Happy New Year's!

[wraithfodder]

 New Year's!

Well, not yet, but according to CBS, it's next year in Sydney, Australia. Nice fireworks! :)

Was thinking about New Year's resolutions, which I don't make cuz I never keep, but do plan to make a good attempt at catching up on email and not letting it pile up. I get so much due to various interests and websites I run that it's just, well, enormous.

Was reading on superstitions for the new year. Shouldn't run wash on the first day. Oh hey, no problem! No cleaning either? Yes! But the first visitor to the house on the day should be dark haired and good looking. Hm, don't think Joe Flanigan is gonna be knocking at my door. Darn. However, the 'first footer' should not be a redhead, so does that mean I can't let the dog out until someone else arrives. Wait, I'll put the cat out. He's got sorta dark hair.... of course, he won't appreciate it as it's COLD.

Plan to spend the day just catching up with stuff, email, books, maybe some videos. Just relax. :)

Meanwhile, below the cut is a picture a friend sent me, which I thought I'd share :)

Comments

[vecturist.livejournal.com]

My mom's family is Eastern European so we have a couple New Year's superstitions we follow - you're supposed to have pork and cabbage (sourkraut) for New Year's Day for a year of money, good health and luck. Cabbage represents money and you should have pork (or something from a pig) because pigs uproot things - chicken is a real no-no because chickens scratch for a living and if you eat chicken on the first day of the new year, you'll have money problems (My mom maintains the year we didn't do pork and cabbage all sorts of bad things happened). You're also supposed to hold silver in your hand at midnight for prosperity in the comming year. I figure it never hurts...

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Hmm, no cabbage, but does holding a silver colored tv remote in hand count as silver?? ;)

[vecturist.livejournal.com]

I think that counts...I just took my earrings out.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

:)