The end of one year, the beginning of the next

I had an interesting reaction to the ending of 2007 and thus a new beginning in 2008.
At 3 a.m. on the 1st of January I was totally, completely incapacitated by a stomach flu/virus whatever. I tried to resist it, but there was no avoiding the apparently inevitable bug that was trying to get me firmly in its grip. I have been really healthy all year, so when I get sick it really knocks me for a loop.