Well I have to confess that New Year was never that much of a big deal for me. For quite a while until my teens I didn’t even “believe” in New Year’s Day. (Not that I didn’t believe there was a new year, just that it was an arbitrary choice and that technically every day is a New Year)
Sure I liked being invited to a nice party, but otherwise my celebration usually consists of staying up to listen to the countdown on the radio. However I frequently feel a little guilty about just blowing it off, and like to do something. Back when I lived in Rhode Island, Providence had a very nice First Night celebration (they still do but the last time I visited my folks for Christmas what it is now was just not as good) I’m told there’s a nice one in Tacoma but that’s a little bit out of my range for something to do.
So rather than go to a bar and get drunk with 100 0f my best friends (and I didn’t want to blow a work day with a hangover) I decided to go check out New Year’s at the Seattle Center.
So I worked until ninish, bundled up, and headed out. It was crowded when I got there and this was not helped by the fact that for whatever reason there was only one entrance into the center which meant, among other things I couldn’t park my bike where I planned. But after that I realized I probably headed out a lot later, since I had an hour and a half before the fire works started.
Not to say I did not enjoy myself. The people watching was as fun as always, there was an ice rink, music, a neat train display with a model of a nineteenth century town, and people protesting police murders. (I heard they would be pressent having read about it in the news. I just assumed they would have been better organized. Frankly they were barely as visible as the traditional batch of obnoxious evangelists.)
Anyway when the time came the fireworks were great. I’m finding it amusing that now that I have a recording device on me at all times It’s an effort not to watch what you are recording on the little monitor and watch the actual event!
Anyway it took a little while to get home partially due to the crowds and traffics but also from being steered through the single exit which was NOT the exit I had strategically stayed close to so I could get a head start.
Anyway I got home at one and slept VERY well.
Hope everyone else had a great night and Happy New Year!
