So another year has passed us by. 2008 has been a pretty good year, unless you are Heather Ledger or a major shareholder in Woolworths.
Tonight sees us drift serenely, and somewhat inebriated, into 2009. But this New Years Eve is slightly different. It is different because we get to take advantage of a leap second.
The extra second we are getting this year is something to do with our orbit around the sun and other sciencey things about which I know very little. You can read more here.
More importantly however is the fact that we have been gifted an extra second in 2008, and it is our duty to use it as best we can, otherwise we might as well have let Space keep it. And you just know that Space would have wasted it.
A lot of things can be accomplished in a second at midnight. You can double your foreplay efforts, listen to James Blunts Greatest Hits, or even spend time thinking about those less fortunate than ourselves.
So how will you be making the most of your extra second?
Sam · December 31, 2008 at 2:14 pm
I’m just ignoring it. I’m far too important for a second.
Keef · December 31, 2008 at 2:46 pm
I shall probably spend the extra second boring friends and relatives witless by telling them that we have an extra second this year.
Sewmouse · December 31, 2008 at 3:15 pm
I hope the extra second doesn’t come during the “countdown” to the ball dropping in Time’s Square.
10
9
8
7
6
6 again
5
4
3
2
1
Just doesn’t seem RIGHT
Z · December 31, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Kissing.
Megan · December 31, 2008 at 4:19 pm
I’m going to use it to accomplish all those goals I had from the previous year. I believe in extensive procrastination and highly focused effort.
Aimee · January 1, 2009 at 2:22 am
Picturing what you look like naked
(1 second) I only made it to the nipples
Happy New Year
Misty · January 1, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Wishing you a Happy New Year and a happy birthday Angry. (aah to be twenty-fourteen again)
Jake · January 1, 2009 at 8:32 pm
I’m going to offset it against the time spent reading iamlivid….
ubermouth · January 4, 2009 at 5:07 am
Damn! I didn’t get to this post in time, didn’t know and wasted my second!
When’s the next one- so I will be ready?
The Nameless One · January 5, 2009 at 9:15 am
Waste it. Like every other second of every other year.
Hey ho!
grumpyoldwoman · January 5, 2009 at 10:01 pm
I would have spent it drinking vodka (had I known) but probably did inadvertently (sp) anyway.