# What are your New Year's Resolutions? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 1, 2001, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/47968 "2001-01-01T04:00:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Silo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Silo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silo)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2001, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/47968/1 "2001-01-01T04:00:24Z")
Three for me: 1.) Stay in shape. 2.) Do good in school. 3.) Continue to fight ignorance. šŸ˜‰ Btw, HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2001, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/47968/2 "2001-01-01T04:17:12Z")
Iā€™m very happy to say that I have no New Yearā€™ Resolutions. Never made them. I think this is one of the things that keeps me sane. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2001, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/47968/3 "2001-01-01T04:21:23Z")
Quit smokingā€¦ Againā€¦ for the third timeā€¦ but Iā€™m not fussy about the midnight thing. Itā€™ll be in the next couple of weeks probably. arg, what a fool Iā€™ve been. ---
**Author:** ![Ivy\_Kitti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47774/32.png) [@Ivy\_Kitti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ivy_Kitti)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2001, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/47968/4 "2001-01-01T04:21:55Z")
My goal is to completely shut down my brain and have no thoughts for at least a minute. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2001, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/47968/5 "2001-01-01T05:05:23Z")
Well, last year I just said ā€œStop being annoyingā€ but it proved too big a task, so this year Iā€™ll narrow it down to ONE annoying thing I do, which isnā€™t an intrinsic part of my personality. **Stop whining.** ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2001, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/47968/6 "2001-01-01T05:16:28Z")
I resolved not to make any resolutions, as I think theyā€™re dumb. Oh. Shit. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2001, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/47968/7 "2001-01-01T05:27:10Z")
I generally donā€™t make resolutionsā€¦ the past few years Iā€™ve made them and broken them almost as much as Iā€™ve made promises about stuff and broken them. So now I donā€™t make promises I canā€™t keep nor resolutions. Well maybe one or two. 1. Walk more (take the stairs rather then the escalator that sort of thing) 2. Pass my courses with at least a 70% average better if I can swing it. (Or at the very least a 65%) ---
**Author:** ![Emperor\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c2a13f/32.png) [@Emperor\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emperor_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2001, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/47968/8 "2001-01-01T05:29:27Z")
Two resolutions: [list] [li]Get in shape[/li] [li]Go Vegitarian[/li] Thatā€™s all I can think of nowā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Fairy\_Princess\_Kitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Fairy\_Princess\_Kitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fairy_Princess_Kitty)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2001, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/47968/9 "2001-01-01T07:09:57Z")
1. Drop a few pounds, at least enough to fit a size 5 or 7 pants, size 9 is just depressing me. 2. Donā€™t back down without a damn good reason. I know that my ex hated me for that, not backing down to authority that is. Never give up what I believe in, no matter who Iā€™m up against. 3. Make more guy friends. Kitty ---
**Author:** ![Emperor\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c2a13f/32.png) [@Emperor\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emperor_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2001, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/47968/10 "2001-01-01T07:56:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fairy Princess Kitty \* > \*\*1) Drop a few pounds, at least enough to fit a size 5 or 7 pants, size 9 is just depressing me. > 2) Donā€™t back down without a damn good reason. I know that my ex hated me for that, not backing down to authority that is. Never give up what I believe in, no matter who Iā€™m up against. > 3) _Make more guy friends._ > > Kitty \*\* Hey, how _you_ doinā€™? šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Fairy\_Princess\_Kitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Fairy\_Princess\_Kitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fairy_Princess_Kitty)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2001, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/47968/11 "2001-01-01T08:14:08Z")
Alright Corvus Iā€™ll start with you, so whereā€™s the caramel and whipped cream? Kitty ---
**Author:** ![Crack\_dOff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@Crack\_dOff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crack_dOff)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2001, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/47968/12 "2001-01-01T13:30:17Z")
OK, I decided to go for the big one. Donā€™t kill myself, no matter how bad I feel. Oh, and start running again. Every day. No matter how bad I feel. Or how cold it is. Or how dark it is. Or how tired I am. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2001, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/47968/13 "2001-01-01T13:44:43Z")
I hereby resolved to ā€¦ ā€¦ um ā€¦ No, that would just be silly. ---
**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2001, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/47968/14 "2001-01-01T15:29:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Fairy Princess Kitty \* > \*\*Alright Corvus Iā€™ll start with you, so whereā€™s the caramel and whipped cream? > > Kitty \*\* Well, that wonā€™t help with your resolution #1. Oh, it isnā€™t for eating - itā€™s that other thread? Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Wallflower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Wallflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallflower)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2001, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/47968/15 "2001-01-01T20:19:45Z")
Iā€™ve already kept mine: start posting on these boards, after lurking for nearly a year! (hence the screenname). ---
**Author:** ![Crack\_dOff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@Crack\_dOff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crack_dOff)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2001, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/47968/16 "2001-01-01T21:05:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wallflower \* > \*\*Iā€™ve already kept mine: start posting on these boards, after lurking for nearly a year! (hence the screenname). \*\* Welcome and Happy New Year! ---
**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2001, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/47968/17 "2001-01-01T21:10:01Z")
I resolve to try and be nicer to myself. Keith ---
**Author:** ![Medea\_s\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Medea\_s\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medea_s_Child)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/47968/18 "2001-01-04T03:52:39Z")
Be happier this year. Stop waiting for the sky to fall in again and go back to living. ---
**Author:** ![Nocturne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc348/32.png) [@Nocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nocturne)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/47968/19 "2001-01-04T03:59:23Z")
I rissolve to lern to spell. ---
**Author:** ![Commander\_Fortune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Commander\_Fortune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Fortune)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2001, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/47968/20 "2001-01-04T08:10:46Z")
I usually go to the steam baths twice a month, Iā€™d like to double the frequency. Also - more Yoga. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-new-years-resolutions/47968.md?page=2)