I hate newyearseve parties...

And so the epic fail that was the year 2008 comes to an end.
Almost.

I just reread the post that I wrote on New Years last year, and it made me cry. Because I had actually forgotten what I was so depressed about then. I'm not sure I'm so sad because I remembered or because I forgot.

I still don't like this holiday, but I am actually ready for 2008 to come to a close. And excited for what 2009 may or may not bring. I'm feeling a bit more optimistic than I was a year ago today. My mother is having two of her best friends/one of her best friend's daughters over tonight, so... New Years Party. Fun.

So, while I was looking at my old posts, I found my New Years resolutions, and I re-present them to you now, complete with annotation from Caroline 2008 to Caroline 2007.

In 2008 Caroline will:

1) finish the story. Or get to a point where it's impossible to not finish. Because I have to finish. This has to be the one. I can tell. I can feel it. It has to. Caroline of Today: *smirks* Silly, naive Caroline of yesteryear. Clearly, you don't know yourself at all. Rest assured, you will make plenty of progress. Actually, you'll almost finish, and then you'll get all self-loathing and decide to start over. And then you write one chapter. And then you stop. Last week, you, Chloe, and Danielle had a conversation in which you discussed Noah Breyers as if he were an actual person who had moved away and never been heard from again, mostly to confuse Wally. Resolution failed.

2) put alot of energy into getting into G. School(residential). Get started sooner so I don't have to cram everything in at the last minute. *snort* Caroline of Today:Okay, sure. Which is why you are now doing a pointless, downer, silly blog when you haven't written any of your admissions piece because you're terrified to start, and the application is due in less than two weeks. Yeah. Way to not procrastinate. Wait! But on the plus side, both recomendation letters are done, which didn't happen last year. So. Good job.

4) be the best friend. Caroline of Today: I think I did okay on that front, but feel free to let me know if otherwise.

5) get more world experience. do everything that I have an opportunity to do. Live. caroline of today: Yeah. Right. Okay.

6) exercise *groan* Caroline of Today: Well, we both knew that was never gonna happen.

7) be nicer to Courtney and Danielle. (see 4) CoT: Danielle, in any case.

that's all i have the energy for, at the moment. God. They look so stupid and cheesy up there. And insignificant. Which is exactly why I hate New Years resolutions.

Okay, so that's done. That was a very downer segment, so I will try to say cheerier things for the rest of the post.

JANE AUSTEN MARATHON EXTRAVAGANZA JUBILEE!! WHOOO! I am excited. And I wanted to be all lame and theme-y like so I'm going to make(or, uh, buy) little cakes (or, okay, I'll probably end up with cupcakes, but whatever) and sandwiches and other cutesy olden-timey snacks in addition to the classic popcorn and candy and soda. So, question for Heather: do you like hot tea? Like, just the normal yummy British kind with sugar and stuff? If not we can just have coffee/cocoa/soda/etc, but I wanted to check.

And the news of the day (I hope you don't know this already): ALAN RICKMAN IS GOING TO BE IN THE NEW ALICE IN WONDERLAND! HE IS THE CATAPILLAR!!!! And Helena Bonham Carter is the Red Queen. And Anne Hathaway is the White Queen, who I have never heard of before. But whatever. I really really want to see this movie. Too bad it isn't out until 2010.

Speaking of our favorite victim and prisoner, I watched Love, Actually again while I was in Pennsylvania and must say that Dominic is pyscho, because Alan Rickman and everyone else in that movie is absolutely fantastic. I really really really really really want a guy to come to my house with a series of incredibly romantic signs. But I am not Keira Knightley, nor a fictional character, so I don't suppose that will ever happen.

I don't have much else to say, except for... *sigh* Happy New Year, almost. I love you all.

2009 resolutions may or may not appear tomorrow.