Happy New Years, HL2.net,

to the haters: I kinda like New Year's even though I don't celebrate. It's nice to have that yearly timepoint to make an overall assessment of either :D or :( or D: and then move forward. Otherwise life is just one big long continuous "meh." I mean, technically it's still like that, but it's comforting to delude oneself into thinking we have a fresh start.



also fireworks are purty
 
It may be a pointless holiday, but like birthdays, it still marks the fact that you are closer to becoming 40 something with none of your goals met.

Tell yourself it's stupid, and a year is some arbitrary measurement, but a decade will go by and you'll wonder what the **** happened.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1wg1DNHbNU
 
Happy New Year! I drank more than my share of CRAN-APPLE SPARKLING DRINK.
 
newyearbirthdaysm0.jpg
 
ZT said:
It may be a pointless holiday, but like birthdays, it still marks the fact that you are closer to becoming 40 something with none of your goals met.

Tell yourself it's stupid, and a year is some arbitrary measurement, but a decade will go by and you'll wonder what the **** happened.
Click to expand...

That only happens to people who celebrate time passing.

I look back on the last decade of my life and think "yeah, that feels like 10 years worth of stuff" and move on.
 
Krynn72 said:
That only happens to people who celebrate time passing.
Click to expand...

Reflecting on one's choices, the people they've met, and how much they have changed is so not cool. What's even more not cool is people celebrating life, so lame.
 
ríomhaire said:
Oh boo hoo. Right now I'm on my break at work (posting from my phone) with twenty minutes till new year's and I'll be here till nearly five AM. I worked the same hours on St Stephen's Day, yesterday and will be working them for the next two days before going back to college utterly shattered on Tuesday. Suck it up and take your money.

Sorry for the rant, I didn't come into this rant but I hate this crybaby "I dropped the Mars Bar I was eatting, FML" meme.

In any case Happy New Year's lads! Wish I was spending it with a glass of whiskey in my hand and my girlfriend on my lap but I'll be getting a bonus for working tonight so I can spend that on whiskey for the future!

Edit: My new year's resolution is to buy a cigar. I haven't had one in months. In fact I'd pretty much kill to have a cigar, glass of Jameson's and my girlfriend with my to ring in the new year with. Oh well. Happy New Year to all of ye!
Click to expand...

Well I actually got out of work early this year and got to spend some time with my girl. I was totally going to spend it alone but the last few nights at work I stayed later and then that meant I could get out early. So I made it to her friends house all right after spilling a drink on my carpet trying to rush to make the ball drop. All in all it was a good New Years which is rare for me. Last time I had fun on New Years was like 4-5 years ago from what I could remember
 
Nobody actually does that on New Years. Its about going to a party/getting drunk. I've never met a person who actually reflected on his life during New Years. The only people who ever do that are the news channels because they need shit to fill up the time in-between showing footage of drunk people and celebrities. Besides, people take stock of their lives on a daily basis, always evaluating their past decisions and their relationships. A celebration of such a common activity is not required.
 
I watched films with 3 of my best friends. We watched Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, and then the new Robin Hood.

Great night in all.
 
Got drunk with my buddies, swam in a pool at midnight, chilled in a pool all day, collaborated on a screenplay.

Good times.
 
Good start to the new year; I just destroyed a friendship with a girl I was in love with.

Yay me.
 
Dekstar said:
Good start to the new year; I just destroyed a friendship with a girl I was in love with.

Yay me.
Click to expand...

Haven't you heard? It's the year of the rabbit, so it's all good man, DERP.
 
I celebrated new year by going to bed at 22:00, then get rudely awakened by fireworks at 00:00, then sleeping to 12:00
 
Dekstar said:
Good start to the new year; I just destroyed a friendship with a girl I was in love with.

Yay me.
Click to expand...

Lucky for you, I kindled a relationship with a girl I'm in love with!

Yay me!
 
I played BC2 and reflected on love long-lost.

Yay me!
 
Happy 2011!
This year I'm going to try to make myself a bit more useful than I was last year.
 
Happy New Years! Didn't get drunk but did stay up all night at a party. Played mostly pool and listened to music.
 
ZT said:
Reflecting on one's choices, the people they've met, and how much they have changed is so not cool. What's even more not cool is people celebrating life, so lame.
Click to expand...
As Kirrn said, nobody does that. Plus, I've found it's more advantageous to reflect on life on the other 364 days as well.
Dekstar said:
Good start to the new year; I just destroyed a friendship with a girl I was in love with.

Yay me.
Click to expand...

Don't worry about it, I did the same thing quite recently!

We can, uh, we can be miserable together...?
 
Sheepo said:
Don't worry about it, I did the same thing quite recently!
We can, uh, we can be miserable together...?
Click to expand...
Reminds me of Tim Minchin's Peace Anthem for Palestine, but with girls.
"I don't get poon, and you don't get poon; it seems it's been that way forever. So if I don't get poon, and you don't get poon, why not, not get poon together?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UO6YlkYNJQ
 
One of my Resolutions I'm all ready trying to keep close tabs on is making a better social life for myself. I have all ready cut back on gaming which gets me nowhere in life and I'm going to go out a lot more and enjoy life. Life is too short to be wasting around doing absolutely nothing and I'm gunna try my best to be a better person that way.
 
Resolutions...let's see, get out more, get a job, get my license.
 
Resolutions!
Build weather machine to end always putting flying days on rainy days!
Get pilot's license by my birthday!
 
I resolve to finish studying for quals and pass them.
I have the rest of today to do the former and Monday through Thursday of this week to do the latter (and an oral component in February but whatevs).
Already wasted an inordinate amount of time Jan 1st and then went to sleep early, so today needs to be hyper-productive.

Should be a quick resolution. Painful but quick. Just need to stay off forums.

I also resolve to play videogames next weekend when my exams are over :D
 
Resolutions -
Get into college/live on-campus
Get stronger
Get better at parkour/freerunning movements.
 
Krynn72 said:
You know the forward slash means "or" right? Because the second part sounds a bit weird when you say it that way.

My resolution is
Click to expand...

Actually I didn't, I thought it was used for "and/or" not just or. Well then to get into college and live on-campus.
 
Screw you hippies I was sweating in bed with ****ed up fever dreams over new years. That definitely makes me a real man or something.
 
I resolve to... uhh... make a resolution this time 2012.
 
Eejit said:
Screw you hippies I was sweating in bed with ****ed up fever dreams over new years. That definitely makes me a real man or something.
Click to expand...

I was sick all last week and I'm slowly getting over it now. I think its because of the insane amount of shit I've been doing, 40+ hrs of work, hanging out everynight and drinking, not much sleep and weird weather. I'd rather have broken 3 fingers tbh cuz I can deal with pain and not the discomfort
 
New year's resolutions: Buy whiskey and a cigar, play more games, go swimming and study too I guess.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

bbson john
Hi everyone. I am new to this forum!
Replies
11
Views
6K
Tollbooth Willie
Tollbooth Willie
MFL
Fascinating look at the ongoing psychological evolution of flat hieirarchies.
Replies
2
Views
2K
Tollbooth Willie
Tollbooth Willie
Omnomnick
Steam Client Beta Adds "Steam Broadcasting" Livestreaming Service
Replies
37
Views
8K
Mr. Sir Shpee
Mr. Sir Shpee
B
Community Interviews: Tony Newton, co-creator of Redemption
Replies
0
Views
5K
Barnz
B
Omnomnick
Valve Announces Source 2 + Steam Link [GDC 2015]
2
Replies
67
Views
37K
Skyace65
S
Back
Top