A night I usually dread

[jay]

This is a classic date/party evening. Since I'm not generally invited to parties, and can't usually find babysitting, invariably I find myself stuck at home on New Year's Eve, contemplating my own social undesirability. If I'm lucky, I'm visiting family back East and can express my frustration by blowing up some illegal fireworks after midnight. In California, even that's not an option...

I was contemplating going to see one of my past universities (Georgia Tech) play locally in a bowl game this afternoon, but I have no one to take along and probably couldn't afford the tickets ($60/each) anyway. So I'll stay here in the office. Feh.

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[therealjae.livejournal.com]

I wasn't invited to anything, either, and when I tried to arrange a low-key gathering here, it turned out that all my friends had plans already. And yet I'm still looking forward to this evening as a chance to have a night to myself, catching up on things I've missed on my many travels, and reflecting on the year to come.

I guess I think it's all in how you look at things.

-J

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

New Year's Day has always been more important to me than the eve. I have a tradition by which I go out in nature and *do something* -- I bird, I investigate serpentine soil ecosystems, I sit quietly at the beach, I walk along a creek. It doesn't quite matter what, but it needs to be out of the house and focusing on something basic, something besides my own self or other people.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

That sounds useful! I'd like to go out today, myself...

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

I hope that you had a worthwhile evening. I find that most of my introspection and reflection takes place outside -- in a natural setting, or on a trip. Even sitting in traffic. A night at home, alone with no specific tasks to accomplish... that thought makes me fidget. I'd probably fill it with work... we look at things differently.

(smile) happy new year, to one of my favorite people.