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Lissuin
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Jan 3 2013, 9:49am
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just call us the wild bunch.
Elizabeth does win. Have a great time!
Husband and I watched all four hours of Richard Armitage in "North and South" (were there other people in that?  ). My choice, but he liked it, too.
"Look back. Look back at me!"
Happy Desolation of Smaug Year!
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Lissuin
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Jan 3 2013, 10:21am
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then at the two earthquakes after 3am.
Severe and strong intensity, says GeoNet. Did you have any damage? We didn't feel it.
What a way to start the year, eh? The rumbling of dragons. Similar to our first night in NZ in 2005, we had a 5.0 at 2:00 am that woke us up. Just a moderate shake to say, "Welcome to New Zealand!"
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alienorchid
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Jan 3 2013, 4:01pm
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That's not a fun way to bring in the new year! :(
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Hamfast
Nargothrond
Jan 3 2013, 4:34pm
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I live less than 10 minutes drive from the World Famous San Diego Zoo in an area called North Park. Most folks don't realise that San Diego is the 6th largest city in the US, and we have our fair share of gang activity in the inner cities and north counties. Most of it is crystal meth drug trade related....
Please don't get the wrong impression of my city though....relatively low crime rate, and a beautiful place with a ton of stuff to do and see 
Idiots tend to shoot holes in the sky on the 4th of July as well....
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Delrond
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Jan 3 2013, 4:47pm
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Little D and I spent the evening at a friend's house as they were having a small party. 7-8 couples and their children. We haven't been to a New Year's Eve party in years - I am usually watching the ball drop while Mrs. D is well into REM sleep.
I knew things were going to be a little crazy upon our arrival when my friend told me that he turned on the pool heater a few hours ago (ambient air temp was a balmy 25 F). Good food (beef tenderloin on the grill), spirits and lots of games (euchre, anyone?). No Twister though. At midnight, shared a wonderful bottle of champagne then proceeded to light off several large fireworks. Due to the summer drought, there was a burn ban, so we had LOTS of things to choose from our Fourth of July stash. Then the polar bears hopped into the pool, got out and ran across the street to a neighbor with an indoor hot tub. We just took pictures, which I won't be uploading.
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Ataahua
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Jan 3 2013, 6:26pm
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although they reminded me that I still have to do something about the open shelves in my kitchen, which hold glasses and cups.
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Lissuin
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Jan 3 2013, 9:44pm
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I worked and lived there north of Balboa Park for three months in 1981 and thought it was wonderful. I grew up in S. Cal but haven't lived there for 30 years, but now when I visit family in LA, I occasionally take the nice train ride down for the day. I would expect similar holiday excitement where I came from, but I was surprised that things have changed in San Diego, too. 
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Otaku-sempai
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Jan 4 2013, 6:11pm
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I was working ('though I blew a kiss to my wife)!
(This post was edited by Otaku-sempai on Jan 4 2013, 6:13pm)
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Sam20
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Jan 4 2013, 9:22pm
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I went to my sister's home with family members to celebrate the New Year. We had a nice holiday supper and exchanged gifts as we didn't all saw each other at christmas. I had a few drinks and we played card games (which I am really not good at) and I stayed there for the night. She provided some of us who slept there with a good breakfast and that's about it. I got home tired for I didn't slept to weel on a couch. Overall it was good.
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Oiotári
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Jan 5 2013, 4:24am
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I went to a concert with my family
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by an a cappella group called Tonic Sol-Fa
They do a New Year's Eve concert here every year
It was fantastic singing, and a silly attitude
though it was in the late afternoon, and we didn't have any party to speak of, so I voted the last option
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Misto
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Jan 5 2013, 9:16pm
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Just a nice dinner at a friend's house and then we took our bottle of champagne up the hill where we had a superb view over the town and beyond, watching the fireworks.
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sauget.diblosio
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Apr 1 2013, 11:57pm
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the number of times i've gone out for New Years in my live-- i'm not much for holidays. This year was one of the quiet ones. Don't remember exactly what i did, but i'm sure it involved what i would normally do on a night off-- eat dinner, possibly carry-out, catch up on some dvr tv, maybe a movie, look at the internet. I like to go out when it's not so crowded and noisy-- i like to actually talk to the people i'm with.
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