Happy New Year, everybody.

[Thule]

The first bottle of champagne is set to go off in about 20 minutes, with several more to follow in rapid order. Bottoms up!

[Brandybuck]

My plans did include an absinthe bar, but a nasty chestcold has grounded me.

[fortinbras]

My wife and I are going to do something really daring: We're gonna have After Eight mints at 7:30 !

[Pottapaug1938]

My wife and I are going to do something really daring: We're gonna have After Eight mints at 7:30 !

Well, it is after 8:00 AM where you are at isn't it? Problem solved.

I have an Arrogant Bastard Ale that I might have to dig into here in a few minutes........ also have some pomegranate soda from Italy ready to go too. And a nice smoked brie (it was a real b*tch to light though )

What kind of ale is Arrogant Bastard?

[Nikki]

If you have to ask ...

[Cathulhu]

They don't have Arrogant Bastard Ale on the east coast???

The weather is getting into the teens again at night, and the ice combined with bad driving is a very poor combination. We've got a nice nitrate-free ham, champagne and tangerine juice, and smoked salmon dip to go with all the munchies. Some friends may be dropping in on us, and I've already got the guest room ready since the weather is so icy. The cats have declared a truce in front of the fireplace, and we get a decent view from the picture window of fireworks going off downtown and in the casinos around here, so we're going to stay warm and dry and watch fireworks from somewhere that won't require driving, parking, or dealing with crowds. I went on a cleaning binge yesterday and will welcome the new year with a spotless house and a lotta food.

My only New Years' resolution--not to break any more bones this coming year.

[Pottapaug1938]

They don't have Arrogant Bastard Ale on the east coast???

Not as far as I know; but then, we've got our own microbreweries, such as Wachusett, Haverhill, Berkshire Brewing Company and Opa-Opa, to name but four. Haverhill Breweries' Leatherlips IPA is my current favorite. I love its ultra-hoppiness; and that redhead on the label is nice to look at, in between sips.

[Doktor Avalanche]

It started with Y2K and ended with WTF...

So long, sorry-ass decade.

[Green Lantern]

Just to show how sick of a society who truly have, I actually heard a discussion on NPR this afternoon about the best way to store/preserve an unfinished bottle of champagne!!!

What does it say about us when 2-4 adults can't polish off a bottle of champagne in one evening! Ernest Hemingway is turning over in his grave!

[Unidyne]

Today, I thought I'd end the year in a unique way, so I took my parents to see a display of vintage household appliances at the Clark County Heritage Museum, and then to Las Vegas' Chinatown for a big lunch, and a walk through a Chinese supermarket and a small expo hall of assorted Chinese imports holding a special public sale.

I guess we experienced both America's past and future.

It just hit me that both 2000 and 2012, years that are supposed to be years of great chaos (remember Y2K and the whole Mayan calendar thing?) are both Years of the Dragon in Chinese astrology.

I'm not implying anything, just noting the co-incidence.

[webhick]

Pansies. REAL Illuminati toast the new year with a mix of drano, hydrogen peroxide, and grenadine. There's a name for it, but we can never remember it the next day. All I know is that the bubbles tickle the inside of my eyes.

[Unidyne]

Pansies. REAL Illuminati toast the new year with a mix of drano, hydrogen peroxide, and grenadine. There's a name for it, but we can never remember it the next day. All I know is that the bubbles tickle the inside of my eyes.

Sounds like an a pale imitation of a Pan-Galactic Gargleblaster.

[Thule]

Pansies. REAL Illuminati toast the new year with a mix of drano, hydrogen peroxide, and grenadine.

Weeeeell, it's about bedtime in this time zone. So we're sending everybody off with a secret mixture that contains one or more of the following: kerosene, propylene glycol, artificial sweeteners, sulfuric acid, rum, acetone, battery acid, red dye#2, scumm, axle grease and/or pepperoni

[JamesVincent]

Happy New Years everyone. The rest of my evening will be spent trying hard not to vomit, as the pat few evenings have also been. I got sick on my birthday, which was Tuesday, and ended up in the hospital on Weds. Turns out both ears are infected, my sinuses are infected and I have strept throat. I did try to get out today as my mother did a birthday thing for me with my kids, a couple of cousins and my nephew and his fiancee, but I spent just about the entire time drinking water and holding it in. She then fixed meatballs for dinner which didnt help at all. So my new years will be spent as most of the previous year was spent, pretty much disgusted with everything and sick and tired. So enjoy your good times and have fun and I wish you all well.

[Green Lantern]

...the Big-10 was 0-5 today as the southerners seemed prepared to lay on a major can of a**-whip on those boys.

[Brandybuck]

What kind of ale is Arrogant Bastard?

You're Not Worthy!

p.s. That's what's printed on the label. AB is a very strong, very hoppy ale. Almost, but not quite, a barleywine.

[Pottapaug1938]

What kind of ale is Arrogant Bastard?

You're Not Worthy!

p.s. That's what's printed on the label. AB is a very strong, very hoppy ale. Almost, but not quite, a barleywine.

Sounds right up my alley. Until this fall, I never realized how delicious the ultra-hoppy ales are. AB would have to be exceptional, though, to beat out Leatherlips IPA.

www.leatherlipsipa.com

[webhick]

Leatherlips sounds like a nickname for a hooker who is well past her "prime."

[Pottapaug1938]

Leatherlips sounds like a nickname for a hooker who is well past her "prime."

Click on the link, and see who is past her prime....

[webhick]

Leatherlips sounds like a nickname for a hooker who is well past her "prime."

Click on the link, and see who is past her prime....

She's had a lot of work done.