the only way to get over the immediate depression that fell over the house full of trojan fans, once those final minutes of last night’s rose bowl winded down, was to try our best with beer and laughter to put it out of our heads as quickly as possible. if you’re one of the few who haven’t yet seen thelazy sunday short from SNL where they rap about going to see the chronicles of narnia (not the movie itself, just the process of going to see it), check it out and you’ll see why we felt better pretty quickly after watching it twice more in our time of need. the clip of letterman smacking down bill o’reilly the other night was great too for a little boost this morning. ahh, web video, my comforting friend.

but how about those new years resolutions, then? let’s make 2006 as great as 2005 in 7 easy steps:

–be smart
read at least as many books as last year, do more and better writing, renew my subscription to harpers at some point, keep notes on all the crap i read and the ideas it’s (supposed to be) inspiring. dig deeper.

–be social
get outside of my comfortable circle of friends more, but not at the expense of spending time with the people i love. talk more to people i don’t know already. stay in better touch with the ones i’ve known for ages.

–be active
keep playing lots of volleyball when it’s nice at the beach. ride my bike to work once a week. stay trim.

–be adventurous
go to some new restuarants. switch apartments. go on spontaneous outings. use those frequent flier miles to go somewhere i’ve never been. take a road trip in a new direction.

–be better
move up in the ranks at work because i’m doing great and deserve it, not just because another year’s gone by. push myself to contribute more at this place i spend five days a week.

–be romantic
the girl i like is not just a female buddy that spends the night. more surprises and special moments this year, i say!

–TOP PRIORITY: DON’T SLOW DOWN.
continue going out a lot. keep having parties. have the most fun possible. make every night count, not just weekends. stay up late. crack lots of jokes. 25 is not even close to time to settle down, so don’t.

man, if i can fully do all those things it ought to be another great year, huh?