2008
The waning moments of 2008 were spent with a few friends and a whole lot of strangers, one of whom was Josie from Josie and the Pussycats (the cinematic remake). Other friends were scattered, and dearly missed, but honestly, I was right where I wanted to be. This was the first New Year's Eve in memory where I didn't place enormous expectations on how the evening would turn out. I've always known that in the grand scheme it's just another night, but I used to call NYE my favorite holiday, because it's a time for reminiscing the past and celebrating an optimistic future. I love the psychological clean slate you're afforded, where you can be and do anything you set your mind to. It's like there's no past to drag you down; only onward and upward from here on out! I guess when you're young you have the luxury of thinking in terms like "anything is possible" because the future is still this mysterious, nebulous thing that you're constantly striving to figure out. And, you know, let's face it: you're naive. But eventually you get to a point where you realize, hey, this is your life, and it's pretty awesome, and you find contentment in that. I'm not saying I've gotten to that point, but I'm becoming increasingly comfortable in how things have turned out, and I just want to enjoy that feeling for a while.
It seems like for most people 2008 was pretty rotten, but I can't complain at all. 2008, for me, was pretty awesome. A lot of really awesome memories were forged in 2008, which means 2009 has a lot to live up to. Even with so much uncertainty toward the future, I have to believe that things will get better for all of us. Even when all the evidence points to the contrary, I just can't take a pessimistic tact. So here's to a wonderful 2009 everyone. I think we deserve it.
Poll 2008
Last year's results and links to previous years here.
It seems like for most people 2008 was pretty rotten, but I can't complain at all. 2008, for me, was pretty awesome. A lot of really awesome memories were forged in 2008, which means 2009 has a lot to live up to. Even with so much uncertainty toward the future, I have to believe that things will get better for all of us. Even when all the evidence points to the contrary, I just can't take a pessimistic tact. So here's to a wonderful 2009 everyone. I think we deserve it.
Poll 2008
Last year's results and links to previous years here.