Thankfully, fireworks were avoided

How did you spend your New Year's? I spent mine installing a light. Of course, this wasn't the take out the old light and put in the new light. No, that would be too easy. This had to be the cut a hole in the ceiling, install a junction box, THEN install the light and run wires. And leave it to the Home Depot DIY Book to make me feel inadequate. I believe the estimated time for this job for a beginner was about 3 hours. I did it in 6. Yeah for incompetence!!
The job wasn't as technically difficult as it could have been. The joists in the ceiling run perpendicular to the direction I needed to take the electrical wire, so instead of trying to gut a big ass drill and go through 3 joists, I got one of those hide-a-cord thingies. Easily saved me from making this a 2 day job or more. Also, the light is actually connected to an outlet that is controlled by a light switch, so that saved me a lot of time too.
One good thing about all of this is there were no fireworks. The light did not explode when plugged in and I never got close to feeling those mild tinglies you get before the giant ZAP! And now, we are finally able to play in the playroom after the sun goes down! HOORAY!

PS There is no better feeling than doing a job like this and then hearing your daughter squeal: YEAH DADDY!