How You Seeing in New Year?

[Tony Tony Tony]

As 2022 is virtually upon us how y'all looking to see out Old Father Time and welcome in the promise of a spanking new year?

Are you risking all by going out to celebrate at a COVID riddled festive shindig or cowering at home cradling something vaguely alcoholic?

I will be throwing caution to the wind and am travelling to the frozen north for a family get together. If it is anything like previous years there will be at least three fights and two tearful breakdowns... and that's just me.

[Lisa Jesusandmarychain]

My second consecutive year in Tallinn. Last year, was confined to flat , 'cos Covid.
This year, will probs go on the piss, might even pull an all nighter. Or might not, deffo way too old for that kind of caper.

Good post, cheers.

[frajer]

cowering at home cradling something vaguely alcoholic?

This but with no vagueness about the alcohol, plus films. Love a good boozy film night on New Years.

[Butchers Blind]

Early night.

[dissolute ocelot]

I shall be staying at home without even a trip outdoors at midnight to watch distant fireworks, as there don't seem to be any this year. Scot Squad Hogmanay special?

[FredNurke]

Mostly with contact lenses.

[Gurke and Hare]

Might go up to Blackheath for midnight. I've no idea if this is a thing people do, but when I lived near Ally Pally I speculatively went up there one year and it was great, no organised event but loads of people setting fireworks off and generally having fun so I'll see if the same happens on Blackheath as it's probably the nearest local equivalent.

[steve98]

I'll be staying in as I'm on crutches (due to a defective foot), which means New Year revelers can legally kill me. (It's to do with "First-footing" and getting the most auspicious first-foot possible, at your door)

[monkfromhavana]

Usually we go to friends for NYE, but this year we're just going to go to the pub this afternoon, then get takeaway pizza and drink at home watching some films.

[JamesTC]

I wonder how many people will be trying to orgasm exactly at midnight. On their own or with like-minded company.

[Jittlebags]

Getting a takeaway curry in later, then some board games (Power Grid possibly), then might watch Jools interfere with the ivories.

[seepage]

Totally random whether I last until midnight or conk out around 9pm, no correlation with the amount of booze, or booze to food ratio. ASDA 'extra special' cottage pie and various 2012 fizz ready in the fridge.

[bgmnts]

Coughing in bed having had a few rum and cokes.

[king_tubby]

My other half's birthday is today. We've been out for posh breakfast and then this evening I'm cooking aubergine and mango noodles from one of the Ottolenghi books and we'll watch the new Boba Fett thing.

[Buelligan]

Cleaning my own home right now.  Later, might watch a couple of films I've been saving.  Might take a small glass of something good, old and single but only might, I don't drink any more.  Might open the chocolates I was sent for the Christmas.  Probably though, the same as I do every night, Pinky.

[king_tubby]

https://twitter.com/ClarkeMicah/status/1476872677705015301

My response to the (weird) greeting 'Happy New Year': 'Thank you but I pay absolutely no attention to the 'New Year', an empty moment which I associate with the former USSR's (failed) attempt to abolish Christmas'

Gonna enjoy NYE more just to annoy Peter Hitchens.

[Crenners]

Gonna watch Schindler's List with a family grab bag of crisps.

[shiftwork2]

Threads.

[TrenterPercenter]

Isolating with the vid.  Other half scowling at me as even though she is negative no-one wants her to come to anything because she is living with the plagued.

Going to have some curry and a rum and ginger.  Bed at 5 past.

[Galeee]

As usual, hiding from enforced jollity. With some cava.

[Stoneage Dinosaurs]

I am going to be stuck in a travelodge.

[imitationleather]

I'm going to a pub a mate runs in London.

Gonna bring back some piping hot Omicron.

[GMTV]

Trying my best to stay awake for the bells, then undoubtedly crashing out soon after.

[Voltan (Man of Steel)]

The plan is for a few beers, a small bonfire/barbecue and a few fireworks at midnight. Unless the driver kicks me off the bus of course. Arf arf.

[chveik]

i got covid (omicron symptoms so pretty mild). i wouldn't have done anything anyway

[mothman]

Our usual NYE meal (stuffed rolled pork loin, roasted butternut squash mash, red cabbage and a port & cranberry jus), some Prosecco. Go out at midnight to chat to our neighbours (we all get on well) and that'll be it.

I hate New Year. Always have, but now I'm at the age where there are less to come than have already gone. I'm dreading having to do it all again. It's not that it's been an uneventful or wasted year (building work, one child doing GCSEs then going on to sixth form, other not going to school at all because of her autism, MrsMoth's heart problems, actually getting to go on holiday, etc...) but I'm just feeling so numb right now. Depressed and tired of life.

[canadagoose]

My best pal and I were going to be going to Queensferry, but we're staying in instead. It'll be nice, we've got a big cheese to put in the oven and I've got a bottle of Old Pulteney to see in 2022.

I always find 2nd January really depressing for some reason, though. I've often felt really low then, and I'm not sure why. Maybe I need to distract myself more.

[Fambo Number Mive]

i got covid (omicron symptoms so pretty mild). i wouldn't have done anything anyway

Hope you feel better soon.

[Fambo Number Mive]

Isolating with the vid.  Other half scowling at me as even though she is negative no-one wants her to come to anything because she is living with the plagued.

Going to have some curry and a rum and ginger.  Bed at 5 past.

Hope you feel better soon as well, if I haven't already mentioned this.

[TrenterPercenter]

Cheers @Fambo Number Mive I'm feeling alright in the main just having to rely on other people to do some stuff for the old man which isn't always as easy as it should be - as someone said to me "enforced relaxation" enjoy it whilst you can!