What are you doing for New Year's?

-- Anonymous, December 11, 2001

Answers

I thought you knew.

-- Anonymous, December 11, 2001

Crying because I don't get to spend it with y'all.

Santa: Send money. Or plane tickets.

-- Anonymous, December 11, 2001

I'll be in Atlanta, swimming in margaritas. That will actually start December 27th or so, and my plan now is to see how far into the New Year I can get without sobering up.

I cannot think of a better thing to celebrate than 2001 finally fucking ending. Good riddance.

-- Anonymous, December 11, 2001

The same thing I did last New Year's: spending it at a friend's annual bash in north Atlanta -- hopefully nobody will be lighting the neighbors' lawns on fire this year. And hopefully I'll be with The Smoker, grateful that we didn't kill each other over the holidays.

-- Anonymous, December 11, 2001

I cannot think of a better thing to celebrate than 2001 finally fucking ending. Good riddance.

Right ON. (Except that, a few good things happened this year, too. But they did not in any way outweigh the bad things. At all. So... to restate it another way, screw this year.)

Sounds like half the population will be kicking it in the ATL for the holiday season.

I will, most probably, be under my bed in fear of one more disaster striking me on the last day of 2001. Because you know something will have to happen.

-- Anonymous, December 11, 2001

I'll probably be drunk in someone's living room....as usual. Happy freakin New Year.

-- Anonymous, December 11, 2001

Al, come swim in margarita love with me. Conversation will be limited to "It's finally over, it's finally over" and "More salt on the rim, please".

-- Anonymous, December 11, 2001

Oh, can I please come to a "Goodbye and Good Riddance, 2001, Don't Let the Door Hit You in the Ass on Your Way into History!" party? I'll bring spinach dip and sausage balls and a single-batch bourbon.

-- Anonymous, December 11, 2001

You can, PG. And you can do it at Chao Camp, and then you can stay for the Hardlucy show on January 4.

-- Anonymous, December 12, 2001

I'll be doing the same thing I did last year, driving with rog 8 or 9 hours from Ohio to PA then staying in some random hotel in the Poconos. But now with Xander the Dog too! My fucking job won't let me stay gone any longer, have to be back into work on the 2nd and it's too far to drive in one day again.

-- Anonymous, December 12, 2001

I have an OB appointment the next day so I'm going to try and stick to just vodka gimlets or martinis this year.

Just kidding, of course. It will be a sad, sad liquor-free New Year's 2002 for me.

-- Anonymous, December 12, 2001

that is not the way to ring in the new year. ewwwwwwww

-- Anonymous, December 12, 2001

A friend decided I needed to go out, and fixed me up with a blind date for New Years. Ick. I hate fix ups, so I'm not expecting it to go well. At least we will be at a large party so I can ditch him if need be.

-- Anonymous, December 12, 2001

I'll be with the family, either in Houston or in Taos, most likely. And alcohol-free.

-- Anonymous, December 12, 2001

I'll be skiing out West with my family and boyfriend. I have a tendency to do some serious housecleaning around the new year, and have traditionally broken up with whomever I was dating at that time, so needless to say, the boy is pretty nervous. I don't know what it is about me and New Year's though??

-- Anonymous, December 12, 2001

I will be eating cheese with the Meat of Cheese (and T and Allison, of course) and I will be missing Kim in Atlanta by about 5 hours (boo).

-- Anonymous, December 13, 2001

Hannah in town? And I might miss her? Nooooo!

-- Anonymous, December 13, 2001

This is getting serious, y'all.

All these MATH+1 folks in Atlanta and no big gathering scheduled? I see this and I ask myself why, God? Why?

-- Anonymous, December 13, 2001

Who knew that Atlanta was such a big New Year's draw? I'm excited, even though it will involve a 9 hour drive and much male bonding.

-- Anonymous, December 13, 2001

Watch it there, missy.

Who are ones requesting game teams be divided along gender lines?

Schoolyard, indeed.

-- Anonymous, December 13, 2001

hannah...male bonding?? isn't that a good thing?

-- Anonymous, December 13, 2001

Well, that kind, yeah.... But not the kind where boys yell at the t.v. and drink beer and eat cheese. I mean, that's good too, but you know. Love that knows no name blah blah.

-- Anonymous, December 13, 2001

I'm sure it won't be that bad. Unless, of course, if it is.

But it is kind of gross to yell at the TV with a mouth full of cheese, so I'm sure I'll be fairly quiet, at least.

-- Anonymous, December 13, 2001

Unless it's that cheese from a can. You can just squirt it directly into your mouth as you yell. Two birds, one stone.

Sorry. O/T.

I've never been big on huge NYE celebrations. I just like dressing up. Even if I never go out.

-- Anonymous, December 13, 2001

Oh, I'll be all sparkly, regardless of where we go.

Who are ones requesting game teams be divided along gender lines?

Hey there, Mr. Cheese, I think we both know that beyond your team's whistling/humming deficiencies, you are definitely a formidable opponent.

Except the girls are still going to win. Ha!

-- Anonymous, December 13, 2001

How much do I want to go to Atlanta now?? Maybe I can convince my parents that they really don't want to ski, they really, really want to have a nostalgic tour of where they fell in love. Or maybe that we all need to take Rebekah back to school for her last semester at Tech, together.

-- Anonymous, December 13, 2001

Hannah, my love, if you can get your little blonde butt to Atlanta, I will personally make up the guest room at my mother's house. Her lovely Latin friend keeps bringing these wonderful coconuts filled with liquor from Santo Domingo, and she keeps them for my visits. Eating the coconut is an experience not to be missed.

-- Anonymous, December 13, 2001

Thanks to all of ya'll for a perfectly splendid and low-key New Years. Thanks to Dan for the invite and thanks to all the yats for the good vibes. Here's wishing for peace, love, and happiness in 2002.

-- Anonymous, January 02, 2002

Yes. It was wonderful. Except next year, let's try to keep the HEY! SPARKLERS!!!!!!! to a minimum. Chris's hands will thank you.

So very tired.

-- Anonymous, January 02, 2002

F that. Next year I'm buyin' the Crazy Bill's Family Pack for my own damn self.

-- Anonymous, January 07, 2002

Thank god for Dee and Shawn for bringing the fireworks, is all I'm saying. That shit is illegal in Georgia, and I sincerely believe that it shows their New Year's dedication to bring their contraband the fine, fine city of Smyrna for a little NYA fun. I salute them, and their Hen Laying Eggs!

-- Anonymous, January 07, 2002