Currently Listening Transatlanticism By Death Cab for Cutie see related

i got in the car this morning and sat there for a bit to compose myself, pulled out my ipod and wondered what should be the first thing i listen to in this new year...and so of course it is appropoe to listen to death cab.

i usually never make new years resolutions because they last about as long as the new years eve party. and this year is no different. but:

i know that there are certain things this year that will happen. for instance, i know that i will finish my junior year....as mundane as that is, i will. i'll also turn 21 finally.

i also know that there are things i would like to resolute(?)....to do and change. i want to paint and draw and journal more. i want to take more pictures. i want to WRITE. i want to be happier. i want to let god work and show me new things. i want to grow into myself.

and some of these things, i think i will do. and some i will have to make an effort to do. most, actually. but i dont think i'll give them a "resolution" title because that will set a standard that i might not meet. and i would hate to be disappointed in the ways i have grown by this time next year for the mere fact that i did not meet those expectations i set today.

this is going to be a "new" year, i can feel it. right now everything seems so stale and stagnant but the newness of 2006 is hopeful. there's so much that could happen...it's almost exciting....almost.

in other news, yes, i have a bunch of pictures of the majority of you looking like idiots....and later today i'll probably post them on here for you to enjoy.

hope your new year is great.

~rachel~