10 Things To Do For New Years Eve
NYE is right around the corner, and some of us may be scrambling to make plans and figure out what in Sam Hill to do with ourselves. Full of expectations, surprises, merriment, and dissapointments, celebrating the end of the year can be a beyond-awesome experience or a nerve-wrecking disaster. But fear not, because we've got the ingredients and ideas you need to end 2013 on a high note.
1 - Go see some fireworks
The Queen Mary in Long Beach is affordable, they've got food, booze, and fireworks! Oooo shiny.
2 - Go to a really, really cool bar
Bottoms up! Among the multitude of bars throwing their own spin on NYE, some exclusive LA hotspots include The W Hollywood, Skybar at Mondrian, I Heart NYE @ Park Plaza, or Infusion Lounge. Still itching for something better? Here's a concise list of LA happenings for 2013's final power hour.
Still can't decide? Go H.A.M. at a four-club Hollywood block party.
3 - Party with friends
There's nothing like ringing in the new year with the people you care about most. C'mon, quit being a sourpuss, put those thumbs to work and make it happen.
4 - Go to a concert
Live music and New Year's Eve is like peanut butter and jelly (from a Canna Clinic). Need some ideas? How about Rebelution, The Aggrolites, The Expendables, or Dumpstaphunk? Not satisfied with that very biased (but equally irie) list? Here's a curated list from Rolling Stone of awesome shows across the country (and the galaxy).
5 - Throw your own party
If you build it, they will come. Bubbly anyone?
6 - Share a New Year's Kiss
It's almost synonymous with mistletoe, everyone's looking to share that special moment with someone equally special (or at least special in the convential sense).
7 - Rage on a budget
Looking to party hardy for cheapy cheapy? If out, ask for the pre-fixe menu, hit up your local watering hole, or even better, eat (drink) in. Hell, you could even hold a fondue party.
8 -Give your drunk @$$ a Lyft home
The classier, sometimes cheaper, alternative to taxis, these drivers-for-hire will get you and your friends where you need to go. Download the app, look for the pink mustache, and for jah sakes, don't puke in their car.
9 - Make a New Year's Resolution
No, it's not cheesy, passé, or even antediluvian. Make it a good one and see if you can really stick it out for the whole year. Quit smoking, get better grades, start actually saving money, practice self-awareness, or meditate once a day. Remember to make it a SMART goal.
10 - If all else fails, be a square and watch the ball drop at home
I mean, as long as you're not alone, cats and snuggle pillows will make due for alternative friends.
That being said, we hope you have a SAFE, fantastic, fabulous, awesome, epic, crazy, shennanigan-filled New Year's.
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