...go to a kick-ass party?

Well, if you ever were wondering where to go for a good time, try a party at Jason and Erin's (it's probably best if you bring Ellis too).


When I arrived the party seemed to be already in full swing. As the night turned out, I realize it had not even begun to swing. First of all, I should say that they have a really great apartment. Jason had waxed the floors so the footing was slick enough to reenact Risky Business, on occasion involuntarily. As often happens in these parties, we ended up breaking up into two circles. There was the musicology/theory circle of conversation and the piano major circle. I think for once we were the cooler circle because we weren't talking about school (for once). Jess and Brian were all about the snugglers (for those that don't know, a snuggler is a drink that can be purchased at the Blind Lemon in Mt. Adams made up of hot chocolate and peppermint schnopps. See Example 1)


example 1 - What's better than 1 Brian for Jess? 2 brians!

They say that necessity is the mother of invention and this is never more true than when someone is drunk and has run out of what they have been drinking. Nicole and I co-invented the snuggler shot. You prepare for this shot by licking your wrist and placing a brownie on it. You then take a shot of peppermint schnopps and chase it with the brownie. Sadly, I don't believe anyone actually tried this but we had it ready in case Jess wanted to go on the chocolate brownie shot train.

Apart from Ellis' feats of what can only be described as ill-advised drunk dialing, piano playing (where he informed us that his conception of jazz is playing a chromatic scale) and singing (with Jenny Cruz, a very interesting rendition of Summertime), the main feature of the night was dancing. It was a little junior high dance like with most of the women dancing and the guys in the other room talking. On occasion Kevin or I would get into the mix. See example 2.


example 2 - the dancing habits of an adult male theorist

As you can see, I had the fortune of dancing with some very beautiful women. By the way, you can tell it's a party because of my finger stuck up in the air. It's an international symbol I believe. Ellis is not one to miss out on the action and example 3 shows part of his dance with his lovely wife Eva. Note that his entire hand is up in the air. I believe this is the international symbol for "I'm at a party and I'm pretty drunk." I titled this dance by the two of them "An interpretive dance of how Ellis and Eva got together." Special mention should be made of Anna's hot red scarf. So named because it's Anna's, red, and I think everyone would agree, kinda hot.



example 3 - The juxtaposition of Eva's enticing scarf dance and Ellis' enticing Saturday Night Fever dance.

Sadly, I had to leave to proctor and bid everyone a farewell. I learned a lot that night. Jason, under no circumstances, enjoys Christmas music. (Anyone who reads this blog knows that I respectfully disagree). Ellis, under no circumstances, should be given a cell phone when he's drunk. Emily is Jewish! Molly, under no circumstances, will sink below her general level of pleasantness and respectability See example 4(not that we tried to get her to). And, finally, kissing balls can be fun, but not if everyone at the party is attached.


example 4 - Anna and Molly, the height of pleasantness.

Happy break everyone, keep checking here, I'll be posting!