Resolutions,

schmesolutions.

The past two

years I've talked about resolutions and I didn't follow through on them

- at least not for the whole year. Looking at what I said were my resolutions

last year I only accomplished a little of what I set out to do. I did

complete a play, but it still needs work. I did bring my lunch more, for

a little while, and I did not clean out my car every week. In fact, there

may be something living under the driver's seat. I drive on my tiptoes.

So, like I

said: resolutions, schmesolutions. Instead, I want to write about what

I would like to do this year, realizing that I will never be able to accomplish

all of these items. Next year I will look back and see how many of the

things I did accomplish. It is about volume.

First off,

I want to establish a theater festival that will include works from all

local companies and high schools. I think it would be really cool if there

was one weekend dedicated to theater in the county and people could see

all different types of works. I know there are a lot of people as passionate

about theater as I am and if we all work together we can make this happen.

Secondly, I

want to publish my play, which means it needs some strong revisions. I

really do need to stick to last year's resolution of working on it every

day.

And now, a

giant list of things I would like to do in 2003.

See REM in

Italy this summer.

Get my comedy

troupe back up and running or at least do another sketch comedy show.

Read the Bible

I have started reading it on a number of occasions and just can't finish

it. Maybe I'll finish it this year.

Get back into

yoga.

Run a 5K.

Use my new

bike more often.

Landscape

my garden and plant some flowers.

Go to New

Orleans.

Finish Kingdom

Hearts It's a video game and a hard one at that.

Put aside

my change each day.

Write letters

to my heroes.

See Pearl

Jam anywhere.

Learn to drive

a stick shift.

Go roller

skating.

Go bowling.

Start up the

"pint night" tradition again - though certainly not every pint

night.

Try out for

a play.

Start a Web

site.

Take more

dance classes and use what I've learned - at least once.

Climb a mountain.

Skydive.

Go whitewater

rafting.

See "The

Lion King" - the musical.

Go to Music

Midtown again.

Take more

pictures.

Go to Savannah

and/or Charleston.

Read the next

part of Stephen King's Dark Tower series (hopefully).

Hopefully,

read the fifth Harry Potter book.

Burn my own

greatest hits CDs of my favorite bands.

Interview

Bono.

Meet the Dalai

Lama.

Investigate

a haunted house.

Have a seance.

See Georgia

beat Florida in football.

Spend an entire

weekend in my pajamas (and not because I'm sick).

And, finally,

lay the groundwork

for my political career.

We'll see how

many of these things I can accomplish in 2003.

If you are

interested in helping the TheaterFest get off the ground, e-mail me at

[email protected] and we'll start working on it.

Happy New Year!

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