Last night's homebound New Year's Eve was the second in what looks to be a continuing series of low-key affairs necessitated by our unwillingness to trust a stranger to watch our child while we spend the evening with a bunch of sad sacks forcing themselves to down cosmos while listening to a cover band dredge up "Celebration" by Kool and the Gang one more time.
Even so, it was one of the more enjoyable New Year's affairs we've spent. And if playing cards, watching South Park, and banging pots at midnight (a tradition The Wife assures me has a storied history in her family) doesn't quite measure up in debauchery to the four days we spent in New Orleans over New Year's in 1998-99, at least we didn't wake up $800 poorer.
Everyone cleared out/hit the sack by 12:30 except for yours truly, who was able to justify his umpteenth viewing of The Road Warrior by telling himself, "Hey, I haven't watched it this year yet." This morning was refreshingly hangover-free, and everything was topped off by a win for Texas in the Rose Bowl. As for that other great New Year's tradition, I hereby resolve to track down that rascally Osama Bin Laden. Dead or alive.
UPDATE: I just realized that, contrary to the title of this entry, there isn't much about drinking. So let me just add that I personally consumed seven flagons of mead and a hogshead of ale. Take that, sissies.
Osama aside - I'd rather leave that to the pros in Special Forces, I am much too old for that and so are you - the Texas win was great. And the media is still 'disin the hell out of Texas?!?! WDF?
Happy New Year to all!
PS Me and my version of "The Wife" got our three in bed and made it all the way 'til 9:30!! Rock ON!
I was supposed to be in L.A. for the Rose Bowl with my family, but as I am still el sicko I ended up staying at my parents' house as the resident dogsitter. So I too spent New Year's with South Park. Damn I love that show.
The banging pots thing is interesting. I spent New Year's in Florence, Italy one year and my parents told us that Italians celebrate by throwing old appliances out the window at midnight, so people were encouraged to stay indoors. Yeah, I thought they were kidding too, but the next morning there were blenders, microwaves, irons, etc all over the streets. What the hell??? :)
Well, we certainly missed you guys.
Your New Year's Eve sounds like mine. Cuz South Park is super show number one