Party Afterthoughts.
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taxlady and I went to a Garden Party hosted by nancyrihakova and denizsarikaya, although there was actually very little time during the party when they were both present. When we arrived miseri, true_nexus and andysoft were already there. Of these miseri was the only one that I'd met before.
Shortly after our arrivalandysoft and denizsarikaya headed out to buy some last-minute party goodies, as did true_nexus a few minutes later.
This left just me,taxlady, misuri and nancyrihakova, so we played a game of Apples to Apples (which I easily won -- it sure is nice that there is a game I'm actuall good at).
While we were playingtrue_nexus returned and we were thinking of playing another round with him included, but then denizsarikaya and andysoft returned as well, and several people proclaimed famishitude, so nibblies were prepared and put on the table.
During the long interval of eating, drinking and talking that ensuedjoenotcharles and a (*horrors*) non-lj friend of Denzo arrived, who was introduced as 'Sam'. Eventually, even ryestar arrived, who had up till this time made his presence known only as a disembodied voice on the phone, contacting us from seeminly random points on the globe.
After another hour or two of talk,true_nexus, nancyrihakova and ryestar left on a quest to find ryestar's hotel, and it was deemed the other two would be needed guide him there and back again.
Not so long after that,denizsarikaya pointed out that this was a garden party, and shouldn't we at least spend SOME time in the garden? So we all headed out into the garden with more food, which we ate with gusto. The gusto was starting to run low when I noticed first enaira and then _sps_ and finally kalkuly arriving. I never did notice when Francois arrived, but he was apparantly an ex-co-worker of denizsarikaya, and possibly _sps_ and enira as well, and I have memories of him being in the garden, so I'm mentioning him now.
The garden was nice and warm while the sun was shining, but it was somewhat cold and windy when it wasn't. After a bit of sun then no-sun then sun,taxlady noticed that the top of my head was getting a bit pink and that I should put a hat on (which I had neglected to bring). So, I borrowed a floppy hat from denizsarikaya, to the amusement of all. For the rest of the evening folks would often point at me and snicker. It was enough to give one a complex. Worse, _sps_ insisted on getting it all on film, which will undoubtedly show up on his journal at some point.
After a bit the repeated hiding of the sun by the clouds, and the resulting cold and wind caused folks to declare the garden part finished with, and we all headed back inside. Shortly thereafternancyrihakova, true_nexus and ryestar returned. Some time after that, the lovely azrhey showed up in a traditional tree-climbing dress and true_nexus declared it was time to share in the cheesecake he had made. I'm not a fan of cheesecake, but it was quite good, despite a somewhat overdone crust. However true_nexus seemed bitterly disappointed that he hadn't managed to make a perfect cake in denizsarikaya's somewhat under-equipped and unfamiliar kitchen. Still, it was evident to most of us that the man seriously knows how to bake.
By this time those who were inclined to drink had had ample opportunity to do so, and some somewhat tipsy antics ensued, which I fear did not get adequately captured on film. Since I have no proof of the things I witnessed, I think it best I keep silent for now.
Now, an ongoing theme of the garden party was an attempt to produce the perfect smoked salmon on an outdoor smoker that had been set up. The first attempt was ready during the garden party but was declared to be merely 'Okay'. (I don't like freshwater fish, so this is all second hand.) Even though it was now past 6:00, more salmon was procured anddenizsarikaya, ryestar, and others (I lost track) spent the next several hours out in the garden trying again with another batch. It was ready not long before the party ended, but folks proclaimed it to be 'perfect'.
Sometime after it got darknancyrihakova and some others headed off on a beer run, and didn't return until close to 11:00 pm, when taxlady and I decided it was getting time to head home. After lots of hugs and warm wishes were spread around, we headed off home. All in all, I had a great time and taxlady tells me she did too.
taxlady and I went to a Garden Party hosted by nancyrihakova and denizsarikaya, although there was actually very little time during the party when they were both present. When we arrived miseri, true_nexus and andysoft were already there. Of these miseri was the only one that I'd met before.Shortly after our arrival
andysoft and denizsarikaya headed out to buy some last-minute party goodies, as did true_nexus a few minutes later.This left just me,
taxlady, misuri and nancyrihakova, so we played a game of Apples to Apples (which I easily won -- it sure is nice that there is a game I'm actuall good at).While we were playing
true_nexus returned and we were thinking of playing another round with him included, but then denizsarikaya and andysoft returned as well, and several people proclaimed famishitude, so nibblies were prepared and put on the table. During the long interval of eating, drinking and talking that ensued
joenotcharles and a (*horrors*) non-lj friend of Denzo arrived, who was introduced as 'Sam'. Eventually, even ryestar arrived, who had up till this time made his presence known only as a disembodied voice on the phone, contacting us from seeminly random points on the globe. After another hour or two of talk,
true_nexus, nancyrihakova and ryestar left on a quest to find ryestar's hotel, and it was deemed the other two would be needed guide him there and back again.Not so long after that,
denizsarikaya pointed out that this was a garden party, and shouldn't we at least spend SOME time in the garden? So we all headed out into the garden with more food, which we ate with gusto. The gusto was starting to run low when I noticed first enaira and then _sps_ and finally kalkuly arriving. I never did notice when Francois arrived, but he was apparantly an ex-co-worker of denizsarikaya, and possibly _sps_ and enira as well, and I have memories of him being in the garden, so I'm mentioning him now.The garden was nice and warm while the sun was shining, but it was somewhat cold and windy when it wasn't. After a bit of sun then no-sun then sun,
taxlady noticed that the top of my head was getting a bit pink and that I should put a hat on (which I had neglected to bring). So, I borrowed a floppy hat from denizsarikaya, to the amusement of all. For the rest of the evening folks would often point at me and snicker. It was enough to give one a complex. Worse, _sps_ insisted on getting it all on film, which will undoubtedly show up on his journal at some point.After a bit the repeated hiding of the sun by the clouds, and the resulting cold and wind caused folks to declare the garden part finished with, and we all headed back inside. Shortly thereafter
nancyrihakova, true_nexus and ryestar returned. Some time after that, the lovely azrhey showed up in a traditional tree-climbing dress and true_nexus declared it was time to share in the cheesecake he had made. I'm not a fan of cheesecake, but it was quite good, despite a somewhat overdone crust. However true_nexus seemed bitterly disappointed that he hadn't managed to make a perfect cake in denizsarikaya's somewhat under-equipped and unfamiliar kitchen. Still, it was evident to most of us that the man seriously knows how to bake.By this time those who were inclined to drink had had ample opportunity to do so, and some somewhat tipsy antics ensued, which I fear did not get adequately captured on film. Since I have no proof of the things I witnessed, I think it best I keep silent for now.
Now, an ongoing theme of the garden party was an attempt to produce the perfect smoked salmon on an outdoor smoker that had been set up. The first attempt was ready during the garden party but was declared to be merely 'Okay'. (I don't like freshwater fish, so this is all second hand.) Even though it was now past 6:00, more salmon was procured and
denizsarikaya, ryestar, and others (I lost track) spent the next several hours out in the garden trying again with another batch. It was ready not long before the party ended, but folks proclaimed it to be 'perfect'.Sometime after it got dark
nancyrihakova and some others headed off on a beer run, and didn't return until close to 11:00 pm, when taxlady and I decided it was getting time to head home. After lots of hugs and warm wishes were spread around, we headed off home. All in all, I had a great time and taxlady tells me she did too.
