i don’t know how or when this ever happened, but i’ve become THE party girl in my neck of the woods. i have always been the biggest nerd ever. i was never part of the popular party-crowd in school back in the day, and i never planned a school dance or anything remotely like that, but over the years i’ve built a reputation for myself! everybody looks to me to throw the best bashes ever. at this point, i think i could theme a party ANYTHING and people would do it just because i asked them to, muwahaha- the power!

but seriously, the key is helping people feel at ease enough to get high on the most ridiculous things, like rollerskating in home-made Tron costumes (pictures here), or throwing the same party every year but always a little better than the year before, like our 4th annual robanukah this year (pictures here, or offering free haircuts (pictures here) and other services (clothes mending, bike repair, massage, music, footwashing, portraits) and seeing who turns up to be treated like a queen or king. it helped that we had free gin n tonics at that one ;) but mostly these parties survive on the thrill of LIFE not on booze or other stuff. People like being together doing CRAZY, goofy, or UNNEXPECTED things and every now and then just need someone to provide them with the opportunity to do it. They just need a little coaxing!

my most recent success was a colour-synaesthesia birthday bash i called “true colours.” everyone had to wear solid colours (no patterns or designs, just solids). either your favourit colour combo, or a solid colour outfit, that kind of thing. pictures are here

i hope you’ll check out my pictures and that it’ll inspire you to throw some amazing, big bashes of your own!

and i’m willing to offer advice on your parties, if i think i can. so please feel free to ask!