As an introvert I guess I'm lucky that my friends never give me shit for turning down a NYE invitation. Attending one isn't out of the question, but it's not the kind of thing I would normally do.
As an introvert I guess I'm lucky that my friends never give me shit for turning down a NYE invitation. Attending one isn't out of the question, but it's not the kind of thing I would normally do.
I fail to see what's interesting about this. Seems to be an instance of absurd exaggeration to me. I just went through it again to find something interesting, but it's nothing but a very oblique...
I fail to see what's interesting about this. Seems to be an instance of absurd exaggeration to me. I just went through it again to find something interesting, but it's nothing but a very oblique expression of
Hey, I stayed home in the NYE and surprisingly I did not die.
I've done that 20-odd times in my life. I don't like excessive crowd, and I was a very introverted and shy kid / teenager. I was gonna break that streak this year, but then things happened... and I'll have to be home & sober; surely I won't lose all of my social life just because of that. Not nearly as big a deal as the "author" of this piece makes it to be.
What's amateurish about new years eve? All the people out late drinking to excess who don't normally go out late and drink to excess. Even if you are heading to a nice house party, you have to be...
What's amateurish about new years eve? All the people out late drinking to excess who don't normally go out late and drink to excess.
Even if you are heading to a nice house party, you have to be extra careful on the roads.
It's a comment I heard, made by an ex-alcoholic, that always stuck in my head.
He always refused to go out on new years eve.
Which fits with the overall sentiment of the article.
As an introvert I guess I'm lucky that my friends never give me shit for turning down a NYE invitation. Attending one isn't out of the question, but it's not the kind of thing I would normally do.
I fail to see what's interesting about this. Seems to be an instance of absurd exaggeration to me. I just went through it again to find something interesting, but it's nothing but a very oblique expression of
I've done that 20-odd times in my life. I don't like excessive crowd, and I was a very introverted and shy kid / teenager. I was gonna break that streak this year, but then things happened... and I'll have to be home & sober; surely I won't lose all of my social life just because of that. Not nearly as big a deal as the "author" of this piece makes it to be.
New years eve is amateur night.
What do you mean by that? What's amateurish about it?
Seems like gatekeeping of a party lifestyle.
I'm so old, I'm the amateur now :)
What's amateurish about new years eve? All the people out late drinking to excess who don't normally go out late and drink to excess.
Even if you are heading to a nice house party, you have to be extra careful on the roads.
It's a comment I heard, made by an ex-alcoholic, that always stuck in my head.
He always refused to go out on new years eve.
Which fits with the overall sentiment of the article.