Comments on: This one's optimistic

By: Knox

Knox — Fri, 06 May 2011 03:45:21 +0000

I attempted conquering a phobia the other day (of walking over wobbly bridges) – I was late to meet a friend, and she said the quickest thing would be to cross the Millenium Bridge. I’d been forced across it once before by a friend who convinced me I’d be ok – cowering one third of the way in, barely stopping myself from yelling obscenities at the guy jumping up and down on the bridge is not my idea of ‘ok’. But I figured I’d try it again. I have never felt so sure that I was going to die. I needed to call my sister to get me on the bridge, then talk at her in a very loud voice, then just hang up, when I couldn’t deal with concentrating on not plunging to my death, and the wind in the phone at the same time. Some phobias are not meant to be overcome. Wobbly bridges definitely fall into that category.

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:07:18 +0000

Right, well i’m well up for this. I’m 35 in a fortnight, and aside from a more general desire to get more into writing there are two things in particular that I thought I would have done by now, but haven’t. They are:

1. Learn another language to a reasonable level of fluency. Been dying to do this for years and its about damn time I made a commitment to be a bit more global! Right at this second, the chosen language is going to be…. Japanese. Or it might be Mandarin. But probably Japanese. So wish me luck. The second…?

2. At some point in the next 10 years I will be playing on a stage at the Glastonbury Festival. 2010 will be my 13th festival as a punter, and it’s time to experience the whole thing from the other side. I’ve been playing bass for about 20 years and it’s one of life’s ambitions to play on the Pyramid Stage. So i think its eminently reasonable to try and do it before the ripe old age of 45…

So there. See me? See commitment? No bother…

By: Ashley

Ashley — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:51:56 +0000

I’d like to change my attitude. Start saying yes to things. I never go out with friends for one reason or another so I’m going to start going out and trying new things. And the courage to meet new people and to have the courage to move to a new state and start my new job.

By: Maddie

Maddie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:26:57 +0000

If you want to brush up on your drumming, I know a drum tutor. He’s very good actually. You can check out his band at: http://www.myspace.com/haloegotrip

N.B – It may seem a bit ‘shouty’ at first, but it gets better. Also, this is just the band – not his only drumming style.

Just a thought.

Ready to start achieving my goals!

By: Lisa Brunders

Lisa Brunders — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:05:59 +0000

oooo today’s the day! I’ll catch you after work.

By: Kaoru

Kaoru — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:59:48 +0000

Hi, Mark. I think your passion for blogging is really great. Your post gives me courage!
I’m typing this from Tokyo in Japan, or the isolated civilisation on the Pacific Ocean. If I were more optimistic, maybe I should say “the rest of the world cut off”. I think I should add another resolution to mine:
to go to your gig in Britain in…say, next 5 years! I definitely will achieve this one, because I can’t even watch your TV show here…
And I also add this goal: to learn a word a day. It just came to my mind yesterday. It would be great because eventually I will have learned 3,650 words. My optimistic goals.

By: Kit Hargreaves

Kit Hargreaves — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:14:22 +0000

In response to your request for contact from people in obscure places, here I am, writing from Cambodia.

Thought I’d check the site as my mum told me you just had a baby, and that you’d decided to give it the best name in the known universe – Good job!

Turns out from your site that you’re doing well and still ridiculously funny,

Nice to see

:0)

By: Marie

Marie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:38:30 +0000

Nice post, and quite optimistic!

I set myself a goal originally of being more confident, so the first step for me is learning how to speak in public. Without my voice shaking and my palms sweating and my knees knocking. I have to give a lot of presentations as part of my degree, and my nerves are way too obvious right now.

I’m also going to add ‘being a nicer person’ to my goal list. I found myself snapping at someone earlier, because they were irritating me by trying to give me directions. I want to be someone who can stay calm and patient, unless the other person is literally jumping up and down on my foot, or pointing in my face.

By: Louise

Louise — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:25:36 +0000

I think I might want to a add a goal to my previous 5: to tell people that I like them when I like them instead of keeping quiet for fear of rejection. Might as well start the now…Ben Folds if you are reading this, I fancy you. Okay that one doesn’t really count.

By: Corey

Corey — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:32:55 +0000

Already started on the music road. Don’t know what we’re gonna do yet, but me and my cousin have booked to go into a pro studio to record something!?! Can’t wait