new years eve 2004


Yeah, so this site is a year behind. I'm writing this on December 30, 2005. It's been a crazy year and captioning these photos from last New Year's Eve is getting me excited for tomorrow night. Well anyway, here's what happened last year!

meredith silverman

I started the night off at Meredith's apartment with the traditional New Year's Eve feast of... ˆ meredith ˆ cheetos ˆ

...ravioli, Cheetos and Red Bull. ˆ cheetos ˆ red bull ˆ

meredith silverman

Top that shit off with a can of Sparks for the road and you're good to go! ˆ meredith ˆ sparks ˆ

emily cmielewski

We headed over to Emily's apartment for some warm up schnacks and drinks. ˆ emily ˆ

emily cmielewski

She was serving champagne... ˆ emily ˆ

meredith silverman

...but we were still drinking Sparks. ˆ meredith ˆ sparks ˆ sparks tongue ˆ tongue ˆ

brian battjer, meredith silverman

Which usually leads to some Holiday cock-touchin. ˆ me ˆ meredith ˆ tuggin luggage ˆ us ˆ

emily cmielewski, grant stoddard

Grant arrived and Emily immediately swooped in close to assess his holiday moustache. With my fancy cam all busted out already, we decided it was time for aerial pics! ˆ emily ˆ grant ˆ moustache ˆ

grant stoddard

Pretty decent... ˆ grant ˆ dlr kick ˆ

grant stoddard

...better... ˆ grant ˆ dlr kick ˆ

grant stoddard

..Yahtzee! (Check out Meredith screaming in the background. Hahahah). ˆ grant ˆ dlr kick ˆ

grant stoddard, meredith silverman

This photo translated into English mean "You there with the camera! It is your turn to jump high." ˆ grant ˆ meredith ˆ excited ˆ point ˆ

brian battjer

Grant has mastered the art of jumping and making "relaxing looking" faces. Most times when I end up doing it, I'm making a face like I'm pooping. ˆ me ˆ dlr kick ˆ

brian battjer

At best, I manage to look surprised. ˆ me ˆ dlr kick ˆ

emily cmielewski

Emily busted out another bottle of champagne and I wanted to see if I could manage to capture a picture of the cork in flight. ˆ emily ˆ champagne ˆ

emily cmielewski

Ready? 1, 2... ˆ emily ˆ champagne ˆ

emily cmielewski

...3! I missed the cork coming out of the bottle, but if look by Emily's ear you'll see that I did manage to capture it going through her hair mid-flight after it had ricocheted off the wall! ˆ emily ˆ action shot ˆ champagne ˆ cork ˆ

grant stoddard

Mr. Moustache (First name, Comedy) loves him some champagne! ˆ grant ˆ champagne ˆ moustache ˆ

After Emily's we headed for the 1st Ave...

brian battjer, grant stoddard

...to hop the L train to Williamsburg where we ran into... ˆ grant ˆ me ˆ flashlight ˆ subway ˆ

debbie grossman, grant stoddard

...former Nerve.com photo editor and long-time-no-see friend Debbie Grossman! ˆ debbie grossman ˆ grant ˆ subway ˆ

ganesh rao, jenny eliscu

First stop in Brooklyn: Jenny Lim's party where we ran into a bunch of other long-time-no-see Nerve and Spring Street Network (R.I.P. *sniffle*) employees. ˆ ganesh ˆ jenny ˆ

grant stoddard

Here's Grant practicing shilling for Finlandia vodka. (Just a few days earlier he'd found out that Jake had managed to get Grant on the the all expenses paid Finlandia press-junket trip to Finland and Lapland!) ˆ grant ˆ moustache ˆ vodka ˆ

, katie james

After leaving Jenny and Jamie's party, we hit the street to meet up with Siege, Katie and Amanda and head to John and Terri's apartment right on the water to watch the fireworks from the rooftop. But not before we had a quick in-between cars... ˆ katie ˆ siege ˆ

brian battjer

..Pee Break! ˆ me ˆ pee ˆ

grant stoddard

Woooooo! ˆ grant ˆ pee ˆ

Check out the insane view. ˆ crowd ˆ roof ˆ skyline ˆ

amanda berkowitz, grant stoddard

Amanda and Grant. ˆ amanda ˆ grant ˆ roof ˆ

, katie james

and Katie. ˆ katie ˆ siege ˆ roof ˆ skyline ˆ

grant stoddard

Down by the roof's edge. ˆ grant ˆ roof ˆ skyline ˆ

brian battjer, grant stoddard

Who's my best friend? Awwww. ˆ grant ˆ me ˆ roof ˆ

brian battjer, grant stoddard

As much as we love each other, we had to break our embrace before the countdown ended. ˆ grant ˆ me ˆ roof ˆ skyline ˆ tongue ˆ

, katie james

Smoochy-smoochy at midnight. ˆ katie ˆ siege ˆ kiss ˆ new years eve ˆ

brian battjer, meredith silverman

Awww. ˆ me ˆ meredith ˆ kiss ˆ new years eve ˆ us ˆ

katie james, meredith silverman

Somehow, sweet innocent New Year's Eve smooches quickly devolved to giving "look like I got kicked in the neck" hickeys. Meredith gets Katie... ˆ katie ˆ meredith ˆ hickey ˆ

katie james, meredith silverman

...and Katie gives one right back. ˆ katie ˆ meredith ˆ hickey ˆ

katie james, meredith silverman

Look at Katie's neck! Jesus. Meredith is a hickey-giving machine. ˆ katie ˆ meredith ˆ hickey ˆ

brian battjer, meredith silverman

I tried my best to give Meredith a hickey (I had no sucess either). ˆ me ˆ meredith ˆ hickey ˆ us ˆ

brian battjer, meredith silverman

And then quickly learned why she's so good at giving them...she bites. I hate it. ˆ me ˆ meredith ˆ hickey ˆ us ˆ

amanda berkowitz, katie james, meredith silverman

Kate and Meredith double-teaming Amanda. ˆ amanda ˆ katie ˆ meredith ˆ hickey ˆ

amanda berkowitz, katie james, meredith silverman

Amanda seems to like hickeys about as much as me. ˆ amanda ˆ katie ˆ meredith ˆ hickey ˆ

grant stoddard

Grant getting a moon-lit kiss that knocked his hat off! ˆ grant ˆ kiss ˆ moon ˆ

grant stoddard

After the party on the roof had died down a bit, we headed downstairs to John and Terri's apartment. ˆ grant ˆ stairs ˆ

grant stoddard

I couldn't get enough of Grant's moustache and was snapping off pics like his personal paparazzi. ˆ grant ˆ stairs ˆ

There was a nice, mellow group of people hanging out at in the apartment.

meredith silverman

Happy 2 (_)(_) 5! The boobies are zeros! Get it? Ha! ˆ meredith ˆ boobs ˆ

katie james, meredith silverman

Katie shows off her neck while Meredith looks on as the proud hickey-parent. ˆ katie ˆ meredith ˆ hickey ˆ

brian battjer

First self-portrait of the year. ˆ me ˆ mirror ˆ self portrait ˆ

grant stoddard

First DLR high-jump of the year! ˆ grant ˆ dlr kick ˆ

brian battjer

First ugly-face of the year! ˆ me ˆ ugly face ˆ

, amanda berkowitz

A little while after the ball dropped, Amanda got a Happy New Year phone call from her mom... ˆ amanda ˆ siege ˆ

amanda berkowitz, grant stoddard

...which Grant used as an opportunity to... ˆ amanda ˆ grant ˆ phone ˆ

amanda berkowitz, grant stoddard

...molest Amanda knowing that she'd be unable to protest. ˆ amanda ˆ grant ˆ hot dog in the bun ˆ moustache ˆ

amanda berkowitz, grant stoddard

Siege helps Grant with a boob nuzzle. ˆ amanda ˆ grant ˆ bronsky ˆ

amanda berkowitz, grant stoddard

Please! Like Grant needs help nuzzling boobs! ˆ amanda ˆ grant ˆ bronsky ˆ

grant stoddard, meredith silverman

Or sucking pretzel-cock. ˆ grant ˆ meredith ˆ suckle ˆ

grant stoddard, meredith silverman

I momentarily left my group to see what some drunk girl across the room was up to. ˆ grant ˆ meredith ˆ

brian battjer

It takes me about ten seconds to spot a rowdy, drunk girl in a crowd. I started goofing around with her and snapping pics... ˆ me ˆ strangers ˆ

brian battjer

...ok, maybe nuzzling her boobs a bit. And the next thing you know... ˆ me ˆ boobs ˆ strangers ˆ

brian battjer

A party tit flash! ˆ me ˆ boobs ˆ strangers ˆ

amanda berkowitz, grant stoddard

When I rejoined the group, Grant was incredulous. "Did that girl just pop out her wab for the camera?" ˆ amanda ˆ grant ˆ best ˆ shock ˆ

brian battjer, grant stoddard

"Yes, indeed she did." Grant: "I'm gonna go say hi to her - bring the cam." So Grant went over to introduce himself... ˆ grant ˆ me ˆ camera ˆ chimping ˆ

grant stoddard

...to HER ASS. ˆ grant ˆ best ˆ butt ˆ strangers ˆ

grant stoddard

Then came some "late nineties in Miami" inspired booty-dancing. ˆ grant ˆ best ˆ butt ˆ dance ˆ strangers ˆ

grant stoddard

Then a panty check? (To be honest, I'm not even sure what's going on here.) And then? ˆ grant ˆ best ˆ butt ˆ strangers ˆ

grant stoddard

KA-BLAMMO! Hahaha. Look at how excited he is! ˆ grant ˆ best ˆ boobs ˆ excited ˆ strangers ˆ

grant stoddard

If you ever want to cheer Grant up, just get a stranger to walk up to him and put her tits in his face. ˆ grant ˆ boobs ˆ moustache ˆ strangers ˆ

grant stoddard

Hahaha. ˆ grant ˆ boobs ˆ strangers ˆ suckle ˆ

grant stoddard

The reach-around from behind! Nice! ˆ grant ˆ boobs ˆ excited ˆ strangers ˆ

Siege, not typically one to be left out of any kind of "titty action" going on at a party, steps up and gives one of them milkers a squeeze... ˆ boobs ˆ drunk ˆ squeeze ˆ strangers ˆ

...before going in for a nuzzle of his own. Hahaha. ˆ siege ˆ boobs ˆ lick ˆ strangers ˆ

brian battjer, meredith silverman

You kids are all nuts! ˆ me ˆ meredith ˆ brained ˆ

grant stoddard

Hahaha. Grant got a little over-zealous with his tit-popping and... ˆ grant ˆ get a load of this guy ˆ strangers ˆ

grant stoddard, meredith silverman

...popped one of Meredith's tits right as Katie snapped this photo. I was a little late on the draw, and instead ended up capturing... ˆ grant ˆ meredith ˆ censored ˆ

grant stoddard, meredith silverman

...Meredith's reaction to having her tit popped non-consensually out of her shirt. ˆ grant ˆ meredith ˆ moustache ˆ thumbs down ˆ

brian battjer, meredith silverman

That ain' coo. ˆ me ˆ meredith ˆ

grant stoddard, meredith silverman

She wasn't really mad. So...HIGH TEN! ˆ grant ˆ meredith ˆ high ten ˆ

, brian battjer

Besides getting some great boob pics at the party, I also won a $20 bet. This girl was talking about the movie Goonies and turned and asked me "Hey, what was the name of the lumpy head guy?" "Sloth," I told her. "Sloth Fratelli." She was like "That's not even close." Anyway, I was positive that it was this his name. We were gonna Google it, but no computers were around. In the end, we decided that we'd walk around the party and ask other party-goers the same question. If at least five other people, unprompted by me, named the lumpy-headed character in question as "Sloth," I'd win $20. If, I couldn't find five partygoers to corraborate, I'd have to pay her $20. Needless to say, I had that shit wrapped up in about three minutes. Here's me with the girl I made the bet with. Hahah. (Just for the record, I'm so right.) ˆ me ˆ siege ˆ bet ˆ money ˆ strangers ˆ

Upon leaving the party, we ran into the only person drunker than the girl who had her tits out for like 20 minutes - this guy. ˆ strangers ˆ

In what I'm sure started out as a joke, he'd gotten some girl he knew (at least I hope he knew her!) to lie down under this grate that was in the hallway. (Don't ask me! I don't know what it was doing there, either! Remember, this was in Williamsburg, so unbeknownst to us, the grate was probably a "modern sculpture" that had been donated to "improve the art consciousness of people in building.") ˆ strangers ˆ

It was funny for like the first 30 seconds (but much like the girl who popped her tits out) this guy just wouldn't quit. And by quit, I mean, let the girl out from under the grate. ˆ cage ˆ strangers ˆ

When he started jumping up and down on it like a monkey, we knew it was time to round up the rest of the crew and skidaddle. ˆ cage ˆ strangers ˆ

We left the building to the sounds of this dude singing while doing a little Irish jig on top of the grate. Happy New Year, Dude! ˆ cage ˆ drunk ˆ strangers ˆ

amanda berkowitz, brian battjer, grant stoddard, meredith silverman

We left the party and headed back to Beford to catch the subway. Check out this "off to see the Wizard" shot that either Katie or Siege managed to snap. Hahaha. ˆ amanda ˆ grant ˆ me ˆ meredith ˆ jump ˆ

, meredith silverman

Clayton Cubbitt: Panty Investigator. ˆ meredith ˆ siege ˆ panties ˆ piggyback ˆ

, amanda berkowitz, grant stoddard, katie james, meredith silverman

Group shot underground. ˆ amanda ˆ grant ˆ katie ˆ meredith ˆ siege ˆ subway ˆ

amanda berkowitz, meredith silverman

The train came and we headed back into Manhattan to check out a few other parties. ˆ amanda ˆ meredith ˆ subway ˆ

, amanda berkowitz, grant stoddard, katie james

One of these guys is doing his own thing... ˆ amanda ˆ grant ˆ katie ˆ siege ˆ subway ˆ

grant stoddard

This isn't from New Year's, but it was one of the pics that Katie sent around with the other pics she took of the night and I thought this would be as good a place as any to re-post it. ˆ grant ˆ sign ˆ subway ˆ ugly face ˆ

First stop in Manhattan was to say high to Leigh at the MisShapes party at the Tribecca Grand. ˆ crowd ˆ misshapes ˆ new years eve ˆ

We saw the last two minutes of Fannypack performing, and then hightailed it out of there because it was too crowded. ˆ band ˆ fannypack ˆ

grant stoddard

While waiting for a cab outside, I saw the Moustache (note the use of a capital "M") that Grant's moustache aspires to one day be and I asked its owner if he'd mind letting his moustache pose for a picture with my friend's baby-moustache. He was happy to oblige. ˆ grant ˆ get a load of this guy ˆ moustache ˆ strangers ˆ

katie james, meredith silverman

Afterwards, we went to some crazy-ass loft party somewhere near Hester and Grand. ˆ katie ˆ meredith ˆ stairs ˆ

But it was so crowded inside that we lost track of Amanda and Grant. After 20 minutes of searching, Siege, Katie, Meredith and I decided to call it a night and head home. ˆ crowd ˆ party ˆ

On the way out, we saw this cute little kiddie potty. ˆ potty ˆ

I'm a big boy now! ˆ siege ˆ potty ˆ

Happy 2005 Everyone! Hope your year was great! ˆ confetti ˆ