This is my fifth year in SL, and I think I have spent four New Year’s Eves (if that is the correct way to put it) partying with my friends from around the globe. Last night was no different, and as usual it was such a great way to look back on the past and look forward to the future. Plus no aching feet, no aching head, a huge choice of outfits, all of them comfortable and no dry cleaning bills to follow! How bad can that be.
My first party was at The HangOut.
photo courtesy of Janis Short
Janis Short had gone all out with decorations, confetti, signs, balloons, the whole nine yards, it was magical.
Janey Bracken strikes a pose
So magical, in fact, that Ed Follet floated up to the ceiling, and danced there.
Ed Follet demonstrates how light on his feet he can be
DJ Cute playing everyone's favourite tunes
Next, I stopped in at the New West End Club.
Vinnie keeping an eye on things
Vinnie the Vulture was looking almost as festive as the crowd on the dancefloor,
Guests in their finest attire welcome in the New Year
who were dressed to the nines and enjoying dj Cutewillow Carlberg’s music.
Seany1235 Blinker and Brie Janick
Then it was on to the Club Underground, where a fancy dress event was taking place. Seany1235 Blinker and Brie Janick were dressed as clowns, but there was 
also a Hindu monk, 
a skeleton, mummy,
one of Miss Piggy’s relatives and
haha Artful and Poppy Ling
some very exotically dressed couples.It was all very colourful.
DJ Saffi
I happened to be there just as the New Year arrived in England, and so was treated to a wonderful fireworks display.
Beautiful fireworks ended the evening at the Club Underground
My evening (year) ended at Bogart’s Jazz Club, one of my favourite jazz clubs in SL. I saw in the New Year (this time in the central time zone).
Last stop of the evening
Then it was time for bed.
To me the best thing about being in SL is the opportunity it gives us to meet others from all over the world and learn about different cultures, their similarities, differences, beliefs and customs. For instance I was given a bunch of 12 grapes (uvas in Spanish) by Nahiram Vaniva.
holding my 12 grapes and getting ready to make my wishes
She explained that she was doing this because when midnight arrives you eat one grape and make a wish on each strike of the clock. What a good way to start off the year. Happy New Year everyone!
Happy New Year
