find\organize a Purim costume party

We have a place, a date, a theme and good people that are coming to celebrate. I’m excited :)

I’m consolidating my Purim entries on to one Thing here.

I volunteered to be Haman at a Purimschpiel. Rehearsal is Thursday after next.

Wednesday is the planning meeting for the party.

Looks like we found someone who is willing to host a party, yay!

One of the best Purim parties I went to, we all dressed as our inner Haman – the side of ourselves that we were ashamed of.

One fellow came in drag – said he couldn’t deal with his feminine side. Another woman, who is a nurse, and is very sensible and plain in how she dresses and communicates, came in teased hair, make-up and a tarty dress. I wore things that demonstrated my superiority over others: political buttons to show I was more politically correct; a mortarboard on my head to show I was better educated, and so forth.

It was an interesting party.

The last few years it seems that Purim has lost part of its magic. After high school, most people don’t get dressed anymore, it’s really sad. I think that people feel more comfortable wearing costumes in a party. We had one 2 or 3 years ago and it was great, so if I don’t find one this year, I’ll organize one.