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I don't make resolutions.

I don’t like living with the constant fear that I’ll forget about or break them.  For me, things like that hang over my head and become more about dreading the day or instance that I forget about or can’t live up to them.  I think of it as setting myself up for possible failure, though in most cases they’re made for exactly the opposite to happen instead.  I think I’m better at tackling things one day or week or maybe even one month at a time.

That said, I think this year I’ll try to have more fun.  In general.  But that’s not a resolution, it’s just a suggestion.

I had to go to Blockbuster to buy a new copy of Jurassic Park because mine got scratched up.  It is my favorite movie of all time so naturally I wouldn’t just settle for occasionally Netflixing it.  Anyway, when I went to pick it up, the kid said “I have all three.  The third one rules.”  I said, “You think the third movie is the best?” He said that he did and I quickly gathered my dvd and receipt because that is not a conversation I was willing to begin.

The first movie is an amazing work of genius and anyone who thinks the second or third were better or even remotely good is no friend of mine.

Also, the dad of one of my friends at school was the guy who animated the raptors, etc.  She said her family has pictures of her on location as a baby sitting on Steven Spielberg’s lap.  There’s a special feature with him on the Collector’s Edition.

A Year In Cities, 2009

Time for my annual post on my yearly travels.  This year, I took a cross-country road trip:

New York, NY*

Kansas City/Olathe, KS*

Lawrence, KS

Towaco, NJ

Knoxville, TN

New Orleans, LA

Austin, TX

Tempe, AZ

Los Angeles, CA

Warrington, PA

Doylestown, PA

Fort Tilden, NY

Topeka, KS

Boston/Cambridge, MA

Provincetown, MA

*Currently living/have lived.

Links go to photos of my experience in that place.

2007, 2008