New Year's Eve is my least favorite holiday.

[amitten]

I never have any exciting plans, and when I do, I never really feel like going. It's cold and ugly outside.

Who else hates this stupid boring meaningless holiday?

[harmonicon]

1. I sure do

It's almost 11 here, and I'm still at home. I may go over to a friend's house... it was fun for a few years when I was a teenager and maybe into my early 20's, but that was it. I don't like parties. I don't like drunks. Yeah, not a great holiday.

[Ava]

2. the little bit of pyro in me loves it

:rofl:

i bought a hell of a lot of fireworks today and am looking forward to lighting them tonight ;)

[amitten]

10. A single bright light in a sea of darkness.

Enjoy.

[bif]

3. It's way overblown

Much like Christmas, We usually have a low keyed meal with friends. I love the sentiments of the song "New Year" by Death Cab for Cutie. Have you ever heard it?

[amitten]

4. No, but I'll check it out. Anything to assuage the boredom. n/t

[bif]

5. Actually it's called "The New Year"

Here is the lyric:

so this is the new year.
and i don't feel any different.
the clanking of crystal
explosions off in the distance (in the distance).

so this is the new year
and I have no resolutions
for self assigned penance
for problems with easy solutions

so everybody put your best suit or dress on
let's make believe that we are wealthy for just this once
lighting firecrackers off on the front lawn
as thirty dialogues bleed into one

i wish the world was flat like the old days
then i could travel just by folding a map
no more airplanes, or speedtrains, or freeways
there'd be no distance that can hold us back.

there'd be no distance that could hold us back (x2)

so this is the new year (x4)

[bif]

12. Here's a video of the song

From Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a84TmrJpBCw

[Muttocracy]

24. thanks for that. nt

[madinmaryland]

6. Halloween and St. Patrick's Day are worthless, boring excuses of holidays.

The first is a waste of time, and for the second, I'm neither Catholic or Irish.

BORING!!!

On edit to add Valentines Day. Just a marketing gimmick to get people to buy shit they don't need.

[Fire Walk With Me]

26. St. Patrick's Day taught me to be exceedingly wary regarding drinking anything green.

I am grateful for that much (unless of course said green drinks only appear on St. Patrick's Day, in which case, fuck St. Patrick's Day).

[Haole Girl]

7. It is not my favorite

When I was younger, I enjoyed it. Went to some very fun & wild parties. Then, when I was in college, a guy I knew was killed on New Year's Eve by a drunk driver (he was only 18 years old). A couple of years after that, another man I knew (who had five children) was killed by a drunk driver on New Year's Eve. After that, it just didn't seem fun to me...to watch people drink and then get into their cars every December 31st. So I very rarely go out on this night. And I know, with certainty, there will be more people killed by drunks on this night...just as every New Year's Eve.

Man... that sounded really depressing and preachy, didn't it? Sorry.

[bif]

8. That's why they call it "Amateur Night"

People who rarely drink get hammered out of their gourds. I wouldn't get into a car on New Years Eve if you paid me. Detroit has enough shitty drivers on a normal night.

[amitten]

9. That's sad. It's a boring holiday that is also dangerous. n/t

[dana_b]

11. me too

it's a great excuse for time off but other than that, I couldn't care less.

[LiberalEsto]

13. Agreed

And besides, Pagan New Year is October 31.

[MorningGlow]

22. Hee--I was going to post that

I celebrate the turning of the year then. This date means nothing in the grand scheme of things.

[UTUSN]

14. And yet, it's *MY* favorite!1 Let me explain:

Xmas is so FULL of theology and LASTS *so* long, so when it's over it's such a fucking RELIEF!1


And when New Years comes around, it's FAST and NON-theological, and SHARED by people the world over, and then it's OVER!1


So, happy new year's to YOU!1 G'bye!1

[BarenakedLady]

15. It depresses me actually.

Always has. :shrug:

I've got killer cramps too. x(

[Inchworm]

16. I dare ya!

at midnight run in your PJs either around the house or to the mailbox. (whichever is longest)

Make it a tradition.

:rofl:

[BarenakedLady]

17. It is freakin' COLD out there!

Besides, my 11-year old is adamant about watching the ball drop tonight. I'm just trying to stay awake long enough. *yawn*

[Inchworm]

18. I dare your 11yr old!

:rofl:

You'll make it. Yer a trooper. ;)

:D

[BarenakedLady]

19. I dunno

I slept until noon...did nothing all day but play Rock Band and a couple loads of laundry and my ass is dragging already. I'm friggin' OLD!

Besides, I keep daydreaming.

[Inchworm]

20. I have seen you

I'm waaay older.

I use beer to lessen the torment of age :P

I slept til noon today too. I figured I'd let tech support wake me about internets.. that plan failed but.. omg the dreams. You were in it too! Definatly a pleasing part.. nothing sexual or crazy.. well.. you were craZy.

Just curious, do you drive like a wild lady? I had to ride with ya. lolz

:rofl:

[BarenakedLady]

23. No, I do not.

Nor do I drive like an old geezer.

[Inchworm]

27. ok..I'm sure it was you though

You did drive crazy in the dream though. Hell.. we were fleeing the scene :rofl:

I tried to talk our way out of it.. but noooooooo

:rofl:

[Muttocracy]

21. me and this lady:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

25. I don't care for it much.

[JI7]

28. i don't have much interest in it

i love Thanksgiving, Christmas and many other holidays but don't havve much interest in new years. i do like the cold weather but still have no interest in going out.