Same old, same old
Well, happy new year. This one is quite a big one as things go. I will turn 30, hopefully convert to Judaism, and get married. Big stuff! Which made it seem more appropriate somehow that I drive to a new year's eve party and have a single glass of champagne to celebrate. It was slightly odd being the only sober person I could see.
I think there was plenty of alcohol (lots ended up on the floor) and the food was abundant. I had some vegetarian (I think) samosas and spring rolls, a couple of slices of plain cake, and some chocolates which I think may have been Charbonnel et Walker. The flat we were at was, as usual, hot so my contact lenses started to itch. Being used to the tropical atmosphere I'd gone prepared, and sure enough I was in and out of the loo with my eye drops. They are truly great things - they may take up space in a bag but once you've had to use them, you never grudge the space again! Also there's nothing for making you feel fresher and less overheated than having cool eyes. I awarded myself some brownie points for remembering to take them, and had a good evening chatting to several friends and having some conversations with some people who I've met before but never really spoken to properly. All in all a pleasant new year's eve party with the added bonus of knowing I wouldn't feel the worse for wear, or do anything silly under the influence of alcohol!
We left at a decorous 2am. I woke at about 7 with food poisoning. I had a horrible 1 January 2006, probably no more so than many of the people at the party (and certainly without the clearing up to do on what must have been vicious hangovers!), but completely not my fault. Still, I read last year's Man Booker Prize winner during my visits to the loo so at least it wasn't a complete write-off. There is one huge advantage to such a bad start to the year - it could hardly get worse! A side-bonus is that all my new year's resolutions didn't get beyond being vague formulations. They made it into general themes, most under the heading "exercise/ health", unsurprisingly because when you're nearly 30 you need to, and also because we're off to Tahoe skiing at the end of the month and I don't want to be the person unable to ski because of cramp! Let's hope the year progresses better than it started.
One thing. Can blind people suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder?
I think there was plenty of alcohol (lots ended up on the floor) and the food was abundant. I had some vegetarian (I think) samosas and spring rolls, a couple of slices of plain cake, and some chocolates which I think may have been Charbonnel et Walker. The flat we were at was, as usual, hot so my contact lenses started to itch. Being used to the tropical atmosphere I'd gone prepared, and sure enough I was in and out of the loo with my eye drops. They are truly great things - they may take up space in a bag but once you've had to use them, you never grudge the space again! Also there's nothing for making you feel fresher and less overheated than having cool eyes. I awarded myself some brownie points for remembering to take them, and had a good evening chatting to several friends and having some conversations with some people who I've met before but never really spoken to properly. All in all a pleasant new year's eve party with the added bonus of knowing I wouldn't feel the worse for wear, or do anything silly under the influence of alcohol!
We left at a decorous 2am. I woke at about 7 with food poisoning. I had a horrible 1 January 2006, probably no more so than many of the people at the party (and certainly without the clearing up to do on what must have been vicious hangovers!), but completely not my fault. Still, I read last year's Man Booker Prize winner during my visits to the loo so at least it wasn't a complete write-off. There is one huge advantage to such a bad start to the year - it could hardly get worse! A side-bonus is that all my new year's resolutions didn't get beyond being vague formulations. They made it into general themes, most under the heading "exercise/ health", unsurprisingly because when you're nearly 30 you need to, and also because we're off to Tahoe skiing at the end of the month and I don't want to be the person unable to ski because of cramp! Let's hope the year progresses better than it started.
One thing. Can blind people suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder?
posted by Chaya at 8:12 pm
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home