I have a clock in my pocket
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I think I saw one on Disney plus of all places. I saw it at 9 PM (I was tuning in for Skeleton Crew) and unless I read it wrong it had already been running for three hours. WTF? But I'm fifty. I have seen enough balls drop in my lifetime. I watched my Star Wars and was in bed by ten.
I don't have a cable connection or subscription, but that stuff is still broadcasted. Although personality I don't bother, screw the telly while socializing.
I just climb out on my roof and watch the fireworks
I don't even have TV and was still inundated with the NYC ball drop. It's still named after Dick Clark, for goodness sake. How did you not find it and settle for a Texas copycat? What fascinating little silos we find ourselves in online.
Oh I found it, but it also was on eastern time. I'm in the central time zone. So without a syncronize step it was an hour ahead.
I was just looking for something to put in the background while my wife and I chilled. I just like to have that 10 second countdown ya know?
We went outside. The neighborhood was lighting up fireworks, partying and having a good time. You could hear people shouting the countdown and then firing their best light show. Good times!
Cry
This year I was too numb to cry.
I fell asleep at 9 pm like every single night.