Part of the fun was definitely the goodness of the seats - 6th row. If we actually buy tickets, we will probably be sitting considerably higher in the stands.
There was a lot of security to make sure the cups did not lead to violence.
I like the way the walls go out. Gives you an open feeling. Firefly is a good design. People don't appreciate the substance of things. Objects in space. People miss out on what's solid.
Early ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 31 But Looks 29
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Dec 30, 2004 6:31:05 am PST #1530 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Pix - Dec 30, 2004 6:32:00 am PST #1531 of 10002
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
I was thinking about it, yes. I've never been, but it strikes me as a good place to have drunken revelry.
Damn. I've got to make this trip work.
Jesse - Dec 30, 2004 6:33:54 am PST #1532 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
If price is a big consideration, you might want to consider not going for NYE itself. A couple of years ago, I went to Vegas January 1-4, and it was wicked cheap, both flights and hotel. FYI.
Pix - Dec 30, 2004 6:35:01 am PST #1533 of 10002
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Alas, I'll be back at work after New Year's Day.
Jesse - Dec 30, 2004 6:35:54 am PST #1534 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Bummer. I think the week between is a big week to go to Vegas, so there aren't so many deals.
shrift - Dec 30, 2004 6:38:12 am PST #1535 of 10002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Price isn't so much a consideration as time off work, these days.
And besides, we have a year to plan.
Pix - Dec 30, 2004 6:40:21 am PST #1536 of 10002
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Yeah, I'm not worried about it. This is ND and JohnSweden's baby, and I think they're already checking deals.
I'll be there, I just don't know for how long. I'll probably only be able to come in the morning of the 30th and have to fly back on the 1st. But who cares? I'm going.
Jesse - Dec 30, 2004 6:44:26 am PST #1537 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Price isn't so much a consideration as time off work, these days.
Luckily, NYE is Saturday night next year. Perfect!
cathy - Dec 30, 2004 7:03:51 am PST #1538 of 10002
"Why do the facts hate America?" - Jon Stewart
Speaking of NYE, tommyrot, are you coming over?
Topic!Cindy - Dec 30, 2004 7:04:14 am PST #1539 of 10002
What is even happening?
according to the paper, there was a twister in LA last night [link] sounds like end times to meI seldom watch the news, because I hates it, I does. But dh had it on and I was reading, so it didn't seem right to complain. Anyhow, they showed SoCal, and they showed the flooding in Vegas (!) about which I knew nothing.
They also (I wonder if Allyson has any internet access) showed Boston's Mayor sending trucks out to South Boston, to remove the barrels, cones, chairs, and other parking spot place-savers people put out on the streets.
For people here whose only exposure to the Boston neighborhoods is Good Will Hunting, well...maybe learning that one of the City Councilors (Jimmy Kelly--the localistas might recognize his name) was talking to the news saying, "I've got more barrels than he has trucks," will help you understand these folks aren't going to be cowed.
There is little-to-no off-street parking, and lots of multi-family housing, so lots of cars. The streets are narrow, and there's little to no place to put the snow you've shoveled. If you've shoveled out a parking space, neighborhood rules say it is yours. Menino is forgetting this is an election year, and is not as smart as I thought, if he thinks he's going to beat the people of South Boston.
One resident decided that since the city already refused to pick up the old toilet he replaced, he will use that to guard his parking space. If they pick it up, he wins. If not, he has his parking spot, and still wins. I feel like doing a solidarity drive, and bringing them in old hard-to-dispose of items like TVs, Computer Monitors, etc.