You know I'm working again when...

Yes, that's right. I post when I'm bored at work. Now that you have this mystery figured out, you can go on with being pleased with yourself.

I'm gonna bring things down for a second.
(Go, little raincloud, go!)
All my friends are posting messages of hope for the new year. Tidings of optimism for what bounty 2007 holds for them.

It makes me want to do the opposite.
No offense, guys! I have nothing but respect for you and your positive outlooks! It's just in my nature to go against the grain. However, this is the very thing I've been trying so hard not to do. To stop mistaking pessimism for realism and optimism for idealism. And how bad is "idealism" anyway? A little naive if that's how you think things will actually go, but if it's more of a goal, then why not?

Here's my take.

I hope...
... that 2007 will be a font of success for myself and everyone I care about...
... that I will learn to grow as a human being and accept myself and my strengths (I have no problem accepting my faults) and all that crap...
... that I will be able to stop working at jobs that continually try to suck out my soul...
... that peace, joy, love, goodwill, harmony, delirious happiness and bunnies that give hugs will prevail over the world...

... but I will understand if none of this happens.

Take it or leave it.