I've never really been one for making New Years resolutions. A few years ago I vaguely aspired to get into shape for New Years but like 98% of folks that want to shed those extra pounds I stopped going to the gym by March.

But, this year is different. In honor of 2010 I created 20 lists of 10 things that I wish to accomplish. All of this was thanks to my colleague, Maria, who came up with the fantastic idea.

As I finish things on my list I'll be sure to keep you all updated. Here's a glimpse at some of my 20x10 things.

New York
bike to The Cloisters
kayak in the East River

Social
go on a "freegan" tour
organize a picnic in Central Park

Books
The Foutainhead
The Souls of Black Folk

Learn
how to sew t-shirts
how to design websites

Reflect/Re-engage
journal daily for a month
give an appreciation every day

Audio Adventures
Santigold
go to a Blues show

Martyr
no caffeine for a week
no fries for a month

Miscellaneous
get another tattoo
go skydiving

Festivities
Running of the Bulls
march in the Halloween Parade

There is a group in New York City that puts on amazing public improv using hundreds of volunteers in popular public spaces. One of my favorites was when they had at least a hundred men shop shirtless in a Manhattan Abercrombie & Fitch. The group is Improv Everywhere.

Check out their most recent video from Grand Central Station.

It's been 28 hours since I arrived in New York City and still no sign of Jake Gyllenhaal. So far I've almost fallen into a basement; narrowly missed being struck down by a car; and scarcely averted drenching my shoes in a puddle all due to my incessant staring at every "potential" Jake passerby! And still no sign of my future ex-boyfriend.

Jakey-Poo was in NYC last week - where could he be hiding? The lovely SoHo apartment that I've been staying at is allegedly in his neighborhood but try as I might to scream his name up and down the sidewalk he's nowhere in sight.

I tried finding him at Mr. Black last night but to my surprise the police shut it down! (A police raid a few weeks ago rounded up 17 employees and 15 patrons!) Strolling down Houston Street I peeked into Moss to no avail. My morning Jake Watch Walk was rendered short because of the rain so I scurried down the street to the Film Forum to catch "Forever". I figured that 1. Jake does movies; 2. Jake probably likes watching movies plus it's raining outside = Jake is probably going to see the movie too!

Turns out I guess he doesn't like movies that much because he wasn't there. The movie was worth it though....

After pulling myself together from the emotional film about Père Lachaise cemetery, I strolled down Broadway hoping my luck had turned around. While I found fantastic shopping I struck out on finding the Gyllenaator. I thought perhaps he might be shopping at Uniqlo so I combed through racks and racks of clothes hoping I'd find him hiding between the sweaters and underwear but he was a really good hider. I bought some clothes to cheer me up and get me back in the mood to continue my search....