For readers who don't know, I was in Times Square for New Year's Eve this year.
A while back - like, before New Year's 2003 - my mom had considered aloud getting a room in Times Square to see the ball drop. I told her that there photos was no way she could get a room so soon to the event, and that it might not be possible at all. So when she asked, "If I get one, will you go?" I agreed. Not so much because I didn't believe she could, but on the off-chance that she did, I didn't want to miss out on the opportunity.