stage 1 fright

ok. new years party stage one. preparation. decoration. gathering of food needed to cook comestibles. madly scrabbling to put act together. shitting self that people will arrive and go.. "oh my god.. i blew off the hundred other cooler things i got invited to.. to come to this sad little hovel?" which i highly doubt anyone would think but am shitting self regardless.. i call it host anxiety. not that any of you are diseases or sucking parasites or anything.. just a reminder that in the interests of your own comfort you gotta bring bedding.. pref an inflatable mattress or camp roll if you can.. or fight others that came unendowed for the rug or fold out couch.. also.. any mood lighting would be appreciated.. if any of you have access to or own a lava lamp, strobe, smokey thing, uv light, fountain lamp, disco ball or colored lighty-watchamacallits please commandeer them! it's going to be small but i'm attempting to make it relatively ambient heh.. i may however fail miserably.. so if your expectations are low, you should at least be pleasantly surprised! if it looks like it's going to be hot.. bring bathers, as the beautiful (but freezing) lake daylesford is 15 mins away and cures hangovers immediately (by replacing them with hypothermia) if you don't bring bathers, you will most likely look like me, who goes in clad in a tshirt and daggy cotton undies.. also.. i have to reiterate that not only is there a variety show theme, but it's a COSTUME party as well, but don't stress, if you can't get a costume together you will at some stage of the night become part of "let's dress those guys"-a special ritual only possible in the home of a theatre costumer.. and don't forget your act.. remember the hat of shame looms.. and i know it's hard to come up with something.. so i'm really not going to make you fornicate with a goat on stage if you just can't produce anything of your own.. but remember.. it's all about embarassing yourself so anything you come up with will do, however lame.. i can't wait.. i'm waaaaaaaaay to excited.. sue me. i just LOVE embarassment and awkwardness.. for which i apologise extremely insincerely. see you guys sunday.. as long as it's after midday.. rock up for a bit of daylight in the country if you feel so moved.. ciaoooooo!!!