went to the craziest party last night

my friend jess h.'s friend scott lives around here. he recently decided to quit his job and take a trip around the world. but first, he would throw himself a party.

the location was an art studio/warehouse, that had all kinds of neat stuff in it - stairways, old fridges, bikes, chairs, signs - junk and nooks and passages and neat stuff.

the lead up to the party was an evite, and several emails that said things like: " does anyone have access to a gong?" (this is the pic from the evite)

here's an excerpt from the evite:


"The evening commences with several stout rounds of Karaoke for the Pleasure of Scott. Be prepared to be bad enough to win over the crowd.

Once we're good and surly, a gong shall initiate the Wrestling for the Pleasure of Scott. Who will be brave enough to challenge their opponent to mortal combat in the arena beneath the cold Pleasure seeking eyes of Scott? House rules apply, barring special considerations agreed upon by the combatants.

Throughout the evening, meretricious prizes shall be given away to those who most Please Scott, be it via Karaoke bravery, by Wrestling spectacle, by random luck or by sheer Pleasurableness.

There are also a few other suprises cooking up.

The evening will climax with the burning of Scott in Effigy."

true to his word, there was much karaoke. then, scott's friends, with costumes and stage names like "the marmoset", wrestled each other, while scott oversaw the events in a toga and roman leaf crown. the musical soundtrack was epic opera or rock music. at the end of each match, he bestowed gifts (old things that he didn't want anymore - old books, shirts, .....seeds).



at the end of the wrestling, scott threw t-shirt souvenirs of his party down from the stage onto the wrestling mats below and demanded that everyone dive to the mat to grab a shirt. here's a picture of the one i got. who makes t-shirts for their party?!

so, needless to say, i got up pretty late today, and was desperately in need of coffee. but...no coffee? yikes. who doesn't have coffee?! i kind of wanted it to be one of those gray days that you can spend inside under the covers or in front of the tv. but, it's sunny out (surprise, surprise), and i feel like i have to get up and get out of the house, so i don't waste it! maybe i will and maybe i won't.