New year, new layout, same great taste

I spent New Year's Eve with my sister and Kevin at Lisa's house. Her dad treated us to a meal of steak and some Philippine cuisine that was really good. Because it was an S day, I devoured my meal like a fiend. I ate an entire huge slab of steak, and a lot of some noodle-type thing, and a ton of egg-roll-type things. Later we sang karaoke and played Monopoly (like after the hurricane).

Then Lisa's friend Katie came over. I knew that I knew her somehow, but I didn't know from where. Actually, I had met her when Lisa took us out to The Cheesecake Factory a few months ago. During the last hour or so, Kevin mashed play on his iPod and hooked it up to the TV so the world could hear. Later we tuned to ABC to watch the ball drop in Times Square.

And so it became 2006. We went out by the pool to watch fireworks. It kind of made me sad. To me, counting down to the New Year is really romantic. I don't know how that idea got into my head. You are supposed to kiss someone, though. Oh well. Maybe next year I'll have someone to kiss.

After we wound things down, Kevin drove us home. I got to sleep at 1:00. I was still full from dinner.

And this morning, I'm sitting at my computer, which has been moved to the opposite wall of the room. Last night my parents finally had the computer desk and their new oversized chair trade places. They thought that the computer desk looked too ugly, so now you can't see it when you walk into the house. (Well, it's better than asking me to tidy it up.) Their intention is to paint the old computer wall (the new chair wall) a certain shade of red. I kind of like the computer being over here, except that the box is on the desk instead of the floor, and so the monitor's moved to the side. I now have to turn my head to look at the screen. I mentioned it to my dad, but it's not a priority to him. He wants to paint the other wall first.

As you see here, I've put up the new layout. This time I haven't really done any other changes (to the content of the pages, I mean), but I've roughly categorized my non-blog pages, as you see. This design is a good change from the old green and blue I've always had. Instead of a random slogan, you get treated to a photo I've taken. I'll change it every once in a while to keep things interesting. It may also reflect holidays and things like that. I hope you enjoy it.

Some people have been asking me what my New Year's resolution is. I don't really have one, but I guess it could be to continue with the No S Diet and to make it a subconscious habit. As for some of the stronger-willed and more determined, I've got a site for you: PledgeBank. Pledge to do something important (quit smoking, donate books to a library, give money to a charity, etc.), but only if a certain number of people agree to do the same by a specified time. The site is also available in Welsh, Spanish, Esperanto, Russian, and Ukrainian.

Happy New Year, everybody. May your 2006 be filled with fun, joy and love. And try not to think about the fact that school reopens tomorrow.

One year ago: "They probably picked New Year's Day to get married so the guy would never forget their anniversary."
Two years ago: "These immortal words were sung across the land as we all changed the channel to ABC for ten minutes to help Dick Clark celebrate his 200th New Year's Eve."