January 02, 2004
New Year's Eve was actually fabulous. Partner Unit, Dear Mate and I kicked off the drinking at 5:00 pm, and didn't stop until 3:00 am. Four bottles of wine, two bottles of champagne, and a whole lot of Talisker later, and we all passed out in our beds.
We got to light off masses of fireworks here, which was fabulous. Partner Unit and I had 18 rockets, and Dear Mate had brought 35. At about 10 to midnight, much to Ed the Evil One's great dissatisfaction, the world in Sweden went mad. Fireworks exploded over the entire neighborhood, and when we packed ourselves up in winter clothes to light off ours (it was about -10 degrees that night) we found the sky on fire. It was as though someone had set a big black bowl upside down over the sky and rimmed the edges with Christmas lights-the fireworks went off on the horizon on a 360 degree view. It was amazing.
We shot our rockets off, cheering like maniacs with each explosion. And when midnight came, I kissed the two men, we all hugged, and then trudged back inside to do more damage to the alcohol. Dear Mate (who is indeed divorcing) and I agreed-we offer up a big "Bite Me" to 2003 and hope that 2004 shapes up.
Dear Mate and I watched a bizarre (but, I admit, very funny) English show called "The Alan Partridge Show" all morning on the 1st while Partner Unit slept off the hangover. Dear Mate has gone to spend the weekend with his kids, and I miss him and the buffer he provided between Partner Unit and I. Things are certainly weird here.
So in the meantime, here's hoping none of you still have a hangover. And here is a view of the new me:
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