I agree with shattered sanity. I tend to treat my birthday (especially) & holidays as just another day....which is really what they are...arbitrary landmarks. If I dwell too much on the fun I "should be having" it always leads to a downer (I tend to be somewhat of a loner). To be honest, I'll probably be in bed before midnight on New Years Eve again this year...unless I can score some really good fireworks. I mentioned this earlier in the thread, boogie, but there's nothing quite like blowing things up! (The Department of Homeland Security is probably monitoring this post. )