another donut around the sun
it is a warp up, with more things to come. the last day for the year. where does time start and where does it end? i suppose it's all just for the reference. and through reference, once arbitrary markers gain great significance. new year's is a funny one as there are so many different ones one may pick (gregorian, julian, solar, lunar, lunisolar, international fixed, arithmetic, astrological, hindu, fiscal, you get the gist) and with the variety, one could almost pick and choose the one that matters to oneself. but as far as generality goes, the big one would be the western calendar, gregorian. and i often get more analytical than i need to with certain things, like celebration, like the new year's. perhaps im the necessary reactionary of the world, bit off to the side, slightly off the track, though i do enjoy the general atmosphere of happy public. it's just an unavoidable monkey look at life- what's underneath it? what is it really? what have it ...