I always laugh because there's never any programming for the zones in the middle. But my parents used to complain because no one ever stays up for Hawaii's New Year, which happening six hours later might be asking a bit much. They said even during the big 2000 celebration where they did people all across the globe, they quit before they got to Hawaii.

I mean, I watched the replay of the ball drop, but it wasn't the same somehow, particularly since I'd already watched the footage at ten my time.

Oh, and the little local town north of us named Snowflake dropped a...snowflake (presumably a giant lighted one) this year. Hee.

I am struggling to stay awake until midnight.

It's not going well.

I always laugh because there's never any programming for the zones in the middle.

I just tuned from Burn Notice to the Dick Clark's and Bob said, "I didn't know they just reran the New York one!"

...yeah.

I am struggling to stay awake until midnight.

You can do eeeet!

Didn't they used to do more? Like there was a big long special that ran from eleven eastern until midnight pacific? And they would interrupt the concerts in between randomly to say, "Happy New Year, Kansas!" and stuff like that?

I'm curmudgeonly, aren't I? I'm becoming a curmudgeon right before your eyes.

HAPPY PACIFIC NEW YEAR!!!

Made it!

Happy New Year, and good night!

More New Year happies! Plus happy New Year Board time!

Yay! Happy New Year, sleepy Perkins and other Pacific Coasters!

Happy Pacific New Year!

I met Iman once. It was like chatting with a masterpiece. Her beauty was staggering.

I was at a wedding with Geena Davis once. She was just luminous. Stunning.

Costplus I (so far) have kept for myself--a maple syrup grade sampler pack--small bottles of Vermont Fancy, grade A medium amber, grade A dark amber, and Grade B.

After tasting it at Plei's, I have become a total convert to the Grade B. Holy god so good.

I do this too (at least the “your dad” part), but don’t get when spouses call each other Mother and Father when their kids are grown and out of the house.

Oy. My aunt and uncle do this (only worse, since they call each other mommy and daddy). Not enough skeeve in the world.

Totally different if you're using those terms in reference to one or the other parent, like "your mom said no cookies" or "go tell dad the phone's for him." But to each other, even when kids aren't around? Ugh.

Wait, did someone say something about Nathan Fillion covered in syrup?

Wait, what now?