NYE - What are your plans?

[gstark]

What is everyone up to this evening? Going in to watch the fireworks by the harbour in Sydney? A quiet night by the teev at home? Watching the ball drop in NYC? Or the queen drop in Key West?

Do tell.

[losfp]

Dinner at friends' place... then home to watch the fireworks on TV if I could be bothered... then tucked up in bed shortly after midnight.

Working on NYE is fun... why can't this year end already?!?!

[Geoff]

We are off to Manly foreshore to watch the 9pm fireworks with some friends, a picnic and a few bevvies then probably into Manly afterwards so to try and find a TV screen to watch the midnight ones.

[ATJ]

Quite night at home with a bottle or two of wine watching Season 10 of Top Gear.

[MSF]

Sleep...

I was bitten by a spider about 2 weeks ago and got really bad blood poisioning and been pretty much bed ridden for a week or so..

Twice daily IV anti-biotics and blood tests are not fun... I don't wanna play this game anymore...

I just want next year to arrive so I can put this one behind me

[Geoff]

No good MSF!
What type of spider was it??

[Kyle]

Would have had to at least been a white tail?

Not cool Jason, hope you recover quick

[Raskill]

Quite night at home, might stay up till midnight. The joys of having a 18 month old.

I think I might watch 'The Long Way Down' a good motorbike doco.

Cheers all, have a safe and happy year!

[Oscar]

Sad to hear you are unwell MSF. Hope all goes well in your recovery. What type of spider was it?

I'm thinking perhaps a quiet night at home and then off to the beach early in the morning for a quick dip.

[johnd]

I'm on call.

However, as the Hobart docks are close by, I'll shoot the fireworks from the comfort of home on my balcony.

Cheers
John

[Yi-P]

Doing my last studio shoot of the year today. Then stay home, cook some nice dinner and enjoy the night with the close ones.

Maybe head out to the street and watch some fireworks, since there is a nice view of the bridge from here, but yet far away...

[bwhinnen]

BBQ with a couple of close friends and then some games of Buzz on the PS2 with a drink or two, I too am on-call for the evening as well, joy!

No watching of the fireworks here, and hopefully the boy will go to bed at a reasonable hour

Jason, not good to hear about the spider bite, I hope it wasn't a white tail!

Hope everyone has a great and above all safe evening!

[Bindii]

I was supposed to go out on the boat... but the weather has put a stop to that one... there are a couple of parties I could attend but honestly its been such a hectic few weeks for me that a night in is actually starting to sound pretty good to me.. I must be showing my age.. lol..

Happy new year everyone..

and *hugs* to Jason.. I hope your feeling better soon..

[makario]

Hope you get well soon MSF.

As for me, heading down to a Farm at Riddels Creek with the family for a bit of fun. Hopefully i dont doze off before the New Year arrives. Its a stinker here!

Cheers
Mak

[MSF]

Thanks for the well wishes... much appreciated...

I had no idea I was even bitten at the time, so unsure of exactly what it was.

I was at work and I just got really sick in the space of about 90 mins. I felt perfect at lunchtime, but by 1:30 - 2pm I had a really high fever and shakes like epileptic fits. I ended up passing out for a bit apparently.
Work sent me home as I declined to be taken to hospital by ambo as (being a typical 'I can handle this, i'm tough' boy), I thought I was Ok.. and it was just a flu etc...

Made it home and went straight to bed and when I woke up about 14 hrs later my leg had swollen heaps and was really red and hot to touch. Thought I'd better go to hospital at that stage..

It appears to have bitten me on the inner thigh as that is where the inflamation and swelling started. My leg blew up like a balloon (about twice the size of my other leg) and the pain was excruitiating. Walking was next to impossible.

The doctor seemed to be more concerned about treating the symptoms rather than working out the cause.. I just appreciated the stronger pain releif :p They gave me some injection and I started to throw up and and passed out again.

Numerous blood tests, scans and xrays later they still didn't know what it was, but just kept treating me with blood tests and then different doses of anti-biotics. I am home now, but have twice daily Nurse vistits that give me my drugs and monitor my blood levels etc and adjust the antibiotics etc..

I didn't eat at all for 6 days, and spend Xmas day in bed, so it's the first Xmas I haven't stuffed myself with all the nice food

Feeling heaps better, but still far from recovered. leg is still swollen a bit , but the pain is mostly gone so I an definitley on the mend..

Cheers
Jason

[colin_12]

Bloody hell Jason!
Keep your legs closed next time
Seriously thogh, glad to hear you are on the mend.
Quiet night in for us as the friends barby has been cancelled due to injury.
It will be fun trying to keep the dog calm as he has just had an op and freaks with fireworks.
Regards Colin

[Onyx]

Jason, you story is mildly terrifying. Here's wishing you a swift recovery!

I'm staying away from the alcohol this year. In years past, my blood:alcohol ratio has been unfavourable to the point where I don't remember precisely the moment of midnight.

[Marvin]

We are having a few friends over for a bbq and a swim. It's been over 40 degrees for the last 4 days (got to over 46 the last 2!) with more to come - temps of over 40 for the next 4 or 5 days at least. Too bloody hot to do anything much!

[Pa]

bbq....drinks....watch the early fireworks...... check out the new year tomorrow.

[Ladybird]

Like any typical 25 year old ( ), I doubt I'll even make midnight. I'm going over to a friends house for a few drinks tonight before coming home to bed. I keep trying to justify it by saying that I have a big field trip to set 1000 ant traps early on Wednesday, but that is a whole day away.....I think I'm a 70 year old trapped in a young person's body......

[fozzie]

I am off to the 'House of Chow' in the CBD with a friend for Chinese Duck, Sea Trout/Bass and a few Cooper's Pale Ales.


fozzie

[sirhc55]

Sorry to hear of your troubles Jason but I‘m sure 2008 will be a great year for you.

Tonight, nowt to talk about. have dinner then maybe into Port MacQuarie for the fireworks (hohum) then back to Sydney tomorrow. . .

[Killakoala]

Re: NYE - What are your plans?

<snip> Going in to watch the fireworks by the harbour in Sydney? A quiet night by the teev at home? Watching the ball drop in NYC? Or the queen drop in Key West?

Do tell.

When is it?



The sad part Jason is that you didn't get to bite the spider back.

Happy New Year everyone...................................................

[BBJ]

Sitting here having a couple of quiet rums, watching a couple of movies and doing what i do every other year by sitting here reading post etc.... Real exciting stuff. LOL
Anyhow Happy New Year to you all and Happy Snapping.

Cheers
BBJ
John

[Reschsmooth]

After driving 500+ kms from Coffs today, just relaxing with a quiet Coopers (green for refreshment, red for fun), checking up on 1500 posts since my last visit, trying to download 7gb worth of photos and finding my terminal laptop won't find my card reader, etc.

Have a great 2008 everyone.

If you are driving - watch out for the d#%kheads who:

1. Think that a space of less than 2 meters between cars at 110km is suitable.
2. Are driving home to Sydney
3. Drive 4WDs
4. Believe that driving at a speed with a variance of +/- 30% is suitable (notwithstanding changes to signposted speed limits).
5. Believe it's ok to drive at 10kph below the speed limit at single lane roads and then speed to 10kph at overtaking lanes.

Anyway, have a great time and stay safe.

[blacknstormy]

Have a great night everyone
And may 2008 bring all the photo opportunities that you could hope for
Hugs
Rel & Damo

(It's 10.40 in Qld, and I'm going to bed LOL - pathetic really)

[methd]

I'm playing with my D300 which arrived this morning

Very very impressive at high ISO !

[Alpha_7]

A d300 as well, does that mean you'll have 2 x D3 and 1 x d300 ?

[methd]

and a couple D200s! I'm a gear whore