I love Laura's tone as she introduces the piece and counts down the minutes towards New Years. It's so conspiritorial. It's very, very timely, of course, but you totally feel like you're her kid sister, up past your bedtime, sitting on the stairs, eavesdropping on the parents.

The piece is very simple, but the suspense is palpable. Once the moment arrives, the sad, unending honking of the adults in the room and their tepid greetings of "happy new year" seem so sad. Like a bunch of lost and lonely geese.

But Laura sounds gutsy and I wanted to hear a little more from her.