The keg is booked.

U2 and Greenday have partnered for "The Saints are Coming", a tune that really tugs at your heart strings... especially when you see the images in the video clip.

I literally get choked up watching that.

2005 was meant to be the Year of the Rumble, and with the exception of a few clowns rough-housing Fitzy nobody saw any action.

2006 wasn't declared the Year of Anything (to my knowledge). Oh well, it's almost over.

It's with great delight that I announce 2007 as the Year of the Challenge. Steve: you may begin rejoicing.

So, what's it all mean? For me, I'm going to keep a list of things that are a little bit out-there - goals, tasks, interests. Things that I've wanted to do before (that require some effort) but haven't yet achieved.

To make it more "real" I'm going to maintain a list on lambie.org of these said future-accomplishments. It'll serve a dual purpose; It'll increase my personal motivation whilst making me somewhat publicly accountable at the same time. You'll find this list here (also linked at the top of the page).

I obviously don't have ownership of this idea, and some people might criticize me claiming that if I was really motivated then I'd just get on and do it. The whole point is that these are going to be things I want to do that are not easy and do require some effort or planning - if they were simple then I'd probably have done it already.

This year I'm taking ownership of December 31. NYE can piss off.

• From midday, December 31st, 2006.
• My house.
• A keg of beer, delicious BBQ, and a cool pool.

I understand people will have other New Years Eve parties to go to, and if that's the case, just come for a bit. We're starting from lunch time so you really have no excuse... other than not liking me.