I like to make New Year’s resolutions, though I barely think about them afterwards. I typically have the same goals year-round, but I guess it’s helpful to lay them out once in a while and look them over. So here we go. In 2005 I’d like to . . .

• Be healthier. Some people are probably going to think this is ridiculous, but I want to lose at least five or ten pounds. My BMI is hovering right at the upper limit of “Healthy,” and I’d like it to be lower. Plus, I feel better when I eat well and exercise. Unfortunately, this rarely translates into me actually wanting to do those things.
• Be less of a recluse. This is more for college than it is for now. I’m okay with my life right now, but in college I want to spend less time sitting around by myself and more time out with my friends. This means being more open and less afraid of both other people and rejection.
• Take more pictures of people. I take a lot of pictures of things, but very few of people outside my family. I want a lot of pictures of people from school to take with me to college.
• Be more invested in things. I tend to float through life without ever really trying very hard at anything, or caring much at all. I’d like to stop that. It will not serve me well later in life.

Can you tell I’m obsessed with going to college?

I feel like there should be more, and there probably is, but I can’t think of it right now.