The Week From Which No One Shall Recover: The Condensed Version
Well here's one for the books. Krough members from far and wide (from D.C.
to Boston, actually)gathered in Franklin Square for what has been thought
of as one of the greatest parties to date, hosted Kathy style, of course.
There were many new faces and the liquor was free-flowing as we all celebrated
the 21st birthdays of our friends Timm and Ann. So sit back and relax as your
friendly neighborhood krough member Lou takes you through the highlights reel.
PRE-PARTY MAYHEM
Well, for a party of this size (40 or so people) preparations are always
a must. And when you have to tap a keg (!) it takes a touch more planning
skill. The afternoon before the party was obviously spent taking care of all
the decorations and keg preparations. We arrived at Kathy's house around 3pm
or so, having just finished a hefty meal at the China Buffet in Baldwin, we
were ready to roll up our sleeves and prepare for fun. The set up krough consisted
of myself, Kathy, Timm, Ann, Cris, Christina, and several newcomers: Nate
(D.C.), Angie(D.C.), Rebecca(Baltimore), and Dovid(Baltimore). Banners were
hung, the keg was neatly stored away, and balloons were inflated in epic proportions.
Not counting the casualties we went through a bag of 100 balloons. Not too
shabby. Those of us who decided not to work at occasional intervals were found
in the living room taking part in the Playstation 2 action which was so nicely
facilitated by yours truly.
Memorable Quote: "Look, Nate! We've got Guy on Guy action!" -Timm
AND THE KEG WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS
Around 8pm or so, people gradually began filtering in. At this time, Craig,
Megan, Annie, and I opted to tap the keg. Annie, with all her keg tapping
wisdom, ended up showering us and a good third of the room with a blast of
beer flavored foam. You know it's a good party when you smell like beer before
it even starts. Craig polished off the job as most of us helped Annie clean
up.
Memorable Quote: "This is a new shirt!" -Anniechan
NO WOMANIZING GUARANTEE...... RIGHT......
Contrary to Timm's usual form, Timm made a formal promise not to hit on any
of the females at the party for the night. Seemed a bit contradictory seeing
as how it was the guy's birthday, but hey... a promise is a promise. Or so
it would seem.
Now, asking me how this actually came about would not help you seeing as
how I honestly don't remember. But somehow, within the first hour of the party,
Timm went form a no womanizing guarantee to a total ass-off with me. I suppose
the point of an ass grabbing contest is the be suave and gentile and actually
earn your points, but alcohol does not help in that department. The final
score ended in a tie with 12 asses each. The prize catch was Kathy, who was
worth 10 points. Neither of us were able to do it, seeing as how even a simple
attempt would leave us in a downward shame spiral form a cold-hearted bitch
attack and a handful of broken fingers to boot.
Memorable Quote: "I just think you should know, that Timm just grabbed my
ass, so if you need to keep up, just go for it..." -Angie
EVERYBODY WAS KUNG-FU FIGHTING
Yup... the mid point sparring match which never happened, thanks in part
to me. See, Cris and I were ready for a usual mid-party slug-fest when Nate
decided to start trash talking. I immediately engaged him in a drunken state
and threw several phantom punches which didn't connect. Ok, ok..... so the
last one did.
Little did I know that the last wedge hand swipe I performed landed him in
the face. Nate didn't even realize at the time until he felt the blood on
his face. Yup,... I gave the kid a bloody nose. Not a pleasant end to our
little scuffle. Cris was still sobre enough to discourage us all form any
more needless injury. Although I think Damion and I decided to spar a bit.
And he caught me in the nose as well. Although I didn't bleed, I felt that
blow for a few days afterwards.
Memorable Quote: "...I think we're just gonna take it too far...." -Cris
DRUNKEN VIDEO GAMES: THE PAST TIME OF THE GODS
As usual, our drunken states were put to ultimate test of hand-eye coordination
as some of us gathered to the N64. Mariokart was of course dominated by the
ever speedy Annie-chan, while Cris and myself layed the smackdown with Super
Smash Bros.
Memorable Quote: "Wow, my timing's off...." -Lou
UHHH.... WHO'S ON FIRST?
Well, this is definitely one of the highlights of the evening. As freaky
as it was. Nate and Annie were politely discussing which guys Nate should
try hitting on at the party. The subject of Damion came up. Damion was a guest
invited by Heather. He's a cool guy who's into anime, martial arts and attends
college with Heather up in Montreal. Nate promptly decided to inquire about
Damion's orientation by approaching Heather. Nate then asked her, "Is Damion
gay?" Here's the kicker. In Heather's half enebriated state, Heather thought
that the question was actually a statement. Not "Is Damion gay" but rather
"Damion is gay."
Needless to say, Heather "agreed" with Nate, thus starting a rumor that night
which filtered through the entire house. When the rumor eventually got back
to Heather (the rumor which she herself started) she was too drunk by this
time to ever remember starting it, so she herself started believing it. This
ultimately got her upset, seing as how she has a mild crush on the guy. Now
there's a scenario for a sitcom. Just as a side note, Damion is NOT gay for
anyone that is confused by this point.
Memorable Quote: "Is he...?" -Heather
THE RAFFLE
Fergll's little stroke of genius the day before gave way to this party's
main event. We decided to raffle off Mars' boyfriend Josh(Boston). Not a bad
way to welcome a guy to a krough party! Eventually everyone was raffled off,
in a huge display hosted by the birthday boy Timm. It's getting harder and
harder to top these stunts...
Memorable Quote: "And the winner is...!" -Timm
AUNT JUDY'S ENCOUNTER
Well here's another blunder. Aunt Judy's night was thrown awry as a new party
dweller Flannery(Baltimore) wandered into Aunt Judy's room in the middle of
the night. Not sure what went on, but our resident adult was not pleased.
Very uncool.
Memorable quote: "Aunt Judy was NOT too happy about it." -Anniechan
THE WIND-DOWN
As everyone began to sobre up, beds were made and Adria's delicious desserts
looked even more delicious as a case of the late night munchies hit us all.
All in all, somewhere around 20-odd people slept at the house. In the morning...
IHOP.
What more could you ask for?
-Lou