AfterElton.com's gay pop culture resolutions for 2009

The continuing mystery of Lady Gaga (and friends)

Many of us use the marking of the end of the year as an opportunity to pretend that we're going to live a better life, lose weight, stop stalking Bea Arthur, or something similarly unfeasible.

Since our actual personal lives have atrophied to vestigial tails in the shadow of the great gay entertainment zeitgeist that powers AfterElton.com, we thought we'd make some resolutions specific to gay entertainment for 2009.

Alonso Duralde's Resolutions

• Start watching the Veronica Mars season one DVD that's been sitting on my TV for the last year and a half. 
• Forgive myself for not liking Milk. 
• Show my bootleg copy of Todd Haynes' Superstar to at least five gays under the age of 30. 
• Figure out appeal of Lady Gaga.

snicks' Resolution

• Stop using "I write for AfterElton.com" as a pickup line. It works every time, til they find out I'm not Brian Juergens.

More resolutions from our staff and contributors after the break, and please share your own in the comments! 

Steven from Big Brother 10

Lyle Masaki's Resolutions

• Stop making "that face" whenever someone says they liked Crash. 
• Stop giving obviously horrible reality shows a try because there's an irresistibly cute guy somewhere in the promos. He usually ends up having a resistible personality. 
• Finally give up my campaign to get SOAPnet to rerun "The Loving Murders" episodes of Loving.  

Michael Jensen's Resolutions

• Will finally admit it's more likely that I'll make the AfterElton.com Hot 100 than FOX, CBS and NBC will create three-dimensional gay characters that last for more than two episodes. 
• Will stop making Brent play Captain Jack and Ianto and insisting our bedroom be called the HUB. 
• Will finally start watching shows and movies even if they don't have any gay content I can use in the BEST.GAY.WEEK.EVER! 
• Will try to have an open mind when it comes to I Love You Phillip Morris even though I believe Jim Carrey is a worse scourge on humanity than athlete's foot, global warming and Rush Limbaugh combined. 
• Will finally admit Cheyenne Jackson isn't sorry I'm already taken.   

Brent Hartinger's Resolution

• I resolve to stop this habit I have of imagining what cartoon characters look like naked. First Prince Eric from The Little Mermaid, now Altair in Assassin's Creed. They're animated, damn it! This is clearly the start of one of those weird fetishes where your partner dresses up like a stuffed animal. In short, I resolve to get a life.

Brian's Resolutions

• Learn how to pronounce "Armistead Maupin".
• Finally watch the last season of Six Feet Under. (I know ... I know ...)
• Find the secret to even flakier pie crusts.
• Finally admit to myself that Paul Lynde's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas does not deserve another chance.