Some news to file under both “of course” and “thank heavens”: Snooki may have been banned from Times Square, but the reality TV star/author (God help us all) will be dropping in a ball at the stroke of midnight tomorrow nonetheless. While the folks at MTV will still be throwing their annual New Year’s bash in midtown — featuring Snooki’s Jersey Shore cast mate DJ Pauly D on the, um, decks — America’s favorite orange creature (sorry, John Boehner) will descend inside a glowing ball in her natural habitat of Seaside Heights, NJ. There are surely several more “ball” jokes to be made here, so why don’t you leave your best one in the comments, eh? [via The Wrap]