Once in a Blue Moon

Tomorrow is the last day of 2009 and all I can say is, thank God! I don't know why, but I've always kind of hated odd-numbered years. I guess I have a bias against odd numbers in general. Don't even get me started on Prime numbers. Ugh.

So, like about a billion other people, I get really nostalgic and sentimental at the end of the year. And, in true American fashion, I create a huge list of goals for the coming year. I have learned, though, not to fill the list with ridiculous things like "exercise more, eat less." Why set myself up to fail like that? Instead I like to make goals like, "take care of your emotions" and "be kind to others." I figure these, I at least, have a snowball's chance in hell at getting somewhat right.

And how about that blue moon we're having? Cool! Though I was reading on The Seattle Times that a true blue moon has something to do with air particles being a certain size and colored red which makes the moon actually appear to be blue. And it happens like once in a billion years and usually only after 13,000 people die in a volcano eruption or something like that. But I'm okay with the common definition of a blue moon, which is a second full moon in one calendar month. Booya! That is super cool, too! Hey, does this also mean that I'll have my period twice in one month? I'm so confused.

Happy new year, everyone! Don't forget to write those goals and reflect on how bitchin' it is to say good'bye to stupid ol' 2009.