new years

[tielan]

The downside of not going up to the farm with friends means I'm pretty much spending NYE alone. Most of my local friends down here are in isolation, or trying to keep from being infected.

And there's always the secret fear that nobody has invited me to anything because they don't want me there or they forgot I existed.

Anyway, I am feeling a bit lonesome this NYE, in part because I could have been doing other things (ie. going up to the farm), but I chose not to.

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[beatrice_otter]

Oof. Sorry to hear that!

[tielan]

I didn't used to mind doing NYE home alone. Then again, at that point I'd become accustomed to doing it alone.

The five years before 2020, I'd always gone to someone's house to hang out. Last year was not an option, and this year I was going to be up at the farm, and I don't think anyone did anything.

I'm feeling a bit socially deprived, particularly since a few of our Christmas-related events have been cancelled or the guest-list readjusted...

[rmc28]

We have come to NYE and I realise I have not organised anything and we haven't been invited to anything - possibly because most of the people we would most want to see also don't want to meet in person and are also tired of online parties etc.

I am currently seriously considering An Early Night and be done with it.

[tielan]

Did you end up doing the early night?

[rmc28]

Just as I was considering it, spouse came along and suggested watching A Film and after a bit of back and forth we watched Black Widow which I had not yet managed to see. It was fun and I'm glad I saw it.

We need to work on improving the collective family schedule - there is quite a lot of room for improvement! - and one of my goals for that is now a regular "watch something with spouse" slot.