Just a quick post as I’ve run off my feet trying to get things finished before I take off to Dubai for 3 weeks.  Last year I didn’t set any New Years resolutions again, but if I could go back in time and set some these are what they’d be

1.  Leave my job and have a go at being a self employed freelancer

2.  Take up piano after my 10 year break and learn Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C# minor

3.  Get an full length album 75% finished (I’ll finish it off when I get back I promise!)

4.  Finally fix up that bass guitar that’s been sitting about in the corner not working for years

5.  Visit the Maton Guitar Factory to learn more about guitar building/repairs and get some hands on experience.

6.  Go seriously blonde

7.  Play a few acoustic gigs

8.  Ah I’m all out of ideas.  Maybe I didn’t get much done this year

9.  Though number 1 was a biggie so it more than makes up for everything else

10.  Rock on!

Ok, I’m gonna break tradition and set myself some goals for 2009.  That way I can’t just make them up at the end of the year and pretend I’m awesome.  So in no particular order…

1.  Finish that darn album!

2.  Be calm and cool at the end of the financial year, stay self employed and don’t go running to beg for my old job back

3.  Host some successful art gallery nights at The Manor

4.  Finish a couple of paintings

5.  Get back into gigging and… Go on tour!  Preferably summer tour, but who knows…

6.  Finish that awesome guitar I started building in 2007

7.  Run a marathon.

8.  Learn another Rachmaninoff piece (not decided which one yet)

9.  Write music for a film

10.  Make a music video

Ok, I might even print that out and stick it on my wall for the purpose of proper motivational cliché

Hope everyone had a great Christmas, have fun at New Years and stay safe.

Catch ya on the flip side