Drinking Champagne in a dixie cup...

My New Years was not filled with glamour like the all Gershwin gala at Lincoln Center (I watched it on TV, asking myself why I wasn't there?) I was sitting eating a double cheeseburger with Kevin at the kitchen table, cheese dripping everywhere. My new years meal last year was chicken fingers in a deserted Arbys on the side of the road in Muncie so I think this year's dinner was a little better. I remember this bell in the Arbys at the side of the door and if you liked the service, you rang it on your way out and every employee chimed out "Thank you!" in perfect togetherness. I believe I rang the bell on my way out.

My New Years this year was an intimate affair. Ironically, the only alcohol I consumed was a dixie cup of champagne while I was working at the pharmacy. It was quite classy, all of us behind the counter and underaged...drinking champagne and helping customers. Yes, it was only a dixie cup, but it was enough alcohol for one day.

So there we were, in my den drinking sparkling cider and watching "Zoolander." The movie was pretty stupid, but it was really good and really funny. All those cameos in the movie are amazing.

The ball dropped and everyone hugged each other. I kissed my cat Spoo, hoping he would have a pleasant new year. I've only kissed two people for the new year...Alex and Johnny.

But we came to an epiphany at work yesterday with my friend James. If Johnny is a recruit, then he might have to go off to war if we have the war in Iraq...well if I don't have the war in Iraq, then it'll be Korea. The smell of war is in the air and it smells like popcorn and fireworks. But if Johnny goes off to war, then he might die! I don't want to wish death on people, that's not very nice. But if Sadaam kills him first...then maybe Sadaam isn't that bad after all.

As for my resolution in the New Year, I have several. The one I care least about is the "losing 10 pounds" one. The one I care most is learning to be happy with who I am and not what some asshole on TV says is popular (though as an American, I believe there is an implant in a woman's brain that MAKES her care...and cry during romantic comedies when she gets the right man)...but I don't know how that'll pan out.

Tonight I'm going to see Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers because I haven't seen it and all my friends have but they said they'd see it with me again. Isn't that nice?? Jen also said she'd watch "Joe Millionaire" with me every monday because those women are so stupid, it's great to yell at the TV and throw shit too, even though they can't hear you. Stupid women make me laugh.

Well loyal patron's of Emily's World, Happy New Year and