What Are Your New Years Resolutions?

[dUSt]

less pie

[Clare Brigid]

After today, I will stop frequenting traditionalist Internet forums.

Edited December 31, 2013 by Clare Brigid

[CatholicsAreKewl]

To deny the existence of more things.

[Tony]

less pie

 

urdoinitwrong

[Ancilla Domini]

less more pie

 

That's more like it. :bounce:

[cartermia]

become less of this world

[Ice_nine]

stop being such a fatty mcfatterson. Be more awesome. Drink more beer. Be less of an arse.

[EmilyAnn]

For about 10 years my resolution has always been to stop biting my nails, but I had to go and actually achieve it so I can't use that anymore. 

 

This year, my resolution is to be more disciplined with my time and stop wasting so much of it. And to do more exercise.

[BG45]

Keep exercising like I have been.  It's a good thing.

 

Get a "real" job.

 

Graduate with this last degree.

 

And for the 4th, least likely, and only one that doesn't absolutely need done:

 

Go on a date.

[Immanuel]

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[i<3franciscans]

This year I want to finish the novel I'm writing, and learn how to do seven different back flips in swing dancing because just knowing one is not enough.

[Kateri89]

This year I want to make some serious moves since my life has been pretty stagnant for the last 4 years. Gotta do something big :)

[Rosaries]

This year I'm going to complete Couch to 5K as part of my Get-In-Shape-And-Seriously-I-Mean-It-This-Time-Stop-Screwing-Around-Yes-You-Stop-It-Now resolution.  I'm also going to pray a full 15 decades of the rosary every day and complete at least one novena per month.

 

As far as the less structured goals are concerned, I'd like to become more organized, less of a procrastinator, better at my career skills, more compassionate, and much more humble.

[PhuturePriest]

Resolutions: From the word "resolute", an adjective meaning admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering. Most Americans fail their "resolutions" by February, and only %1 of Americans actually keeps their resolutions. This is why we need to change the name, lest the definition of "resolute" be changed to "something you want to do and try out but then quit." 

[Rosaries]

Resolutions: From the word "resolute", an adjective meaning admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering. Most Americans fail their "resolutions" by February, and only %1 of Americans actually keeps their resolutions. This is why we need to change the name, lest the definition of "resolute" be changed to "something you want to do and try out but then quit." 

 

I'll take it.  This is how languages change, of course.  Otherwise, we wouldn't have words like vicious and terrific with the meaning they now have.

 

That being said, the word is not what matters so much as the concept.  As long as we have a fairly good synonym of resolution to use instead--like vow--then we should be good.  Or we could make up a new word to be synonymous with resolution.  I'm going to put my vote on the unexpected two-letter-word entry known as jg.  This word will be so hard to pronounce that no one will dare say it aloud, making it effectively a "dead" word which will then remain unchanged by the tides of cultural whimsy.

 

Your wish comes true, FP, but at what cost?  Weep, ye.