Sip, Sip, Hooray for New Year’s Day!
New Year’s Eve is the time for new beginnings. It’s the time to start fresh and forget about your mistakes. It’s the time to get your shit together.
To do this, you make resolutions. Some of you plan to visit church and pray for renewed relationships with God. Others vow to make positive changes in your personal lives, like losing weight or conquering bad habits. And some of you promise to quit drinking… with a glass of wine in hand.
For about 24 hours, it’s all pretty inspiring. “This will be the year,” you say. “It’ll actually happen this time. I’ll be a hero. I’ll motivate others. I’ll end up with my own show on the Oprah Network.”
Things look quite promising until the clock strikes midnight. Then it’s over. Hell breaks loose, and you all turn into party animals. All your inspirational goals, and sometimes even your underwear, are thrown out the window. You ring in the new year by getting drunk, destroying furniture, passing out on strangers’ beds, and ultimately waking up the next morning spooning a bearded woman named Helga.
None of it makes any sense. Why do you sabotage your lives with such bizarre behavior? Do you hate yourselves? Well, yeah, probably.
Regardless, you need to dig deeper and find some dignity. It’s not enough to just state a goal, you need to take it seriously and believe in yourself. Stop with the shenanigans. Remember, up above, I said it was time to get your shit together… not time to shit in a sweater.
If it helps, make a resolution about your resolutions. Do whatever it takes. Every year, you want a New Year’s Eve you’ll never forget, but then you drink so much you can’t remember it.
You’ve ruined such a great holiday, and it’s a damn shame. I love New Year’s Eve. It’s my guilty pleasure. Unlike Christmas (a holiday that forces me to celebrate with relatives), New Year’s Eve is a chance to celebrate with people I actually enjoy celebrating with.
But the traditions aren’t helping either. Some of these rituals are truly bizarre. Like, why must we beat the crap out of pots and pans, witness trauma-inducing explosions in the sky, and gawk as a giant ball descends?
Seriously. We are watching balls drop. I mean, I understand that we’re celebrating age and maturity, but do we really need a literal representation of puberty?
Even though I’ve lost faith in humanity, I still plan on making my own New Year’s resolution. Or, well, I did… but then I thought, “Why tamper with perfection?” For now, I’ll just wish you all a safe night out. I hope you remember me in the morning.
122 Comments
Leann
Haha, truesay about the irony!! Well, Im excited for the countdown! Im not muh of a crazy partier so its as nice as other holidays 😀
Vicky
lmao i know, its stupid right?! i just couldnt be arsed to deal with them moaning anymore 😛
Shellz
"Ugh, Mom, put your hand down. " – LOL 😀 I don't think there's anything wrong with resolutions, but I stopped doing those a couple of years ago. You can change anytime of the year, you don't have to wait until New Years to do that. But I guess people see New Years as a new start etc. You won't catch me making them anymore though, lol.
Jessica
Im actually terrible with new years resolutions…which is okay because I dont get drunk new years eve – muah ha ha! Leverage! "You cannot punish me for not giving up jaffa cakes because I REMEMBER new years eve!" lol!
I dont know how many bizarre rituals England has but apparently a preganant woman in London can legally ask for a policeman's hat to pee in! very very odd…
Thanks for your compliments on my layout and your kind words about the bf situation… yes I am another twilight freak and proud 😛 Im guessing you arent a fan? 😉
Smiles xx
Alya
I am so sorry for the late reply lol
I had to study for my religion test…
I just came home from school… and I am bored.
Hmmmm, I seriously don't know when I am going to update lol hahahaha
It's because of the IGCSE Mocks that are coming up this sunday so I will have to study and all.
I will try to put up a new layout though… not really sure.
So how are you today?
And have a happy new year??
Colleen
HAHA. good one and oh so true. i never thought about it that way until i read this blog entry. your entries always get me to thinking. thank you.
HAVE A GREAT NIGHT!!!
Ben
DONT FONDLE THE DUCK JUSTIN.
It's not fair on the poor thing. 🙁
I am not going to drink today. One because I am not at the legal age (though that doesn't sop halff the kids in my school D:) and two because I am celebrating it on my own. Unless I go round to my grandparents.
HAVE A GREAT NEW YEARS NIGHT!
Celeste
Haha I wouldn't call it ego… I'll just say you have a talent for expressing youe opinions in a different way. That's special k!
A lot of people have read the article already, and they were like, "woah" lol. How are you spending the last day?
Irene
You know, I've never thought about it that way. People do go on and on about wanting the best New Year's Eve ever but then get so plastered they can hardly remember it the next day. Goddess knows I've had at least one New Year's Eve like that. *lol*
Oh, in regards to your comment on my blog, sand is used more now on snow and ice than salt. Salt's been proved to do more damage to the roads.
Nnie
That's great 😀 I can't write a funny blog. =( I don't have any interesting story~
Brandy
Hey. I like watching puberty! ahaha.
Rachel
True true.
Actually, I think I'm going to end my boredom now by going to sleep, goodnight!! 😀
Rachel
Psh, as if! If I was a muse, you would have something to say.
This is a strange argument >.<
Rachel
I'm lame and not creative, you're just driven to no other ideas by my lameness 😛
Rachel
As have I. We are awesome people >.>
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