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Luminous Animal

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116. Up until our daughter was 15, we ordinarily celebrated with just the 3 of us...

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 11:22 PM

Dec 2012

when she was little (and could tell time) my husband and I would reset the clocks back 3 hours to trick into thinking that 9:00 was midnight. We'd watch the ball fall down in NYC on TV (we live in San Francisco) and run out into the streets yelling Happy New Year perplexing a hell of a lot of people walking by.

I've always been of a mind that you spend New Years Eve only with people that you want to hang out with through the following year. I have a good group of friends and I am going to go to a small party hosted by one of them - most of the same people that came to my house for Thanksgiving. Everyone will bring food and drink and it is a comfortable place with cozy couches, one of which I am apt to take a little nap. My daughter, who is 22 now, might show up, but if she doesn't, she'll call me at midnight because she always does so that the three of us can share ringing in the new year.

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Does anyone have no interest in celebrating and going out New Years Eve ? [View all] JI7 Dec 2012 OP

me Marrah_G Dec 2012 #1

I'm making meditation beads... w8liftinglady Dec 2012 #2

k&r nt bananas Jan 2013 #139

me. my husband passed away 7 months DesertFlower Dec 2012 #3

I am so sorry etherealtruth Dec 2012 #9

thank you. we were together DesertFlower Dec 2012 #18

My thoughts are with you tonight etherealtruth Dec 2012 #40

. madokie Dec 2012 #15

thank you. all hugs are welcome. DesertFlower Dec 2012 #22

.... handmade34 Dec 2012 #27

you made me smile. thank you. DesertFlower Dec 2012 #78

One giant bear hug and one medium-sized hug from the Northwest DonRedwood Dec 2012 #91

Special hug tonight ladym55 Dec 2012 #126

I am so sorry DesertFlower. peacebird Dec 2012 #21

it's true. i have several large cacti around my house. DesertFlower Dec 2012 #26

Do cacti blooms have perfume? I have always wondered.... peacebird Dec 2012 #42

i've never smelled one. my cacti are so DesertFlower Dec 2012 #81

... SammyWinstonJack Dec 2012 #29

Hugs Raine Dec 2012 #30

So sorry for your loss. lucca18 Dec 2012 #122

Thank you, all the best to you in the new year. nt Raine Jan 2013 #145

I'm so sorry DesertFlower. snappyturtle Dec 2012 #44

I totally understand. I lost my husband of 47 years in Fall, 2009. I still can't celebrate. juajen Dec 2012 #53

it's really hard. i don't think i'll ever celebrate again. DesertFlower Dec 2012 #87

this was shock for you both riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #106

Oh dear Lord, that's awful.... one_voice Dec 2012 #112

gone through a lot of them since they died riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #147

yes. it is. DesertFlower Dec 2012 #133

... politicasista Dec 2012 #65

(((HUG))) Odin2005 Dec 2012 #70

Oh, that's a bummer. I'm so sorry. Cleita Dec 2012 #76

My sincere condolences. Dems to Win Dec 2012 #83

I am so sorry to hear this. badhair77 Dec 2012 #95

so sorry riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #101

Peace to you, DesertFlower. countryjake Dec 2012 #113

I feel your pain. In 1991 my phone rang at straight up midnight. I thought it was my good friend Booster Dec 2012 #125

... RKP5637 Dec 2012 #130

{{{{Hugs}}}}} Lifelong Protester Jan 2013 #144

I am feeling the same way. LisaLynne Dec 2012 #4

Yeah, the world ended 10 days ago anyway NoOneMan Dec 2012 #5

No, the Mayans were wrong RoccoR5955 Dec 2012 #56

We will be in bed long before midnight. Last time we were up at midnight was 2000, and then only cuz peacebird Dec 2012 #6

I'll be washing dishes. Might vacuum the living room and do a light dusting. Kaleva Dec 2012 #7

Me too. Bake Dec 2012 #8

... SammyWinstonJack Dec 2012 #33

Thanks, SWJ Bake Dec 2012 #45

So sorry. badhair77 Dec 2012 #98

so sorry riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #108

Hanging out at home politicasista Dec 2012 #10

Me. I haven't gone out on New Years eve for a long time. cbayer Dec 2012 #11

We stay home and do a little celebrating Lifelong Protester Dec 2012 #12

we are going to have a board games marathon quinnox Dec 2012 #13

Excellent! Sherman A1 Dec 2012 #31

New Year's Eve is, basically, Amateur Hour. DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #14

Cheers! ellaydubya Dec 2012 #24

Reminds me of a line Jim Warren Dec 2012 #35

Sounds like a great time!!! RKP5637 Dec 2012 #131

Me, too!! ellaydubya Dec 2012 #16

New Years Eve is a terrible time to go out. FSogol Dec 2012 #17

We are in hospital so given the choice, sure. nolabear Dec 2012 #19

Hope everything turns out fine for him, nolabear! countryjake Dec 2012 #115

Thank you!! Definitely not in party mode here either arcane1 Dec 2012 #20

New Year's Eve?? handmade34 Dec 2012 #23

I've always found New Year's depressing. All the things I didn't accomplished in the past year and Raine Dec 2012 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author ailsagirl Dec 2012 #84

No interest here. I went to the grocery store earlier...enough crowds there. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2012 #28

Yours is an absolutely perfect New Year's! Stonepounder Dec 2012 #120

We, or maybe I by myself, may go downtown for a little bit early this evening. Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #32

I have never gone out for NYE... Kalidurga Dec 2012 #34

Baby-sitting my 2-yr old granddaughter... fadedrose Dec 2012 #36

Staying home, eating shrimp stir fry and drinking wine in front of a nice, toasty fireplace Siwsan Dec 2012 #37

I haven't gone out on New Years Eve since my 20's. TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #38

I signed up to work tonight (health care worker) rainbow4321 Dec 2012 #39

Just sitting around tinymontgomery Dec 2012 #41

We are just back from our celebration iwillalwayswonderwhy Dec 2012 #43

Got ya beat! We were home by 7:30. Twilight Zone marathon here I come! narnian60 Dec 2012 #80

I have been "joking" mercuryblues Dec 2012 #46

Nope. But, I never do. GoCubsGo Dec 2012 #47

I'm so glad JI7 that you posed this question. After reading the responses I don't snappyturtle Dec 2012 #48

We generally don't do holidays. n/t X_Digger Dec 2012 #49

I think I'll be doing good to stay awake through the 10:00 news. tanyev Dec 2012 #50

Yep. Me too. nt LaydeeBug Dec 2012 #51

No way! RoccoR5955 Dec 2012 #52

i have never gone out new years eve and no desire to. i will die, before i ever do a seabeyond Dec 2012 #54

We're staying home here... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2012 #55

We never go out on New Years anymore. We actually don't plethoro Dec 2012 #57

We have a nice warm fire in the fireplace, and some bubbly ... kwassa Dec 2012 #58

I am going to a party tomorrow but not tonight Dirty Socialist Dec 2012 #59

Meh, it's really just another night Cal Carpenter Dec 2012 #60

We are staying home. It's our last NYE with one of our cats panAmerican Dec 2012 #61

I'm in bed (8:42 pm EST) DemoTex Dec 2012 #62

Darn right I would go out but Berserker Dec 2012 #63

.... handmade34 Dec 2012 #86

No plans for the night.. Yoi Otoshi wo! Happy New Year! AsahinaKimi Dec 2012 #64

That isn't Cha Am, is it? Dirty Socialist Dec 2012 #68

No its called AsahinaKimi Jan 2013 #146

My family and I are are at home. I love being at home with them. CottonBear Dec 2012 #66

No interest what-so-ever! BeHereNow Dec 2012 #67

Ditto here ailsagirl Dec 2012 #82

I'll enjoy the peace and quiet while the noisy ***holes below me are out partying. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #69

I have never ever cared about the majority of holidays xxxsdesdexxx Dec 2012 #71

Amateur Night JeffHead Dec 2012 #72

New Years Eve, like Saint Patrick's day, is best left to, well, the amateurs Brother Buzz Dec 2012 #73

I went to the store to pick up some kleenex and nyquil while it was still light outside. Cleita Dec 2012 #74

I'm home with "Trainspotting" and a big bottle of cherry Nyquil. WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2012 #118

Get better. Cleita Jan 2013 #136

Thanks. Yeah, I'm jockeying back and forth. WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2013 #138

Rarely ever went out on New Years Eve. Arctic Dave Dec 2012 #75

You couldn't hire me to drive anywhere on a night like tonight... countryjake Dec 2012 #77

Me 2 RoverSuswade Dec 2012 #79

2 close encounter with drunk drivers convinced me New Year's Eve is a good night to stay home. Dems to Win Dec 2012 #85

It's 16 degrees outside here IDemo Dec 2012 #88

I never go out on NYE. Whenever I had in the past, I had a terrible time ProfessionalLeftist Dec 2012 #89

Go out? What for? librarylu Dec 2012 #90

If one doesn't drink I don't see the point high density Dec 2012 #92

Reading the Uranus-Pluto square in November 2013 reteachinwi Dec 2012 #93

Long article, couldn't read all of it, but thanks for posting. love_katz Dec 2012 #128

With all due respect to Robbie Burns... ailsagirl Dec 2012 #94

We just hang out with our kids gollygee Dec 2012 #96

me too riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #97

Me! Not because I couldn't do something, if I wanted. But I want to do things tomorrow.... Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #99

I slept through the Mayan end-of-world, I can sleep through an end-of-calendar. N/T GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #100

I'll greet the new year around 7am... ileus Dec 2012 #102

I never go out Mz Pip Dec 2012 #103

My Nana died on New Year's Day 1969 when I was 13 & have hated it ever since. catbyte Dec 2012 #104

No interest this year. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #105

Almost got killed by a drunk (he died) on New years eve AAO Dec 2012 #107

I haven't celebrated NYE in decades. femmocrat Dec 2012 #109

We're staying in tonight. The streets in KCMO are slicker than snot on glass. RC Dec 2012 #110

I enjoy it privately Lithos Dec 2012 #111

No interest and no time ismnotwasm Dec 2012 #114

Up until our daughter was 15, we ordinarily celebrated with just the 3 of us... Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #116

I have never once in my life attended a New Year's Eve celebration Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2012 #117

what did Kathy Griffen do to her face? riverwalker Dec 2012 #119

Home alone here! Drinking wine and having cheese and crackers. Love every minute! Auntie Bush Dec 2012 #121

So sad for you, Auntie Bush. I'm sad for all the folks who have lost loved ones and sorry that this Stardust Jan 2013 #142

I never go out on New Year's anymore, too many drunks on the road TexasBushwhacker Dec 2012 #123

I do not know why anybody would want to go out on this night..... Hawaiianlight Dec 2012 #124

Happy New Years!!! I'm home too, so here's a virtual Happy New Year!!! RKP5637 Dec 2012 #127

I will go to bed early like I do for every New Years Eve. Speck Tater Dec 2012 #129

NYE ladym55 Dec 2012 #132

This year home with family Euphoria Dec 2012 #134

Same as every New Year's Eve csziggy Dec 2012 #135

Not really. We are to busy watching the Walking Dead marathon. Claybrains Jan 2013 #137

What a great way to spend the next few hours! I wish I hadn't already seen them all several times... Stardust Jan 2013 #140

I'm there with you too. woodsprite Jan 2013 #141

Would love to go, but I'm down with the flu. n/t amandabeech Jan 2013 #143