The New Year

There couldn't be a more obvious title, but it's a Deathcab for Cutie song, I swear. So, yeah - Happy New Year! It's unfortunate that every year has to kick off with my least favorite holiday, but that's pretty unavoidable, isn't it? My lack of posting yesterday wasn't due to a massive hangover, but just sheer laziness. Hangovers are usually brought on by drinking more than a sippy cup's worth of booze, and I can't say I had much more than that. I'll spare the details of the evening, including what time I got home, because it's wildly embarrassing, but I will offer these fun facts:

1) Bacardi and Diet 7-Up is delicious.
2) Champagne and Diet 7-Up is delicious.
3) Not eating for 10 hours and trying to party is the opposite of delicious. Don't do it.
4) Letting mom cut your hair before a night on the town sounds counterintuitive, but is actually genius.
5) Sexy clothes and freezing temperatures are the combination of my nightmares.
6) The mini-bars at the Sir Francis Drake are far too expensive to open.
7) Groups of white girls are generally frowned upon in Chinatown bars.
8) The pungent aroma of all the liquor in an Adios Motherfucker can promote instant nausea on an empty stomach.
9) Riding in unmarked towncars is never a bad idea if it's absolutely arctic outside, the price is negotiable, and you're provided with complimentary bottled water.
10) Hanging out with one of the greatest people in the world can change a mediocre night into one of the most uplifting experiences of the year.

Hanging out with Kris was hands-down the best way I could have rung in my 2008, and finally introducing my international travel buddy to mom and dad was worth the dirty looks our group endured in the bar later that night. All I can say is, thank God for my amazing BFF (cuz she LOVES when I call her that), and thank God for the modern convenience of high-powered heaters, which saved my ass when I finally got home.

Somehow I've survived the first (pointless) day back at the job, and it's time to run for the bus. At least I finally finished knitting my Stitch 'N' Bitch armwarmers last night, and my hands are a step above frostbitten now. Success!