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"Thanks to cinematic fantasy and Ryan Seacrest, your New Year's Eve expectations have never been more unrealistic. \nEvery year, you trick yourself into thinking this will finally be the evening that you attend a party that's straight out of The Great Gatsby, only to be disappointed when you end up on the couch, hanging out with your cat. (But seriously, is that really the worst evening you could imagine?)\nSee also: 14 Solutions to Your New Year's Midnight Kiss\nNever fear, because there are plenty of other ways to ring in the new year by celebrating or just letting yourself down with unfulfilling plans. \n\n\n12 Types of New Year's Eve Parties\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Procrastinator\nYou forgot to make plans ahead of time, or were too busy, so you manage to pull together a hodge-podge of people who would never hang out together on any other occasion if they hadn't forgotten to make plans too.\n\nImage: Imgur, atarh001\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Casual\nWho needs a bunch of people spilling beer and taking all the spots on your couch when you could have a night in with your dog? You're comfortable and confident in your solitude.\n\nImage:  reactiongifs.com\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Club Can't Even Handle You\nYou paid a shameful amount to experience the New Year's Eve party that only exists in movies. It's just too bad that the open bar made you unable to remember any of it.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Times Square\nYou've been camping out in the middle of Times Square since Friday. You also have no concept of personal space, and are probably wearing a diaper right now.\n\nImage: Tumblr thegiflibrary\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Is This Even Legal?\nThey don't sell fireworks anywhere within 50 miles of you, which is exactly why you made a pitstop on the way home from the beach last summer. Laws be damned, you're going to light something on fire tonight.\n\nImage: Tumblr Fox Searchlight Pictures\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Bar Fly\nSometimes, all it takes is a bucket of Bud Light Limes and your best friend to make a memorable New Year's Eve.\n\nImage: Imgur, hitoriga\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Party of One\nSigh. Another New Year's Eve washing down queso (sans the chips) with an entire bottle of Andre, sobbing to just that one clip in When Harry Met Sally. On the bright side, you'll beat everyone to hangover brunch tomorrow morning because you'll fall asleep at precisely 12:30 a.m.\n\nImage: Tumblr relevantgifs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Coupled Up\nNow that you have a designated person to kiss when the ball drops, the rest of the evening doesn't really matter. Why spend the evening fighting for a cab or squeezing into circulation-cutting tights when you could just sit on the couch in your underwear and make fun of Ryan Seacrest?\n\nImage: Imgur, sammyljackson\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Ryan Seacrest\nThat is, of course, you actually are Ryan Seacrest. If that's the case, then you really shouldn't even be reading this, because aren't you supposed to be on top of a ball right now or something?\n\nVideo: YouTube, On Air With Ryan Seacrest\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. Fictionally Fancy\nThis whimsical party with the overflowing champagne fountain basically only exists in your dreams or Target commercials, unless you bought your way into this fantasy land. (See: Club) If you happen to find yourself at such a mystical place, do everything in your power to keep those friends for the rest of your life.\n\nImage: Tumblr thebasvnteen\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11. Eager Sleeper\nMaybe you had a little too much champagne too early. Perhaps you worked all day, and haven't gotten over the post-holiday grind. It's also possible that you've totally just given up, in general.\n\nImage: Tumblr fyeahlouisck\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12. House Party\nYou might knock the low-key house party with a handful of your closest friends. But the truth is, it's probably the least stressful, most underrated New Year's Eve you've ever had. \n\nImage: Imgur, Imgur\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Spencer Platt/Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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