Resolution
iPod (320x240) [4:46m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (390) Bigger (640x480) [4:46m]: Download (267)My last video of 2007. I’ve done it. I’ve posted a video every day since the start of NaVloPoMo! Two whole months! Ok, I’ve got nothing on Rox, this is true. But I exceeded what I thought were my limits. Makes me wonder what else I can do! So. I will vlog on. Maybe not every day, but every week at minimum. And I’ll do my best to be a better person.
January 2nd, 2008 at 9:16 am
you should be proud Cheryl! Here’s hoping the new year brings you something good!
January 3rd, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Cheryl, That is a wonderful goal!! Having your life experiences pass through you so they can influence others is an ambitious desire. I relate to that endeavor since I am an artist. That is similar to one of my art goals.
I love what you said about time and other cultures. I went to Mexico once and noticed this same concept. Many didn’t understand the idea of being LATE for an appointment. In other words, the person wasn’t late. Instead, they said time went too fast. LOL
Your idea about birthday celebrations is right on. I already do what you said you are going to do. I have a “celebration” party multiple times during the year. I even get myself a present and a cake. I sit alone and celebrate whatever I think is worthy of celebrating! Happy New Year to you!! I truly enjoy your videos!
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Hi Cheryl,
I’ve never really stopped to think about this concept - the celebration of the passing of time. It is important for many cultures when the baby has its first birthday. But that was truly a celebration of surviving against the odds and the rest was usually down hill!
Marking accomplishments and awareness-es is something I like to do in my life as well as Sheree - though I must say sans present and cake.
As for the daily thing, there is clearly something being channelled through me as I have no idea how we have produced so much video.
I hope you will join the reef (link on my name) and cross-post some of your videos there. I think you will find a receptive audience to your thoughts.
January 4th, 2008 at 4:11 am
Thank you for articulating this so beautifully.
Congratulations on your mammoth postathon.
I really don’t get Time.
I don’t know why, but it’s never really been very important to me.
I love how excited Amy gets about her birthday and Christmas already - but that’s because of fun stuff happening and getting new things that she likes and all the hype we surround it with, I guess.
My own birthday has become almost totally unimportant to me, when it used to be very important.
I guess I make my own milestones more, now.
And I guess a lot of us in the Western 9-5 culture *Have* to have artificial but concrete-seeming milestones like Birthday, Christmas, New Year to stay sane. All the way through school there are lots of milestones to mark your progression. Then you start working and it’s just a long flat road stretching out to retirement and death. With family milestones along the way.
I guess that’s changing more now that people have several different jobs in their lives. But even so, those changes are rarely planned years ahead. When you look forward, all you see is striving and uncertainty.
I guess I was never much one for striving. Or 9-5ing.
Ironic that you should mark this abandonment of date and time markers and artificial reasons for celebration with a New Year’s Resolution video
You say that this birthday will be your last. But why not just stop right now? Surely if that’s your resolution for the year, there’s no reason why it shouldn’t begin right away…? Find another reason for a party this year. And avoid all those people who’ll say that you’re abandoning your birthdays just when you’re going to turn 40!
January 21st, 2008 at 12:20 pm
rock and roll in 2008!!!