Another New Year..

..and there are resolutions to be made and subsequently broken. It's also a time of reflection for many, a look back on the ups and downs of the year past, a time of self improvement and plans.

2008 passed in the blink of eye for me. An invitation to a soiree arrived and before I knew it I was supping bellinis and wearing sparkly 2009 glasses, kissing a damsel whose name I don't know to the soundtrack of fireworks, although I'll never be certain how that came about. And today in the post New Year haze I can't even be certain it happened at all.

In this moment of reflection I feel it's too early to say how I grew throughout 2008, but there were certainly some highlights. My appearance in a Japanese TV commercial, downplayed as kitsch by some, was a defining point in my year. As I stared into the camera I found myself pondering the direction my career had taken and wondering why I was on this endless pursuit for recognition. A therapist might say it reflects a lack of love in my childhood, but I prefer to see it as a lust for life, a zest for adventure.

For now, after a night of decadence, 2009 starts quietly. But I have no fear of change, and my resolutions will be just that - resolute. I plan to entertain more, be a better friend, indulge in my love of cooking and hopefully find the time for wining and dining some lovely ladies. You never know, my true love might show herself yet.