From the archive: Call it cynicism or melodrama, but I loathe New Year's Eve, writes Christine Houde
Tonight, surrounded by friends and family, I'll raise a glass of champagne, scan the room for someone to kiss, and before the clock strikes midnight, realise I'm a failure.
New Year's Eve is a night of mammoth expectation. For the next few weeks, the question immediately following"How are you?" will be"What did you do for New Year?" And if the answer is"nothing", it's a conversation stopper. So we plan, argue, and plan again, hoping to achieve a night on the town to put all other nights on the town to shame.
But there are even worse things about New Year's Eve than incapacitated drunks. Your friends, for instance. One is dancing on the bar, taking off her shirt or passing out in the bathroom. Which means your night will consist of following the friend as she dances on the bar, takes off her shirt and passes out in the bathroom to ensure she doesn't do something she'll really regret tomorrow morning.
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