Under the gun of a December 31 countdown clock, reeking of gin and the far less pleasant but equally distinct musk of bold goals barely attempted, one can always begin again by making a New Year's resolution.
In the tape, a man enters the small, sparsely decorated reception of Fey's office ("We're doing great!" Fey quipped), then slips away with what appears to be a laptop tucked in to a manila envelope -- a fact that, as she noted with irritation, he barely attempted to conceal by leaving the flap wide open.
What's more, they are barely attempting any returns.
Kelly barely attempts to analyze the bigger picture, and Cohan's efforts aren't much more complete.
Or rather, since he barely attempts to reconstruct the action, he shows them reminiscing about a highly charged episode.
In the first section, he keeps a watchful eye on dates yet barely attempts dialogue, an absence that lends the book the air of a slightly musty social history.
A security guard is forced to restrain a clearly enraged Solange, while Beyoncé barely attempts to stop the madness.
But the president failed to respond effectively, drifting into his professorial demeanor and barely attempting to veil his annoyance with Romney.
The authorities are barely attempting to crack down on the practice as "un-Islamic and immoral acts" but many doubt it would be effective since many of the men are powerful and well-armed former commanders.
On my good days, when I'm out taking my son for walks in his stroller, chasing after him in the yard, or being a super mom checking chores off the list, you'd find it hard to imagine that there are many days where getting out of bed is a goal I can barely attempt.
Alone, it's so easy to slack off that Cressida barely even attempts to work, and it's not long before real distractions arrive in the form of the boisterous local lodge-owner, Jakey, and a married carpenter with a gravelly voice.
