Well, I'm as much of a chump as the next
Things that should come to fruition; Things that proddly won't come to fruition; Things that I know I can at least make a good start on.
In 2008 I/we should finally buy a house. And I/we should get engaged (based on discussions we've had - and apparantly in the rough month or so it's been discussed I've been noticeably happier, although I don't know if he's linked the two things together).
In 2008 I proddly won't get married and/or have a child. Or a dog. I proddly won't become an awesome cook and sway everyone with awesome vegan dishes. I proddly won't shift 10 kilos and be uber-hawt, nor will I dress like a pretty office girl. I proddly won't get some magical haircut that makes me love wearing my hair down and I proddly won't start rowing. I proddly won't get the star tattoo I want under my left little toe to remind me of the beauty of my friends and my life and the sadness of loss of suffering and I proddly won't get a short haircut that will make me as cute as Natalie Portman.
In 2008 I can at least make a good start shifting my tum-tum and chin-chin - Magf and I are gyming on Jan 2. If I can combine an enjoyable program with sensible eating, the world shall be my oyster. I can at least make a good start on riding to/from work - my friend up the street who works with me is keen once his knee is better. Also, I can at least make a good start on reading the top 100 books from Angus and Robertson - I know I won't read them all in a year, but if I make a start it can follow through for another year or seven.
Here's the list for those of you playing at home - I've indicated those that I've already read:
1. The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown (read it a few times now - good fun, speshly illustrated)
2. The Lord Of The Rings – J.R.R. Tolkien
3. Pride And Prejudice – Jane Austin
4. To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee (read it in school - it counts!)
5. Memoirs Of A Geisha – Arthur Golden (I've read this almost 10 times - I love it)
6. Angels And Demons – Dan Brown
7. The Lovely Bones – Alice Sebold (They're making it into a movie atm)
8. My Sister’s Keeper – Jodi Picoult
9. Tomorrow, When The War Began – John Marsden (I never finished the whole series)
10. Magician – Raymond E. Feist
11. The Bronze Horseman – Paullina Simons
12. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire – J.K. Rowling (Finally read the HP series this year!)
13. The Hobbit – J.R.R. Tolkien (I read this in primary school - will revisit if necessary)
14. Bridget Jones’ Diary – Helen Fielding
15. Cloudstreet – Tim Winton (I didn't find it particularly fascinating)
16. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban – J.K. Rowling (They all blend to me now)
17. The Power Of One – Bryce Courtenay
18. April Fools Day – Bryce Courtenay
19. Tully – Paullina Simons
20. Across The Nightingale Floor – Lian Hearn
21. The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho
22. The God Of Small Things – Arundhati Roy (This one disturbed me)
23. Ice Station – Matthew Reilly (I started but gave up - he uses exclamation marks...!)
24. The Pillars Of The Earth – Ken Follet
25. Tuesdays With Morrie – Mitch Albom
26. Perfume – Patrick Suskind
27. The Bible - I AM NOT READING THIS!
28. The Bride Stripped Bare – Anonymous
29. Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix – J.K. Rowling (Been there, done that)
30. Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone – J.K. Rowling (Ditto)
31. The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis (I read this this year too)
32. Cross Stitch – Diana Gabaldon
33. Looking For Alibrandi – Melina Marchetta
34. Mao’s Last Dancer – Li Cunxin
35. The Secret History – Donna Tartt
36. Year Of Wonders – Geraldine Brooks
37. Gone With The Wind – Margaret Mitchell
38. The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy Series – Douglas Adams (Don't remember much)
39. Jessica – Bryce Courtenay
40. The Notebook – Nicholas Sparks
41. The Catcher In The Rye – J.D. Salinger
42. The Kite Runner – Khaled Hosseini
43. One For The Money – Janet Evanovich
44. Little Women – Louisa May Alcott (Read this in primary school too!)
45. The Shadow Of The Wind – Carlos Ruiz Zafon
46. Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte
47. Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason – Helen Fielding
48. The Five People You Meet In Heaven – Mitch Albom
49. Great Expectations – Charles Dickens
50. Life Of Pi – Yann Martel
51. The Poisonwood Bible – Barbara Kingsolver
52. The Poet – Michael Connelly
53. A Child Called It – David Pelzer
54. Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas – Hunter S. Thompson
55. On The Road – Jack Kerouac
56. Tell No One – Harlan Coben
57. Nineteen Eighty-Four – George Orwell
58. Almost French – Sarah Turnbull
59. An Equal Music – Vikram Seth
60. The Ancient Future – Tracey Harding
61. The Blind Assassin – Margaret Atwood
62. The Day After Tomorrow – Allan Folsom
63. Desert Flower – Waris Dirie (Don't remember having an opinion either way)
64. The English Patient – Michael Ondaatje
65. The Eyre Affair – Jasper Fforde
66. Fight Club – Chuck Palahniuk
67. A Fortunate Life – A.B. Facey
68. Girl With A Pearl Earring – Tracy Chevalier
69. The Godfather – Mario Puzo
70. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets – J.K. Rowling (Which one was this?!)
71. The Horse Whisperer – Nicholas Evans
72. Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte
73. Middlesex – Jeffrey Eugenides
74. The Pact – Jodi Picoult
75. The Time Traveler’s Wife – Audrey Niffenegger
76. Wild Swans: Three Daughters Of China – Jung Chang
77. Animal Farm – George Orwell
78. Anna Karenina – Leo Tolstoy
79. Atonement – Ian Mcewan
80. Captain Corelli’s Mandolin – Louis De Bernieres
81. Cold Mountain – Charles Frazier
82. Crime And Punishment - F.M. Dostoevsky
83. Emma – Jane Austen
84. Enduring Love – Ian Mcewan
85. The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
86. The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood
87. Interview With The Vampire – Anne Rice (My least favourite of hers!)
88. It – Stephen King (This scared me, read in College)
89. Like Water For Chocolate – Laura Esquivel
90. Not Without My Daughter – Betty Mahmoody
91. Plain Truth – Jodi Picoult
92. 1st To Die – James Patterson
93. A Fine Balance – Rohinton Mistry
94. Alias Grace – Margaret Atwood
95. Assassin’s Apprentice – Robin Hobb
96. Atlas Shrugged – Ayn Rand
97. The Potato Factory – Bryce Courtenay
98. The Redemption Of Althalus – David Eddings
99. Retribution – Jilliane Hoffman
100. River God – Wilbur Smith
I'm unsure if the list changes often or if at all, so I'm basing it on the list above (without the bible!).
Now, it's your turn!
What would should happen, what proddly won't happen and what will you at least make a good start on?
Thanks for your company in 2007 - looking forward to our interaction in two-oh-oh-eight!
12 comments:
I love making resolutions even though I never stick to them...I had a list of 22 things I wanted to do while I was 22 and I did about half....but I don`t turn 23 til Feb...so might acheive them although I doubt it (One was become financially independent and unless I win lotto that is not going to happen!)
I have been working on a life list but it is sooooo long...but I might post that up soon. Perhaps for new years!
Good luck with all your goals! They sound pretty good to me! I like how you broke them up! Hope you have a nice new years with your friends down the road!
ps: I think I will be getting engaged next year too!!! Joint wedding?!?! hehe
Lulu - there's still time! I'd be keen for your life list - I love that sorta stuff. And thanks for the support - I guess the only way I can do stuff is to be realistic about it :o)
Will keep it in mind ;o)
Hmm. Good plan Enny, I think it's more than achievable.
I've been watching the A&R list for a couple of years, I don't think it changes very often, only when some massive best seller comes out, like The Davinci Code, so I think you're on to a winner there :) I might mark off which ones I've read, too.
Perhaps I'll steal your format in the next couple of days, although I know for a fact that there's little chance I'll actually follow through. Perhaps I should pick things I know I'm going to do, hehe.
I'd love to hope for a 2008 engagement, but I don't think t'll happen. Drats! ;)
amanda - thanks for your vote of confidence - I read your post:o)
A'bear - you never know!!!
I should: graduate, move out, move countries, being a maid of honor and work as a teacher.
I know I won't: own a house, get married or engaged, have kids or get a pet.
I can make a good start on: learning Spanish, preparing to be a teacher and saving my ass off.
Oh, and Happy New Year :)
happy new year!
I never stick to my resolutions but I love the feeling of 'clean slate' at the beginning of a new year.
I highly recommend anything by Jeffery Eugenides!
d'jen - you're always pretty well planned (moreso now!) so I think you should get away with not having to make them - you fit so much more into the day than most of us! And Happy New Year too :o)
m - HNY!!! I do love that feeling of kicking off the year, and that burst of enthusiam that lasts typically nine days :o) I will keep an eye out for him, I trust you!
If the Top 100 books are a bit much, with a lot of debris and crap included in the list (in my opinion), perhaps have a stab at the little project I set myself last year. Proved to be hard work and worthwhile as well.
Try reading each of the Pulitzer Prize winning novels from the year of your birth onwards. 25 or so in a year is a lot more manageable, and they're often quite a challenge at the same time.
Just a thought.
Tj - I'll keep it in mind, but I think I like the fluffy ones too :o) I could do 100 by 2010...!
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