Musings on New Year’s Eve
Well, here we stand (those of us who follow the Gregorian calendar, rather than, say, the Mayan or Lunar), on the precipice of a transition between one year and the next. For some reason, people are excited for the new year. The populace tends to be when it concerns years divisible by 10.
“What were you doing ten years ago on this day?” is a common prompt. I remember the ex and I giggling about the non-computer-savvy public fearing that the “Y2K” bug would cause computer malfunctions all over the country, ending with riots and anarchy. It became midnight in our time zone, we saw illegal fireworks go off, we gave each other a hug, and then we went back to our computers to dink the rest of the night away. It was then that I learned that traffic lights have computers in them, or at least the ability to be affected by the Y2K thing. Err? It came and went without much fanfare.
Tonight is a blue moon, a rare occurrance in which a second full moon occurs in a single calendar month. Even though the lunar cycle is 27 days (more or less), it is rare that any one phase occurs at the very beginning of the month. That a blue moon occurs on the eve of a new year seems very auspicious and advantageous. People seem encouraged on the whole for the new year. It wasn’t that way last year–most bloggers I read seemed gloomy and out-of-sorts regarding the new year.
There are many things I look forward to in the new year: opportunities to visit places I yearn to see again; a running car; possible employment thanks to a running car; the opportunity to reconsile with family (lofty, unattainable goal but I can’t seem to stop trying); becoming a writer who gets paid; seeing if I can get funding for college, for either a certificate or degree.
The old year has been okay–the high points have cancelled out the bad stuff for the most part. It isn’t fired. But it’s so over.
And now, I shall repeat a topical, slightly naughty comment about the New Year’s Eve Party in Times Square: “Welp, time to watch Dick Clark’s balls drop.” Have a good night, and try the veal!
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