Celebrating New Year's Eve?

Today, I was having another random conversation with two of my co-workers and that was about celebrating NYE. Everyone around me seems to have plans and/or is conflicted between more than one plan for NYE whereas I did not have any plans up till yesterday. I had half a thought of just sleeping through it as NYE did not have any special significance for me except completion of another wasted year of singleness.

One of my co-worker was mentioning that it is very lame to sleep through NYE as it marks a new year. Having seem 27 NYE of which I rarely remember any, I don't see the point of having to celebrate it. I wonder why is there such a lot of social pressure to celebrate the NYE with drinking. Is it a celebration or depression drinking? Well everyone would have their answers but is it such a big deal.

But just for sake of clarification, I do have two invites of which I am not sure if I will accept either one. Start or end of an era for me does not have specific dates on the Gregorian calendar. It is more to do when I have made my mind to move on to the next phase of life. I wish everyone thought of it.

First Casualty

I was wondering all this while about which part of my body would hurt me the most since I have not been going to gym for past 2 weeks and the upcoming move to the Queen City. It seems I got a late Christmas gift (if I believe in Christmas). I sprained my neck trying to lift an old corner couch on my head while trying to take it to the garbage. I guess this blog would be a nice way for me to keep a track of all my injuries.

Anyways, to another topic now. Why is it sometimes everything starts going in the correct direction, that things just go haywire. The other day I ordered gifts for my friends' new born and to be born (actually two couples). I had ordered a bib and shoes for the newborn girl - Molly and a bathrobe for the to-be born. It so happens that the bib has not been delivered yet whereas the bathrobe is already at my place. Now the newborn does not get her gifts for they are not delivered whereas the to-be born will get his gift when arrives which is in another 20 days or so.

Life is truly tough to understand.

Moving dilemma

Recently I accepted an amazing job offer within the same company I work with. My work would involve exactly/very similar to what I have been dreaming to work on - heavy number crunching, talking geek, etc. The job offer could not have been any better except that it does not compensate me for lack of snow.

Anyways back to the job offer, my work would now be out of the Queen City. I am already having apprehensions about moving to a city which is very narrow minded. On top of that, I am moving for the fourth time since 2006. I have made some amazing friends, grew closer to people who I studied with but never interacted much, was part of the various family/friends' activities and finally had a good social network which was not work related. It took me about 2 years of hardwork and sweat to make friends as family.

My apprehensions arise from the fact that I know myself better than most know me. Even though I am a very social person, I am very introvert and don't speak my mind out. I make friends easily but I don't make best friends at all.