Just in case I forget, my resolutions for 2009 are:

1) say what you think

Could be risky I know!  Think I’ll implement this one gradually and see how it goes.  Too often I sit and nod in agreement when I don’t actually agree with the person who’s speaking.  And generally, most reasonable people are quite happy to be disagreed with.

2) pay attention crossing the roads

I cross lots of roads on the way to work, and have noticed recently that I’m regularly taking risky decisions.  And I don’t want to be hit by a car.  So I will pay more attention, even if it means an extra minute or two per journey!

3) this isn’t a resolution because its a bit hazy at this point.  But I want to learn something new, like maybe Spanish, or modern Greek, or even First Aid.  I reckon my brain needs to learn something different, just need to figure out what.

I think its fun to be frivolous, and that its also important to keep asking questions of a deep and philosophical nature.  And I don’t see any reason why the two things shouldn’t co-exist. In fact I think a good balance of frivolity and depth is a vital part of living a well-balanced adult life.

So I was amused to notice today that I was thinking really shallow thoughts and fairly deep thoughts simultaneously.  Two strands of thought going on at the same time (plus another strand which was observing the two strands and being amused at the irony, and presumably some other strands which were taking care of the business of walking down the street without crashing into anyone…)

Anyway I was wandering along the street thinking to myself about haircuts.  And at the same time, a different part of my brain was answering the question, “are people intrinsically good, or intrinsically bad?”  Not sure why I was interested in that question, but I enjoyed the process of answering it.  *

And then I booked a hair appointment.  So all is well with my head, inside and out.

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*PS If you’re interested in the conclusion, it was this:  “people are intrinsically good, but selfish”.  Which covers all bases really and may be a bit of a cop-out.  If I was genuinely philosophical then I’d also give you all my reasoning and demonstrate how I got to that conclusion, but I’m not going to.

PPS if you’re interested in the haircut, that will have to wait.  Its not for another week, its timed to coincide with the wedding, in which the “dress of wonder” will have its first public outing.