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I am going to be happy this year.
I
am
going
to
be
happy
this
year
I am going to make myself happy.
I
am
going
to
make
myself
happy
Do you want us to leave the room or ...?
Do
you
want
us
to
leave
the
room
or
Every day I'm gonna do one thing I have
Every
day
I'm
gonna
do
one
thing
I
have
never done before. That, my friends, is my
never
done
before
That
my
friends
is
my
New Year's resolution.
New
Year's
resolution
Oh, that's a good one.
Oh
that's
a
good
one
Mine is to pilot a commercial jet.
Mine
is
to
pilot
a
commercial
jet
That's a good one too, Phoebs.
That's
a
good
one
too
Phoebs
Now all you have to do is find a planeload of people
Now
all
you
have
to
do
is
find
a
planeload
of
people
whose resolution is to plummet to their deaths.
whose
resolution
is
to
plummet
to
their
deaths
Maybe your resolution should be not
Maybe
your
resolution
should
be
not
to make fun of your friends.
to
make
fun
of
your
friends
In fact, I'll bet you 50 bucks you can't
In
fact
I'll
bet
you
50
bucks
you
can't
go the whole year without making fun of us.
go
the
whole
year
without
making
fun
of
us
You know what? Better yet, a week.
You
know
what
Better
yet
a
week
I'll take that bet my friend
I'll
take
that
bet
my
friend
and you know what? Paying me the 50 bucks
and
you
know
what
Paying
me
the
50
bucks
can be the new thing you do that day.
can
be
the
new
thing
you
do
that
day
And it starts right now.
And
it
starts
right
now
Alright, my New Year's resolution is to
Alright
my
New
Year's
resolution
is
to
learn how to play guitar.
learn
how
to
play
guitar
Oh really? How come?
Oh
really
How
come
You know those.. uh.. special
You
know
those
uh
special
skills I have listed on my resume.
skills
I
have
listed
on
my
resume
I would love it if one of those was true.
I
would
love
it
if
one
of
those
was
true
Do you want me to teach you? I'm a great teacher.
Do
you
want
me
to
teach
you
I'm
a
great
teacher
Oh really? Who ... who have you taught?
Oh
really
Who
who
have
you
taught
Well I taught me and I looove me.
Well
I
taught
me
and
I
looove
me
Great! Yeah, thanks Phoebs.
Great
Yeah
thanks
Phoebs
Oh look! Blair forgot her glasses and she's gonna
Oh
look
Blair
forgot
her
glasses
and
she's
gonna
really be needing these to keep an eye on
really
be
needing
these
to
keep
an
eye
on
that boyfriend. Who, from what I hear,
that
boyfriend
Who
from
what
I
hear
needs to keep his stapler in his desk drawer,
needs
to
keep
his
stapler
in
his
desk
drawer
if you know what I'm talking about!
if
you
know
what
I'm
talking
about
Hey Rach. Maybe your resolution should be
Hey
Rach
Maybe
your
resolution
should
be
to.. um.. gossip less.
to
um
gossip
less
What? I don't gossip.
What
I
don't
gossip
Maybe sometimes I find out things,
Maybe
sometimes
I
find
out
things
or I hear something
or
I
hear
something
and I pass that information on
and
I
pass
that
information
on
You know kind of like a public service.
You
know
kind
of
like
a
public
service
That doesn't mean I'm a gossip.
That
doesn't
mean
I'm
a
gossip
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