Perfect from Now On
Posted on 09 January 2011
What’s Built to Spill up to these days? The reason I ask is that the past couple of days, everyone’s been talking about new years resolutions, which always makes me think of the album Perfect from Now On, one of my college favorites (and one that I still love despite being ten years older and realizing how slow and whiny it is).
I never really make resolutions at the new year, mostly because I’m the type of neurotic, self-berating person who makes them on a daily basis. Any day of the year is potentially a fresh start for me, every subsequent day the one I fall off the wagon. Which is why I always loved that album title and track. Not sure what it meant to Doug Martsch and the gang, but to me it’s about the unrealistic promises I make to myself all the time:
“From now on, I’m going to be perfect. I’m gonna work out 3-5 times a week, go to museums, be outside more, read tons of books, get organized and relax. I will never again eat food that’s bad for me (after all, my body is a temple). I’m going to be less wasteful. I’m going to be the type of person who doesn’t talk about people behind their backs and who stands up for my principles. I’m going to have principles. Starting now.”
Never quite works out that way, probably because I’m human. So this year I’m setting the bar low. My only resolution is to drink more water. And by more I mean some.
Happy New Year!
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