Happy New Year’s

at least that’s one that you can say to just about anyone….though I was a bit curious about some of the asian clientele at the cafe, because it seems like some countries also celebrate a different new year. that might just be china. I could research it, but I’m lazy and can always revert back to that good ol’ american attitude: “you’re in our country now, you’ll celebrate when we do, goddammer.”

anyway. . . seems like everything’s supposed to change for the new year. I guess I’m going to try to be a little more healthy this year. . . cutting McD’s out of my diet and perhaps exercising—taking bike rides before bed or something. and, of course, working on becoming more financially responsible I’m also gonna go check out the unitarian-universalist church in urbana, if nothing else just to get plugged into another stimulating environment, and meet girls I’ve been convinced for quite some time that I need to meet a church-girl who isn’t Christian, so why not give it a shot?

finally: I still need to finish one more piece of writing to be posted on the website, which is actually related to that last thing I was talking about. trying to overcome the notion that in order to be on a spiritual path in this country, one must be Christian (or Jewish or Muslim). or at least that you need to be involved in some religion. I don’t know. I’m not speaking coherently now. usually I wait until I’m actually writing the essay to mutter unintelligibly.