Why do people have to treat New Years like it's something special? I mean, it's just another day, another arbitrary divide between one arbitrary unit of time (a day) and another. It's commercialized nearly as bad as Christmas, and it's just another excuse for the stuttering masses to gather in social places, drink themselves stupid, and make a fool of themselves in front of other people.
People continually feel the need to wait until New Year's Eve to proclaim resolutions and plans for how they are going to better themselves in the following year (most of which they simply ignore when the hangover kicks in the following morning). I'm tired of people saying they'll be a better person, and hoping that next year will be better. News flash, folks: you can be a better person NOW! You can make today better, and all it takes is a little effort.
But no, the masses would rather hope, wish, and pray for a better tomorrow, rather than actually put forth some effort; and when things stay the same, they proceed to ***** about it.
It's sickening.