Its Curtains for you - do they still say that in New York?

[mundens]

Everything is so quiet here with all the girls away on various activities.
So I'll try and make up for it a bit.

Went to the Princess' place for Hitchcock last night. We watched Torn Curtain which was a Cold War spy thriller Paul Newman as an anti-missile missile expert (Armstrong) and Julie Andrews as his assistant/fiancee.

Like many things it was made by the many interesting characters, like the state security agent who had spent time in New York (Gromech), the crazy Polish countess, the ballet dancer, the two Aryan looking blond guys who sat together on the bus, the almost silent East German farmhouse woman, Herr Doktor Lint (Armstrong's Warsaw Pact counterpart )

Again I was amazed at Hitchcock'`s ability to derive suspense from such innoccuous things, such as a bus getting closer. I know it sounds silly said like that, but in the context of the film it worked!.Then there was one of the oddest fights I have seen. In fact, the film is worth it just for the strange fight and the bus journey.

There was also a scene where Armstrong and Lint spar via mathematics on a university blackboard. Not the most effective of scenes, but the whole idea of having such a scene in what is basically a spy thriller is brilliant.

In terms of little structure and techniques that impressed there the obvious, but still effective, physical way that Lint was shown to be "above" the other scientists on the East German team, and the framing sequences wher the film both began and ended with Julie Andrews giggling under a blanket with Paul Newman.

The company was good too, with some fun comments from many of the participants, though I think the usage of Attackle Hens should be outlawed by Geneva Convention, along with svendelmaus' puns.

I must admit to being a wee bit distracted during the proceedings due to having to deal with receiving dirty txt messages from a certain girl (whom I don't think any of you know, so don't bother speculating) .

Then down to the station to meet up with panda_pitt who had managed to get me a replacement train pass, after losing it / having it stolen on Satyrday.

Damn time goes quick when you're having fun.

Speaking of passing time my birthday is next month, and I haven't had a party for it in ages due to almost always being in Sheffield at this time of year for the last three years.

So, I'm going to have a birthday party, either on Friday 18th of November, which is actually my birthday, or on the Satyrday night afterwards. Or both, seeing as there have been discussions about having a local equivalent of the 48. Hopefully by then we'll have more floorspace for people to crash on, which people are welcome to make use of. The biggest drawback of attendance will be putting up with my dodgy musical taste. More details later, but everyone who sees this will be invited, and so will anyone else who links into these groups in some way.

Suggestions as to theme are welcome, seeing as panda_pitt thinks that themed parties are better!

And I do want suggestions, y'all should know that if I have to make the decision about theme it will be influenced by my perverted nature, so ladies, make a suggestion before it's too late!

XD

Comments

[jenni-talula.livejournal.com]

Celeste suggested an Action Hero party to me earlier...you are welcome to use that theme, it has lots of scope after all :)

[mundens.livejournal.com]

Action Hero, hmm?

Could be too broad though, people would cheat and wear normal clothes and say they are being Bruce Willis in one of the Die Hard's.
:)

[jenni-talula.livejournal.com]

....and what's with Everything is so quiet here with all the girls away on various activities.???

I'm still here!!!

[mundens.livejournal.com]

Sorry Princess, of course you are still here

It's just that holding_pattern, giffydoll, and evie_fae are all off doing things that take them away from the entangling net, and I missed reading Scar137's morning post(s).

It's sort of like mgetting used to the newspaper at breakfast, you notice when it's not there!
:)

[jarratt-gray.livejournal.com]

I'm not so sure about theme parties but how about this:

Whiskey tasting (i.e. drink a bunch of different whiskeys)
Cocktails
Wine and Cheese

These require no costume (yay!) but do have a theme. Less good for non-drinkers and people who don't live 5mins up the rd.

High schoolers turned Zombie party. Everybody shows up dressed as high schoolers and one person gets to be a Zombie. They go around infecting everyone until you have Zombies clawing at the windows.

Some random Larp party. Of course this means that you only get roleplayers but having a werewolf thing could be fun.

Fetish Party

You could have a theme like Svend, which I refuse to try and replicate myself, "Come over to my place and will spend the evening making you drinks and food and generally making you feel super loved and welcome." I'm not adverse to this party, but it really is Svend's thing and I wouldn't want to take it away from him personally. It sure makes people come back though.

[mundens.livejournal.com]

There will be whiskey tasting anyway, I'm sure!

And I'm sorry, but I'm not interetested in a "refined" party like a whine and cheese.
I want debauchery like a rpock group staying in a hotel!

In fact, here's a surprisingly non-perverted idea for a theme from me, a Rock Star INXS party! We could even get those who are willing to sing a song.

Zombies sounds like fun, lots of scope for blood and guts and ripped shirts, don;t even need a game for it, just tell people to dress like zombies. Easy scostume, and who carws if you spill beer on it.

A LARP party wouild mean someone running it, and it's my birthday so I'm not running it. And as you say, it might scare off the non-LARPers. And I plan on getting drunk. Do you really want a drunk me playing a werewolf?

Me: "I'm pissed"
Some American Werewolf in Pinehaven: "He has much Rage"
Me: "No mate, it means I'm drunk.

That you put up there is what I'd come up with, but I think that might scare some people off! Though it would give me an excuse to clean out and refit the dungeon...

No, I'm not doing a svendlemaus party unless svendlemaus is going to offer to cater for it, as you know I'm useless at preparing food!

[jarratt-gray.livejournal.com]

Well I thougt I'd have to have something dodgeto appeal to your senses. Wine and cheese isn't civilised unless you want it to be hoity toity but I was really just throwing it out there. I dodge when you throw it back and it goes out the window.

People don't need zombie costumes for a zombie party, that's the beauty of it. People come to a party, some get drunk, others become zombies, before you know everyone is shambling around to whatever you have playing on the stereo, be it bad or worse, having the time of life and occasionally shouting brains. Can't say it's great for conversation but it sure beats the hell out of lying in a gutter drunk.

[vizi.livejournal.com]

That little writing you put up there is what I'd come up with, but I think that might scare some people off! Though it would give me an excuse to clean out and refit the dungeon...

Not me, not considering where I am planning to go in Christchurch the weekend before! Combining that idea with wine and cheese, do you remember the fondue sequence in Asterix in Switzerland?

Ever see pictures of the Zombie flash mob that someone organised in San Francisco?

[adrexia.livejournal.com]

How about 'Frank's birthday' as a theme? Is that not good enough?
You could run it as a LARP where people pretend they are at a party, while they are at the party...errr... O_o

[evie-fae.livejournal.com]

I'm so completely and utterly over theme parties. They are not better. Theme parties are lame. It's possible to have a dress code, and be not lame, but it's a fine line. And the dress code needs to selected from the range of things that people will either already own, or actually want to wear more than once.

So - if you must have an actual theme, I'm capable of already dressing as a cyber-geisha, a flapper, Trinity from The Matrix or Titania... If you wish merely to appease me, you could choose something I can wear one of those outfits for, and I'll live.

My personal preference, from the range of possibilities of 'theme', would probably be to simply have a dressed-up dress code. Wearing a little black dress would suit me fine. ^^

Meanie!

[jenni-talula.livejournal.com]

Theme parties are cool!

*hides in corner with Space cowboy party*

Re: Meanie!

[evie-fae.livejournal.com]

I think, if you were the only person who ever held complicated theme parties, it would be okay. So, what you need to do, is stop *everyone else* from holding them, so that they belong to you alone. plzkthx?

Re: Meanie!

[giffydoll.livejournal.com]

I totally agree with the coolness of them. They rock!Joins Jenni in the corner.

[adrexia.livejournal.com]

How about dressed down - where we all wear the most worn-out, battered things in our wardrobes?

*laughs*

[mundens.livejournal.com]

Like a grunge party, huh?
:)

At least it would mean not worrying about how much booze, food, and other substances get spilt on you.

Y'know, I was thinking, if we could get enough ex-Kaos Dictators to come along, we could put on another Kaos Dictator Jelly Wrestling Match, and get some more photos for slothphil!

[adrexia.livejournal.com]

Or just have jelly wrestling anyway....

[evie-fae.livejournal.com]

o_O

No. No Jelly Wrestling matches of ex-dictators. No chance. You'll have to find someother sub-set of your friends to drag into such things.

ohemgee, Frank wants me to jelly wrestle at his party. Soooo wrong.

[mundens.livejournal.com]

What's so wrong with a man wanting a beautiful woman to jelly wrestle at a party, huh?

:)

[evie-fae.livejournal.com]

It's really more about who you want me to jelly wrestle with. Produce certifiably hawt ex-dictators for me to wrestle with and I'll consider it. :P

[yeldarb-smaillw.livejournal.com]

18-19 Nov 05 - target acquired - date locked in calendar!
Satellite deployed ...

[mundens.livejournal.com]

That's a relatively recent photo, we only got those road edges in the last year or two, recently, and right over to the left, running across my property, and into the neighbours, you can see the scar causeed by (and the trunk of) the huge tree that fell down a couple of years back.

It's deceptively flat looking though!

[yeldarb-smaillw.livejournal.com]

It's possible to zoom in closer to 1:250 scale resolution; or closer with the zoom. Using UHCC XPlorer from their website.

[holding-pattern.livejournal.com]

I love themes :). I do I do I do. Cos if they suck, you can always ignore them, but if you like them then everything is cooler!

Little writing would make for a difficult costume though. I would indeed be afeared of the larping. Although here I am assuming an invite :-p. You can't get enough of me, admit it... The dress-down or dress-up ideas seem fun :).

[mundens.livejournal.com]

You read this, you're invited. I suppose you can bring your husband too if you want.
:)

But the biq question is, will you jelly wrestle?
:)

Maybe I shoud run a poll on themeing

[holding-pattern.livejournal.com]

Can I pick the flavour?

[mundens.livejournal.com]

Sure!

[holding-pattern.livejournal.com]

Then... maybe.

:-p.

(ok, probably *far* too shy. Even for blackcurrant-and-cranberry-vodka flavoured jelly)

Re: Meanie!

[giffydoll.livejournal.com]

I totally agree with the coolness of them. They rock!Joins Jenni in the corner.