Auld Lang Syne
The first time I started a blog was on New Year’s Eve, but of course I was three sheets to the wind at the time and singing Auld Lang Syne to my cat. The next morning (due to my massive hangover and embarrassment) I naturally chose to abandon the project. That was four years ago. Let’s try this again, shall we. Tonight, all over the world, the sounds of noisemakers fill the air as partygoers are shouting messages of love to random strangers on the street. 7 billion people are drinking to each other’s health. “Happy New Year” is being said in over six thousand languages. For some, they are celebrating the year they got promoted at work, married, or their child being born. For others, they drink and desperately wish that 2014 will be much better. They have made their lists whether it’s exercising more or quit smoking. This could be the year they go on that trip to Morocco or write their novel. Drunk, sweeping declarations can be heard in bars and parties across th