Fucking New Years
Very rarely will I use vulgar language but honestly, today deserves it. Growing up New Years day was my favorite holiday, even more so than Christmas and Thanksgiving and even my birthday. Getting up and eating waffles with Strawberry's/Whip Cream and sausage while watching the Rose Parade was the way it started and it ended at my Aunts with the rest of the family with games, the Rose Bowl game and family. Nothing could have cumulated o be a better day.
The last two years have not included any of the above but rather working at the actual Rose Bowl game last year, and the Rose Parade this year as a fundraiser for my college swim team. I thought last year was horrible but this year tops the freakin' cake. Well we decided to work last night (New Years Eve) after 5 hours of swim practice, and we worked from what was supposed to be 6:30 p.m.-3:30 a.m. Happy fucking new years to us right? Well we all got split up and we were blocking certain streets for the Rose Parade and we did absolutely nothing but stand there and get freaking frostbite. I was miserable and started crying as the clock struck 12 ringing in 2008. People that we walking by asked if I was ok, it was obvious that I was in a terrible state. People were blwing their cigar/cigarette smoke in my face, beligerant people were throwing up all around me, not really my idea of a good new years. Not only that but we didin't get picked up till 4 a.m.
After that we realized one of our girls was missing. We couldn't find her anywhere, none of the people knew where she was and they weren't willing to help us find her at all, they were all pieces of shit and dickheads. I swear to god, I'm never working this even again. We found out that she had been moved to the actual Rose Bowl Stadium, miles away and they said that "she wondered off" but turns out they took her there and she was standiing for 11 hours non stop. She came back bawling her eyes out, and we were all cold and freezing and tired and ready to go home. It was now 6 in the morning and the sun was coming up. HAPPY FUCKING NEW YEARS.
One good thing that did happen, was that my brother who is a policeman in the area stopped by my post and said hi and chatted for a few minutes, that was very nice.
Well now that I'm back in my apartment and still freezing, I am going to try and go to sleep even though it's almost too late for me to get some rest. I don't know I'm so bitter aobut new Years. I know I haven't updated this thing for like 3 months but there's nothing like a good rant, I think so anyways.
I hope you New Years was better than mine, and if not leave me a comment letting me know how it all went down.
If this is a premonition of 2008 I'm screwed.