Aaahh…. another successful November party. It’s a bit of a tradition with me. This year I obtained some 30 helium balloons. Walking down the street with them was great fun. Some day I should try that with no particular destination in mind. There were plates of cheeses, pate, fresh baguettes… the drinks and the music never stopped.
What makes this party a little unusual is that the night before, in a dream, I realized that I really wanted a surprise party. Then I realized that *everybody* wants a surprise party. So each guest arrived was told that everyone else had gone to look at my friend’s new place next door and they’d be back in five minutes and to please put your coat in the bedroom. Upon opening the bedroom door all the people hiding in there would scream SURPRISE and the guest would say something like “oh my god, i peed myself a little.” One man pretended to have a heart attack. Nice Get Shorty reference, dude.
The other thing that makes this party unusual is that I told people to wear their pajamas to the party. Well, technically I said “wear whatever you wear to bed”. Then I amended it – “I know you love to sleep naked. Put something on anyways.” Apparently nobody in my circle of friends sleeps in any kind of bondage gear. Oh well.