Resolutions and Solutions

A new year begins

I rang in the new year sitting alone it a dirty train car. The windows were filled with the light of fireworks and the solitude allowed me to enjoy the ride completely. I don’t think I’ve ever watched fireworks alone before. I liked it.

I have a few basic goals for the new year. I want to learn Spanish, or at least manage to read La sombra del viento (The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón). I want to pass all of my exams and thus be able to take more responsibility at work. And, of course, I’d like to be happy. These should be easy enough to accomplish, but then the easiest looking things tend to be surprisingly deceptive.