staying in....i usually dont even make midnight

Going to the beach oddly enough... but something really, really special is going to go down that night so...

RenHoek said:

I mean


Have a great time!

Most likely working.

Hopefully

I usually like to stay in. in the past I would go out with my ex-husband if he had a gig out of town, or stay in, be it at a friend's place or my own. The problem with New Years here is that for one night the entire COUNTRY loses it's mind. People literally start setting off fireworks as soon as the sun sets. Grown ass men who you normally see in suits from Saville Row are literally running around town with open champagne bottles, the rock &roll kids with endless bottles of beer. By the time the going out hour is among us, it's complete MAYHEM. Just screaming and dancing in the streets, no taxis to be found anywhere, subways overloaded, all these crazy looking people with party hats and carnival masks,pickpockets in the red district, it's insanity. Then the entire city lights up at midnight with full scale fireworks, for about a half hour. Absoloutely GORGEOUS to look at, but to actually be outside IN IT is terrifying....too many cherry bombs and all the debris comes falling down around your head . Basically, it's a nervewracking experience. Even if you go out to an enclosed party, it takes you an extra hour or two to get home, and the entire city is enveloped in smoke . So I've found that it's nicer to stay inside...I can see the fireworks from every window in any direction in my house, neighbors on the street come out and set off things from almost every building, and it's sort of like a 20 minute block party. Then you can go right back inside, sip your champagne and chill.

The next day is always funny to see, though. I live in one of the greenest, cleanest cities, but New Year's Day always looks like a war zone with magnum champagne bottles lying EVERYWHERE!

Ottensen said:

i wanna visit u AND eat a meal at ur house

ON new years eve