I admit it: I have no clue what I want to do for New Years. And I know more than a few people in the same boat. We all have a fall back party (or two) but whatever we really want we’re certainly not saying it, doing it or believing it’s really going to happen.
Frankly I find New Years even more wrapped in pressure and hype than Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day; if you’re single, well, none of your single friends throw parties and frankly your partnered friends aren’t doing anything nearly as exciting as you’re imagining. New Years; “So, what are you doing? What are you doing? What are you doing?”
I’ve enjoyed New Years maybe once. 2002. Went to a party on a whim where my friend Bryan DJ’d. Exchanged wise-ass comments with a cute guy while watching a terrible bad. Found a helmet and crowned the cute guy the king of 2002. Spent the rest of the night on the roof of a gas station talking to said cute guy. He lived in SF, I didn’t; perfection.
And the three times I’ve been in relationships over New Years? The first always had to work up at the mountain. The second, over the big one, 2000, he spent in California and I spent in Washington. And the third left me at home to go to a party he announced he was going to at about 8 pm.
So, what am I doing for New Years? Going to a really great fall back party. Or for some really great soup at a friend’s house at midnight. Or a midnight hike with a bunch of strangers. Or ditching it all, renting Waiting to Exhale and spending the night at home with my phone off.
What are you doing for New Years?
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hey christine, I know the feeling. Luckily, I'm "on call" at work and thus have no idea what I'm doing. I'm thinking about going to the circus. Well, it's a dark circus, but a circus nonetheless. hope you have a splendid new year!
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