New Year (2005)

It's a little sad to think that the holidays are already over, but the year ended well for me. Christmas was good, and I had fun spending it partying with family. Lots of food, gifts, and a little wine tasting. :) Hearing the news about the earth quake and tsunami disasters in Eastern Asia was a somber note though.

Around Christmas my friend that I had traveled with through Europe over the summer came back from studying abroad so I got to catch up on all his stories about his trip after I left. Hearing the stories definitely made me want to travel again, but if I went again I would want to stay in one country instead of bouncing between four like I did this past summer.

A couple of days before New Years I went to see the band Ozomatli, who were playing fairly close to my house. New Years was fairly mellow. I had a couple of friends over, and we ended up mostly just hanging out. There was an attempt to go out, but aside from a few big events downtown there wasn't a lot going on. All the bars and clubs near by were fairly empty, but it was cool to be able to keep it mellow as well as stay off the roads. Spending New Years with close friends is usually the way I like to spend it anyway. That's about the news here for now.