Fifteen minutes to midnight.
It’s getting pretty noisy outside. People are celebrating. Fireworks are starting. Houses are still brightly decorated by little light fixtures. My phone’s been buzzing with messages of goodwill. I think I’m excited about the new year. But I don’t want to jinx it, so let me just say this little wish:
I hope we’ll all go through 2009 smiling a lot more often than not. Be happy. Love a lot. Insert a ridiculously big smiley here.