Jan 3rd

Todays photo is of a few houses the other side of the street. Whenever i walk past them i like the way they are so simple and bright. what can i say, im a primary colour kind of girl. And today it wa nice to see something bright on an otherwise horribly gloomy day. today was spent doing revison again, and this eve will probably be spent watching the start of celebrity big brother (even though i dont like it, they always put it on when nothing else is). maybe an audrey hepburn B&W is in order...

I have also been wondering today as to why people make New Years Resolutions. It seems to me that if you want to do something badly enough to actually make it a 'resolution' and stick to it, why not just do it when you decide to? e.g. why would you tell yourself you will quit smoking in two weeks when the new year starts, why not just do it? surely putting it off for two weeks just means your not ready? And although i can see this as almost preparing your mind set for the fact that you will be doing whatever the resolution is, why could this be done on the 6 of april?why at the beginning of a new year?

Its funny really, everyone celebrates the start of a new year and the end of the old, but up here in the northern hemisphere, its got to be one of the most depressing times of year?! Festive times are over, its really cold (and in England horribly wet), warm months are far away, and (for me a least) there is mountains of coursework and lots of exams to revise for. So I will have my celebrations in the spring, when the end is near on exams, you see the first daffodil and animals start havig babies. Yes I am being miserable, and yes, i offically have NewYear syndrome. and yes i made that up.

Also a quick question, at chinese new year, do the chinese start resolutions then or do they wait untill the modern calenders' new year?hmmm...pressing stuff this is....

any answers or thoughts welcome!