New Year

Hello, Erictalk is back for the new year. I know I gave no formal goodbye or well wish over the holidays, but I basically took that time off to withdraw into that sweet sweet break lifestyle. I had plans on writing, but it just didn't work out. Actually, I'm a creature of habit... and my habit has always been to write in this blog before I go to work at about 6:15 AM. I was not up at that time over break, so no posts. Anyway, I have a lot to write about, but I thought I'd start out with some resolutions I've set for myself.

1. Cooking
So far so good. I've made a few salsas, a sweet potato based filling for quesadillas, and pad thai. Moreover, ingredients for zucchini bread litter my kitchen as I'm writing this.

2. Run a marathon.... again
As of now my sidewalks are covered with ice and the high temperature has been around five degrees. Yet, I want to run another marathon because as far as the brain releasing sweet endorphins goes, this activity tops the chart.

3. Drink less soda
I drink about one soda a day which probably isn't all that much when compared to the population at large. However, I've never been comfortable with ingesting something on a regular basis that I know is not beneficial for my body. I don't want to get rid of soda completely, but make it more of a treat than a staple.

4. Continue writing this blog/ Start a podcast for it
I have the equipment. I need a plan. I've wanted to start a podcast for probably a year now. I really love the medium as far as getting information goes. I became hooked in January of 2008. Ideally, this would be a practice round and I really want to start one for law school once I start.

To be honest, I believe that it being the new year is a crappy reason to change my lifestyle. I've wanted to accomplish these goals for a while... the first is just a reminder of that. We should all be striving to better ourselves all year round.