There is Nothing New About The New Year

I still live in the same house.

Still have the same job.

Still like ice cream and dinosaurs.

We're still in a war.

Still in a recession.

I still haven't read anything by Emily Dickinson.

I still don't believe in New Year's Resolutions.

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In other news, I just read the book "Bitter is the New Black" by Jen Lancaster. It inspired me to renew my "I-Am-SOOOOO-Worth-More-Than-This" job hunt. In the book's plot, the main character goes from being the VP of a marketing (?) firm to unemployed and rapidly has to reevaluate how much material things are worth to her, since you can't pay rent with Prada. Summaries and reviews about the book label the author as bitchy, but I think she's really great. She is assertive and confident, and yes, a little mean at times, but I agreed that some of the meanness was necessary.

In real life, bitchy people always get talked about and torn apart by other people who think they are NOT being bitchy by talking about someone else being that way. The world needs these people. They get things done. They call you out for messing up, instead of smiling and letting you get away with a half-assed job. Go them!! Perhaps they can be TOO bitchy, but for the most part, a little bit of assertiveness and penchant for The Right Thing is admirable. If I were to make a New Year's Resolution, which I won't because I think they are ridiculous, I would resolve to be more of a bitch. Maybe I would start getting what I want if I was.

But not the mean, nasty, only talks about people and has no ambition type of bitch. More like the THIS IS WHAT I WANT NOW I WILL MAKE IT HAPPEN type. Because in the end, all you have to rely on is yourself. And maybe your dog.