Frankly.

December 31, 2007

Ah, 2007

My last entries of 2006 were focused on me questioning the reality and wisdom of relationships lasting forever, with more than a hint of annoyance at myself for developing such a complete emotional attachment to a relationship. Sound familiar? At first glace, it seems my 2007 ended almost identically to that.

But I did learn things in 2007. And, even though I ended up feeling a lot of the same emotions (in an almost scarily cyclical fashion) as in 2006, the end result has been very different. When 2006 ended, I felt smothered with complete despair when I thought of my life, and held myself in utter contempt for the way I had felt and acted. As 2007 ends, I may still feel a bit foolish about some of the choices I’ve made, but more than ever I feel like a person who has gained a lot of wisdom through his experiences. And that makes this past year much more worthwhile than the previous.

So, here’s to hoping 2008 provides me with lots of new experiences – that’s my New Year’s Resolution. To experience as much as I can and as fully as I can.

And to write diary entries about it all, of course!

A Postmodern Heroine

Happy new year, Matt. I hope 2008 is full of good things for you. Here’s to keeping our resolutions.

beetroot s.

Sometimes the reason why people leave OD is because they’re too busy living life to sit down and write about it. …That’s never happened to me, ahaha. Here’s hoping you live it but still write it, too.

cheezit

Happy New Years!!!

((brilliant))

January 1, 2008

happy new year!

Narciso

i look forward to such entries. happy new year. :-),

Aw. That’s so sweet. 🙂

Yours For Now...

Oh I could never be too busy to write about it…writing about it is so important to me. Anyway, hope you had a Happy New Year’s Eve and good luck with your resolution. : ) ~I’ll be

Sleeping on it

Happy New Year my favorite southern boy! I hope 2008 brings amazing experiences. You better document EVERY detail for us!!! muah!

[waved while driving past your exit for athens on 85]

Oh, Matt. You darling boy.

January 2, 2008

happy new year, mate!

Jenni!

Happy New Year!

Beautifully/Torn

Happy new year. 🙂 ♥ Andrea

This is nice and optimistic, Matt! I’m rather impressed. Anyways, yes, and I shall teach you more about sex about flirting and meeting people and you shall get a girlfriend.

Smile...It Kills

thats a good resolution to have for the year

solitary girl

Yes this is life we learn from our mistakes so what 2006 taught you i hope you did not repeat in 2007 and 2008 has just got you one step closer to your goals so keep on learning and experience all that life has to offer you dont miss anything as life only comes at you once.

kaia

January 3, 2008

Happy New Year, Matt!

mksdlw

michael.

Cats are meaningful too. But you can’t be mates with one. Eh I don’t know… I’ve met… 1, 2? people in 5 years online who understood anything about who I am and where and how I live and how my world works. Kids like me don’t go online. Maybe it’s different for … students, americans, middle class kids?, fuck I don’t know, but I don’t fucking meet Michaels and Johns online.Don’t you see how even my closest online friends are weird with me about that? “haha, I know you’re not, but for ages I thought you were just making shit up” (= “I can’t believe working class Sheffield kids can actually string a sentence together”) I can’t rent with people because of blackouts and nightmares and all that shite, you bloody know that. Not to snap mate, but you have a fucking family.

You do sound a lot more positive than you were.