NY

Filed in holidays, random thoughts on Jan.01, 2010

My biggest worry for the new year so far is on how to refer to it. Will it be Two Thousand Ten, Two Thousand And Ten or just Twenty Ten? I think I like the last one best. Its easier and rolls off the tongue better. So from this day forward 2010 shall be referred to as twenty ten. There, I have spoken! lol

I am so not excited about NYE. I had to work until 2:00am.¹ NYE is our busiest (and worst) day of the year. Ugh. Overall, it wasn’t too bad this year. The cold messes, the hot messes, and the just plain messes were out in force but the overall violent crimes were down. I was on fire side most of the night which meant managing the medical fleet. I feel good knowing I did an excellent job with the resources available.

Apple guy is still here (yay!) Sadly, I didn’t get to ring in the NY with him because I had to work. I did manage to send him a text at the midnight hour. I literally got the text out when the shit really hit the fan, so to speak. He went out with some friends so at least one of us had some fun. I was bummed that we had to spend it apart but there is always next year I guess.

I haven’t really worked on my resolutions for the new year yet. The wine is kicking in and my brain is kinda fuzzy at the moment.

originally 3:00am but I got lucky and was relieved an hour early [↩]

Comments (6)

6 Responses to “NY”

Blobby Says:
January 1st, 2010 at 5:18 am
How to refer to the new year is your BIGGEST worry?

If true – then you are a lucky lucky man! HNY!
A. Lewis Says:
January 1st, 2010 at 9:38 am
“Two thousand, zero hundred, and ten years.” Yeah, try that out.
icejohn2 Says:
January 3rd, 2010 at 2:19 pm
Happy new year, Moby!
JoeinMI Says:
January 4th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
It’s twenty-ten. Look at 1991. You don’t say “One thousand nine hundred ninety-nine”? No, you say “Nineteen ninety-nine”.

Two thousand ten isn’t bad, but the poor people living in Two thousand three hundred fifty-seven.

(And I’d argue that Two thousand and ten = 2000.10)
Tim Says:
January 5th, 2010 at 2:15 am
I would sort of agree with JoeinMI’s comments. However, I have not heard from any vernacular police. I would offer we changed pronunciation of the year 2000 to “two thousand” because “twenty zero” or “twenty oh oh” was confusing or stupid. “JoeinMI’s comments were essentially true prior to the year 2000. I would further suggest our pronunciation of the year post 1999, was influenced by the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey”… You never heard the movie referred to as “twenty and one, A Space Odyssey”… IMHO.
I think our pronunciation of the year is governed more by what is the easiest to say (e.g. lazy) with the least of confusion.

PS: Mathematically speaking, “JoeinMI’s” last statement doesn’t make sense… unless he is referring to high tech’s version-speak.

@Tim ~ Did you just call me lazy? As bon qui qui would say, “I will cuuuut you!” lol
JoeinMI Says:
January 7th, 2010 at 5:13 am
Actually, it was something I was taught in a math class years ago. Two Thousand Ten = 2010. Two Thousand and Ten = 2000.10. Maybe it’s more of a monetary phrase requirement, when having decimal places is expected. *shrug*