Just like always. I haven't been invited to a New Years Eve party in decades, and that's just fine with me.

Just start drinking later

A few Jäger bombs added to my menu should do the trick.

Which country are you in. I've done a lot of traveling with my family and gut rot of one form or another isn't foreign to me. I've been lucky though I've never had it so bad it was actually debilitating or prevented me from enjoying myself. Worst case was a couple of years ago in China, a month or more of straight diarrhea, lol. But so long as I could find a toilet near by it wasn't too bad. I don't know why I never got really sick some to think of it, whenever we go to Asia I'm not all that careful about what or where I eat. Street food is one of my favourite things.

been trying to get a flight home early...but everything is more or less booked with the holiday traffic...nothing worst than feeling like crap and being far away from home...but if it gets unbearable, I will be testing out the local healthcare services..

A toast with the family, cheap sparkling wine, at ball drop. Maybe a few more drinks. Otherwise just another day

hang around on DU for s little bit, ZZzzzzzzzzzz.

Just kidding! LOL I plan to watch the ball drop and then go to sleep.

Happy New Year, HipChick!

so sorry for you

in the morning I will be going 20 miles east to see about a tire exchange and then in the afternoon 50 miles west hauling one son to Tucson and on out to visit MFM for a bit and back here to see if I can still manage to make it to midnight.

We don't party like we used to but I haven't missed a New Years midnight since I was a little kid. Have some wine and may pick up some sparkly stuff when I am running around tomorrow, a few snacks etc. Have a large stash of fireworks still, will have to light a few.

Hope you are well soon and don't have to start 2014 totally bleh.

I have a Colonoscopy scheduled when I get back..

and not to drink, and avoid spicy foods, and high fat foods....and stay away from anything that might aggravate me.

He's such a kill joy...

a local recommended some herb based tincture and drinking some fresh coconut water and I am no longer doubled up in pain...it worked wonders..and it only cost a few dollars...

Well maybe not cure, but local remedies can relieve some of the worst symptoms better than any OTC med, temporarily anyway.

and how I like it.

That's how I like it too!

except that I have to remember to write the date correctly the next day. Early to bed, early to rise. New Year's day? Repairing barn doors. Maybe a bit of the Rose Parade.

It's been about 15 years since I attempted to stay up until midnight. I greet the new year with the dawn.

As for "celebrating," I like to be off the road and at home on New Years, 4th of July, and any other party that gets too rowdy, too noisy, or too inebriated.

Don't think a single year has gone by where I don't mess that up for a few days.

and if I can stay awake, I will watch the peach drop in Atlanta.

Potluck supper, BYOB, guitars, banjos, and singing.

And it's only 5 miles away from home by local roads.

Daughter and SIL own a farm with a huge man cave type pole barn that we've been cleaning and decorating all day. Having smoked ducks, pork, oysters and shrimp flown in tomorrow.

I haven't been to a huge shindig in years. Usually I sit on the upper deck of my boat in the Keys and watch the fireworks.

I think I prefer a quiet island night but, oh well... when in Rome!

Oh no wait, not alone, exactly...





Oh, and I hope whatever's ailing you clears off by tomorrow night. It could happen!

Which is what we usually do. We'll play some games, eat
some snacks, have some sodas and a couple of peach belinis,
then hit the sack.

and not able to drink, New Years Eve is sadly just another night.

I will be ring

I've been wanting to see babble-on for years. The next time I go home to visit my family in So Cal I'm going. Hope you have a good time!

I definitely expect Ralph to be even more shitfaced than usual tonight!

Snack foods. She has an excellent drink selection. I'm going to bring cheesecake.

...down some IPAs, spark up some herbal atmospherics, and try to deal with the 20th Anniversary of my 39th Birthday, which happens on 01/01/14.

At least the weather is great right now, here in "The City of Roses," hometown of "the Little Old Lady from..."

Enjoy the Parade.

meet a friend for dinner, hope he has decent wine.

Part one: sushi with friends. Part two: gametime decision- go straight home or stop by BIL's house two blocks away.

wash it down with some Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye IPA, then pop a bottle of Domaine Chandon to ring in the New Year.

Hope you feel better soon HipChick, and have a safe journey home.

I'll just sit around all day, maybe order a pizza. Nothing out of the ordinary, really.

We're a college-town workforce, and a lot of the staff is away for the semester break.
So... the owner asked me if i would mind working the door/floor for NYEve

Now mind you, i'm female, 5'5", and almost 50 yrs old. *L*

Still, i don't anticipate any ~real~ problems... 90% of our clientele are 'regulars', and i'm at least acquainted with most of them.

PLUS, i can look the proper 'do NOT fuck with me... you will not win' part when i have to.

Cooking tasty dinner and staying in for the evening.

I'm hoping a friend is in town so we can go out for drinks.

Otherwise, I'll pick up a bottle of bubbly and thank fucking god 2013 is over.

Will probably be asleep before midnight.

board games, music, dinner and a little champagne.

... maybe wake up at midnight when the guns in the neighborhood go off.

Hope you feel better soon.

Have done since 1990 when my wife died. Only cause to go out is to act as a taxi for my daughter but just checked and she's stayin' in too.

Hope you feel better soon. I find that when I've got tummy issues cheap antacid tablets and fizzy soft drinks can help.

for the speciality of the house "handmade crab cakes" at 5:30....then we'll go to their home for card playing and watching Johnny Football's last college game before he goes pro and falls flat on his face. We'll stay over night and then return home to watch the Wisconsin Badgers clobber South Carolina in the Capital One Bowl. GO BADGERS GO. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Wow, that's a LONG time ago!

It was a big bash in the old warehouse where he had a loft apartment.
He took me up to the 4th floor where it looked like no one had been
since the 50's and we kissed at the stroke of midnight.

We've haven't been to another big New Year's party since our first child was born
in 91...just sit on the couch and watch the ball go down, share some
bubbly and kiss, and remember.

This year only one daughter will be with us. They other one is visiting
her out-of-state boyfriend.


Cheers, Everyone!

Over a thousand tickets sold and I hope for a slow trickle of arrivals over a couple hours.

I'm making some stir fry for dinner, watch some TCM.

I hope you are feeling better.

and then watch the last of the Christmas movies. Nice and quiet.