Continental Drift
I got over New Year's Eve a long time ago. There were some memorable ones along the way, but after a bit, they just got into expectations blown way out of proportion. January is a tough time for many reasons, but tonight it'll get tougher because some folks will end relationships or come to the conclusion that they might think about that. It just does that to people. I recall a few NYE's that stand out because of where I was. A young man in South Texas, a middle aged man on the gulf coast in Louisiana, and one particular night in Berkeley, California. My friends and I (at the time) came up with an idea for a New Year's Eve dinner where each guest would bring one part of an elegant feast that would take hours to consume. The idea was to have each guest bring one dish that was particularly meaning to them and then "present" their dish with an explanation of what went into it as well as the background detailing how they came to appreciate the item. One