January 2, 2011
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New Year’s Eve House Party = Success!
My NYE party was the first one I’ve hosted at my new place and I have to say it was as fun and memorable as I hoped it would be! I would have blogged about this a bit sooner, but I’m just now recovered from it. To think, this all almost didn’t happen.
Originally I was going to party it up in New York with some Xangans, but plans fell through last minute. I volunteered my place in Virginia as a host site, which unfortunately made a lot of the original guests drop out. I eventually decided to just go ahead and invite more people to the party besides Xangans.
In the end, around 25 people showed up and they were an eclectic group of my friends from Xanga, my childhood, college, graduate school, and my current housemates. Going in knowing how diverse the group was going to be, I knew the night would turn out to be very interesting!
The party started around 9pm and didn’t end until 6:30am. During that time we had music, deejaying, good food, large quantities of drinks, beer pong, poker table, Rock Band, dancing, a talent show, and a lot of mingling. I did my best to make sure everyone at the party was enjoying themselves. I probably did too good of a job with this one person, but I’ll save that story for another day!
Alright, time for me to let the pictures and video do some of the talking:
I told my housemate to do some light decorations, but he really went above and beyond the call of duty. It certainly set the tone well for the night though, so good job!
Hello_Bianca, swtaznxtc90, and me with my trusty vuvuzela. Yup, Cakalusa isn’t the only Xangan that can have one! swtaznxtc90 wouldn’t stop touching it the whole night =O
Bengozen (who’s apparently my twin in many ways) here with his brother and girlfriend. Just ignore the confetti all over my face.
Despite how bright the other pictures look, this was actually how dim the lights were during the party. Those glow sticks came in handy!
swtaznxtc90 and her friend totally losing in beer pong to my other friends, even though only the guys were drinking (which you can obviously tell). Ball in groin!
We had quite the assortment of drinks for everybody. I know at least one girl who will not be drinking Four Loko mixed with Vodka anytime soon!
My friend from graduate school found out about my reputation on Xanga that night thanks to swtaznxtc90 hyping me up. Haha, oh great. I will probably blog about this in a separate entry later.
SO MUCH CONFETTI EVERYWHERE!!! I HATE YOU SO MUCH!!! I’m still finding random pieces of confetti all over my place. Where are they coming from??
My housemate showing retarded_beautiful, RaquelHiggins005, and me how to do some Irish stepdancing (yes, like Riverdance!). I had no idea what I was doing, but that’s okay! I fear a video of this is going to leak on Xanga soon by one of the partygoers, so stay tuned for that.
Late in the party I, for some reason, thought it was a great idea to wear bright streamers as a makeshift scarf. Don’t I look fabulous? Somebody said I looked like an 80s Japanese singer while FlipGuy31O said I belong in Twilight because I’m “looking quite homo plus [I'm] pale and sparkly.“ Hmm, he kinda makes a good case, but whatever! It’s a New Year’s Eve party!Finally, here’s a quick video of me giving a brief tour and all of us during the countdown. Apologies for the darkness! I made some annotations to help you guys figure out what’s going on:
Special thanks to the following Xangans for ringing in 2011 with me: bengozen, retarded_beautiful, swtaznxtc90, Hello_Bianca, RaquelHiggins005, and Elimane. I wish some of you other Xangans were there! You would have enjoyed yourself.
Perhaps I’ll host another house party at my place when it gets warmer so I can also utilize my two porches and two decks outside. Maybe around my birthday in March or around Fourth of July? Who would be interested in a meet up? Let me know.
What a great way to kick start 2011!
Comments (150)
Fun! How was the Irish dancing?! I want you to do a VLOG teaching us to dance that sometime. Lol…
That;s how you dance like a man!
Looks like fun, Alex!
LOL awesome! I ended up having a quiet night of boardgames at my parents house with S.Os. Hhaha my brother was in town with his wife and my goddaughter so I had to see them!! It was fun! But now I am sick………….
Wish I could have been there, but I’m glad you guys had a good time. WOOOOOOT!
Whoot! It was definitely a lot of fun! Thanks for hosting the awesome party man!!!
@Southeast_Beauty - It was kinda fun, but I don’t think I was doing it correctly. Raquel had someone videotape it, so I’ll rec that when it goes up. Have you done that dance yourself before?
@Bodhiseeker - Ah, are you familiar with Irish stepdancing? My housemate that tough us does Irish stepdancing competitions.
@GreekPhysique - It sure was. If you were in the area I would have definitely invited you!
@AmeliaHart - As long as you’re with good people it’s all good! I almost got sick from the party too, but I think I’m all good now.
@fLiPgUy31O - You can make it up when we visit Texas! Alright?
@bengozen - I’m happy you came. Will you be making a post as well about it?
Looks like you were the life of the party, what with the confetti on your face and the streamers as a scarf
It’s good to see a lot of the xangan’s faces and hopefully you didn’t have too rough of a morning afterwards. Happy New Year Alex!
@Roadlesstaken - Maybe. I mean, Texas is pretty much halfway. Might as well go all the way huh.
Yay for having a successful party!! Hopefully Cakalusa won’t mind. Afterall, it’s like his signature thing or something. xD Looking forward for them posts (about that ”one person” and that guy from grad school) and video! Lol@the twilight bit. Oh, and …*pops some more confetti since you like them so much!*
Haha, looks like a great time. What do you think, Alex–are you a good host? I’m curious! Perhaps the qualities that make a good host would be a good blog topic for you, haha. You can tell us which ones you have and which ones you need to work on.
Don’t mind me. I’ve got a head cold. Odd things keep rising to the surface of my brain…
~V
Ben ain’t your twin. He’s better looking.
P.S. looks like you guys needed some West Coast Flavor. Next time invite us hoe.
P.S.S. happy new years
I haven’t! Which is why I’m kind of excited to see/learn it. lol.
haha nice, glad you were able to host it after my epic fail. looks like everyone had fun!
march sounds good too!
vuvuzelaaaaaaaaaaaa
It did look quite fun! Maybe next year I might just have to come..
(Oh, and I LOL’ed at fLiPgUy31O‘s Twilight reference regarding your appearance for the night! Although I might have to agree with him.. =X)
@Roadlesstaken - Yes… we did have our annual Family Football game (which my team sadly lost like every year!) It was still fun, but being sick and now being achey from playing football (and falling several times really hard in the wet mud and inexplicably hard earth beneath said mud) is making things more unpleasant haha….
looks like you guys had a blast. that kind of ny’s eve celebration is safely behind me now. nice to live vicariously through you guys. great share-pics.
@Babieboo_Annie - Thanks for agreeing with me, babieboo. WOOOOOOOOOOOOT
Oh, man… Confetti is a lot like sand, my friend. You know how, when you go to the beach, sand has a habit of getting everywhere and you’re still washing bits of it down the shower drain two weeks later, despite having take approximately 18 showers between? You’ll sweep up and discover bits of confetti up until your clean-and-decorate session for next year’s New Year’s Eve party.
Even better, whomever inhabits that house after you will find a piece or three behind the fridge or stove.
Did you mount the TV? Any helpful hints on that? Scared to mount mine. What if it falls?!
@AzureRecollections - Watch the video. Shortly after the countdown Hello_Bianca throws a bag of confetti in my face. How rude!
@nov_way - It’s okay, he had my signature gunblade, so now I got his signature vuvuzela! Long story short, somebody had a bit too much of a good time after drinking some vodka/Four Loko haha. I’ll leave it at that for now.
@TheMarriedFreshman - My housemates originally thought my party was going to be a quiet, boring get together, but they underestimated my hosting skills muhahahaha. I think I do alright, although the housemate that was teaching Irish stepdancing played a big part in the success of this party as well.
@sonychak - I’ll let Ben know you were checking him out. Actually, you can let him know when we all meet up soon. It’s coming up very quickly!
@whotakethmycoke - It worked out in the end, so it’s all good. At least now you learn what to do next time!
fourloko…mixed with vodka? are you trying to kill people? :O eheh but actually this looks amazing.
@Roadlesstaken - haha yeah: let the experts organize the events. noobs need not apply
I laughed at the 4loko can XD glad you had an awesome time Alex. As for the endless confetti, you’ll be cleaning it up for the rest of your life :]
@CaKaLusa - I just got reminded that we’ve each held our signature item; you had my keyblade, I now have your vuvuzela. We need to combine forces. Vuvuzeblade? Yes?
@Babieboo_Annie - I’m telling ya, Philly isn’t that far off relative to say people in CA! I’ll let you know when I’m hosting my next gathering.
@bonmots - I normally celebrate New Years quietly myself…but I’m thinking this is a much funner way to do it in the near future!
@Automaton_Emotion - Grrrreat -__-. As far as the tv, I didn’t mount it myself. It came with the house! We have a thoughtful landlord. Wish I could help with that, but I’ve personally haven’t mounted a tv yet.
@Losertastic - My friend mixed the drink, not me! I actually didn’t find out about it until after the party.
i love the decorations!
@whotakethmycoke - experts were noobs once. Gain experience points and level up!
@indiechaos - Nooooo! I must eliminate them all!!!
@XoAsianBabioX - Have to thank my gay housemate for that. I knew he would do a good job, but I didn’t expect him to do all of that! We spent hours setting it up that day, but it was worth it.
@Roadlesstaken - That’s what I did wrong. Bah. I bought my house, instead of renting.
@Roadlesstaken - should tell him to watch the upcoming vlogs flip and i will put up so he can get an idea of what type of guy i am… and to be prepared.
Wow, that looks like SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much fun! Fourloko and vodka… Interesting. Lol. You know people can die from that, right? Literally?
Confetti is SO hard to clean up! Who would’ve thought such a small party favor could reign so much havoc on your house!? At any rate, I’m super glad you had fun! =)
@sonychak - I will. If I can stand you, so can he haha.
@Automaton_Emotion - buying is a good thing! It’s gonna be quite a while before I can afford that.
@oOo_itsJuJu - So I’ve heard. The person that drank that mixture only has a very small amount of it too and she was gone within the hour =O
@Roadlesstaken - together, it forms XangaTron?
@Roadlesstaken - If I had bought AFTER the housing market crashed…
I’d be down! I’d have to see what I’m up to around March or July, but if I’m available, I’d be down.
hehe. okies
and also, where in new york did you find four loko?
looks like you had a great time. I could visit you this weekend, but I know you’ll be in Texas lol
@CaKaLusa - That has a nice ring to it!
@Coffee_Kaioken - Sounds good!
@XoAsianBabioX - I live in Virginia, so they’re still available here. However, I think it’s the neutered ones now because they took out the caffeine.
@Yohkom - Actually I won’t be in Texas until next weekend, so I’m sorta free this weekend if you’re serious about visiting. Just let me know.
1. Ahhhhhhhhhhh I wish I was there! Damn being a poor college kid lol.
2. OMG NOT THE VUVUZELA… I remember that damn thing from the NYC meetup!
3. Awesome post, and I’m glad that the party was a great success!
Definitely doesn’t look like a bust! I hope everyone got along as well as it looks like they did! somebody needs to give you an award for those organizational skills of yours… Besides the degree, that is!
Looks like a blast! Almost as much fun as my jello shot New Year’s Eve Bash!!!
Happy New Year!!!!
you love confetti! And I did take your towel. sorry.
I’ll return it to you!
@puella_sapiens216 - What’s wrong with the vuvuzela? It’s awesome! Try blowing one sometime.
@Invisible_Crazed_Chica - Haha, thank you. That would be awesome if I can be rewarded something for that!
@Kissy_Cole - Oh snap! Good to hear you had an awesome NYE as well!
@JL789 - right back at you!
@HeLLo_Bianca - You better, or else *waves fist*
banging a$$ party. =) happy new year!!!
Looks like a fun celebration. July 4th at Alex’s!
Glad that everyone had so much FUN!!!
@Roadlesstaken - I don’t like blowing things :p lol
fourloko?!
i dont think thats legal here XD
but man looks like a blast. I also totally agree to flip’s comment. Stop trying to be edward! he’s a lamebot
LOL “Next year we all die”
The decorations were so nice, lol. Very impressed.
Shoot, wish I was there to laugh at him.
Four loko & vodka sounds…INSANE. Anyway, glad you had loads of fun!
@rxglasshalffull - I think you would have had a really good time. We still have so much drinks left!
@christao408 - Are you gonna be in the states for the Fourth of July?
@icapillas - I’m glad too. Hosting is a lot of work!
@puella_sapiens216 - Perhaps you haven’t been blowing the right things!
@ordinary_gir1 - It’s not really legal anymore here, at least the old version. The new version doesn’t contain the caffeine part.
@HelloKitty0809 - Yeah, that combination is not recommended! Man, it would have been so great if you had been able to make it.
Meetup sounds good, I’ll have to check my March schedule. My schedule always seems to put up a roadblock when meetups happen. Hopefully the next one will work!
Haha, I love the Twilight comment! You might not be sparkly enough though.
I would love to come to a party hosted by you. If I don’t buy a car between now and then, maybe I’ll have the funds to do so!
haha! =) this is awesome man! that is a great way to kick off 2011!
Awesome! Seems like it was blast. Though I had fun with my two xangans.
Looks like fun! I love the star decorations!
glad it was a success
@JoyousMemoriesPhoto - Thanks, my housemate did a good job picking them out!
@ThePrince - @buiptammy - Thank goodness it went well! I would have been quite embarrassed if I failed.
@itsallgreenjello - Wait, what do you mean by that? I think I get it, but humor me =P
@randaness - It would be great meeting you. I hope we can someday!
@xiaosnowtenshi - That is true. I need to throw more confetti all over myself!
@Lynn1013 - Being from Chicago, I can understand if you can’t make it over here. However, there’s a slight chance I might finally be able to visit Chicago like I always wanted to.
@Roadlesstaken - lol I had fun with my two friends who are also on xanga.
I had so much fun that night! And I enjoyed cleaning lol. I’m gonna write about this soon and post up those videos! I have the full video to us dancing too lol. You should definitely throw another party
@Roadlesstaken - Oh no! That’s not good! Lol.
Sounds like an awesome party!! Wish I was there.
@RaquelHiggins005 - If I do throw another one you better find a way to come. I always love seeing your happy face! Oh man, that video is going to be something.
@itsallgreenjello - Ah gotcha. What’s their s/ns?
@mystic_sapphire - Stay tuned for the next time I host a party in my place!
@Roadlesstaken - donttreadonme1984 and formerlyread
aww looks like fun!
Ugh, Four Loko is really not popular (and illegal) here. It’s just a bad idea… This year was actually the first year I didn’t do the countdown. We kind of all went by our cell phones, which were all a minute off from each other, so different groups cheered at different times on the dance floor. But there was a lot of dancing and since it was a marching band function, there was no alcohol involved.
” swtaznxtc90 wouldn’t stop touching it the whole night =O”
HAHAHAHAHA LOLLLL your horn omgsh HAHAHA
awesome NYE, and we ALMOST beat them at beer pong…”water pong”… even though I was sober. How sad
and HAHA “next year we all die” was that Andrew?
rofl at four loko. I had no idea that would make her like that =
YAY! Looks like FUN FUN FUN! I’m so glad for you and your friends to enjoy the night together!
I had a GREAT New Year’s Night with family and friends! (Even tho’ I was sick!)
HUGS and Happy New Year to you, SweetAdorableAlex!
We had confetti once during a six person newyears get together….it was still in the house two years!!! later, lol
I love the ball in the groin shot, the guy on the right has such a great expression.
And did the guy shout “next year we all die” haha
I’ll be checking all the atendees sites regularly for that dance video
@vicdaily - Did you have a good time though? That’s all that matters!
@bAbiiExxPiNay - @adamswomanlost - Lots of fun. I wanna party every NYE now!
@swtaznxtc90 - I talked to Toe-pher and he said he warned you about it! Guess you forgot, huh? Bad friend!!! And yup, Andrew did say that. Classic!
@BFB1131 - That guy did shout that haha. Check out RaquelHiggins005′s page sometime soon; she has the footage. I’ll probably rec it.
@Losertastic - lol!!!!!
that’s such a good idea! i’m glad your new years went off well.. and if it took you that long to recover from your party, that means it was a good one =)
@Roadlesstaken - he did?! i have no recollection of that >< I remember her saying to me it was fine because she drank it before = I don’t remember toepher telling me that =
@swtaznxtc90 - You need to fine-tune your listening skills girl! tsk tsk.
@insertcliche_sn_here - That certain does mean that! This just might be my favorite NYE yet!
Haha, so fun!
@Roadlesstaken - favorite NYE? definitely! haha maybe I do >< I just can’t seem to remember, hm. well now i know what her tolerance REALLY is
Coooool! Love the sparkly scarf!!
damn, you rang in the new year with lots of fun! Can’t wait to see what happens during Chinese New Year
Looks like a fun party! Wish I lived closer …
Those decorations are so much fun; props to your housemate!
4LOKO?! WITH VODKA?! That is pretty crazy D:
@Roadlesstaken - Good question. Am anticipating a trip to Los Angeles with the nieces in mid-July, exact date to be determined. So there is some chance I could be back in the early July time frame.
You’re the party host with the most! Happy New Year!
Fun times! I’ll watch the video later when I get home (@ work). And just gotta say…those girls in that “beer pong” photo…are they even legal to drink? They look really young. hehe
LOL @ Flip. HAHAHAHA I saw the comment on facebook. Aww… the party looks so fun. I wish I was there
Looks like you had fun =D I did myself..
@Roadlesstaken -
yay! And you should come out to Arizona at least once! ^_^
Are you serious? A Xanga new years party? I missed out. I’m sorry it wasn’t in NY but it looks like a lot of fun anyway. I hope someone keeps doing this every year.
@Hinase - @webofsimplicity - @nerdyveggiegirl - Thank goodness it was fun! It would have been embarrassing had it not been.
@youngvan - Ain’t it fab?? haha
@mizz_chan - I told him to spend less than 20 bucks on decorations and he goes ahead and spends over $50 =O
@NoHeroesForTomorrow - Yeah, definitely no more of that! Totally messed up a certain person.
@ItsWhatEyeKnow - =) Happy new year!
@oxyGENE_08 - They weren’t drinking, just participating. Even though they weren’t, they were still losing to the two guys that have been there for like 4-5 rounds!
@Got_Claws - Move to America!
@RaquelHiggins005 - what can I visit when I’m there?
@squeakysoul - I may just be tempted to try it again next year. We’ll see!
@Roadlesstaken - Oh I see…that’s cos they’re not pro. Guys can do beer pong with eyes closed. haha The girl on the left kinda have the “asian glow” though. haha
Looks like a lot of fun
haha looks like funnnnnnn.
the twilight reference is hilarious, kinda creepy though c[;
“next year we all die!” hahahh; ohh 2012. sounds like ur new years was better than mine. checked out your xanga commercial btw. very cool!
Hehehe…looks like you guys had a fantastic time.
@mindfulreflections - @TheCheshireGrins - Wish y’all were there!
@banZaii_itZ_keIk0o - Are you saying I look creepy looking?? =O!!!
@pcketfulofsunshine - Haha, so you finally watched that commercial up there huh? I knew eventually you’ll succumb!
@Roadlesstaken - hahaha. xD my only complaint is the lack of colors and flowers.
i know life is more beautiful than a black and white scene! but that is an awesome story behind ur username.
@pcketfulofsunshine - Yeah, I shot it on a cold, wet/snowy day during Thanksgiving 2009. Even before turning it black/white it was pretty gloomy, but I kinda liked that look haha. If you were to make a commercial I could see colors and flowers matching your screenname more!
The party looks like som uch fun!! Happy New Year!!
lol noo. i can’t make one; first off, it won’t be as cool as yours.. and second, i’ll end up feeling like this: >_<” (frustrated due to my lack in video editing knowledge)
hahaha. yes, it does have a mysterious element to it.
anyway, good job.
Wow.
This takes your Xanga meetups to a whole new level! =) I did attend a Xangan’s bbq one year–it was so cool of him to invite me~!
im always way too scared to host my own house party for fear of the place being trashed! but looks like it was all worth it!!
@goingbackearly - It was as much fun as it looked. Happy new year!
@lil_squirrel4ever - Ah I remember you telling me this. Maybe this will be the year I can finally visit Canada?
@suuperstar - The place was surprisingly easier to clean if you have help! Didn’t take as long as I thought.
Ah so far away. sigh..
NO FIREWORKS?! Cmon! You guys really need to see how we do things around here. hehe… scared the crap out of my Korean neighbors. lol
seem you guys had a lot of fun
btw, it’s not fun at all when you don’t have milk <3 lol beer everywhere. HHAHAHAHA
in March? I want to join!!!!!! *waiting for the invitation* hehe
Ahh looks like you guys had a ton of fun! ^.^
I’d totally be interested in a party during the semester. Just not March 11-20 lol. I’ll be out of the country then. >.>
@fabolousclown - Haha, would you really fly across the world for it?
@Rhia_Pyrithea - Alrighty, I’ll keep you posted!
haha i might do a brief post on it. will probably mainly refer to your post though. lol.
@bengozen - I’m sure you got some unique photos to share! Btw, Sonlay told me you should go check out his latest vlog so you have an idea of how he’s like. Check out my recent rec of his post!
new year’s resolution 2011, to make sure I’m here at this party before 2012 hits!
@Roadlesstaken - if only you’d drop the invitation card directly to my house yourself, yeah I would
@smile4leena - Next time I’m in the LA area you better find me! Btw, I will be in SF from the 20th-24th. Any chance you’ll somehow find yourself in that area at that time?
@fabolousclown - Shoot, if I do that I might as well hang out over there!
LOL. love your profile picture ! (: happy new year.
@caeliosophy - Ah, always nice to see a comment from you. Happy new year!
Looks like a good time was had by all.
A fitting end to a most EPIC xanga year for you.
@vanedave - Yes, any year where I can meet the great Vanedave is a year that’s hard to top!
@lonelywanderer2 - Indeed!
looks like fun.. hope u had a happy new years!
@babychillax - I definitely did. Wish you could have made it!
Yep throw another party!!
& we gonna bring booze hahah
four loko and vodka? Is she retarded and is she still alive?
LOL @ Ball in groin! Happy New Year!
If I am ever in your area, you must organize another Xangan meet, haha
Or if you’re ever in HK….
@hollywoodfever91 - No excuses next time!
@rb_888 - She never had Four Loko before, so I guess she underestimated the effects. She is alive, but man was she messed up that entire night. Somehow she found some way to get up for work at 10am the next morning.
@CareyGLY - He was not amused it seems.
@veresi - I would love to visit HK again sometime. Not sure when though. Are you from HK?
I wasn’t invited! ):
Dancing a la Riverdance sounds like funnnnnnnnnn.And btw, confetti do actually have their own lives to live though. Pretty sad ones too, only coming out during birthdays and celebrations and whatnot
@mandyman27 - I guess when you put it that way I shouldn’t be too mad the confetti keeps on popping back in my life haha. I would have invited you if you lived closer!
Looks like fun XD
@Roadlesstaken - Look here Chan lol it was no excuses it was my bro fault! blahh lol
but def. I’m comingg but gotta give me like weeks notice we gonna party it up Alex! haha
nice pictures man. Looks like lots of fun!
@Roadlesstaken - heh hopefully i will live nearer in the coming years!! and yes. but by say, next year, if the confetti still comes up,well, i’d just say give up
LOOKED LIKE AN AWESOME NYE PARTY! Nice going
be careful buddy! and HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU!
haha 4lokos are banned now
@nycstar19 - is the modified version banned too?
@H0Eass - @TwinkleSprinkles - Thanks, it was!
This looks so fun. I have a friend who lives in NYC – I guess I should have told her to crash your party? Haha. Looks like you had a great time
@sleeping_on_the_edgeoftheworld - I was originally gonna be up there for NYE myself. It all worked out in the end =)
omg, everything looks so festive and fun!!
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that’s cool that you had such a diverse group; i never do too well in those situations because i run in between groups and don’t end up having enough per group; but it looks like you had a lot of fun, so cheers!
@phosphor_stars - Yeah, when there’s such a diverse group you always have to wonder whether people would mesh well. Fortunately it did here!
@Roadlesstaken - yay–win!
I had everything recorded. Most of the fun. =) Thanks for inviting me…or else I will be bored at home. Good to mingle with others once in a while.
@retarded_beautiful - Are you going to post them up anytime soon?
you’re in italy!?
@mandyman27 - Haha not that Vienna. I’m in Vienna, Virginia.