Auld Lang Syne

Farewell to 2008!

It is 0650 EST. You might be wondering why I am up so early. Or rather, why I stayed up so late. Today, Évariste and I are welcoming in 2009 around the world... in consciousness. That's right, from 0700 EST, 31 Dec 2008 to 0700 EST, 1st Jan 2009, starting from the International Date Line and moving west back around to the International Date Line again. Yes, I am that eager for 2008 to be over and for 2009 to begin.

Amis, unis par cette chaîne
Autour du même feu
Amis, unis par cette chaîne
Ne faisons pas d'adieux.

Car l'idéal qui nous rassemble
Vivra dans l'avenir
Car l'idéal qui nous rassemble
Saura nous réunir.

Friends, united by this chain
Around the same fire
Friends, united by this chain
Let us not say farewell.

For the ideal that brings us together
Will live in the future
For the ideal that brings us together
Will know how to reunite us.

Happy New Year!