# How late did you stay up on New Year's Eve? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 1, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-did-you-stay-up-on-new-years-eve/645770 "2013-01-01T19:39:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mines\_Mystique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mines\_Mystique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mines_Mystique)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2013, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-did-you-stay-up-on-new-years-eve/645770/21 "2013-01-01T23:32:13Z")
> [@Girl\_From\_Mars](#): > > In bed by 2 (had degustation dinner and still eating at 1), up at 7.30 as normal to nurse my 11 month old. Sooooo can’t wait until she finally weans in a few months, and I get to sleep in while daddy looks after the kidlets! Please don’t forget that Daddy likes to sleep in sometimes too! Especially when he’s woken up every couple of hours during the night when the 20-month old isn’t sleeping well and still gets up at 6:30 for work. So says the father of a 3-year old, a 20-month-old, and a -2-month-old (my wife is due in March, with our third girl). ETA: Oh, and I stayed up until 10 watching the Star Wars movies on Spike, then fell asleep and woke up just in time to watch the ball fall in New York, then stayed awake until 3 AM or so then was up this morning at 7 AM. Why, I’ll never know, since the aforementioned children and wife were 2 time zones away. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-did-you-stay-up-on-new-years-eve/645770/22 "2013-01-02T00:21:44Z")
Don’t recall. Sometime between Midnight and 3am. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-did-you-stay-up-on-new-years-eve/645770/23 "2013-01-02T00:23:40Z")
Around dawn, just like every other night. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-did-you-stay-up-on-new-years-eve/645770/24 "2013-01-02T00:26:07Z")
Went to bed at 11pm. Not like I haven’t seen a few New Years in this life. Nothing special. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-did-you-stay-up-on-new-years-eve/645770/25 "2013-01-02T00:29:27Z")
In bed, asleep by 1:15AM Hubby came home from work at 7:00 AM. The kitties had knocked over the Christmas tree, so vacuumed at 9:30AM then, we went to the [Polar Bear Plunge](http://www.opb.org/news/article/n3-hardy-souls-take-the-plunge-to-ring-in-2013/). We’re the ones in the firefighter hats. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-did-you-stay-up-on-new-years-eve/645770/26 "2013-01-02T00:31:15Z")
About 12:30, maybe. Which is pretty typical for me, any night I don’t have to get up early the next day. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-did-you-stay-up-on-new-years-eve/645770/27 "2013-01-02T01:27:01Z")
Maybe 4? Was at a party til maybe 3:30, then went to my friend’s place where we were theoretically going to talk and drink some more, but we fell asleep on the futon pretty quickly. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-did-you-stay-up-on-new-years-eve/645770/28 "2013-01-02T01:28:13Z")
first time in many years that I actually stayed up until midnight. Usually I am a couple of hours asleep by that time - I usually wake up for the event itself, though. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-did-you-stay-up-on-new-years-eve/645770/29 "2013-01-02T01:30:05Z")
MOL, things are heating up with this friend! Spill the details, girl. I stayed in the club until about 4:00 am, then came home and got my tipsy ass on the internet for a couple hours. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-did-you-stay-up-on-new-years-eve/645770/30 "2013-01-02T01:36:58Z")
Ha! Uh, she’s 33, ultra snarky sense of humor which I love, and has a dog who is a complete asshole, but as least has never peed in my shoes. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-did-you-stay-up-on-new-years-eve/645770/31 "2013-01-02T01:38:20Z")
We went to a party, got home about 0245 or so. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-did-you-stay-up-on-new-years-eve/645770/32 "2013-01-02T01:50:18Z")
Was getting ready to turn the computer off at 2355 so I could go to bed, but then my niece popped up on Facebook and we ended up chatting for a half-hour or so. Finally got to bed about 0030. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-did-you-stay-up-on-new-years-eve/645770/33 "2013-01-02T01:55:20Z")
Went to bed right after midnight. I was out earlier in the night, but was starting to get a bit too buzzed. Walked home, had a late dinner, but then went to bed right after midnight Central time. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-did-you-stay-up-on-new-years-eve/645770/34 "2013-01-02T01:55:23Z")
Saw in the new year at a party. I left the party at 1:30 or 2, then walked a long way to the night bus. Got on the night bus at 3 and fell asleep almost instantly, not waking up until the bus was a few stops away from where I’d get off. Then I walked home from the bus stop and went to bed at 4 or 5. ---
**Author:** ![ChickaPicosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@ChickaPicosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChickaPicosa)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-did-you-stay-up-on-new-years-eve/645770/35 "2013-01-02T02:05:34Z")
We went to bed around 3:30am. Went to a fantastic house party. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-did-you-stay-up-on-new-years-eve/645770/36 "2013-01-02T02:53:57Z")
We zonked out at 11:15, which is about our usual time. The dogs did wake us shortly after midnight once the neighbors started shooting. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-did-you-stay-up-on-new-years-eve/645770/37 "2013-01-02T03:05:23Z")
12:30-ish. Was snoozing as the ball started to drop. A succession of Malbec wine, then Harvey’s Bristol Creme, then ( UNfortunately ) a shot of home distilled grappa. Weird hangover this morning. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-did-you-stay-up-on-new-years-eve/645770/38 "2013-01-02T03:29:48Z")
Got home at 4 am- asleep less then 15 minutes later, awake at 8 am. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-did-you-stay-up-on-new-years-eve/645770/39 "2013-01-02T04:08:51Z")
We stayed in, went to bed around 4:30am or so (give or take about half an hour). This is a typical “weekend” schedule in our household. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-did-you-stay-up-on-new-years-eve/645770/40 "2013-01-02T05:54:16Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > It was the 40th consecutive NYE we’ve spent together. At our first one together, I was 16, she was 15. We’ve never failed to be together at midnight NYE since. That’s really sweet. I was in bed very soon after midnight. My husband enjoyed his usual insomnia and was up till 5am or so. We were supposed to go hang out in a hotel room with some friends after our fancy dinner out, but so many of us were feeling sick that we all went our separate ways instead. One person had had a liver biopsy that morning, and one had a migraine and was panicking that it might be a stroke (her husband brought her home early, she slept it off and is fine). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-did-you-stay-up-on-new-years-eve/645770.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-late-did-you-stay-up-on-new-years-eve/645770.md?page=3)