10...

the countdown begins

9..

a stirring of anticipation

8...

7...

6...

5...

eyes are locked on the clock

4...

3...

any moment now

2...

breaths are caught in throats

1...

...

and it's the new millenium, as people say.

there's no nuclear war, everything works, Jesus is not standing in Times Square.

It's a brand new year, yet there is no celebration...

something happened that no one expected:

life stayed the same.