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View Poll Results: Did You Stay Up Until Midnight on New Year's Eve?
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Did You Stay Up Until Midnight?
01-01-2009, 09:02 AM
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Did You Stay Up Until Midnight?
If you stayed up until 12, answer "Yes." If you went to bed before 12, answer "No."
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01-01-2009, 09:03 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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Yes, I stay up every night past midnight.
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01-01-2009, 09:03 AM
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I start turning into a pumpkin after 10 PM, so no.
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01-01-2009, 09:13 AM
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I had to wake up the young wife, who was sleeping on the couch, so I could kiss her for the New Year. Then we went to bed.
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01-01-2009, 09:33 AM
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Yes, puppy and I saw in the New Year after some popcorn. Son called to give greetings and daughter came in at 1am from a friends home. Zonked out about 1 a.m. Did not even have a glass of cheer but played pipes (CD) of Auld Lang Syne during the day.
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01-01-2009, 09:48 AM
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2:00 AM, actually
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01-01-2009, 09:50 AM
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Watched Shrek 2, on TV....then the news and Sanford & Son...then festivities & the ball drop in NYC....after that more regular TV until about 11:50pm when we switched over to watch the fireworks along the Chicago lakefront at midnight! Watched our neighborhood pyro-nutz shoot off fireworks for a while, then hit the pillows! 
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01-01-2009, 09:54 AM
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I stayed up until midnight Central Time. BTW, I live in the Pacific Time zone 
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01-01-2009, 10:01 AM
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Up till 1:00 am with DD & two of her 14 y/o friends (had to oversee the fireworks to make sure they didn't set the woods on fire or do something else stupid) -
the party apparently continued indoors & upstairs for sometime after I went to bed. (probably with prank calls, texting, and who knows what other silliness)
For once I'm glad we have a largish house.
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Retired 2009!
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01-01-2009, 10:06 AM
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No. I bombed on the sofa. Damn dog nudged me around 11 to see if I was still alive. We both then went to bed. But when the fireworks in the neighborhood went off, I knew when the new year arrived.
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01-01-2009, 10:27 AM
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Went dancing til about 1
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01-01-2009, 10:35 AM
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Stayed up until 3:00 am which is just a bit later than my regular bed time.
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01-01-2009, 10:47 AM
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Got home from visiting with friends at 1:30 am. Daughter called to wish us Happy New Year around 2:15 am. Went to bed at 2:30 but couldn't fall asleep until after 4:00. Got up this morning at 10:00. Spent most of the rest of the morning updating my financial spreadsheet for year-end summary. Total portfolio down 30.1% for the year (which included large wedding gift to son and trip to Brazil for the wedding). Oh well, hope 2009 is a better year.
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01-01-2009, 10:49 AM
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I napped from 9-10 and then was up until 12:45... until the barrage died down and our kid was back in the house.
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01-01-2009, 10:51 AM
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Yes, because the dog hates fireworks and thunder. So I was up until about 12:45.
The things I do to keep my 'attitude adjuster' happy.
-- Rita
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01-01-2009, 11:20 AM
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Had a late dinner and watched The Dark Knight on DVD with DH. Stayed up to 1am. Glad to see 2008 go and have high hopes 2009 will be better.
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01-01-2009, 11:22 AM
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Nah I only made it to 9 or so. At my ripe age that wine really does it to me 
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01-01-2009, 11:27 AM
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Came home from dinner (Hooter's wings!) around 10:30 or so...BF called from NJ (I am still in VA) about 11:50, konked out right after call! What a party animal~!
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01-01-2009, 11:32 AM
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Between 2 & 3 AM, watching movies
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01-01-2009, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Texarkandy
had to oversee the fireworks to make sure they didn't set the woods on fire or do something else stupid)
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Fireworks are part of our usual NY agenda. None last night, -30C + snow + strong winds.
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