Thanks Shrift, I'll give it a go.
I'm feeling last minute virtuous having whipped up a homemade batch of soft scrub and getting my bathtub and kitchen sink to gleam. With cinnamon essential oil. YUM.
Now just waiting for the clock to turn.
Happy New Year everyone!!
Happy New Year from Egypt, everyone! Wish me a good flight back, as I'm leaving for the airport. Down side: three flights. Up side: at least I don't have eight hours to kill in Amsterdam this time.
Good Flight! and Happy New Year!
I guess it is 09 on the East Coast now, isn't it?
Alan Rickman is also going to be on the Queen's New Year's Honor's List.
Happy New Year to everyone!
I just finished watching a History Channel show on the French Revolution (blood and terror and Robespierre--yay?), and have the NYC celebration on mute (only way to watch Carson Daly).
I'm sad that there seem to be no Fred and Ginger movies available tonight.
Yes, this! I grew up with Fred and Ginger films being the only thing on tv when I babysat on NYE (pre-VCR and cable), and totally associate the two. I did see Fred on last night's What's My Line rerun, so that was a plus (he didn't do a good job of disguising his voice, so they figured out who he was pretty quickly).
Oh, TCM does have That's Entertainment running all night--that's a good way to see him! Bing and Satchmo are singing right now in Part Two.
ETA: Fred is now singing "A Couple of Swells" with Judy!!
Happy Old Year! From the West Coast.
Happy 2009 everyone except the West Coast! See you in the morning!
Happy 2009 Central time. And all those times past and future.