shallow December

The irony has hit me that while my life has slowed down to a routine of cable TV, three square meals a day and bumhood, the rest of the world has seemed to speed up to cram the last week of the year with world shattering events in a bid to make 2007 truly unforgettable. Elections in African countries cause death and unrest, an assination occurs in Pakistan, a French PM takes his model girlfriend to Luxor for the holidays and the British Queen surpasses her grandmother's reign.
I'm trying to figure out how to lose ten pounds. Kidding. Make it fifteen.
My being shallow and flippant isn't going to help world affairs - or will it? A lighter me would mean a happier healthier me which would in turn mean me being unnaturally high and nice to family and neighbors, which could lead to them being nicer to other people they bump into at work and school which could lead to someone...oh forget it. I'm sticking to the small picture for the mean time.
This whole temporary bumhood gig isn't that bad - my financial and social vulnerability has made me re-assess things. Mostly to do with my place in the grand scheme of things - mostly during the next six months. The general plan is to lie low, be productive, earn some moolah, learn some new things and hopefully gain momentum for the second half of the year. Lets hope that general outline works. Or its back to the drawing board and finding inspiration in Coyote and the Roadrunner.
Here's to an interesting year ahead. Cheers.