I’ll write a New Years Resolutions post later, but now I want to mention that New Years is the most overrated holiday.\u00a0 I pay too much money to get an all-inclusive deal at some swanky restaurant for a 5 course meal I don’t really want to eat so that I can get\u00a0 “free” champagne toast at mid-night.\u00a0 Drinks are rarely included in the “all-inclusive” price, which is a good thing since I do not need extra incentive to get trashed.\u00a0 I tend to do that anyway.\u00a0 Then there is the whole “What are you doing for New Years?”conversation.\u00a0 Everyone calls everyone in an endless circle trying to figure out which venue we want to waste our last bit of money on in 2008.\u00a0 The coordination required is almost worse than planning a vacation.\u00a0 Reservations are a nightmare because no one will commit.\u00a0 I told Jeanette I would prefer to stay home and watch Dick Clark\/Ryan Seacrest on TV.\u00a0 At least then I could get drunk w\/o having to drive anywhere….which makes the final point about New Years:\u00a0 No holiday is more focused on drinking and going out than New Years.\u00a0 There will be cops out and they will stop you\/me.\u00a0 I guess the only thing worse than wasting your money getting wasted on New Years is to be the designated driver.\u00a0 It will be fun trying to find a taxi at 12:30 though if you don’t have a DD.\u00a0 I bet no one else will need a taxi.\u00a0 They’ll be plentiful.<\/p>\n\t
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