I didn't volunteer at First Night Raleigh (like I did last year) because, wouldn't you know it, it was raining. That, and the fact that I didn't want to drive to the Triangle thrice in three days. But I did catch a sneak-peek at the acorn used for the acorn drop on the corner of Wilmington and Davie streets on Saturday.

At midnight, some brilliant mind in town decided to honk their car horn incessantly, and then I heard fireworks afterwards.

New Year's Resolution(s): To acquire a new language. To mind my own business more often. To eat healthier.

Song - Yusuf Islam - Heaven / Where True Love Goes