I will have to say that traveling on New Years Eve with "Orange Alert" must be one of the smartest ideas ever. I think the year changed somewhere over the Rockies and most passengers were probably sleeping since they couldn't figure out when exactly it was occurring (flying towards the year and against the timezones). And pretty much everyone on the flight had a row to themselves. Still, arriving at 5:30 AM has some drawbacks, no matter what the day. Started the year with a cup of borschtsch. I think that might be high in "carbs".