New Year s Eve has always been something magical for me like the ending of a favorite game where everything is about to change I have lived in anticipation of midnight as if after the chimes strike a new level of life opens up I remember sitting under the tree with a gamepad while my parents were preparing salads and dreaming that next year I would become a cool character in my real story It s the same now the tree is blinking I m launching my favorite game and plans for the new season are already being made in my head A new year is like saving up before a big adventure