I think this year is the first year EVER I’ve not really done anything for New Years. Up until I was 14, my parents always had friends round who brought their kids (who were my and my brothers’ age) and we had a bit of a party. Then just generic house parties since either in Hampshire or Sheffield. Tonight I am staying in, in Newcastle, and my lover and I are gunna watch a DVD and drink some gin. I’ve already spent most the evening planning my 6000 word essay (with the deadline looming on Wednesday…) and looking at - but not reading, mind - my three new books I am saving for holiday: We Need to Talk About Kevin; The Purity Myth; and How to be a Woman. So far, it’s been top.
