Winding down
Dec. 31st, 2023 07:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
deemoyzaI already did my reflecting in the (aptly titled) "Reflection" post a few weeks ago, so there's not much left to say for 2023 other than that I'm glad I survived it. It wasn't particularly terrible, but my mental health was not that great. I've been feeling much better since starting my new meds earlier this month, and I'm really hoping this feeling carries forward into the new year. I'm cautiously optimistic, and that's a huge improvement from my normal New Year's feelings.
I didn't go out for NYE this year, but I did manage to take in a show Friday night. The same show, in fact, as the one I saw last NYE: OPM at the Cosmopolitan. Sadly, this show is closing, its final performances being tonight, so I figured I'd give it one last peep, and I'm glad I did. There were enough changes to make it a fresh experience, including acts I didn't get to see last year, such as a sword-swallower, a woman dancing with at least ten hula hoops, and (frankly, the reason I wanted to go again), a guy who does yo-yo tricks with an, ahem, unconventional appendange.
(That act alone is fun, but it doesn't hurt that he's just freaking adorable, too!)
I got turned around getting to the other side of the theater (the seats were curtained off while staff prepared for the late performance) and ended up asking him, of all people, where I was supposed to go. He (and other performers, I assume, all out of costume) were just hanging out at the bar between shows, and I only recognized him after I gave him a good look and heard his Aussie accent. He politely told me I was in the right place and the curtains were opening soon, and I decided it was in my best interest not to geek out and admit I recognized him. XD
Anyway, that was the festive part of my weekend. Tonight, I'm just relaxing at home, catching up on things here online, and going to welcome the new year with Animal Crossing ('cause it's just so cute!), and maybe some fireworks.
Happy New Year's Eve, everybody! I hope 2024 will treat all of us well!
I didn't go out for NYE this year, but I did manage to take in a show Friday night. The same show, in fact, as the one I saw last NYE: OPM at the Cosmopolitan. Sadly, this show is closing, its final performances being tonight, so I figured I'd give it one last peep, and I'm glad I did. There were enough changes to make it a fresh experience, including acts I didn't get to see last year, such as a sword-swallower, a woman dancing with at least ten hula hoops, and (frankly, the reason I wanted to go again), a guy who does yo-yo tricks with an, ahem, unconventional appendange.
(That act alone is fun, but it doesn't hurt that he's just freaking adorable, too!)
Check out the video promo (censored for YouTube, but still NSFW)
I got turned around getting to the other side of the theater (the seats were curtained off while staff prepared for the late performance) and ended up asking him, of all people, where I was supposed to go. He (and other performers, I assume, all out of costume) were just hanging out at the bar between shows, and I only recognized him after I gave him a good look and heard his Aussie accent. He politely told me I was in the right place and the curtains were opening soon, and I decided it was in my best interest not to geek out and admit I recognized him. XD
Anyway, that was the festive part of my weekend. Tonight, I'm just relaxing at home, catching up on things here online, and going to welcome the new year with Animal Crossing ('cause it's just so cute!), and maybe some fireworks.
Happy New Year's Eve, everybody! I hope 2024 will treat all of us well!
