..I can tell I'm not alone - what's your excuse?
Me? Wife working all day today and tomorrow as pay off for getting Xmas off. The last time I went out (properly) was 1999 - Que Club Atomic Jam. It got messy.
I'm sure my pizza, few vodkas and a night in front of the telly will be just as kicking!
Happy New Year to all the saddoes like me!
Who you calling a saddo? There's nothing wrong in staying in with a couple of bottles of cider then early to bed 🙂
On my own of course.
Me,
got a nearly 3 week old baby and a wife suffering with a nasty hematoma so I'm on baby duty (with a bottle of Tanglefoot).
Happy New Year
Greetings!
Mrs Feet not feeling too well, so night in for us with the youngest (oldest out at a party)
It'll be wine, Bombay Sapphire and possibly mucking about on th Kinect for us before putting on the Hootenany
what is there to celebrate ?
Me too. The missus is full of cold so - despite live-in babysitters - she wants to stay in. I could go out on me tod I suppose 😆
we had requested the presence of a small collection of friends but they ummed and ahhhed until the last concieveable moment to let us down after we'd got loads of alkimifrol and snacks. so, we've now got a lot of beer and wine and food and Jools Holland to bring in the new year!
There are worse things than staying in NYE, I'm in a pub called The Goose in Camberley.....
That sounds ace highclimber. Happy New Year to you!
aa - Best of luck tomorrow morning if you are nursing a hangover...3 week olds are the gift that keep on giving.
stilltortoise/cheesyfeet - I hope your other halves get better, and Lady G - you should know that Ladies are alwasy in bed early.
Adn Klunk...what's not to like? Jools on the telly and goodbye to a tough year.
my wife's out on call - I'm [s]down[/s] home with the kids
harry potter cluedo anyone ? 😐
There's a party across the road but I can't be arsed. Just bumped into another neighbour when I popped down to the shop. I'm really hoping they don't invite me down for a drink later as I really don't want to go but I don't want to be rude; now they know I'm in and not doing owt, they'll almost certainly bloody invite me...
Miserable? Anti-social? Maybe. I never enjoy this time of year, for various reasons, and just don't feel why I should feel obliged to 'celebrate' really.
Bah Humbug. Roll on Tuesday. 🙂
Saddoe here. Got work in the morn, skint, self-imposed booze ban for a while. Been working non stop last 2 weeks in a mental busy supermarket and it's just nice to have a day off from people. can't be bothered with the whole NYE polava tbh. Just happily stuffing my face with snacks.
i will be listening to music on my pc and playing my new telecaster come midnight (as i am doing now).tis only another day of the year 🙂
There are worse things than staying in NYE, I'm in a pub called The Goose in Camberley.....
Years ago Camberley used to be the lager lout capital of Surrey. 🙂
Does anybody else find that chimp jools holland annoying??
Wife 8mths pregnant so not in the mood for anything, taking advantage and going to llandegla early doors
My wkend with the little'uns...hello kitty monopoly,toddlers n tiaras,overbloody tired, won't sleep...I might actually be able to get a beer and some dinner at some stage tonight.
Rock n roll !!!!!!!!!
Kids in bed, Porridge on telly, crisps and nuts in bowl, bottle in hand, me and misses Trowel doing a puzzle. Lovely 😀
Was round a mates house but had to come home .
We were clearing out his folks house as his Dad died on Dec 20th, then moved some bits and bobs back to his .
After lunch phone rang to say his Mum died in a care home ( dementure) so all went abit Pete Tong after that.
Poor lad sister took her own life , so he is the only sibling and has to clear her room as her parents refused to do it, as sort of shrine .
What can you say . feel abit deflated by it all.
Last year we got so pissed I couldn't work out how to get the bikes in the car, this year i'm in with a nice red and everything packed for a ride from Edale tomorrow.
EDIT, Singletrack, that's tough, definitely call for a wee dram there.
singletrackmind jeepers 😯 that's horrible 🙁 my condolences to your friend.
certainly puts a perspective on things something like that.
Staying in here and just watched Inside Job, we really are an incredibly stupid spieces at times.
Singletrackmind, man that is awful! Hope your mate keeps himself together, you've done a good job by the sound of things. Keep the faith and grab a beer... you've earned it.
Best wishes to Singletrackmind and his freind, so very sad for him,just be there for support when needed, even if you dont say anything,be there.
cheers guys
having a little cry as its just sh1t sh1t sh1t
was best man at his wedding , and i guess we are best mates but what do you say ?
he is married and wife is lovely
Christ stm. Hope things get better for you all mate.
You don't say anything just be there. 🙁 best wishes for you and your pal
Does anybody else find that chimp jools holland annoying??
yes, but his guests tend to be very good!
Yes sir. He can boogie woogie.
old housemate used to work at Warner Brothers and came into contact with Jools a few times. Said he was a right arrogant ****. I think he's ok, knows his stuff, enthusiastic. Good tinkler.
Vibes - singletrackmind. Nowt you can say to your mate really. Maybe take him on a ride when he feels up to it? I've always found a bike ride a really good way of clearing the mind and feeling better, being in nature and taking in the things around us. Probably a load of nonsense but works for me sometimes. All the best fella
Alan Carr is ITV, the non thinking mans,Stephen Fry.
My tattooist has been on his show a few times - she says he's great in real life...
EDIT - that's Jools, not Alan.
although we are watching the Alan thing...
Was supposed to go over to a mate's place, some snacks, a wee dram, watch Jools...
Just couldn't work up the enthusiasm, got some beers, and some malt, Tom Waits on the hifi, then some tv, with Later later. It's raining out, and it's been a crappy year, and I want a drink.
Happy New Year, one and all.
Just had a late xmas dinner of roast wild boar and am now relaxing with a nice bottle of shiraz.
Might even sample the xmas whisky shortly...
(mrs is working tomorrow)
Wife nights, kids upstairs playing mw3 dog asleep.
Thinking of going into garage to fettle 😐
Was meant to be at a mate's, he's hot man flu fakes, could have gone to another pal's but too pooped. Might have a look at all the Chinese lanterns on the beach at 12 if I'm awake.
Elfinsafety -
Member
I don't want to be rude
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Been in work this week, on call and busy both thurs and fri nights. Intend to stay up till midnight and then open the Laphroag Quarter Cask the wife got me for crimbo, have a wee dram and then bed by 10 past 12. Just bloody knackered.
Wife left back in January.
Eldest daughter at her first house party with boys and booze... I expect a call soon from A&E
Youngest gone to a friends house party.
So thats jut me, sober, kicking 2011 out of the door, just in case it wants to stick around.
Miserable? Anti-social? Maybe. I never enjoy this time of year, for various reasons, and just don't feel why I should feel obliged to 'celebrate' really.
What he said... Christmas and NYE are great if you're in a relationship or have family you want to spend them with, otherwise there's 51 other weeks of the year that are far preferable for many of us!
M'luverly wife's waters broke this morning, now eight days overdue, but no real contractions or progress to speak of. Youngest shipped off to me folks for the night, now to chill, take it easy and make the most of the peace and quiet, for I feel life is about to get a mite more hectic imminently... 😯
Shit pub in the village, and can't be bothered paying for a taxi to town and back, plus the entry and the drinks, for a party, so staying in.
As luck would have it, since we got back from Tesco, I've barely seen my wife. She's been on the phone talking to friends and has left me alone with the dogs. She's not touched the sushi I made for her, just been on the phone and drinking wine. I'm now in bed with a cuppa hoping I'll be asleep soon, because I am genuinely sick to death of her doing that just about every night since I quit smoking.
Sorry, a couple of glasses of champagne and a small bottle of sake will do that to you. Happy new year people. Stay safe, love to you all.
Can't really offer much in the way of support singletrackmind but hope things get better for you and your mate.
I'm here on my own as my kids have gone a party and I recently split up with my fiance so it's "finding peace" time for me. I'll make sure 2012 will be a good one for sure. I also have a close friend who's fighting Bowel Cancer and a relative who has Motor-Nuerone disease and he has only a short time left as he is that bad so I'm not up for much celebration being honest.
Used to go up to Edinburgh every year with a gang of mates, but got to my late 20s and started to find the whole NYE thing a bit boring and 'forced'.
Occasionally go out for a decent meal or have one set of parents over, but usually (like tonight) it's me, Zoe, the dogs, Jools and guests, some cider and a nice Laphroaig (or maybe Caol Ila this year) to toast the new year.
slainte 😀 rob
Mrs told me the other day that there was no chance of us getting back together (been apart 6months) so I'm down at the olds with the little un as they didnt see him at Christmas and am now the only one left up as everyone else is tucked up in bed.
Hoping 2012 is going be a better year than the shite fest that was 2011
Wife at work, me and the little un chilled out and watched some films and played some games.
I've not had a drink yet, and may not bother, as I've got a ride planned for tomorrow.
Happy new year when it comes. Hope 2012 is good to us all.
Seems as if theres a major incident on the M56, theyve closed it from Queensferry to Runcorn, so for somebody its going to a night to remember.
first thing new years day - best time of the year to get a crowd free surf. Quiet one for me.
Another quiet one for me, cant be arsed to go out, bored of xmas and the weather already, ready for work on Tuesday!
Wife and I had an early dinner in our fav Turkish in Dalston, then back to chez Curtis to continue working our way through the Soprano's boxset. Up early for a long walk then rounds mates place for a party. Oh, and not a drop of alcohol, it has been 2 years now!
Got to get some more work done before the deadline at the end of next week.
Which is true, but also after a while, it's all just a bit meh.
The inevitable forced jollity, the traditional chanting of Auld Lang Wotsit, having to pretend I'm enjoying myself. Sorry, it's just not for me.
Unfortunately my wife has invited about 50 people round so I've retreated out of the way to get some work done.
At home with my lovely wife chilling drinking wine etc.
Started to think about next year and the stuff I want to do. Seem to have spent the last few years trying to beat my brothers' times at events. Now I have, I realise the best thing about it was actually just doing the events. So my plan for next year, do more of the stuff I want with people who want to do them - mates (or brothers!). Don't get me wrong, I'm still a competitive bugger, but I wan to have fun.
My last ride of the year was with a mate this afternoon where we drunk beer and ate mince pies. It was great.
Thats my plan.
Happy new year to you all.
Wife and I had an early dinner in our fav Turkish in Dalston
Where it is that you went? Mangal Ocakbasi on Arcola St?
No, just round the corner from Mangal. Its called Cirrik. Very good.
Simply canlt be arsed with it all. New year started 22/12/11 for me. If mrs_d wasn't sat next to me watching hootenanny i'd be in bed already.
Best wishes to STM & friends
v8ninety - the very best of luck to you and yours! That must be the best new years possible.
Round here it's like a kids puking competition. Good humour is still winning through though!
Went to a mates for a massive roast which was awesome. Had a few drinks after then came home as the mrs didn't want to drive tired. Just made a cup of tea and now waiting for the London fireworks then bed! Living the dream
I've been having a mellow night in with wine, girlfriend and an '80s Bond film (Living Daylights... get me and my rock and roll life!) 🙂 Up in the morning to spend the day sorting out the cyclocross race I'm organising on Monday. Then back to work. Happy New Year everyone, from all at STW. Hope to catch up with some of you in the coming months.
Stayed home, bottle and half of vino.
Watched paul on sky with futuremissush
so, good night,
plus side- i"m out for a spin tomorrow morning 😀
happy new year all
hic!
I'm stuck in at work. And here it is, the last minuteof 2011 as I type this.
No kissing anybody in this place. Bummer. AHA!
Happy January, everyone.
On call, and praying there's no call out, or at least praying that they can't call me because the mobile networks have been pwned.
Don't want to be caught drunk in charge of a billion € or so.
Did go out to get a good sniff of the fireworks - mmmmmm 🙂
Happy New Year!
Quiet night in with the Wife. Kids in bed. Did great little treasure hunt around town today to tire them out. Just watching "The Kings Speech" & the shortbreads are taking a battering. Up early for a run to undo some damage.
Done the on-call on hogmanay thing before - off this year 🙂
Happy New Year to all those working tonight and to everyone else!
Off to bed looking forward to a run in the morning.
Crazy!
Possible last NYE with a teenager in the house. Contemplating an empty nest next year. A bit sad as a result. STM has put it all in context though. Time for me to MTFU.
All the best to you all. I hope to get to Calderdale this year.
Got my 9 day old settled at 5 past 12, wife milked dry by him lying asleep on the couch. Watching wheeler dealers with a few speckled hens... sad fekkr I am!
Happy new year one and all, especially all those new dads, good luck with the lack of sleep!
Oh and extra vibes, to your mate singletrackmind that is a tough set of events!
All the best everyone, especially those dealing with tough stuff. I'm glad 2011 has gone, as it wasn't the best. Up in the morning to start the new year with a ride and hopefully a better prospect in 2012. 🙂
singletrackmind - good luck to your mate and you. Hopefully, 2012 can only be better.
It's not NYE for me any more (time zones) but even when it was I was staying in looking after my nephew. Thank F for that! I'm not a big fan of NYE...
I cannot possibly want to eat it drink anything more, nor spend any more time sat in the house attempting to be jolly. We've had 1 day without visitors since Xmas eve. The current ones leave 3 hours before I go back to work. Ffs
Just been like any other Saturday night, but with a bit more bevvy involved. For tomorrow we diet!
Right now just drinking hot chocolate and watching Midsommer Murder on Netflix, with Mrs 10. I have to work tomorrow. Don't get Jools here but hopefully will be able to watch some of the performances soon. Got to be better than Carson Daily.