Well, it's the end of the year again, and what a hell of a year it's been! I won't list everything that's happened, as that's been done on the front page and elsewhere already by far more eloquent people than I, but most of those things have shaken me to the core.
Along with all of the news, excitement, and other things, I've noticed that a new slew of meta diaries have gone up today. For once, they got me to thinking. (A hard thing to do sometimes... getting me to think that is. Tee Hee!)
Today is the day to plan for new beginnings. I've decided that I'd like to plan for a new beginning here on Kos as well. Nah, I'm not changing my name, or my style, etc., however, I have decided that I do have a few DKos Resolutions to make. So in the spirit of sharing, here they are:
- To remain respectful and civil, even when I want to reach through the screen and choke the living shit out of someone. Chances are, I'm not as right as I think I am, and they're not as wrong as I want to believe they are.
- To hold a healthy grain of skepticism towards even my favorite posters. It's time to stop the rah-rah and start thinking for myself.
- To actually research some of the stories I'm posting a comment on rather than just taking things for granted.
- To start participating in meta-communities here on Kos, such as C&J.
- To find and learn how to post at least one pootie pic in said meta-communtiy.
- To become more active OFF of this site, using what I've learned FROM this site. Chatting about it just isn't enough.
- To recommend this site to at least ten people this year who may not have heard of it, and to be confident in the quality of what I read here.
- I am going to strive to post one non-meta diary a month (not including this one of course), on something tangible and well researched. I won't push myself to do it if I just can't or don't find the time, but learning how to research a topic and write well on it is a valuable skill. I can't think of anywhere else that I would receive such honest and thoughtful critisism / compliments on what I write.
- To start reading less of the Recommended Diaries, and start digging for some fresh meat in the Recent Diaries.
- To broaden my mental horizons with the help of my DKos friends and frenamies.
What are your New Years Resolutions??