New Year's Eve plans are often one of the following:
(a) Out with friends at a bar or night club
(b) Host a party at your place with friends and/or family members
(c) Go to a friend's place
(d) Stay at home and watch the NYC ball drop
(e) Stay at home and miss the ball drop
(f) Stand in the cold somewhere to watch some fireworks or some amazing thing happen above you
My initial plans for NYE was a bit of (a) and (f), but a series of events left a lemon taste in my mouth. I was out-of-town for two weeks in December and intended to come back to Baltimore to ring in the new year. I figured, I've done too many celebrations in L.A.; it was time to try a new city, a new adventure.
When I landed and got home, I decided to check on my car, but found it unable to start. My car had been unused for over two weeks now and the temps have been cold. I made plans with my building complex to have the car started every once in a while to make sure it works. Well that didn't happened as you can tell. After getting it jumped by AAA, my car developed a few weird problems. I won't even say what it was, but weird is a description that's barely scratching the surface. I'm, of course, upset because I really needed my car soon to get food. Things got worse when I got a couple of bad news back-to-back. In about 3 hours, I felt like I was about to burst, literally. After bringing my car to fix some of the problems, I decided that it was just best that I didn't go out to some place and knock back drinks. I have drank a bit too much when I was depressed, and it was a horrible experience.
I wanted to experience the start of the New Year in a unique way. Not do (a) through (f). So after much thought, I decided to ring in the new year on my bike, at home, on an indoor trainer. I popped in a Mad Men DVD and pedaled away for an hour and a half to two full episodes. The work-out was tough, but I felt much better when I was done. It was always my way to de-stress. I didn't even bother to switch over to watch the NYC ball drop. Just didn't see a point of doing the same thing as hundreds of millions of people. The experience was unorthodox, but had a personal spin for the new year. I felt happier with the problems, and it has been over two weeks since I've been on my bike. It was time to crank it out!
