Nothing is more boring than a hipster with plans to ring in the new year that are either cliché without the ironic undertones or just plain lame. Going to Times Square with your family in matching sweaters that loudly express it's the "Johnston's Family Reunion" - hell no. Sitting in your friend's basement sneaking champagne from their parent's new year's party? Also, a negative. You gotta mix things up! In other words...
Keep it fresh,
It's time to party! But in style children. It's only going to turn 2011 once so why not take the time and care to celebrate it as any good hipster would? And here are some tips to let you know you're celebrating new year's correctly.
1) you are in some way freezing your butt off - Hipsters must have angst on their New Years and the cold is a great default. This of course does not include Times Square as I mentioned above, I wont get into my prejudices *cough*tourists*cough*. However, random back alley dance parties? Hell yeah. And trust me on this one, the dancing will help you defrost and so will the large amounts of alcohol I assume will be there. Or maybe you and a group of friends roam on New Years with nothing but a few bottles of Andre and a sense of adventure, you'll have lots of indie fresh stories to tell later and great photo ops. Rooftop parties are cool too, but you will run the risk of frostbite, but no one said indie fresh fun was easy.
2) you are seeing music - once again a condition to this rule... no mainstream artists like going to a Miley Cyrus show or something. I feel like this goes without saying but I s'pose you never know. But yeah, a show ranging from indie-folk to psychedelic whatever is a fantastic way to celebrate the new year. Most bands have really crazy concerts on new years.
3) you are at a bar/club - there are many welcoming hipster bar/club establishments who have great new years parties. They might even turn on the TV so the crowd may drunkenly count backwards from 10 and then give a round of free shots just because they're feeling charitable. Good fun is to be had here.
4) you are in a different country - call your mom or dad, tell them you love them, and find some locals who are going to show you just how [insert country here] rings in the new year.
5) you are misc-ing it up - there is nothing a true hipster loves more than being original. I always find myself being jealous come Jan 1st when a random someone tells me about their insanely unique New Years. One girl once got a whole group of her friends on a yacht for FREE and drifted up and down the Hudson sipping on Cristal and watching fireworks on the river - damn. So get crafty, and if your New Years sounds like the most original thing out there a) tell me about it and b) good job dear hipster.
Most importantly ya'll have a wonderful night. Be safe. And it's almost 2011. That means we got one more good year until the world implodes or something. KISSES!!
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