From Friday Five with my answers.

1. What was your biggest accomplishment this year?
I saved up a lot of money, and took a trip to Britain, doing almost all the organizing. I'm pretty proud of that accomplishment, being a traveller.

2. What was your biggest disappointment?
Other hopes unrealized.

3. What do you hope to happen in the next 12 months?
I hope to travel, not quit on my hobbies, and be less afraid of small talk.

4. Will you be making any resolutions? If yes, what will they be?
I usually do not make resolutions at this time, just strung out along the way.

5. What are your plans for New Year's Eve?
New Year's for me is more towards March 20th. But on Thursday, we are going to my grandparents' house to have lunch, because we have the free time. The rest of the world doesn't work, so Dad can't either.

True New Year: In Exodus 12:2, it says: "This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you." Also, in Exodus 13:3 & 4, "And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand Yahweh brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten. This day came ye out in the month Abib."

To understand the new year, a few other things have to be understood. The day begins at evening (Genesis 1:5). The month begins at the new moon. I believe this because the same word used for month 254 times, chodesh, is used also for new moon about twenty times. It is just a historical fact that the new year was decided according to the spring equinox. To lay out my belief, the new year is to be reckoned according to the spring equinox, being the day of the first new moon after this. Usually this date is March 20th.

Just for kicks - I saw this baked beans puzzle in a London shop: