45 + 16 points
Wrong Holiday by Chachi, Eddie Arlette, Erik Ogan, Arshad Tayyeb, Water Dragon, erin malone, Shimmer Lunatic
July 7th, 2006 9:57 PM
Boo! It's the Fourth!
Our Evite read as follows:
We had about 24 attend, including 4 players. Water Dragon brough a suitcase FULL of Halloween decorations. We had fake spider webs in all the corners, pirate flags, a pumpkin punch bowl, skelton wine glasses, orange candles galore, a string of lighted eyeballs in the bathroom (complete with a mirror that read "Redrum), little gummy lizards and bugs, and more.
Erik the Plaid and FoxyChachi dressed as Riff Raff and Magenta from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. About half of the guests came in costume. We had a group of tropical birds, a mad scientist, an Arab, Barney from the Simpsons, a pregnant woman, a pirate (Yarrr!), Random Renaissance Guy, a wizard, a witch, a "girl" scout, a ninja, a Hawaian tourist, a graduate and Little Red Riding Hood. The rest were forced to choose a costume from "The 'I'm lame and Have to Wear a Costume From the Box' Box." Happily everyone wore something.
We had tons of food (including homemade pumpkin muffins!), did lots of grilling, and did lots of drinking. The Jade Monkey was the top cocktail of the evening and not just because it was green. We did watch fireworks (hey, they were in the sky - it was hard not to). We planned to do a watermelon carving constest (since pumpkins are bit hard to come by in July), but by the time we had finished eating we had also drunk enough that it just seemed like too much effort.
Shimmer Lunatic's Story:
I was totally tickled when I found out Erik and Chiara were throwing this party. It was so weird, it had to be fun! Also, since they live on top of a big hill in SF, I was pretty sure we'd get a great view of several sets of fireworks around the bay.
Tim and I had just got married the day before, and so I'd hoped to convince him to go as the bride and me as the groom, but no such luck. So, I revisited an old "mad scientist" outfit I'd done before. I thought it would fit the Rocky Horror theme nicely. I also added several things to it, so it's not like I was simply rehashing an old costume. It turns out you can't see a lot of the things that make up the costume in the photos we took, so here's the rundown: I donned a white lab coat. I made it look like something had blown up in my face by ratting my hair up nicely, putting on some goggles, and using purple eyeshadow and a blush brush to spread "explosion" color all around my face. I'd have used black, but I didn't have any. Then I pushed the goggles up on my head so that you could see a nice outline of where my face didn't get hit by said "explosion." Unfortunately I think the overall effect was that I had 5 o'clock shadow, but hey, I tried. I also carried some bright orange rubber gloves, and I even wore them for the fireworks photography. I stuck a pencil in my ratty hair. I also carried three vials. One of a red liquid labeled "Human Blood Type AB-". One of a bright green liquid labeled "Nuclear Waste...Try Some." And the third of a bunch of brightly colored tiny pieces of something labeled "Abby Normal Pills." I pulled those out and offered them at various opportune moments.
My new husband Tim went as Barney (from the Simpsons) at a baseball game. He wore his Duff Beer baseball cap, his Isotopes baseball jersey, and he drank some beer and occasionally belched loudly in character.
The party and decorations were very spooky. I brought what paltry few I had along to help the mood (a few spooky tea light candle holders). There were glowing skulls and cobwebs and even a skeleton. They really did the place up right. They also fed us nicely with spiced muffins and trick-or-treat candy and tasty grilled meats.
Later on, there were the fireworks. A guest brought some and fired one or two up in the backyard. We saw all kinds of displays from around the bay while sitting in their kitchen and looking out the window at their awesome view. The real show was outside, though. We went out and watched the SF fireworks from in front of their house. It was interesting because there were two sets mirroring each other, presumably so they could be seen from all sides. I went in before the grand finale, thinking it was over, and apparently missed the best stuff. Nevertheless, I had a HAUNTINGLY great time! Mwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Our Evite read as follows:
"We would like, if we may, to take you on a strange journey...
Welcome to the world of San Francisco Zero, where things are not what they seem, and seams are not what they are. We invite you to help erode artificial boundaries of the 'real' world associated with time by celebrating All Hallows' Eve on the fourth day of the seventh month of the year two thousand and six.
There will be candy. There will be grilling. There will be drinkage. There will be drinky drinks from the blender. There will be costumes. There will be fireworks (at least Oakland & Berkeley). There will be games.
Children are most welcome, as are others you may wish to bring. But the felines in residence put their paws down and say 'no canines.'"
We had about 24 attend, including 4 players. Water Dragon brough a suitcase FULL of Halloween decorations. We had fake spider webs in all the corners, pirate flags, a pumpkin punch bowl, skelton wine glasses, orange candles galore, a string of lighted eyeballs in the bathroom (complete with a mirror that read "Redrum), little gummy lizards and bugs, and more.
Erik the Plaid and FoxyChachi dressed as Riff Raff and Magenta from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. About half of the guests came in costume. We had a group of tropical birds, a mad scientist, an Arab, Barney from the Simpsons, a pregnant woman, a pirate (Yarrr!), Random Renaissance Guy, a wizard, a witch, a "girl" scout, a ninja, a Hawaian tourist, a graduate and Little Red Riding Hood. The rest were forced to choose a costume from "The 'I'm lame and Have to Wear a Costume From the Box' Box." Happily everyone wore something.
We had tons of food (including homemade pumpkin muffins!), did lots of grilling, and did lots of drinking. The Jade Monkey was the top cocktail of the evening and not just because it was green. We did watch fireworks (hey, they were in the sky - it was hard not to). We planned to do a watermelon carving constest (since pumpkins are bit hard to come by in July), but by the time we had finished eating we had also drunk enough that it just seemed like too much effort.
Shimmer Lunatic's Story:
I was totally tickled when I found out Erik and Chiara were throwing this party. It was so weird, it had to be fun! Also, since they live on top of a big hill in SF, I was pretty sure we'd get a great view of several sets of fireworks around the bay.
Tim and I had just got married the day before, and so I'd hoped to convince him to go as the bride and me as the groom, but no such luck. So, I revisited an old "mad scientist" outfit I'd done before. I thought it would fit the Rocky Horror theme nicely. I also added several things to it, so it's not like I was simply rehashing an old costume. It turns out you can't see a lot of the things that make up the costume in the photos we took, so here's the rundown: I donned a white lab coat. I made it look like something had blown up in my face by ratting my hair up nicely, putting on some goggles, and using purple eyeshadow and a blush brush to spread "explosion" color all around my face. I'd have used black, but I didn't have any. Then I pushed the goggles up on my head so that you could see a nice outline of where my face didn't get hit by said "explosion." Unfortunately I think the overall effect was that I had 5 o'clock shadow, but hey, I tried. I also carried some bright orange rubber gloves, and I even wore them for the fireworks photography. I stuck a pencil in my ratty hair. I also carried three vials. One of a red liquid labeled "Human Blood Type AB-". One of a bright green liquid labeled "Nuclear Waste...Try Some." And the third of a bunch of brightly colored tiny pieces of something labeled "Abby Normal Pills." I pulled those out and offered them at various opportune moments.
My new husband Tim went as Barney (from the Simpsons) at a baseball game. He wore his Duff Beer baseball cap, his Isotopes baseball jersey, and he drank some beer and occasionally belched loudly in character.
The party and decorations were very spooky. I brought what paltry few I had along to help the mood (a few spooky tea light candle holders). There were glowing skulls and cobwebs and even a skeleton. They really did the place up right. They also fed us nicely with spiced muffins and trick-or-treat candy and tasty grilled meats.
Later on, there were the fireworks. A guest brought some and fired one or two up in the backyard. We saw all kinds of displays from around the bay while sitting in their kitchen and looking out the window at their awesome view. The real show was outside, though. We went out and watched the SF fireworks from in front of their house. It was interesting because there were two sets mirroring each other, presumably so they could be seen from all sides. I went in before the grand finale, thinking it was over, and apparently missed the best stuff. Nevertheless, I had a HAUNTINGLY great time! Mwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!
You're all mad, all of you.