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Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I cannot believe I will begin my 4th year of recording and sharing my personal minutiae, thoughts, ponderings and such with you.

Well, before we get started on this brand spanking new 2009, let me share with you that those exclamations marks are truly for decoration sake. I'm actually quite the meloncholic kid on the eve of the new year. I must have my last piece of fruit cake, watch The Apartment (ummm some years I have actually watched the movie more than once, back to back. Can I share that with you?), and start a crochet project.

Rituals.

It's not that I'm getting older, I've been this way every new year's eve since I was at least nine years old. I have a cassette tape filled with my sad, nostalgic, melancholic musings back on NYE 1980. It's funny now but back then, I was so serious. I filled an entire tape with lists of what I'd miss, predictions for the new dacade, an interview with my seven year old brother and his thoughts on the upcoming decade (babble), my thoughts on old silver screen stars that died in the 70's, and taped conversations from the adult get together.

Man, that's one trippy tape.

However, I will feel completely different in the morning. My whole attitude will change. Happens every year. I'll wake up ready and willing and happy to start the year fresh and new.

Wishing you all happy and successful plans!