How do you handle New Year's Eve?

rowech · 12-30-2010, 07:31 PM

Poll to follow...

Schmidty · 12-30-2010, 07:42 PM

My daughter is having some friends over for a slumber/birthday party. I'll just do some cooking, baking, and watch a movie with my wife. It'll be my first New Year's Eve in a long time without alcohol, not that that's an issue anymore.

I'm not sure if I'll stay up all the way until midnight, but we'll see how loud the girls are.

RainMaker · 12-30-2010, 07:48 PM

Single (sort of) and home for the night. I do have a Bulls game at 2pm but otherwise I've found that I just hate New Years. Always people out who rarely go out and usually act like asses.

Izulde · 12-30-2010, 07:50 PM

Single and probably home for the night. All my New Year's plans I originally had set up fell through. Next year, though, I'll go back to Las Vegas a week early and spend New Year's there.

terpkristin · 12-30-2010, 08:03 PM

This year, I'm working (we just launched a satellite, so we're doing the early mission ops).

Usually I hang out with a group of friends, we do a party at someone's house.

/tk

Mustang · 12-30-2010, 08:04 PM

Married, kids and home at night.

We will go out during the day and eat a early dinner out at a restaurant and head home.

JonInMiddleGA · 12-30-2010, 08:05 PM

Married, kid, home.

Had reached the point of staying home before the kid actually. It's strictly for amateur drunks & I had forfeited my amateur status many years prior.

terpkristin · 12-30-2010, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Had reached the point of staying home before the kid actually. It's strictly for amateur drunks & I had forfeited my amateur status many years prior.

This is more or less why we do things at someone's house...cheaper to drink (and when I'm involved, better food too!), and plenty of room to let people sleep if they're too intoxicated to drive.

/tk

EagleFan · 12-30-2010, 08:07 PM

Might take the kids up to New York during the day and then come back home during the evening. Debating about putting that trip off for their spring break (and maybe staying somewhere a couple days), not sure what kind of traffic/crowds there are up there during the day on New Year's Eve (wan to be out of there before the craziness).

Sun Tzu · 12-30-2010, 08:12 PM

I like to burn down a few churches, punch some military pukes in the face and promote general douchebaggery.

Matthean · 12-30-2010, 08:26 PM

I work at 5am on New Year's Day, so...yeah.

jeff061 · 12-30-2010, 08:30 PM

Single and home. I'm borderline neurotic on the anti-social scale. So it's expected.

RainMaker · 12-30-2010, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

It's strictly for amateur drunks & I had forfeited my amateur status many years prior.

This can't be stressed enough. I've rarely ever had a good time on New Years. Every place is packed to the brim and filled with people who can't handle alcohol.

cougarfreak · 12-30-2010, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Mustang

Married, kids and home at night.

We will go out during the day and eat a early dinner out at a restaurant and head home.

+1. I hate being out on New Year's. Too many morons on the road.

tarcone · 12-30-2010, 08:59 PM

Me, my wife and kids are heading to a friends house for the evening. Game night, let the kids run wild. No alcohol for me. Home shortly after midnight I hope.

B & B · 12-30-2010, 09:01 PM

What no "working" option?

Still, not too shocked at the responses so far.

Sun Tzu · 12-30-2010, 09:06 PM

sabotai · 12-30-2010, 09:29 PM

Home for the night has been pretty standard for me, when in a relationship or single. I have gone to a total of 2 New Year's Eve parties, 1 was fine, and the other was a total disaster.

Draft Dodger · 12-30-2010, 09:30 PM

married, kids, home for the night. we have a few friends with kids the same age and we generally rotate hosting something. this year its at our house. we're ordering a heap of chinese food and the grownups will hang in the family room playing rock band (and drinking if the mood strikes) while the kids all play in living room.

spleen1015 · 12-30-2010, 09:43 PM

married, kids, going over to a friend's house that has kids.

Izulde · 12-30-2010, 09:48 PM

Honestly, the best New Year's I've ever had was last year when I went to a friend's house for a couple days. I think the rotating friends houses idea is awesome. People can still get out of the house without the drunken fools hassle, or they can have the fun of hosting a party.

Suburban Rhythm · 12-30-2010, 09:49 PM

Married, kids, dinner out as a family semi early. Then come home and chill.

Kids are 6 and 4, so not sure we'll all make it til midnight...myself included.

BishopMVP · 12-30-2010, 10:19 PM

Going out, bringing my trout.

Was supposed to go skiing up at Sunday River with a large group of friends, but I have to work tomorrow now and I tweaked my MCL last week playing football in the snow, so I'll just go to a party in Boston instead. I've never done the bar thing on New Year's (and would probably hate it) unless you count when we went down to the Bahamas, but that's just awesome because they start their version of Carnivale at 2am and continue until dawn.

SteveMax58 · 12-30-2010, 10:24 PM

Working...

Raiders Army · 12-30-2010, 10:24 PM

Casino tomorrow afternoon. Back by eight.

Autumn · 12-30-2010, 11:25 PM

We'll be out at a kid friendly celebration early in the evening with some fireworks, but then back at regular bedtime. We almost never do anything for New Year's Eve, even before kids. It never really got me excited.

stevew · 12-30-2010, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by B & B

What no "working" option?

Still, not too shocked at the responses so far.

Working also.

Lathum · 12-31-2010, 12:00 AM

We are skiing at Whistler this week so we will be in, probably a few drinks and an attempt to make it to midnight. We will probably watch the ball drop on my Father in Laws slingbox at 9 PM local time, midnight EST, so I can pull it off.

I haven't gone out in years, to many fools on the roads.

Greyroofoo · 12-31-2010, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Raiders Army

Casino tomorrow afternoon. Back by eight.

am or pm?

Icy · 12-31-2010, 06:52 AM

There is no a valid option for me, that should be:

- Married, kids, dinner at our home with more family, after midnight out to a friend's party (adults only).

wade moore · 12-31-2010, 07:59 AM

I put married, no kids, out for the night - but it's a night at a "First Night" event, so it's not exactly partying it up

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Poli · 12-31-2010, 08:06 AM

Dinner with four friends and my fiancé. Afterward we will head back to the house to play board games most likely...unless they want to try out the Kinect.

BYU 14 · 12-31-2010, 08:42 AM

Celebrating a second Christmas with our son and his family since he could not get leave over Christmas. This is our Grandson's first Christmas, and just the excitement of seeing him open presents will keep us going past midnight.....

Have cut down going to parties on new years eve a lot over the last 10+ years. Too many crazies driving and getting drunk and stupid no longer carries the appeal it did 20+ years ago.

Logan · 12-31-2010, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by EagleFan

Might take the kids up to New York during the day and then come back home during the evening. Debating about putting that trip off for their spring break (and maybe staying somewhere a couple days), not sure what kind of traffic/crowds there are up there during the day on New Year's Eve (wan to be out of there before the craziness).

If it's not too late...I would push the trip back. The city was already crazy during the day yesterday and all the snow has made it feel much more crowded since it has made the sidewalks and streets tighter. Plus it's just a PITA to walk around with all the slush/huge puddles everywhere.

MartinD · 12-31-2010, 11:33 AM

Volunteered to go into work tomorrow, so I'll be staying in and having an early night (not that I would have been doing anything too big, anyway...)

Young Drachma · 12-31-2010, 11:48 AM

Single and working until at least 11pm. After that, no idea. Probably go out until just after midnight, though it's so cold...I'd be okay with not bothering.

M GO BLUE!!! · 12-31-2010, 12:08 PM

Well, engaging in horseplay with a shotgun is out.

Son of ex-NBA player Nick Van Exel charged with capital murder - ESPN Dallas

MizzouRah · 12-31-2010, 12:52 PM

Our kids are at my sister in law's house tonight and I'm not feeling so well, so the wife and I will go somewhere close for dinner and then maybe watch a movie and call it a night at midnight.

We are old and stuff!

Raiders Army · 12-31-2010, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Greyroofoo

am or pm?

PM. I can't remember the last time we stayed up until midnight.

Karlifornia · 12-31-2010, 01:55 PM

married (not officially, but may as well be), no kids and staying home for the night...nothing about New Year's Eve out appeals to me anymore. Most people are just unbearable.

lungs · 12-31-2010, 02:01 PM

Last year I had a wedding and I don't remember midnight. This year I'm out in California and am going to the Rose Bowl tomorrow. Probably will keep it under control today/tonight so I'm not a pile of shit tomorrow. Though my brother just made me crack my first beer.

AENeuman · 12-31-2010, 02:28 PM

Shameless name drop. Went to a new years house party years ago in SF and the back guest house was being rented by Jeff Garcia. He showed up after 1 with a gang of girls.

View Poll Results: New Year's
Single and out for the night	10	12.66%
Single and home for the night	17	21.52%
Married, no kids, out for the entire night	5	6.33%
Married, no kids, out for just dinner	2	2.53%
Married, no kids, home for the night	5	6.33%
Married, kids, out for the entire night (adults only)	2	2.53%
Married, kids, out for the entire night (kids included)	4	5.06%
Married, kids, out for dinner (adults only)	2	2.53%
Married, kids, home for the night	26	32.91%
Hanging with my trout	6	7.59%
Voters: 79. You may not vote on this poll

12-30-2010, 07:42 PM	#2
Schmidty Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Early, TX	My daughter is having some friends over for a slumber/birthday party. I'll just do some cooking, baking, and watch a movie with my wife. It'll be my first New Year's Eve in a long time without alcohol, not that that's an issue anymore. I'm not sure if I'll stay up all the way until midnight, but we'll see how loud the girls are. __________________ Just beat the devil out of it!!! - Bob Ross

12-30-2010, 07:50 PM	#4
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Single and probably home for the night. All my New Year's plans I originally had set up fell through. Next year, though, I'll go back to Las Vegas a week early and spend New Year's there. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

12-30-2010, 08:03 PM	#5
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	This year, I'm working (we just launched a satellite, so we're doing the early mission ops). Usually I hang out with a group of friends, we do a party at someone's house. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

12-30-2010, 08:04 PM	#6
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	Married, kids and home at night. We will go out during the day and eat a early dinner out at a restaurant and head home. __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

12-30-2010, 07:48 PM	#3
RainMaker Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	Single (sort of) and home for the night. I do have a Bulls game at 2pm but otherwise I've found that I just hate New Years. Always people out who rarely go out and usually act like asses.

12-30-2010, 08:05 PM	#7
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Married, kid, home. Had reached the point of staying home before the kid actually. It's strictly for amateur drunks & I had forfeited my amateur status many years prior. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

12-30-2010, 08:07 PM	#9
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Might take the kids up to New York during the day and then come back home during the evening. Debating about putting that trip off for their spring break (and maybe staying somewhere a couple days), not sure what kind of traffic/crowds there are up there during the day on New Year's Eve (wan to be out of there before the craziness). __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

12-30-2010, 08:12 PM	#10
Sun Tzu Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the thick of it.	I like to burn down a few churches, punch some military pukes in the face and promote general douchebaggery. __________________ I'm still here. Don't touch my fucking bacon.

12-30-2010, 08:26 PM	#11
Matthean Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008	I work at 5am on New Year's Day, so...yeah. __________________ Board games: Bringing people back to the original social network, the table.

12-30-2010, 08:30 PM	#12
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	Single and home. I'm borderline neurotic on the anti-social scale. So it's expected. __________________

12-30-2010, 08:59 PM	#15
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Me, my wife and kids are heading to a friends house for the evening. Game night, let the kids run wild. No alcohol for me. Home shortly after midnight I hope.

12-30-2010, 09:01 PM	#16
B & B College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: A sports era long ago when everything didnt require a Nike logo	What no "working" option? Still, not too shocked at the responses so far. __________________ Nobody cares about Kyle Orton because he's black. -PT

12-30-2010, 09:06 PM	#17
Sun Tzu Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the thick of it.	Heh __________________ I'm still here. Don't touch my fucking bacon.

12-30-2010, 09:29 PM	#18
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	Home for the night has been pretty standard for me, when in a relationship or single. I have gone to a total of 2 New Year's Eve parties, 1 was fine, and the other was a total disaster.

12-30-2010, 09:30 PM	#19
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	married, kids, home for the night. we have a few friends with kids the same age and we generally rotate hosting something. this year its at our house. we're ordering a heap of chinese food and the grownups will hang in the family room playing rock band (and drinking if the mood strikes) while the kids all play in living room. __________________ Mile High Hockey

12-30-2010, 09:43 PM	#20
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	married, kids, going over to a friend's house that has kids.

12-30-2010, 09:48 PM	#21
Izulde Head Coach Join Date: Sep 2004	Honestly, the best New Year's I've ever had was last year when I went to a friend's house for a couple days. I think the rotating friends houses idea is awesome. People can still get out of the house without the drunken fools hassle, or they can have the fun of hosting a party. __________________ 2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty)

12-30-2010, 09:49 PM	#22
Suburban Rhythm Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pittsburgh	Married, kids, dinner out as a family semi early. Then come home and chill. Kids are 6 and 4, so not sure we'll all make it til midnight...myself included. __________________ "Do you guys play fast tempos with odd time signatures?" "Yeah" "Cool!!"

12-30-2010, 10:19 PM	#23
BishopMVP Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Concord, MA/UMass	Going out, bringing my trout. Was supposed to go skiing up at Sunday River with a large group of friends, but I have to work tomorrow now and I tweaked my MCL last week playing football in the snow, so I'll just go to a party in Boston instead. I've never done the bar thing on New Year's (and would probably hate it) unless you count when we went down to the Bahamas, but that's just awesome because they start their version of Carnivale at 2am and continue until dawn.

12-30-2010, 10:24 PM	#24
SteveMax58 College Starter Join Date: Dec 2006	Working...

12-30-2010, 10:24 PM	#25
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	Casino tomorrow afternoon. Back by eight.

12-30-2010, 11:25 PM	#26
Autumn Head Coach Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bath, ME	We'll be out at a kid friendly celebration early in the evening with some fireworks, but then back at regular bedtime. We almost never do anything for New Year's Eve, even before kids. It never really got me excited.

12-31-2010, 12:00 AM	#28
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	We are skiing at Whistler this week so we will be in, probably a few drinks and an attempt to make it to midnight. We will probably watch the ball drop on my Father in Laws slingbox at 9 PM local time, midnight EST, so I can pull it off. I haven't gone out in years, to many fools on the roads.

12-31-2010, 06:52 AM	#30
Icy Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toledo - Spain	There is no a valid option for me, that should be: - Married, kids, dinner at our home with more family, after midnight out to a friend's party (adults only). __________________

12-31-2010, 08:06 AM	#32
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Dinner with four friends and my fiancé. Afterward we will head back to the house to play board games most likely...unless they want to try out the Kinect. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

12-31-2010, 08:42 AM	#33
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Celebrating a second Christmas with our son and his family since he could not get leave over Christmas. This is our Grandson's first Christmas, and just the excitement of seeing him open presents will keep us going past midnight..... Have cut down going to parties on new years eve a lot over the last 10+ years. Too many crazies driving and getting drunk and stupid no longer carries the appeal it did 20+ years ago.

12-31-2010, 11:33 AM	#35
MartinD High School Varsity Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: East Lothian, Scotland	Volunteered to go into work tomorrow, so I'll be staying in and having an early night (not that I would have been doing anything too big, anyway...)

12-31-2010, 11:48 AM	#36
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Single and working until at least 11pm. After that, no idea. Probably go out until just after midnight, though it's so cold...I'd be okay with not bothering. __________________ Current dynasty: OOTP25 Blitz: RTS meets Moneyball \| OOTP Mod: GM Excel Competitive Balance Tax/Revenue Sharing Calc \| FBCB Mods on Github Last edited by Young Drachma : 12-31-2010 at 11:48 AM.

12-31-2010, 12:08 PM	#37
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	Well, engaging in horseplay with a shotgun is out. Son of ex-NBA player Nick Van Exel charged with capital murder - ESPN Dallas

12-31-2010, 12:52 PM	#38
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Our kids are at my sister in law's house tonight and I'm not feeling so well, so the wife and I will go somewhere close for dinner and then maybe watch a movie and call it a night at midnight. We are old and stuff!

12-31-2010, 01:55 PM	#40
Karlifornia Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	married (not officially, but may as well be), no kids and staying home for the night...nothing about New Year's Eve out appeals to me anymore. Most people are just unbearable. __________________ Look into the mind of a crazy man (NSFW) http://www.whitepowerupdate.wordpress.com

12-31-2010, 02:01 PM	#41
lungs Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Prairie du Sac, WI	Last year I had a wedding and I don't remember midnight. This year I'm out in California and am going to the Rose Bowl tomorrow. Probably will keep it under control today/tonight so I'm not a pile of shit tomorrow. Though my brother just made me crack my first beer.

12-31-2010, 02:28 PM	#42
AENeuman College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: SF	Shameless name drop. Went to a new years house party years ago in SF and the back guest house was being rented by Jeff Garcia. He showed up after 1 with a gang of girls. Last edited by AENeuman : 12-31-2010 at 02:29 PM.

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