Okies so New Years is not really cancelled but i guess you worked that one out for yourself. I have however decided that i’m not doing anything this new years. Its partly due to noting on offer appealing and partly because its too hard and sometimes dangerous to get home afterwards. While where i live is a relatively safew place to be, the bus i would have to catch heads to places that are anything but and the combination of that and alcohol makes the experience one speaking from past experience i am going to give a miss.

Now its not saying that there weren’t invitations, there was the on, not on, on again and finally postponed cocktail party i would have gone to (although not partaken since i would need to be able to drive afterwards to get home. That would have been a good time and worth the time to spend new years eve at.

Then there was the somewhat dubious invitation of spending it at Suzi’s. Now everyone knows i was (and maybe still) head over heels for. But spending it there with a house full of people i don’t know and with her partner despite the fact she lives with him and is carrying his baby and has been dodging me for months getting all jealious and angsty is not a combination that i would want to experience.

And then there was the opportunity to attend the RSVP lock and key party to celebrate new years. Yes its with the company of other singles but to be honest i don’t have the small talk in me and it would be painful to say the least. There are pewople who are good at the social scene, can talk about themselves and then … there is me. A few months ago i happened to be in the same place as one of their functions and the one thing i noticed was it was all older gentlemen wearing suits with blazers but instead of ties i guess owing to the situation they instead worethose scarf things from their collar. Not sure what they are called, carvats maybe?

Other than that there was just the offer to get drunk and wander around the docks (big here with all the boats in) - i can sit at home, avoid the crowds and still end up drunk far easier!.