He's winning, but that scares him worst of all, because he doesn't know why he's winning,

[jack]

Cookie to anyone who gets the quote.

I've hosted quite a few parties by now. A success where everyone broke up into little groups and talked to each other, but also mingled with people I knew from completely other places, and got drunk, and porters visited, and much flirting and lap sitting went on. A party where no-one turned up. A party where everyone sat around in a big circle not knowing each other and being awkward. A joint party in the WPR, with friends' family included, which was surprisingly social, all in all. Various part way between dinner party and parties which have had various levels of success, but not especially.

I like to have a party because it's fun, it does a bit to repay people for good times I've had at their parties, it's a good way to get to know people better, it ensures a steady supply of social occasions. But, in true thinking about it too much style, I don't know if I should do anything more to prepare than the obvious of getting people to turn up, provide stuff, and hope we have fun. Is there anything particular I should? Am I turning into bridget jones? :)

Comments

[nakedtoes.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Teh humour of it all!

Fine then - I want Colin Firth, and he's mine. (Actually, I don't, but all women have to pretend they do. It's a thing)

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Eh? I thought no-one wanted Colin Firth. There was a poll, and Mr. Darcy made the top ten hunks and he didn't :(

[nakedtoes.livejournal.com]

Hence my brackets.

BJ wanted him. Um, because she's obviously an example of a well-rounded woman!

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

I mean, I thought it was commonly aknowledged that Mr Darcy was the way to go, so I could understand you pretending to like him to fit in, but not Colin, sorry Colin :)

Also, I didn't mean 'no-one' -- obviously many thousands of women do, I meant that *comparatively* no-one did ;)

[atreic.livejournal.com]

My main problem with Bridget Jones (apart from the fact I didn't like their casting of Bridget) is that I find Hugh Grant so much more sexy than Colin Firth...

[nakedtoes.livejournal.com]

Yup, I'm with you there. The upper-class repressed thing doesn't really do it for me.

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

That's your problem right there. You should have read the book :)

[atreic.livejournal.com]

Huh? I read the book ages before I saw the film...

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Oh good[1]. Sorry, my brain was expecting a disambiguation or something, since in the book there was no problem with Daniel being playing by Grant. OTOH, he was supposed to be attractive, wasn't he? BJ did fall for him, and only after she was *convinced* he was a bastard end up with Mark.

[1] I'm glad someone else did, lots of people I expected to seemed not to have done :)