New Years Eve

So, despite my determination not to put undue pressure on New Years Eve, it was a blast. Kate and I merged our two groups of New York friends for a really nice dinner at a tiny Italian place called In Vino in the East Village. The specialize (duh) in having a great list of Italian wines. Jon's Amaroni did not, however, go over as big as he'd hoped. It's always tough to order wines for others. The problem is that people who like wine (and know something about it) tend to have more developed pallets and order wine that people who don't love wine just aren't going to "get". It's like a film major bringing a NASCAR fan to an Italian art film. The NASCAR fan isn't "wrong" to hate the art film - he or she just isn't a film student and would rather see car chases than cinematographically perfect cut scenes depicting the tortured soul of the silent protagonist.

I digress. After that we went to a fun bar where we rang in the New Year with champagne, tequila shots, and cheesecake. Once Kate's friends called it quits, we headed uptown to see Josh (and his new lady, Jessica) at a party. It was a blast. We got home around 4:30ish and slept until 2 the next day. It was a great night. Though, Kate and I agreed that it didn't feel all that "New Years Eve-y" I guess if you just surround yourself with great friends, great food, and plenty of alcohol, you're gonna have fun whether it's NYE or whatever.

PS - I just found out that Fox has cancelled the OC. And so society takes one small step back from the precipice of insanity.