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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[purpletigron.livejournal.com]

I hope you didn't feel too blue :-(

When I was a teenager, I was very good friends with a large Scots family, and they used to invite me to a truly awesome Hogmany each year. The only New Year's party I've been to since I went to college which was in the same league, was 1999/2000 at a Saxon manor house in the Yorkshire countryside - we saw in the new year standing on a hearth stone dating from 1000 AD.

So, to me, New Year parties are usually a bit hum-drum, except in very rare and special years. I don't have any high expectations, and I'm usually right :-) New Year does have some emotional family connotations, though, so for me the most important thing is to know that I am loved, even if my loved ones can't be with me right that moment.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

It wasn't a good time, but I'm better now :-)

we saw in the new year standing on a hearth stone dating from 1000 AD

I'm envious, a bit... that sounds both social and introspective at once.

the most important thing is to know that I am loved

I hope that you had a happy new year in that respect, dear.