[Boboff]

Anyone got any that a bit out of the ordinary ?

I am going to give up Radishes & walk to the Toilet more.

[Nicola_Red]

I'd forgotten you're even supposed to make resolutions! I think mine are the usual dull stuff, eat better and drink less. I've been eating junk for the whole time I've been at the rink and now I have zits and big dark circles under my eyes, so it serves me right.

[S4B]

I'm giving up watching Rugrats!

[Ezza]

Mine aren't the usual resolutions, but they're ones which will require a little help from friends, as I wanna start being more postive about both life and myself, and not complain as much.

[unclejoesmintballs]

im giving up sex for a whole year as it just cause's me hassel

[MK Chris]

As I've said before, I don't generally make new year's resolutions because I don't need it to be new year to stop doing things I shouldn't be doing / start doing things I should be doing; however, this new year happens to be a time when I've realised that I can actually eat veg if I mix it with other stuff that I do like. OK the other stuff I do like doesn't taste as brilliant, but it does disguise the taste of rotten-tasting vegetables, which I can now eat.

I am also going to look up some IT courses to attempt to put a qualification to my current skillset and hopefully add to them as well.

[Zoot]

Good luck, I can't for an hour it seems.
I still not decided on what I'm going to do which is unlike me as I always have something, just so I have something to keep me occupied for the boring first couple of months. Any ideas anyone?

Take up some guitar lessons!

[Zoot]

Well I've got to learn the guitar now seeing I got one for Christmas but I don't know where to start really. Can't afford lessons and it seems the general trait my guitar playing friends posses is laziness as they cannot be bothered to show me. I will try though.

Ok, try printing some tabs off the internet then. I use http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/. To get you started, look up some really simple songs you know and have a crack at them. To start with I recommend anything by Nirvana, Greenday, or REM, because you get some nice simple power chords and some simple riffs too, and it won't be long before you can actually play something you recognise. Also, get a tab for a pentatonic minor scale too, if you learn to play that fluently, you can start improvising and really impress people.
The first few months won't be easy and your fingers will hurt like hell, but I promise it's sooo worth it.
*gets off his soap box*

[Ballbag]

The first song I learnt to play was Let it Be by the Beatles, it contains pretty much all the major chords... and is also very similar to Don't Look Back in Anger by Oasis... so you nearly get two songs in one.

[Yudster]

We got Lou a guitar for her birthday on Boxing Day, she has never played before, but it came with a tutorial DVD and she was playing recognisable tunes within hours. But yes, her fingers hurt like anything. They'll toughen up. She may have a break though, she just had her nails done.....

[Ezza]

My sister got a guitar for Christmas, and a book with a cd in it. She can play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

[Yudster]

Lou's DVD is teaching her stuff by The Kinks. I like it.

[Sunny So Cal]

My son wants a guitar. I'm assuming if I buy him one I'll have to sign him up for lessons next. I'm hoping he'll grow out of his desire before his 12th birthday comes around.

[catherine]

My diet starts today. Only drinking water and no junk food.

[kendra k]

teaching yourself guitar is easy and punk rawk.

i'm going back to the gym! i need to start training for a century ride in october.

[kendra k]

running is fun.

i'm not sure about this century. it's for cancer and in my favourite fake danish town, but i need a proper bike.

[kendra k]

do it!

[MK Chris]

You need to be either in a top certain percentage of runners in the country, or have a certain amount of sponsorship money as far as I know, because it's so popular.

[pjordan2000]

There's a ballot every year. Applications are close in December and they draw a certain percentage at random. The rest is handed to clubs and charities.

[Yudster]

running is fun.

i'm not sure about this century. it's for cancer and in my favourite fake danish town, but i need a proper bike.

I've warned you about this before - please don't turn into Lance Armstrong!

[Zoot]

running is fun.

i'm not sure about this century. it's for cancer and in my favourite fake danish town, but i need a proper bike.

I've warned you about this before - please don't turn into Lance Armstrong!

Unless you want to sleep with Sheryl Crow of course, that would be allowed...

[Vivienne]

I have decided to: 1. drink more water (which I am doing)!!
2. be calmer (hmm, we'll see how long this lasts).

[Andy B]

There's a ballot every year. Applications are close in December and they draw a certain percentage at random. The rest is handed to clubs and charities.

True and you need to raise at least £500 for charity, well last year it was anyway, my mate did it and he was in the pub 2 hours later necking Guiness! He finished in 2:45, not bloody bad I thought considering he'd buggered his knee up a few weeks prior.

[Andy B]

I shall stand on the embankment and cheer you on then.....

[unclejoesmintballs]

oh im also giving up injuring my self