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Here's what you need for a great New Year's Eve:

- gothic ballgowns and vintage masquerade masks, which are worn to parties by both you and your best friend, who end up dancing to everything from Depeche Mode and Twisted Sister. Also, your father's favorite whiskey, which should be drunk straight from the bottle and cause you to fondly remember and demonstrate a game you and your sister used to play that involved dinosaurs. Antique wheelchairs, basement Nikes and the invention of the term "waste rock" are key ingredients. Finally, yummy vegan food, outrageous Williams Shatner impressions and icy conditions, all culminating in broken chairs and a marriage proposal. Good thing I took a power nap.