as it's not at the risk of my social life.