deathpixie | All is quiet, on New Year's Day...

Happy New Year! No posting last night from me, drunken or otherwise, because I was too busy having fun at our little soiree. Actually "having too much fun" has been the theme for the past few days, pretty much from Friday when [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] showed up. There were a couple of those sessions at the Griffin, then day before yesterday [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] kidnapped me to Huntsville. There was a hotel room with a jacuzzi tub, and then yesterday morning we went snow shoeing. Yes, there are pictures, but on Hilly's camera 'cause I didn't think to bring mine along. I had no idea where I was being taken or what was being planned until we got there, so I had a lovely surprise and wound up very relaxed. Thanks to Hilly for a fantastic Christmas pressie.

We got back around 5 p.m. last night (another part of the plan - I wasn't to organsie anything, apparently!) and then the party kind of started around 7ish. Dex's sangria was perfect - for the first time ever, we had to top up the bucket and we drained it dry. Lots of people also phoned, and I know there's a message on the phone, so apologies to whoever missed us 'cause we were either on the phone or being rowdy and didn't hear it ringing. Johnny and Rob brought guitars and provided music, numbers were slightly down from last year but made up for by happy party people, and everyone had a great time. Go us.

Of course, there's very few of us actually awake and conscious this morning - Matt's on Dex's laptop at the other end of the couch, Ben's playing xBox, and Doqz is asleep on the other couch. Angel decided to wake me yowling for some reason this morning, which meant I didn't really go back to sleep properly. And after six sangrias last night, I am strangely without hangover. But I give you the icon anyway, 'cause I am random.

2007... I'm glad to see the end of this particular year mainly on behalf of my friends - it's been a long and difficult year for many of them. It's been interesting for me, mostly in the Chinese curse sense, but I can't say it's been that bad. At least not comparatively.

Talking to Johnny last night, we came up with a metaphor to describe where I am right now. I was saying I had some baggage, and he responded with "Well, what do you do with baggage? You take it home and unpack it." And that's where I am right now, in the midst of unpacking. I'm sitting in the middle of a room, surrounded by half-unpacked suitcases, crap strewn about all around me. I know where some of it goes, I know some of it needs just tossing out, I just need to take the plunge and get into it. I don't expect to get it all done in the next year, but I can make a start. And that's what 2008 will be - making that start.

To everyone - have a happy new year, and may 2008 bring you what you want.