Well, that's 2005 over and done with. How was it for you? Not sure what to make of mine, there were a few memorable moments (watching England win the Ashes, seeing a couple of decent bands, my brother's wedding) but I'm left with this nagging feeling that it could have been better.

Anyway, resolution time - even though the ones from the last couple of years are depressingly similar and haven't been kept, so I'm not entirely sure why I'm doing this.

1. Give up smoking.
Forgotten just how much fun it is to try to give up smoking, what's that? Oh yes, FUCK YOU WORLD! Two days in and the mean, nasty, vindictive nicotine-free mood has kicked in nicely. I'm using the 'just keep telling yourself how stupid and dumb smoking is'-approach whenever I feel like sparking up, if I lapse I'm going to find one of those self help groups.

2. Go on holiday
Why is it so difficult for me to do this? Well, I'm lazy, I'm with Aristotle here: "A body's natural state is at rest". It's not a good theory to live up to unfortunately as it leads to inactivity and not going on holiday! There's also the problem of where to go, not sure I could get anyone interested in the sort of holiday I'd really like to go on - all I can think of at the moment is either a videogame pilgrimage to Japan, trying to get to Barcelona for a week or so around the time of the Sonar festival, or maybe going to New York and seeing a few bands (although the fact that America has turned itself into a Police State nowadays puts me off a trip there).

3. Eat a bit better
I think I can whip up a decent meal, but I've really got to stop eating all the crappy stuff between meals. Combine this with resolution number one for some extra fun!

4. Less Binge Drinking
I know it can be fun, but I've had a couple too many lost moments this last year. Yes I'm sure they can be amusing for any on-lookers, but I'm not really a fan of waking up in the morning and hearing about how much of a dick I've been the night before without having any memory of the incident. Plus the hangovers are getting worse.

That will do for now I think, I can think of a few more (stop being so miserable all the time, finally finish reading this H.P. Lovecraft book, get laid, develop some sort of work ethic), but there's no point over reaching is there now?