aruaspie Report post Posted December 30, 2008 For me, its just staying in and getting drunk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScienceGeek Report post Posted December 30, 2008 Stay at home in pyjamas and watch the telly. Nice food and some booze as well. So much socialising done the last couple of weeks that I'm a bit burned out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mumble Report post Posted December 30, 2008 I'm doing London!!!!!! :thumbs: - fireworks, crowds, Big Ben, the works. Yes I am totally and utterly mad but if I survive it will be a great achievement for me and a real positive to start the New Year on. Watch out for someone with their hands over their ears on the telly - that'll be me :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted December 30, 2008 Does anyone fancy hosting a forum partaay this year? I did it last year but I'm helping my daughter move house ny eve/ny day, so though I'll probs be able to pop in, it wont be for the whole evening. It was nice for those on their own to have a "virtual party" to pop in to, & nice for those of us with family to escape from them periodically! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheNeil Report post Posted December 30, 2008 I was going to spend it with the Burton's but then I remembered that Richard Burton died 14 years ago. So instead I'll probably hide and work on the list of people who'll I think will die under 'mysterious circumstances' in 2009 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted December 30, 2008 Forum party sounds like a good idea but I can't be there - had a last minute invitation from a bunch of good friends. Party includes overnight stay. Enjoy it whatever you're getting up to tomorrow. If you're staying in, a certain high street store is offering a bottle of wine or Cava plus 3 packs of party food for a tenner. K x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted December 30, 2008 I was going to spend it with the Burton's but then I remembered that Richard Burton died 14 years ago. So instead I'll probably hide and work on the list of people who'll I think will die under 'mysterious circumstances' in 2009 We'll count you out as party host then - unless you want to do a murder mystery evening Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheNeil Report post Posted December 30, 2008 We'll count you out as party host then - unless you want to do a murder mystery evening Are you mad? This is like putting a chimp in charge a nuclear power station I don't know anything about hosting parties. How many canopaes will I need? Is there the need to enforce a dress code? What if people gate crash it? I don't know if I have enough chairs. Is it rude to watch TV? Will people think me rude if I hide under some coats? Where does one get monkey butlers at such short notice? Is there a website where A-list celebs (who happen to have nothing planned) can be contacted? What if Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston turn up and there's a 'scene'? Do I need to sort out valet parking or will the likes of Harrison Ford be happy to park on the grass verge around the corner? What does one say when undesirable types (Dominic Littlewood, Arleen Philips etc.) turn up and try to get in (are they like vampires and can't enter unless invited)? Curse my luck. If only I knew people or lived somewhere where things actually happened Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flora Report post Posted December 30, 2008 (edited) Well, due to the fact that I can't keep my mouth shut when I'm drunk, I have about 12 people coming to mine tomorrow for a curry and to celebrate the new year (it seemed a really good idea after two bottles of cava the sunday before Christams!). So I'm in the process of cleaning up the house after the kids have spread every present they ever got from one end to the other, hoovering up, mopping floors and making 3 big pans of different types of curry. Yay.... NOT! Why do we do these things? Ah well.... it could be worse. Flo' oh, and I forgot to mention on the top of all of this the flu bug has done it's rounds (hope it's finished now!) in my house and we're all at various stages of recovery!!! Anyone else had the nasty little flu bug that's going around? Edited December 30, 2008 by Flora Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
forbsay Report post Posted December 31, 2008 Em yes, the flu bug has visited my house. Me, hubby and M have all caught it. M has been ill on and off for 6 weeks Will be having a very quiet time tomorrow night Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
something_different Report post Posted December 31, 2008 staying at home with a glass of irn bru, i don't like alcohol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enid Report post Posted December 31, 2008 No bugs here at all!! even though the entire town/school has been down with it, we must be immune!! I will be staying in and thanking god its not last year when things were so bad that on new years eve the police were here for hours and I was begging them not to leave me alone with him, he spent the next 3 weeks in an assessment/respite centre, its taken us all, as a family, this long to recover, so I have turned down all invites and will be here alone, in pjs, drinking to the fact that we all got through it. <'> Enid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
something_different Report post Posted December 31, 2008 Mumble hope that you cope with and manage to enjoy London! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warrenpenalver Report post Posted December 31, 2008 I'm doing nothing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billabong Report post Posted December 31, 2008 Nothing's plenty good enough for me too. Had a kind of virtual partay last year. We had an invitation from neighbours who we didn't know at all but bravely went along. The doorbell wasn't answered, HOORAY!, so we sneaked (or snook?) off like naughty children and just went back home. Then phoned a friend who was in on her own, put partay music on in the background and had a very nice 5 minutes worth of partay down the phone-line. No canapaes though. I thought posh canapes came in tins, the little green things (not sprouts). I HATE NEW YEAR'S EVE . I am a grumpy old woman and do I care? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mumble Report post Posted December 31, 2008 Mumble hope that you cope with and manage to enjoy London! *wibble* *whimper* I've been doing autistic level planning - transport, bridge closures, food, drink , toilets, first aid, marshals (just in case any are Johnny Depp-ish and I may require 'assistance' ) all marked out on my map They're expecting over 300,000 people and it's supposed to be the coldest New Year for over 20 years - bbrrrrr. Still, it could be worse - I could be in the frozen North where it never reaches '+' temperatures even in the hight of summer and where 100,000th of the crowd expected tonight is considered a mass gathering involving at least two hamlets Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheNeil Report post Posted December 31, 2008 Still, it could be worse - I could be in the frozen North where it never reaches '+' temperatures even in the hight of summer and where 100,000th of the crowd expected tonight is considered a mass gathering involving at least two hamlets I'll have you know that on Christmas Day it was a balmy +2C in the frozen north. OK so it's a 'double jumper' -3C today but the weather people reckon that 2009 is going to be scorchingly hot - double digits here we come And Hamlet was a fictional character so how can there be two of him? Must stop typing - need to put gloves back on Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris54 Report post Posted December 31, 2008 Just be sat in with other half and a glass of something , son upstairs in bed. Happy new year to you all , hope it brings you all you wish for. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tally Report post Posted December 31, 2008 For the third new year running I have nothing (and no one) to do. My parents make a huge big deal out of the new year and they are more upset than I am about me spending it alone. I am going to watch some telly. If there is nothing good on I will watch a DVD. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enid Report post Posted December 31, 2008 <'> <'> Enid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clare63 Report post Posted December 31, 2008 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY FORUM FRIENDS ~ whether you are in, out, with family, friends or alone have a pleasant peaceful evening. Started early here with a nice glass of red and a take away chinese due later, got my laptop and my TV, boys happy on their PC's and a content dog curled up on the sofa......what more could I want. <'> <'> <'> Clare x x x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warrenpenalver Report post Posted December 31, 2008 Still, it could be worse - I could be in the frozen North where it never reaches '+' temperatures even in the hight of summer Simple solution to that mumble, just change the scale you use to measure temperature to "kelvin" I guaruntee even in the north the temperature will remain positive then!!!! :thumbs: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canopus Report post Posted January 1, 2009 Here comes 2009 and its freezing outside... What will this year bring in the world of AS? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScienceGeek Report post Posted January 1, 2009 Hope 2009 is a good one for everybody. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
something_different Report post Posted January 1, 2009 (edited) I had a nice hogmanay Did the usual wash all the bed sheets etc, had a bath, put on my new jammies i got for xmas. and had a quiet night Edited January 1, 2009 by something_different Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tally Report post Posted January 1, 2009 I have been watching telly, doing some sewing and burning my advent candle, all simultaneously! It's been a nice relaxing evening and I have made 2 birthday cards with elephants on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warrenpenalver Report post Posted January 1, 2009 Are you mad? This is like putting a chimp in charge a nuclear power station Thats probably safer than putting Russian Nuclear Scientists in charge of a nuclear power station Just dont put buttons that can over-ride the safety systems then the chimps will be better than humans!!! staying at home with a glass of irn bru, Irn Bru should be exported to England and Wales in large quantities!!! Its brilliant stuff!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
something_different Report post Posted January 1, 2009 Irn Bru should be exported to England and Wales in large quantities!!! Its brilliant stuff!! Aye ur right Warren but not everyone agrees u can get it in some places down south, but can be difficult to find tho i have managed to find some in many places, inclusing abroad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flibs Report post Posted January 1, 2009 Myself and my son only flew back from Tenerife last night and he opened his christmas presents.......Have spent most of this morning wondering how on earth I forgpt to buy him earphones to go with his electric guitar..If I hear smoke on the water one more time I shall scream......anyway he has just challenged me to a game fo chess so peace for a while Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billabong Report post Posted January 1, 2009 Did I miss the forum party? Did anyone disgrace themselves by dancing on tables and getting outrageously drunk? Went to bed way before midnight, after finally catching up on the last mega-episode of 'Little Dorrit', and didn't wake up until after 3 a.m. So today I'm bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as I metamorphosed into a squirrel overnight (I think that means I've become grown-up, ha ha). Happy New Year! Billabong Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mumble Report post Posted January 1, 2009 Hey where is everyone? Did I miss the par-tay or did someone totally disgrace themselves (Pearl, shame on you ) and result in the whole virtual party being removed from innocent eyes? I did London and I survived but I is never ever ever ever doing that again (at least for a year at any rate... ). Had the best viewing spot right at the front with all the TV cameras but it meant standing for six hours in the cold and it was definitely cold - bbrrrrrr. Still, it was an experience and apart from the seven foot man who pushed me over so he could see better () (but he got 'reprimanded' by the rest of the crowd who saw him blatantly push me ) was pretty good. Getting home was, erm, interesting - next year I am volunteering my services as a logical and organised Aspie to the Met police to help with crowd control... :lol: I decided to watch the fireworks rather than trying to photograph them, but I took a few (wibbly and over-exposed ) piccies of the light show before the fireworks in different colours and of the scary crowds then messed around and made my wibbly light show pics into a new desktop background for my 'puter! :clap: And if all that wasn't enough, having finally got through the crowds and home by 3am I went to the London Parade today :wacko: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted January 1, 2009 I dont think there was a partay (unless I blinked & missed it) I was so knackered from helping S move house I couldnt even move from the sofa to play Jenga with JP! Logged on briefly but not much going on so vegged in front of Jools with mulled - very sedate. Love the pics Mumble esp the desktop background Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enid Report post Posted January 1, 2009 wow Mumble, good for you!!! I watched it on tv, I would have kept an eye out for you but have no ides what you look like!!! Youre right it certainly is an experience and everyone should do it once. glad you enjoyed it. Enid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted January 1, 2009 Watched it on TV too and thought of you, Mumble. I'd like to do the same one day but not sure I could cope with the cold! K x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
something_different Report post Posted January 2, 2009 Wd Mumble I did Glasgow one year and NEVER again, I did Newcastle one year also, again NEVER again! cold i can cope with, just everything else that bothers me! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted January 2, 2009 I have made 2 birthday cards with elephants on. You'll never fit them in the post box Tally Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tally Report post Posted January 2, 2009 Pearl, I never thought of that, I might have got caught out by the new postal charging system! Elephant Cards Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted January 2, 2009 Ooh nice. I like the one in the middle best. You could do one with cut loops & make a woolly mammoth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
