Resoloved:

[listersgirl]

I have only one New Year's Resolution this year, and that is to become a deipnosophist, a person who excels at dinner table conversation.

A worthy goal, don't you think?

(The word came from this fabulous book my parents got for Christmas called Cupboard love: a dictionary of culinary curiosities by Mark Morton, which looks at the etymological background (among other things) of interesting food-, drink- and cooking-related words. I'm thoroughly enjoying it, and trying to read it fast so that I finish it by the time I have to leave.)

ps. Happy birthday circe_tigana! I hope you're having a fabulous time off with your girls.

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a totally worthy goal

[mystery-diva.livejournal.com]

I would also like to become that person. I like to think I'm not totally boring, but there are so many times when I've got nothing to say...at all...at least, with people I don't know. I don't want to fall back on things like "hey...how about that tsunami?"

[starfishchick]

Mine is to be more like you, so I guess that's my resolution as well!! :)

[circe-tigana.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I am! :)