2010 resolutions

Ah, the new year. A fresh calendar, a clean slate, a new two-digit number to get used to writing on my checks. Traditionally, people make new year's resolutions about eating healthier, exercising more, saving more money and being a better person.

Blah, blah, blah. I make – and break – those resolutions every year.

This year, I’m making different resolutions. Fun, easy resolutions. I want to make up for last year's deficit of movies, TV and fun in my life. So, in 2010, I plan to:

See a movie at a drive-in theater. (I’ve never been to a drive-in.)

Attend at least one film screening at every local film festival.

Give SyFy's new Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica a chance and not just hate it on principle. Give myself permission to continue hating the revamped spelling SyFy.

Catch a screening at a local film series that I've never attended before. (The Dali Museum’s series and the International Cinema Series at Eckerd College come immediately to mind.)

Watch more movies at the theater. Yeah, moviegoers are quite often rude and annoying, and it’s too expensive, but there’s something to be said for hunkering down in your seat in the dark and watching a movie on the big screen.

Face my fear and watch The Texas Chainsaw Massacre again.

Stop wondering about Dexter and Dark Shadows, and just watch them already.

Oh yeah, and actually update this blog instead of just thinking about it.

Here’s to a good 2010!