it's the end of the year, and people are beginning to make resolutions for next year. gyms are going to be overcrowded for a couple months, and then everything will level back out. i hope your year goes well, but it's doubtful that it will. not that it's your fault. it's difficult to start a year on a good note and keep it going. you make your resolutions: getting in shape, reading more, learning a language, etc. but you also want to send off the current year with a celebration. ring in the new year like the sweet rocking maniac that you are. and what happens? you spend the first day of your productive year on the couch hungover praying for death. "well, this year's already shot. maybe next year" and every four years, because our calendar is so accurate, we add a bonus day arbitrarily at the end of february. an extra day of black history month is pretty sweet, but i think we can all agree it would be better served at the beginning of january. january 0th. a free day to ease into your new, productive life. "january 0th - for a more productive society!"