halloween party?
Oct. 18th, 2004 10:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
awhyzipTime to begin laying the plans for our house Halloween party. As ever, it appears that my expectations & desires are the odd ones out from the rest of the group. =/ I want a big party, with lots of people, including some I don't know yet, and shared food, and drinks. I hope for showing off of costumes. Also music, but as I do not plan party playlists well, I am expecting to forgo that. And a core of three others in the house want an intimate get together of friends and movies and no drinking. I am perfectly happy to have no alcohol parties, but I really want lots of people.
Ah well. We'll discuss it tomorrow at a house dinner. If we have to vote, we have to vote, so what. I plan to propose a compromise plan of afternoon-to-evening hanging out, followed by general-invite party starting late enough to let us watch a couple movies first.
Now I regret having invited people already. I was holding off until we should decide what the actual plan was, because I was expecting this bifurcation, but then I got carried away and did invite people. I most of all don't want to have people show up, see a party that is not what they expected, and never be interested in one of my invites again. I don't think that small groups carving pumpkins and sitting on the floor is boring, but I am afraid some of my would-be guests would! Especially because the people who want their party to be a party of friends probably won't talk to my new folk.
It could all be good; I shouldn't throw my candy-floss onto the dew yet. People could take up my compromise. And a real solution is available: pick another weekend, and hold my own party then. I may not be the only one against the consensus. Maybe Jessica also wants an exciting party rather than a mellow one. And the night before will be RHPS cast party, anyway, so I may be able to get my crowd jones taken care of then.
Ah well. We'll discuss it tomorrow at a house dinner. If we have to vote, we have to vote, so what. I plan to propose a compromise plan of afternoon-to-evening hanging out, followed by general-invite party starting late enough to let us watch a couple movies first.
Now I regret having invited people already. I was holding off until we should decide what the actual plan was, because I was expecting this bifurcation, but then I got carried away and did invite people. I most of all don't want to have people show up, see a party that is not what they expected, and never be interested in one of my invites again. I don't think that small groups carving pumpkins and sitting on the floor is boring, but I am afraid some of my would-be guests would! Especially because the people who want their party to be a party of friends probably won't talk to my new folk.
It could all be good; I shouldn't throw my candy-floss onto the dew yet. People could take up my compromise. And a real solution is available: pick another weekend, and hold my own party then. I may not be the only one against the consensus. Maybe Jessica also wants an exciting party rather than a mellow one. And the night before will be RHPS cast party, anyway, so I may be able to get my crowd jones taken care of then.
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Date: 2004-10-22 07:37 am (UTC)the result
Date: 2004-10-22 03:23 pm (UTC)Small-group hanging out & pumpkin-carving until 9:30, to be followed by costume party with lots of friends. Jessica and I are hosting the late party, "Oktoberpartaay!!!". :-) We're both looking forward to it.
So, if you are in the area, and social, and are my friend, please dress yourself up and come to Arlington the Saturday before Halloween. I'll be digging up email addresses to send invites & directions, soon.
(This isn't going to be an open party, so please drop an email to me or to Jessica before bringing other friends. If you're my friend, but you don't know how to get to my house and I don't email you directions, leave a comment or ping me in person.)