January 2, 2011
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Togamanos!
This year, I turned 30 and I was plannin’ on continuing my birthday ban tradition, as for the past two years I stopped celebrating/acknowledging my birthday. Of course, my good friends would hear none of it and we decided to combine multiple events (Patrick’s going away, Seo’s birthday, and mine) into one enormous celebration. I tend to be bah humbug about my birthday because it’s just a sign that there’s still so much I want to do and now less time to get things done. I have a running bucketlist miles long and each year that ticks off reminds me that I might be falling a bit behind schedule and making only baby steps in progress.
Patrick and Seo actually put most of the footwork into setting up the party, and the credit goes mainly to them (and Tu & Tramanh). I went shopping for party supplies, but my main contribution was setting up a ghetto-rigged photo booth that everyone could use the whole night.
Tramanh rasterbated the “flier” Melissa made into poster size and we placed it inside the rental property.
The interior dance floor area.
The large back patio.
The back patio with the lights off.
The property owners were even nice enough to include our names on the billboard. The two groundskeepers that night who helped direct parking and other things were a bit eccentric, but nice.
Here’s Melissa, who designed quite a few togas for the party. I was duly impressed with her sewing skills when she pulled out everyone’s togas and draped them. Party definitely would not have been the same caliber without her making us the fancy themed attire- quality fabric instead of ghetto bed sheets!
Calder House mean muggin’.
I’ve known this guy for over a decade now. From pledge bros to roomies. Good luck in Geneva, Patrick.
Me and Patrick being hardcore. Tu being “hAaaAaY!”
Melissa is all “AH KEEL YOU” and Tramanh is all “haaAaaAaYy!”
I had a bunch of mustaches, so they were glued to some wooden skewers for the photobooth. Then I introduced mustache eyebrows.
Guests of Honor.
College friends.
Old roomies. Apartment One-Three-Oh.
Anyway, for turning 30, the party felt like we were back in college. Kegs, trash can punch, random people suddenly showing up. There were a ton of people coming throughout the night- maybe a hundred people? I dunno, but it sure felt like it and more. And I suppose if you’re going to turn thirty, being surrounded with all your friends ain’t a bad way to start a new decade. Thanks, guys, for making it a memorable night.
Comments (2)
very nice! my 30th is coming up in march and i too have basically ignored my birthday for many years. i always got too attached to plans and then they kept falling through, year after year, so i gave up. probably nothing much will happen on my 30th, which will be fine with me. i need to have a life and a career before i’ll really want to celebrate getting older!
@cathurynn -
I agree- LOWERED EXPECTATIONS haha. And yes, life and career before any cause for celebration- I totally agree with that.