Poll: How did you spend the turn of the New Year?

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Vote: Poll: How did you spend the turn of the New Year? (http://www.macpolls.com/?poll_id=349)

[Nermal]

Went to a friend's place and had a game of Risk :) (but I didn't win :(), then went outside at midnight with sparklers and watched the fireworks the neighbours had.

[scem0]

Saw LOTR:ROTK for the second time with a friend :).

scem0

[FightTheFuture]

watched dick clark avert another year of death, and then watched the scene in forest gump where forest and lieutenant dan attend a bar during the 69/70 turn of the new year, several times.

[Fahd]

Had a lil to drink at a bar/restaurant!

[Sabenth]

spent quality time with my other half and daughter of 2 years and er yea watched fireworks chatted on here..

[mac15]

Rocked it out in Sydney with mates/friends. pissing up and kissing random girls. My fav one from a girl was, he sexy, can I get onto you, she was damn nice too!. Man the city rocks :D

[gerror]

I threw a party with some friends. 400 friends and their friends came. It was a blast. We stopped @ 5.00 and I was very happy everybody had a great time.

[gunb0y]

I ate magic mushrooms and went on an adventure... definately one of my more memorable new years.

[shakespeare]

Waited on tables in a fancy restaurant - ah the joy of turning 60 covers by myself in one night....

[jkojima]

I watched my father play a gig at a ritzy country club. My dad was once a jet-setting rock musician, but gave it up about 10 years ago. This was the first chance I had to see him play again on stage - which made the evening totally worthwhile!

[wdlove]

I spent the evening at home with my wife. Went to bed after our local evening news. Listened to Dick Clarks "New Years Rockin Eve."

[tonywalker23]

spent the night at church and got a chance to preach, everyone prayed in the new year and then went to denny's afterwards

[bennetsaysargh]

i didn't do anything. i really wish i had though. maybe next year:rolleyes:

[kwajo.com]

a party at a friends house. got really plastered from beer, champagne, wine, rye, etc. . bought a load of fireworks and set a bunch in an old container filled with gasoline-soaked sand then shot a roman candle at the box from afar :cool: it was sweeeet. then we popped the champagne at midnight and put some old metal, paper and fireworks in a microwave, turned it on and ran like the dickens. fell asleep on the floor sometime early morning, woke up without the face of my watch and with a dog i'd never seen before. that's about as much as i can remember right now, but i'm sure there was more than that :D

[danbirchall]

Stayed at home with my wife and daughter, but after the daughter went to sleep, I started an AIM chatroom in iChat and my wife and I (in Hawaii) invited in friends from Alaska, Malaysia, Japan and Italy, for our "countdown" to midnight. :)

[alset]

Enjoyed the melodious sound of Oakland gunfire at midnight. Shots all over the place.

Dan

edit: btw, kwajo, I am assuming you meant dog in the human term?

[FunkyGuitarGirl]

My friends who are part of the business team for my band rented a suite in Georgetown. We has a nice dinner with some wine...stopped at a bar on our way back to the hotel, had a few drinks. Went back to the hotel and had a few drinks. Went out to the club and..yes, had some drinks...hugged kissed and danced the new year in. I think it brings good luck to kiss a drag queen at midnight..I kissed several...hehe...got some grub..tried to get into the girl bar but they were closed..went back to the hotel...had some more champagne...talked for a while...crashed out... BEST NEW YEARS EVE IN A LONG TIME!!

[bograt]

went to a private party, but wasn't directly invited - so classed that as other.

at stroke of twelve people sang 'sweet chariot' so i learnt the tune of auld langs eyne or whatever it is called for nothing - thankfully as have no clue to the words.

[kwajo.com]

Originally posted by alset
btw, kwajo, I am assuming you meant dog in the human term?

I wish that's what I meant. but when I say dog, I mean dog. :(

[tyson12zoll]

where is the "Worked a 9 hour shift" option?

[Trowaman]

Dec. 31st is my Birthday and this was the first time I spent the time with some friends instead of going somewhere with the folks. It was kinda nice. Now I know what normal, non-birthday people do.

2 more years and I can ring in the new year with chamagne (legally) ;)

[MrMacMan]

I blew something up.

I mean I was at a party.

:rolleyes:

[Sayhey]

My kids and I watched Casablanca at home. It's a family tradition. They are growing up so soon I'm sure it will change, but for now it is a glass of wine at home with the kids and Bogart and Bergman.

[vniow]

I went to downtown Santa Cruz and hung out there until about 10:30 which was about the time when a friends of mine was getting off work. We both headed out to this dyke party which lasted until about 5:00. It was fun although I left it with a feeling of "water water everywhere and not a drop to drink", there were a bunch of cute girls there (and several tranny boys) but nothing happened between me and anyone.

*sigh*

There was a bit of nudity though so it wasn't all bad...*giggle*

[SeaFox]

I was alone... surfing the internet. :(

...reading Macrumors! :D

I figured that would be a choice, too.

[Waluigi]

Originally posted by scem0
Saw LOTR:ROTK for the second time with a friend :).

scem0

That gets my vote for best way to spend new years eve!

--Waluigi

[KingArthur]

For me, I spent the evening at Denny's with a friend, who use to not want to be my friend anymore. Then she asked me back to her place and we watched a movie with her sister and joked around and listened to music, and such. Was a fun night, but akward comming from a friend who didn't want anything to do with me a month ago. lol

[MattG]

I was in Key West. Had a few drinks, did some people watching (ok, girl watching), saw Pete & Wayne (www.peteandwayne.com) at Sloppy Joes...it was a good time :)

[edesignuk]

Posted by me in the "Have u ever been drunk?" (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=636709#post636709) thread:

06:00 31/12/03 - Get up for work
17:00 31/12/03 - Finish work
18:00 31/12/03 - Get home, shower, get ready for PaRtY :D
20:30 31/12/03 - Get picked up to go to the PaRtY
21:00 31/12/03 - Stop off at an offy (sp? off licence anyway...)
21:15 31/12/03 - Arrive at party
21:16 31/12/03 - Start on the drinks :eek: :D
00:00 01/01/04 - Hugs and kisses, happy new year, blah blah...
00:01 01/01/04 - Back to the drinks :eek: :eek:
02:00 01/01/04 - Start (drunk) 4 player Halo in "Slayer" mode ;)
05:00 01/01/04 - Finally everyone crashes out in various places all over the flat (I had totally HAD it! Awake for 23hrs, VERY tired by now)
07:30 01/01/04 - Wake up after a whole 2 1/2hrs sleep :eek:
08:00 01/01/04 - Start to make my way home (feeling *slighty* worse for ware :()
09:30 01/01/04 - Arrive home, cup of tea etc.
10:00 01/01/04 - Must have sleep!!!!
19:00 01/01/04 - Wake up at last, sleep pattern totally screwed.
19:30 01/01/04 - Eat some desperately needed food.
20:30 01/01/04 - Shower, watch some TV
22:00 01/01/04 - Try to get back to sleep, gotta get up @ 6 in the morning :(
01:00 02/01/04 - Finally get to sleep again, this is bad as I have to get up again for work soon.
06:00 02/01/04 - Get up for work (Argh!!!)

[wdlove]

Originally posted by danbirchall
Stayed at home with my wife and daughter, but after the daughter went to sleep, I started an AIM chatroom in iChat and my wife and I (in Hawaii) invited in friends from Alaska, Malaysia, Japan and Italy, for our "countdown" to midnight. :)

That definitely sounds like a lot of fun, danbirchall. A very unique way. You were able to celebrate across time zones. Did anyone have iSight?

[ExoticFish]

watched the last two episodes of Iron Chef on food network then switch for the count down. then after 12 i was getting ready to go to a friends to party and twisted my neck somehow. then layed in bed with a heating pad till i fell asleep. :mad: :rolleyes:

at least i got to spend time with my girlfriend :)

[blueflame]

magic mushrooms, fat blunts, lots of booze
Andreas

[bennetsaysargh]

what's that you're holding there?:p

[rainman::|:|]

had some friends over for a little party. collectively we went through over a quarter ounce of weed, as well as countless bottles of wine and champaign. We only got halfway through the meat and cheese mountain that was here, leaving me to wonder what i do with several pounds of rotting meat and cheese?

:)
paul

[iJon]

partied till 5 and then slept all new years day.

iJon

[SeaFox]

Originally posted by blueflame
magic mushrooms, fat blunts, lots of booze
Andreas

Is the Mug Root Beer supposed to signify "lots of booze"? :p