2011 Resolutions Recap

Here was my list for 2011:

Sing karaoke for the first time
bike from Prospect Heights to Red Hook and back 
stand up on a surfboard successfully while it’s in the water
drive a scooter
host a real dinner party at my apartment

I was 3/5; I didn’t go near the ocean, which made surfing rather difficult, and I didn’t scoot for reasons to numerous to mention. (I wanted to copy Paul Brady and do it in Bermuda, OK?)

I did sing karaoke for the first time, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I sang Alison by Elvis Costello. This was probably a poor choice for many reasons, not the least of which was that I do not have the range for Alison. At least it was a short song. And it was fun. I would do it again, but have more of a game plan of what to sing. And also be much, much drunker. 

Biking was one of my favorite parts of 2011. Not only did I manage to bike to Red Hook and back on several nonconsecutive occaisions, but I also biked twice to the Verazzano and completed the MS Ride, which is a circuit of Manhattan. I am a convert about biking. I’d do it more but I am not a convert about leaving my bike locked up anywhere outside that’s not within my line of sight.

I also hosted a dinner party at the apartment, in which I roasted chicken and vegetables and generally felt very adult while having Dorothy and Robert over for dinner. Next time I won’t even have to go to Ikea beforehand to make sure there are enough chairs.