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28 December 2009

Whatcha doin for New Years? [More:]I am going with my bf to my uncle's house in the Berkshires while he is on vacation. I'm looking forward to getting out of the city and spending some alone time with the bf since he's been away with his family.
I am going to a party. A casual get-together with about five or so couples. We're all bringing our kids. We might not make it to midnight.
posted by LoriFLA 28 December | 13:31
No plans. I kind of wish I did have something fun to do this year, but it doesn't look like it. I'm not doing any more highway driving for a couple of months at least.
posted by Wolfdog 28 December | 13:32
Probably doing a tipsy fireworks display in the street in front of our house, with some of the neighbors joining in. It's a tradition.
posted by BoringPostcards 28 December | 13:34
Staying home with the mister.
posted by deborah 28 December | 13:35
Probably going to sit at home all alone and get completely shitfaced. And then listen to my downstairs neighbors fight, which is always a good time.

I only have to do this because my current cache of alcohol is rapidly exceeding the space for it in the fridge. (One crisper drawer and one spot on the door.)
posted by sperose 28 December | 13:40
New Year's Eve is, what, Thursday? It's only Monday. Too early to start planning. (Last year we went to Vegas so this year we are a little meh)
posted by msali 28 December | 13:42
A nice dinner out at a fancy place, then the opera (Abeit the podunk Eugene Opera), then out for dessert and bubbly, then home.

Up early for VBall the next morning, then the Rose Fucking Bowl! Hopefully the Ducks will acquit themselves entertainingly.
posted by danf 28 December | 13:55
New Year's Eve is, what, Thursday? It's only Monday. Too early to start planning.



We are very, very different people. (It's THURSDAY! WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME!)
posted by The Whelk 28 December | 13:55
I am going with my bf to my uncle's house in the Berkshires


This bf did not exist in July, did he? At least not in his present form as your bf?
posted by danf 28 December | 13:56
I think a friend is having a small gathering at her place. Good wine, lots of food, and hopefully we will get the babby to sleep in a portacrib in her bedroom.
posted by gaspode 28 December | 14:01
DC-area Mechazens should come to my house for New Year's Day brunch!
posted by mrmoonpie 28 December | 14:04
The restaurant/bar around the corner is having a party that a lot of the neighbors are going and it seemed like the path of least resistance (other than just staying home). It's maybe 100 feet from our front door so stumbling home at 1AM won't be too big a problem.
posted by octothorpe 28 December | 14:30
Nothing.
posted by JanetLand 28 December | 14:30
Going to a bowl game if I think I can tolerate the trip. Injured my abdominal muscles about two months ago and they are taking their own sweet time healing, so I have to decide if I can tolerate all of the walking and such. If not, I will be sitting on my butt watching TV because if I feel bad enough that I can't make myself go to watch a football game I sure as hell won't feel like doing anything else.
posted by weretable and the undead chairs 28 December | 14:35
Not sure yet. There's always a big party on in east London, where a Scottish friend changes into his kilt and pipes in the New Year on the bagpipes. And a disco, and lots of people. It's a friend's birthday, but she's fallen out with someone who'll be at the party and she's already given it the 'I'm not going if he's going' malarkey. She's been a good friend though, so I can't not spend her birthday with her. This probably means we'll end up at a restaurant, my flat being unfit for guests right now, having been flooded and all.
posted by essexjan 28 December | 14:40
I will probably take the kids to a Chinese restauarant we recently found. They have a deep-fried scallops dish that is beyond description. Also, they don't use peas and corn in their fried rice, and in the few dishes that use carrots or squash, they use them sparingly. Beyond that, it's just another night.
posted by Ardiril 28 December | 14:41
I am celebrating by not giving a damn.
posted by Eideteker 28 December | 14:46
Same small party at same friend's house with same small group of people. This is nice and all and I love my friends but sometimes I yearn for change, for difference, for a party that contains a single guy I haven't ever met who is not clinically insane. Big dreams! Oh well. Starting next month my resolution is to get out to different places and meet some new people.
posted by mygothlaundry 28 December | 14:47
Celebrating the 4th anniversary of my dog's adoption and ignoring all of the crap tv. Probably won't bother staying up 'til midnight since I have to go work the morning shift at the clinic on New Year's Day.
posted by ufez 28 December | 14:56
Oh, I hear you, mgl. I met an interesting, attractive man at lunch on Christmas Day, but there's one aspect of his life which for me is a huge deal breaker. In other respects, he'd be great, and there was a lot of banter/flirting between us, but I can see that his situation would ultimately not be good for me.

I, too, plan to get out more in the New Year to meet new people.
posted by essexjan 28 December | 15:25
Staying in for movie night. Trying to decide what movies has been a topic for discussion all week.
posted by lysdexic 28 December | 15:36
I think I'm going to stay in and drink some of the champagne a family friend gave us as a wedding gift. (Husband has to work until 11:30 p.m.; he might have a glass when he gets home.) Maybe watch The Hudsucker Proxy or The Apartment, both favorite movies, both New-Years-y stories.

New Year's Day, some fantastic friends invited us to a fantastic brunch. FANTASTIC.
posted by Elsa 28 December | 15:36
Like sperose, but no fighting neighbors. I have a new dog, so I have a pal to celebrate with. I wonder if he likes champagne?

I'll have drinks with the regular Friday group earlier in the evening. I pretty much don't like NYE, so a movie at home is fine with me.
posted by theora55 28 December | 16:34
I'm gonna splurge and buy good champagne and DRINK IT ALL.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero 28 December | 16:36
We are going to a friend's place for a get-together with a few couples. We're taking our tent, so I'll be able to drink for a change (because I am always the responsible one that drives the family home and puts the kids to bed). Not sure if that's a good thing. Must. Maintain. Control.
posted by dg 28 December | 16:50
DanF- yup, he's new since Sept, was just a friend of my old roommate til then
posted by rmless2 28 December | 16:51
EJ: was it a Real doll?
posted by rmless2 28 December | 16:53
We will be at home and I've invited a bunch of friends to stop by. I'll fix lots of finger food and have champagne and everyone will bring their kids and they'll all be gone before 9pm. I'm so happy to stay home and hang out and be casual. New Year's Eve has never felt like anything special. September has always been the start of the new year to me. You know, a new grade in school, the seasons change .. something is different. So yeah, we'll be here, eating pigs in blankets, caramelized bacon and shrimp dip.
posted by Kangaroo 28 December | 17:07
We are going to try and take EM to the local shrine at midnight and listen to the ringing out of the year. After we'll probably go to my husbands mother's place and have ozoni soup.

On New Years Day we'll be eating osechi (traditional New Years food) which I'm making for the first time! My husbands family don't do any of this stuff but I think it's important for EM to start experiencing some traditions.
posted by gomichild 28 December | 17:54
Same thing we've done every year since moving back to Texas in '97: Going to Rosie & Emil's for their New Years Eve bash. That used to be like falling off a log when they lived half a block down from us, but then they moved to 8 miles from here. Then they moved again- more than 20 miles from here.

I hope they don't move anymore.

But I'm looking forward to their party; it's always first rate.
posted by Doohickie 28 December | 18:32
Against good common sense, I'm throwing a slumber party for six little girls, complete with dancing, dressup, and gourmet cupcakes. Plus, I'm transforming the entire den into one big bedsheet tent. I'm the king of bedsheet tents.
posted by ColdChef 28 December | 20:41
Don't know! But I'll still be in Juneau, and it's awesome.
posted by Stewriffic 28 December | 21:06
if the weather is ok, i'll be alone by ambleside pier in west vancouver where the cops set off all the confiscated fireworks from the past year. i like it there . when it hits 12 all the ships in the harbour set off their horns. its a pretty cool vibe
posted by rollick 28 December | 21:22
We bought good champagne and we're gonna put the kids to bed and drink it. But I'd rather be with gomi or ColdChef, because both of those options sound awesome.

And I agree with Kangaroo. The year starts in September. (And it ends in June. Summer is a strange limbo that exists independent of time.)
posted by jrossi4r 28 December | 22:25
I am DJ-ing New Year's Eve in Portsmouth for one sexy hour (7 - 8pm). Expect the booty shake heartbreak lovey dovey milkshake music.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 28 December | 22:50
We make ridiculous hats with all of the leftover wrapping paper and ribbon and anything else we can find. We toast the NYC New Year at 12 EST, call all of our family back east and go to bed about 9:30 PST.

New Year's day we do collards, black-eyed peas and cornbread.
posted by simbiotic 29 December | 00:48
I wanted so very badly to be out of NYC ( I live 12 blocks away from Times Square and have had to show ID to be able to get home the past few years), but renovation issues mean I can't. I suppose my usual seeing a movie that runs past midnight.
posted by brujita 29 December | 02:09
New Year's day we do collards, black-eyed peas and cornbread.
This is a partial menu for us, too!
posted by mrmoonpie 29 December | 12:09
Slumber party activity list:
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posted by ColdChef 29 December | 12:31
New Year's day we do collards, black-eyed peas and cornbread.

Pork and sauerkraut here. I think it's a Pennsylvania thing.
posted by octothorpe 29 December | 12:48
I've got a choice between a potential vrakatar-hosted party or a party in NJ but I really hope the vrak one happens because I don't want to go all the way to Jersey. It would also be easier and more fun to bring my friend M. to the vrak party because even though he wouldn't know anyone at either party, I think he'd get along with vrak and friends better.

Just hope it doesn't rain or snow too much to not use the outdoor firepit.
posted by TrishaLynn 29 December | 13:08
I wonder if I can convince the BF to go with ColdChef's agenda instead of our planned "cook dinner, make a fire, drink champagne" evening.
The Tater Toss sounds especially fun, especially considering it will be done once already made up and hairstyled.
posted by rmless2 29 December | 14:17
Cold Chef - explain Tater Toss house rules, please. I have no plans, but I have taters, a human, and a canine at my disposal. This could be good.
posted by rainbaby 29 December | 14:18
Bedsheet tent in the den? Further proof that ColdChef is utterly awesome! However I suspect a beauty makeover in his near future, like maybe New Year's Eve!

No real plans for me... might watch the countdown on TV. I might make some eggnog or mulled wine.
posted by halonine 29 December | 14:29
Heh. Tater Toss. You wind it up and throw it back and forth until the timer goes off. Simple, most old fashioned game. Girls love it more than the Wii. They want to play for hours.
posted by ColdChef 29 December | 15:19
jason's_planet -- sleep with di big machine under mi pillow || Monday 3-point update

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