Happy New Year, DTF!!! (2022 edition)

[bosk1]

Saw the old thread revived, and thought we should have a new one for this year since it's kinda confusing reading last year's comments if you don't happen to pick up on the dates. 

I know Australia already celebrated, as have a few time zones now.  But I think the vast majority of us will be hitting it over the course of the next few albums.  Best wishes in 2022 to all of you!  No matter our differences of opinions, cultures, or what have you, and no matter that we sometimes even argue and can have hard feelings, this is a great community, and I and the Mod staff here value each and every one of you.  We are glad you are here, are thankful for the years we have had together, and look forward to more.

Happy New Year!


My thoughts that I posted in the other thread:

Reflections on 2021:  It has been a challenging year.  It has been a blessed year.  In both senses, God is good, and we're still here and grateful for who we are, what we have, and what we look forward to.

Plans for NYE:  This will be a quiet one.  Our oldest son has a party to go to with friends, our middle son is working part of the evening, and my wife wants to keep it low key since we are still planning (hoping) to get away to Mexico in early January.  So we'll likely spend a quiet evening at home counting down with good food, games, maybe a Spiderman (Holland and Garfield) marathon. 

Resolutions:  Don't really do new years resolutions.  I do plan to get my eating and exercise back on track shortly after the holidays, as I fell pretty hard off the wagon this past year.  That's just a need that I see/feel and plan to act on.  I hope to be far down that road by Spring when I am looking forward to more backpacking and whitewater than I have done in previous years.

Old thread here:  https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=56066.0

[ReaperKK]

Happy New Year to you Bosk and every here on my favorite online community

[Cool Chris]

Happy New Year to everyone here at my only online community!

[TAC]

  We are glad you are here, are thankful for the years we have had together, and look forward to more.

Agreed Bosk. DTF is my Facebook and my Google. So thankful for this place, and Happy New Year to all. Look forward to spending it with all of you!

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

Happy new year DTF!!

[Elite]

Happy New Year!! 2022 here already

[Elite]

Happy New Year!! 2022 here already

Happy New Thread 2(022) v. The old one got closed

[Hyperplex]

The tick over to midnight is just over an hour away here. I'm tucking in with some Macallan and a book and just maybe falling asleep before the meridian change. See everyone on the other side.

[ReaperKK]

Said it earlier but I'll say it again, Happy New Year DTF!

[Lonk]

Happy New Year y'all!

[lonestar]

Unless we got Alaskan or Hawaiian DTFers, us PST brethren will be the last to join you all in the future.

[MirrorMask]

The last two times we all said "happy new year" it wasn't, I'll lower my expectations and moderately wish you that the next 12 months won't suck that bad.

[jingle.boy]

The last two times we all said "happy new year" it wasn't, I'll lower my expectations and moderately wish you that the next 12 months won't suck that bad.

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[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

The last two times we all said "happy new year" it wasn't, I'll lower my expectations and moderately wish you that the next 12 months won't suck that bad.

"I hope you have a moderate happy new year" sounds a bit rough.   

[Stadler]

I don't know; I know that we've lost friends and family (to COVID and otherwise) and lord knows I've had my share of grief and hardship over the past 12 months, but I'm sorry, I just refuse to buy into this arbitrary "credit" for a year, good or bad.  2021 didn't "suck"; it had it's ups and downs like any other year.   I have my health, in whatever form that is right now.  I have my family, in whatever form that is right now.  I have my friends, in whatever form that is right now. Are all those things different from the way they were in the past? Of course, that's how life works.  And they will undoubtedly be different again when 2023 inevitably comes around.

Of course, I hope that each and every one of you reach more goals and dreams in 2022 than you do meet hardships and hurdles.  I hope you and your family can make it another 12 months intact.  But as Neal (sort of) says, "if you think you can't, then right you are!" and that's the approach I take to the annual tolling of the years; I just want each day to be better than the one before, whether it's 1999, 2019, 2020, or 2021.  I can't dwell in the dark and sadness, I want to focus on the light and the happiness.  It's there.  And for me, DTF is a decent part of that; here's to another year of good friends and good company.

[Dublagent66]

First time in a long time I didn't celebrate on NYE.  Last 2 years sucked and I don't expect any improvement this year.

The last two times we all said "happy new year" it wasn't, I'll lower my expectations and moderately wish you that the next 12 months won't suck that bad.

<smashes that like button>

*Smashes again