I feel like Baby New Year..

Happy New Year!

Where to start? I've been gone for the past 2 weeks for the holidays and so much as happened in the world. What have you all done without me? Deep down I'd like to think you've all missed my ramblings, but I'm sure you found something productive to occupy that 4 minutes a day you spend rolling your eyes at what The Matt-Cave has to say that afternoon.

But it's the new year, and I am back on duty. In the coming days I hope to get back into the swing of things, relating a few things from my travels as well as my endless opinions on current affairs. Usually I don't perscribe to the sentimentality of the new year. I've never been one to truly get caught up in the faux-feelings of renewal just because it's time to open a new calendar (Mine has lovely farm houses and scenic vistas on it. I'm very smitten with it. It's from a bank.) But this year, it seems a little different for me. Perhaps I've finally allowed my anger over the recent election to subside a bit. Or maybe all that crack has finally caught up with me.

Whatever the reason I feel renewed. Which strikes me as odd considering the state of affairs these days. The year ahead holds plenty to dislike - tsunami fallout, a war, republicans, Ashlee Simpson. But it also holds some positive things - the growth of a liberal grassroots political machine, humanitarian aid efforts, and a brand-new Law and Order spin-off. It has potential to be a great year and I have a whole heck of a lot of resolutions to make in the next few days. Maybe this year I'll try to keep some of them.