It's truer than you know. This is an actual event that happens once a year (twice, actually, but, not to this scale) at the house I share with Homebuddy. I started by taking an actual invitation I sent out about 4 years ago, took out all the private information, all the irrelevant and boring detail-specific stuff that doesn't matter except at the time, and added all the "flair" that you described as tone. I wanted a different way to present this party without just writing a post about it. This way, I can create a cute and fun impression of the zoo that is our lives. I had intended to make that bottom part an actual poll that people could respond to (just for fun, obviously... I'm not really inviting all of the LJ Idol Community to my house), but, I failed miserably in that, and even managed to break my post. So, glad you liked it, and, thanks for reading, especially for going to the extra trouble of finding me after I unintentionally kamikazed myself out of the vote.
Thanks... it's not really me taking on my sign, it's that I happen to know a ton of Aries (apparently, we tend to flock together), and we really do throw this party every year. I send out an invitation similar to this (without all the embellishments) to about 400+ people, and we really are a bunch of circus freaks. When the topic of "In Your Wheelhouse" came up, I thought about what I'm best known for, and I realized, thowing parties that reach legendary status is how a lof of folks in these parts have heard of me. But I'm glad you enjoyed me getting a bit goofier with it than I normally do. And thanks for reading!
It wouldn't have been entirely out of the realm of possibility. At least three different Idolers thought they were going to be in our neck of the woods around this time, but then their travel plans changed and it didn't happen. Most anyone who'd be willing to travel would be welcome, though. I've been sort of thinking how cool it might be to plan a "LJ Idol Reunion" in 2014. Probably wouldn't be quite as wild as this bash, but I bet there'd be a lot of crossover activities. But, really, planning cool ways to bring awesome people together has always been one of my strong suits. Glad the idea appeals to you, and thanks for reading!
I strive to be different, so, thanks! I actually didn't find a way to make it work... the whole post got deleted. I was lucky I have a practice of backing up to Word, though, so I was able to start all over from the backup to a whole new post, but as it turns out, pasting from word is very messy, tedious, and not as accurate. LJ's glitches are a pain sometimes. Glad you found me, though, and thanks for reading!
Oh, it's a blast, though, there were times when it was tedious for the host... running around all the time making sure that people could get past the folks waiting in line for the bathroom, making sure the flow of traffic areas were clear, having the guitarists move the noise outside, making sure people knew where to put their coats and to sign the guest book... I figured out fairly quickly (after the first year) to hire that stuff out, clean the whole house spotless the week BEFORE and then just maintain, so that on the day of, I could be feeling no pain by the time guests started to arrive. It's always funny to me when people say how much fun they have... I tend to think I don't really do all that much special... it's not like the food is catered, or the entertainment is paid for... I think it's just the eclectic group of folks I bring together who might not otherwise have the opportunity to encounter one another, and the environment I provide where everyone is naturally at ease. I don't know how I do that, but, people seem to
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This was a delightful read. The tone is hilarious, and oh dear god everything you said here is TRUE.
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I'm glad you found a way to make it work after it was locked or whatever.
Sounds like a great party. We should have one like this for Idol, maybe next season since it is supposedly ending (I don't want it to end!)
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