new years eve was a point of contention for me this year. i was either going to stay home curled up with a book or find a way to make the night truly epic. i did neither. it was an okay night, nothing extraordinary. i was mostly home, but i did take a brief break to pop over to the fine line to see big zach and prof (thanks to my rockstar friend who got me on the guest list for a sold out nye show!).
the show was great, but i was tired and flying solo. i had a couple friends in the crowd, several acquaintances, but i wasn't hanging out with them. part my choice, part theirs.
however, there was a four minute period that was just perfect.
prof was on stage and shouted out to the dj for the time. it was 11:56pm. i was toward the back of crowd, in the general vicinity of the people i knew. he started playing "on my way."
this song was the first prof song i ever heard. in fact there were many weeks when every time a friend of mine got in my car, he would play this song immediately.
i was bopping to the music thinking of how very glad i was that i found the courage to come out alone on nye. i was so happy this was the song that was going to be playing as we rang in the new year because it was so appropriate. the chorus goes like this:
'cause that's in the past and it's a brand new day, a brand new day,
i'm on my way, i'm on my way, i'm on my way.
as i am reflecting on how 2012 is really a brand new year and a fresh start for me, the countdown to the new year begins. the same friend who introduced me to prof bounced over to dance by me. we counted down, yelled happy new year, shared a friendly kiss and hug, and he flitted away to celebrate with everyone else.
not long after a girlfriend called and i chatted with her as i cabbed it home.
it might seem like a pretty lame nye. the situation might seem weird. it might seem silly to blog about this at all. however, those four minutes counting down to 2012 were perfect. it was the exact right situation to say goodbye to all that was 2011 and hello to all that 2012 will be.
and i want to forever remember it as such.
(if you are so inclined, listen to prof's on my way. note: this is not a clean song)
