Why New Year's Sucks

by elijay
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January 05, 2009
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Ask any random person on the street how they feel about New Year's and chances are they hate it. I count myself among these self-professed New Year's haters-- I don't think I've had a good New Year's since 2004. So I want to hear why hate New Year's Eve, or better yet, tell me stories of horrible New Year's past.

No Noise Allowed

So when I was in high school (or maybe it was freshman year of college) some friends of mine ended up throwing a mini party in a hotel room on New Year’s Eve. And long story short I guess we were “loud” because the person next door complained (mind you this wasn’t even after midnight), and the hotel asked us to leave! Super lame.

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Rain, Rain Go Away

Every year in Downtown LA, there’s a big outdoor party with DJs and band acts (this year Moby’s slated to be there). And the one year I had tickets (I think Death Cab was playing) the party got rained out! So ironic that rain would ever be a factor in Los Angeles. I ended up going to some lame party where some creepy 18 year-old hit on me. Gross!

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Brrrr ...

I live where it’s always too cold (for me) to do anything fun. The year my friends hosted a huge bonfire I lost my brand new camera. (And by lost I mean I put it in my overnight bag so that I wouldn’t lose it.) This caused some beer tears and pass-out-on-the-couch-before-midnight drama. And … to top it all off? I smelled like wood smoke for days and days.

I say screw YOU New Years Eve!

added by ethwiny 12/10/2008

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Outrageous Expectations

Everybody wants this one night to be SO EPIC! Wanting a night to be so epic sets you up for mediocrity with added nervousness. Everybody just chill out!

The best party nights I’ve had have often happened spontaneously and without planning, so stop trying to plan big events or get totally wasted. You’ll probably enjoy yourself more if you just find something fun and roll with it. You’ll probably get less puke on your shoes/girlfriend too.

added by ghosty 12/10/2008

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Homemade Balloon Drops

A couple of years ago, I hatched this idea of grandeur: A homemade balloon drop! I bought a kit, blew up about a hundred plus balloons, and fastened it on the ceiling.

Then my whole NYE countdown moment was destroyed when I pulled the release string, and the entire bag just detatched from the ceiling and flopped onto the ground.

added by Elissa 12/11/2008

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You Want HOW Much For Dinner?

Last year I was feeling old, so I decided to be an adult and do a nice NYE dinner with the BF. Fat chance of that happening. A majority of the nicer restaurants in LA only offer pricey multi-course pre-fixe dinners on New Year’s. Plus, they’ll charge you even more money if you want to do a later seating (i.e. if you want to be in the restaurant at midnight). In the end we ended going out for sushi— no prix fixe and no seating charge! Unfortunately however, that also meant no champagne.

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Maybe I'm Crazy

Two years ago I had tickets to see Gnarls Barkley and the Flaming Lips on NYE. Sounds good right? I thought so too, but the venue was totally lame and I just wasn’t feeling the whole party vibe. So me and a friend ended up leaving before midnight and hitting up a bar— which was way more fun than seeing a bunch of people trying to dance to “Crazy” in their seats.

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No Midnight Kiss

Last year I didn’t have a boyfriend and didn’t get drunk enough to kiss a stranger (I know, I expected more of me, too). The 2 years before that I had a boyfriend who thought everything even vaguely romantic was stupid (how he made it thourgh 2 New Year’s with an attitude like that, I still wonder about).

Will 2009 be Year 4 of no midnight kiss? We’ll see. I’m taking applications.

added by GillianS 12/09/2008

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Demand for fireworks

When I was a kid, we would wait up until midnight, then run outside and bang pots and pans together, thus earning complete love and devotion from all of our elderly neighbors, I’m sure. My parents thought it was pretty fun, unless my memory fails me. Now that I am older and live in Seattle, they spend every New Year’s eve whining about how they never get to see the fireworks at the Space Needle (“Except on TV, and that’s not the same.”). First of all, I didn’t know that there WERE fireworks at the Space Needle, and second, really? You want to go downtown and stand in the (likely) rain for hours with masses of drunken humanity just to watch some fireworks? Don’t misunderstand me – those are some nifty fireworks. But nifty enough to allow some punkass frat boy to barf on your shoes while you await the show?

added by Andrea D 12/10/2008

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I always end up crying

OK, not always. But, years ago, many a NYE were spent in some sort of fight with one of my girlfriends, or I’d end up getting upset over some guy, or something would go wrong. And we all know that for the female sex, alcohol + disappointment or drama = tears.

Over the past few years, I’ve kept it simple by staying in or doing the house party thing, and it’s all been rather fun. The bottom line is this: As ghosty says, the expectations for NYE are sky-high. If we could all lower them for this one ridiculous night, people would end up having a lot more fun.

added by mswen 12/11/2008

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elijay

The SFV, Los Angeles

Likes: sweet pickles, English Bulldog puppies, jukeboxes, bicycles, and wheat beer. Dislikes: traffic jams, people who talk during yoga classes, murky swimming pools, excessively sweet frosting, and surly librarians.