It’s time for resolutions, and my top resolve is to start blogging again, one a day, every day. That along with getting into the gym weekly and getting out of town monthly – those are my 2010 goals.
New Year’s Eve was great – I took a drive down the coast to see harbor and elephant seals, then went up to Grace Cathedral for a 10pm showing of 3 Charlie Chaplin films from his Mutual days (including a rocking organist!), ending up in the thick of things down on the Embarcadero for fireworks and frivolity. It was, oddly, a recap of how I spent the 2000 NYE. 
Kudos to SF MUNI and the SFPD for excellent transportation (free!) and crowd control. In fact, it was almost surreal in how subdued but happy things were down there. I got all the way down to the waterfront for front-row fireworks, then hoofed it up to Stockton and Market to catch the 9 home…. and it was festive and fun, not ridiculous and stressful.
New Year’s Day here is quiet – lots of open tables at various cafes I passed while out returning the Zipcar. I’m now ensconced for the day watching a muddy bowl game and rooting for LSU.
I thought I’d be in Colorado for this holiday, but I’m glad I stayed back here. I really needed this past week of sleeping in, lazy drives to the coast, and frolicking around the City I call home again. I’m feeling more refreshed than I have in a long while.
I’ll close with a CC licensed image from sebastiansuk.de // pitlanepics.de, who seems to have stood a block away from where I stood last night. Happy New Year!
