Your best realistic, feasible hopes for 2022

brianlux
brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
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We all know 2020 and 2021 were rough years and we also know the future can seem rather bleak at times.  But as my dear wife regularly and often reminds me, it's also good to be positive in one's thinking.  In that spirit, let's list some hopes and goals that are realistic and feasible for 2022.

Here's my general hopes for 2022:
-That the pandemic will loosing it's grip a bit and more people will take greater precautions.
-The good rain and snow totals here in the west will continue.
-Some of my favorite bands will release killer albums.
Personal hopes:
-I will find something better to do with my life since becoming mostly unemployed having left work when pandemic hit.
-Buy that amp I've been looking for, get the old red humbucker strat off the wall and play it again!
-Get back to doing yoga (ugh, sounds more like a New Years resolution, lol!)
Yours?


"It's a sad and beautiful world"
-Roberto Benigni

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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    No hope here. 
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    dankind said:
    No hope here. 

    None, nada, zero, zip?  Not even a glimmer.  :frowning:
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    The best part about resolutions is to make them as unrealistic and unreachable as possible, so one will not have to feel guilty about mucking them up one week into the new year. Maybe that's just me. Maybe that's the secret to my unsuccess.
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,273
    maybe I won’t croak.
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    The best part about resolutions is to make them as unrealistic and unreachable as possible, so one will not have to feel guilty about mucking them up one week into the new year. Maybe that's just me. Maybe that's the secret to my unsuccess.

    I purposely decided to avoid a resolutions thread (but a different thread of such  would be cool too) because ... well, the joke is this:
    "I decided to start a new business in 2022 called Resolutions.  The first week it would be about counseling people to make resolutions.  The rest of the year it will be a wine bar."

    No, what I was going for here is hope.  Of course, hope isn't a guarantee things will turn out well, but rather it is doing what makes sense in an effort to reach a goal no matter what happens.  And this would hopefully be guilt-free effort!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    brianlux said:
    dankind said:
    No hope here. 

    None, nada, zero, zip?  Not even a glimmer.  :frowning:
    He doesn't need to have hope, he has luck. Lucky bastard. 
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,273
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    brianlux said:
    dankind said:
    No hope here. 

    None, nada, zero, zip?  Not even a glimmer.  :frowning:
    He doesn't need to have hope, he has luck. Lucky bastard. 
    I don’t know if “luck” gives you hair like that.
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    brianlux said:
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    The best part about resolutions is to make them as unrealistic and unreachable as possible, so one will not have to feel guilty about mucking them up one week into the new year. Maybe that's just me. Maybe that's the secret to my unsuccess.

    I purposely decided to avoid a resolutions thread (but a different thread of such  would be cool too) because ... well, the joke is this:
    "I decided to start a new business in 2022 called Resolutions.  The first week it would be about counseling people to make resolutions.  The rest of the year it will be a wine bar."

    No, what I was going for here is hope.  Of course, hope isn't a guarantee things will turn out well, but rather it is doing what makes sense in an effort to reach a goal no matter what happens.  And this would hopefully be guilt-free effort!
    I like the guilt-free effort part. Maybe hope isn't far behind...

    Brian, if your wife is a positive person, you must never bring her here. You know this, right?
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    edited January 2022
    I just need someone to be there for...
    I just want someone to be there for,
    someone to be there for me
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    I just need someone to be there for...
    I just want someone to be there for,
    someone to be there for me
    Has @mcgruff10 been slacking on his wingman duties? @dankind will have to use his matchmaking skills then. 
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,186
    - new/better job (that I like)
    - a new cat (or two) soon
    - just be happier :smile:
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    I thought of one:

    -Read the complete works of Truman Capote. 
  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    I just need someone to be there for...
    I just want someone to be there for,
    someone to be there for me
    When you started looking for a cat, you wanted an older cat that was a trained inside cat. I thought you should just go to a shelter already and pick one out, but you waited. And along came Maroosha. The ideal cat and situation, just like you wanted. Maybe your specifications are always worth the wait. Maybe you know what you are doing. 
  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    edited January 2022
    Your post reminded me this:

    Guy sees on the bathroom stall wall: What is the purpose of life?

    "To be the eyes and ears and Consciousness of the Creator of the Universe, you fool." - Vonnegut

    I have one paper and one more class til I earn my Masters of Education. Maybe if I continue effort I'll keep up the straight A's?

    In May, I hope to hit 20 years clean.

    To celebrate both I hope for a land-sea vacation which is all booked except for the day trip to meet the British Virgin Island baths.

    To swear less.
    To bring happiness to others.
    Limit my plastic waste. 
    Post edited by Spunkie on
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,791
    I just want to make it through 2022 in one piece! Anything more will be a bonus.
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    To listen less. And to talk even less than I listen.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    brianlux said:
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    The best part about resolutions is to make them as unrealistic and unreachable as possible, so one will not have to feel guilty about mucking them up one week into the new year. Maybe that's just me. Maybe that's the secret to my unsuccess.

    I purposely decided to avoid a resolutions thread (but a different thread of such  would be cool too) because ... well, the joke is this:
    "I decided to start a new business in 2022 called Resolutions.  The first week it would be about counseling people to make resolutions.  The rest of the year it will be a wine bar."

    No, what I was going for here is hope.  Of course, hope isn't a guarantee things will turn out well, but rather it is doing what makes sense in an effort to reach a goal no matter what happens.  And this would hopefully be guilt-free effort!
    I like the guilt-free effort part. Maybe hope isn't far behind...

    Brian, if your wife is a positive person, you must never bring her here. You know this, right?

    LOL, she gets enough of the inside PJ forum scoop from me anyway.  Plus she's not a big fan of the band.  She likes classical, vocal, folk, and some country.  The closest she comes to liking rock are oldies like Simon and Garfunkel, Gordon Lightfoot, and The Monkees.  And we went all the way up to Missoula, MT.  so I could see Pearl Jam.  I asked her, "Are you sure you don't want me to see if I can score a ticket from a scalper?"  She see, "No that's OK, I'm going to stay in the campground and knit."  :lol:
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    I thought of one:

    -Read the complete works of Truman Capote. 

    Terrific idea!  I love Capote's work!  I started with Other Voices, Other Rooms in 9th or 10th grade and it's still one of my favorites.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,114
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    I just need someone to be there for...
    I just want someone to be there for,
    someone to be there for me
    Has @mcgruff10 been slacking on his wingman duties? @dankind will have to use his matchmaking skills then. 
    He never takes my advice! He always starts every conversation about Kiss or Nintendo.  :(
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
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