“I plan on ringing in the new year by hanging out with my old lady in Oakland, New Jersey.”

— Mike Rivas, drug marketer, Oakland, N.J.

“(I’m) going down to Power and Light (District in Kansas City, Mo.).”

— Danielle Schroeder, sports management major, Grain Valley, Mo.

“I’m probably going to be lying in bed, watching some movies and drinking some wine.”

— Talia Morales, music therapist, Topeka

“I’m going to the Split Lip Rayfield show at the Bottleneck.”

— Dylan Bassett, musician, Boulder, Colo.