December 31, 2007

New years past

I think my favorite holiday has always been New Years.  Where one can lay the past back in the past and everyone has an optimistic view of the coming year.  It really is the only optimistic holiday (that does not center around giving or getting gifts). 

When I was a kid, almost without fail, I would get sick around Xmas and New Years.  I loathed it since I was off of school and was not able to enjoy my time off.  But, during that time I started creating traditions that now as I am thinking of them bring a smile to my face. 

For example, New Years Eve when I lived at home...I would record and listen to the mixes that the Djs played on 99.1 FM.  They would basically break down the last 10 years of music in 10 hours and welcome the new year.  There would even be fireworks that would be synchronized to the music on Mt Roubidoux.  (when I went there).  It was really cool and I think for about 10 years that was my tradition.  I still have casette tapes of those mixes (but I barely have a casette player now LOL).  When and if I was going out my mom would help me record them. Because she enjoyed the music too.   ALSO, back in the early days of MTV (you know back when it played music videos) they would do a yearly countdown of top videos for the year.  I have those recorded too, but on VHS! (and no vcr to play them) LOL.

When I moved to Pasadena, this was both the best of times and the absolute worst of times.  The whole area was very Christmasy til about the end of the first week of January, it would generally be very rainy, but what was the absolute worst was the massive amounts of people who would come to the area becuase of the Rose Bowl and the Tournament of Roses Parade.  (both of which will be huge again tomorrow!).  It would make my commute to my job change from a 7 minute commute to about a 1 hour commute!  That just totally sucked....hehe...so I would try to coincide my vacation and time off around those time periods. 

Since I moved out to AZ, I havent really had any new traditions.  It's like everything is in flux.  The first year Greta was here.  The next year I was alone in an apartment.  Last year I was moving into my house and still had lots of unpacking to do.  Now, its rather relaxing and peaceful.  Who knows this might be a good tradition...a movie and just kicking back and listening to the mixes and music again!

Yes, various radio stations around here are playing LOTS of new years mixes and countdowns and I am enjoying it.   Or I might just put on Highander the TV series and watch a marathon of that series!

Posted by: Robert Woolwine at 04:12 PM | Comments (2) | Add Comment
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1 Cool review Robert
I don't remember those past new years...
and i probably won't remember this one as well
wait maybe i will cause i filmed it all! haha!
in my room getting a little bit freaky... not like you think- no funny frames this time!
but pure craziness!

Posted by: Tahsa at December 31, 2007 04:33 PM (ZmvzC)

2 Thanks!  Well funny frame or not...it will be great to see your clips.   The crazier the better!  Since it's all you!

Posted by: Robert Woolwine at December 31, 2007 05:25 PM (oHBxM)

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