The Actually Ending Party 2.0

Welcome to the Party that Never Ends.

It doesn't matter what day it is, somehow our members always find a reason to celebrate. So join in and have fun ^_^



Mod note:

A party isn't a party without food and drinks and dancing. However please keep in mind we do not allow mock drunken behavior. So keep it sober. We have a lot of very young minors on site :)

Thank you, Hes. :)

All right, everybody, let's start with a group dance. No other reason but to celebrate the opening of a new party thread. :rockon:

http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2008/10/23/alg_hsm.jpg


Join in, bring food and drink, not to mention your dancing shoes. Remember to behave yourselves however. :relax:

ETA: To check on the earlier party thread, click on the link below. There are some awesome pictures and videos in there, and some pretty witty comments, it'd be a pity to let them fall into oblivion. :)

Never-Ending Party I (http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=119147)

Woo! A new thread! Some food to celebrate:

http://www.rotorob.com/uploaded_images/buffet_table-768009.jpg

Anyone up for the traditional Never-Ending Party conga line?

Conga conga con-ga! Conga conga con-ga! Conga conga con-ga!

I don't understand; why start a new NEP thread when all the Quibbler threads are about to be locked down for the Trap-Door Contest anyway?

I don't understand; why start a new NEP thread when all the Quibbler threads are about to be locked down for the Trap-Door Contest anyway?
I guess Hes and Fleur didn't know that when they decided to open the new thread. :shrug:

FYI the Quibbler threads are all closed for the duration of the contest. :)
Darn and blast, I had some pictures to post, and I was ready to join the Conga line, but that'll have to wait. It's less than 24 hours to the start of the contest. We can all meet back here to celebrate victory or drown defeat sorrow after the contest is done. :cool:

*Starts dancing* :D

Will it be over in time for us to celebrate Cinco de Mayo?

*sings while others dance*

*Starts dancing* :D
Yay! Bravo! :clap:

Will it be over in time for us to celebrate Cinco de Mayo?
Hopefully. Or at least hope we'll be in-between two parts of the contest.

*sings while others dance*
*Keeps the rhythm by clapping hands* http://www.avenueviet.com/forums/images/smiles/clapper.gif

This may be the last post before the whole Quibbler is closed. See you all when it reopens! :wave:

Just FYI; both this thread and the Quidditch one will remain open, since they don't require the characters to sign in regularly :)

Ah, so the characters are involved. This should be very interesting indeed. :)

*dances to the beat*

This thread needs cake.....:drool:
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd140/Colonel_Fubster/chocolate-cake-oh-1727433-x.jpg

And fruit and wine.

http://winelines.co.uk/shop/images/White%20Wine.jpg

Yay! Let's party!

*starts dancing*

Yay, the Party and the Common Room stays open for the Contest!

*sings joyfully*

Cool, version two...This is an awesome party. =)

*dances*

so, where are the beverages?

Fleur's brought in some wine. I myself would like some of that cake. :drool:

wine upsets my stomach... i'll be in search of some water.

*adds tea and lemonade to the buffet*
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd140/Colonel_Fubster/1458129362_9a66cc344e.jpg http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd140/Colonel_Fubster/nutri_beverages_r5_c5.jpg

http://www.blisstree.com/chocolatebytes/files/2007/02/chocolate-milk.jpg
And it's still :relax: time in my zone, so: http://www.reallynatural.com/archives/Coffee%20Lover.jpg

We need some food to go with all those drinks, soft and alcoholic. :)

http://www.ripon.edu/podcast/images/buffet-food.jpg


Feel free to come in and nibble while you're working on your song for the First Challenge. :)

Colorful food always manages to get my mouth watering! :D

I need some inspirational food to write my song. Can someone please oblige? Too busy thinking to go shopping. ;)

http://www.ginnysgifts.com/shop/images/Chocolate%20Layer%20Cake.jpg

chocolate ALWAYS inspires me.....:D

Lasagne! :D
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd140/Colonel_Fubster/cos%20pics/IMG_3235_crop.jpg

******NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM*****

Oh sorry, was that supposed to be enough for everyone?

[/Garfield impersonation]

Oooh, I love chocolate! *nibbles on cake and takes a sip of her chocolate shake* Yes, this party is very good.

:rockon:

Hey, since this is a party, shouldn't we have games?

Hey, since this is a party, shouldn't we have games?
We were having the Dragon Quidditch game, but now all the players are busy writing their songs for the Through the Trapdoor contest.

We can still have games, though, what do you suggest? We're open to any proposal that sounds like it could be fun and a big number could participate.

We can also dance, wasn't there a conga line forming some time back?

:wave: Back here!

Conga conga con-ga! Conga conga con-ga! Conga conga con-ga!

Here, those who have finished their First Challenge, or are not participating, or need a little respite from racking their brains and overcome writer's block, come join the conga line.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2920686194_83ccc205ca.jpg

Well, I'm not participating in any of the tasks, so I'll definitely join. As for games, how about Twister?

Well, I'm not participating in any of the tasks, so I'll definitely join. As for games, how about Twister?
How do you play Twister? Someone explained it in this forum once but I forget... Please refresh my memory. :)

Maybe this will jog your memory: http://images.meredith.com/parents/images/2008/02/ss_twister2.jpg

Ah, Twister. I find it much more enjoyable when using condiments and ice cream toppings as dots instead of paper. :p

I tried to get a Twister game going some time back, but no one wanted to play. :(

I was always good at Twister. I'll play! :clap:
stupid song.....:grumble:

Oh, I'm definitely gonna play. How you play is simple. Someone spins the wheel and then directs you to put part of your body on that spot. An example would be, "Right foot green." You would then put your right foot on a green dot. It's not that hard. You'll get the hang of it. Okay, who wants to be the wheel spinner?

I've never played before, so I'd rather be an active participant than a caller!

Hey, that's cool. Any other volunteers for wheel spinner?

I'll spin the wheel. I'm not feeling particularly flexible right now. Ready to go?

Why is it now 2.0? :hmm:

This is the second version of The Never Ending Party thread. The old one had reached the maximum amount of posts.

Ah....I thought we had already reached a new version. :hmm: :lol:

Surprisingly no. What with the popularity of this thread last Christmas/New Year's, it's really a wonder that we didn't reach this point sooner.

Yes, I'm ready to play.

I have something for everyone to celebrate:
ANZAC DAY!!! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANZAC_Day)

Everyone have some ANZAC biscuits! :D
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:Ij8YW2Lbv33mwM:http://www.dessert.net.au/images/anzac-biscuits200804231.jpg

http://www.skiptomylou.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/caramel-corn.jpg

We need some caramel corn!!

*joins the dancing* :rockon:

It's been a very long time since I've had ANZAC bikkies! :clap: Yum!
Somebody spin so we can get started with Twister!

I have something for everyone to celebrate:
ANZAC DAY!!! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANZAC_Day)
Happy ANZAC Day, Aaron. Though it's the day after for you by now. :)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Remebrance_poppy_ww2_section_of_Aust_war_memorial. jpg/180px-Remebrance_poppy_ww2_section_of_Aust_war_memorial. jpg
Poppies for Rememberance

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1b/WGNT_ANZAC.jpg/180px-WGNT_ANZAC.jpg
After the Dawn Service

Now, back to partying, dancing, eating, drinking! Let the kids dance too!

http://4by6.in/images/20080724211734_dancing-in-the-streets.jpg

*wonders if there's a random Twister spin generator on the web somewhere*

ETA: I found one. It goes really fassssst!! (http://www.mathematik.uni-bielefeld.de/~sillke/Twister/spinner/)

I've never heard of Anzac day, but happy Anzac day! Now, let's get this Twister game started!

*puts left foot on green dot*

That's what the Random Twister Spinner said when I opened it just now, though the legend said it was its third generation.

Next: right hand blue...

Surprisingly no. What with the popularity of this thread last Christmas/New Year's, it's really a wonder that we didn't reach this point sooner.
In fact, the Christmas/New Year Party thread was a different thread. It stopped short of 1,500 posts and there was no new version.

This "Never-Ending Party" actually started with the Lunar New Year at the end of January, then morphed into the Valentine's Day Party, with the first Dragon Quidditch Match mixed in. So we changed the name from Lunar New Year Party to Never-Ending Party, the Quidditch players opened their own, separate thread, and that's the end of this longish explanation. :cool:

Please go on with the Twister game. Sorry I'm not taking part, my old bones wouldn't be able to stand the stress. :lol: But you young' uns are doing fine. :tu:

In fact, the Christmas/New Year Party thread was a different thread. It stopped short of 1,500 posts and there was no new version.

This "Never-Ending Party" actually started with the Lunar New Year at the end of January, then morphed into the Valentine's Day Party, with the first Dragon Quidditch Match mixed in. So we changed the name from Lunar New Year Party to Never-Ending Party, the Quidditch players opened their own, separate thread, and that's the end of this longish explanation. :cool:


Ah, I see.

*puts various appendages on the appropriate dots* What's next?

*left foot green, right hand blue*
I'm okay so far, virtual twister is much easier than the real thing....:lol:

*puts left foot on green and right hand on blue. Waits for further instructions*

We could have Fleur run the spinner, since she's worried about her old bones...

*clicks the virtual random spinner again*

Yellow, it said, but it didn't say which appendage!

Right foot red... right hand blue...

*shifts herself accordingly*

Whoops, sorry, Fubs! Didn't mean to hit you on the leg there.

Ouch! Oh, that's okay, Smartie. Have you been eating mints? :lol:
*leaves left foot on green puts right foot on red... right hand on blue*
Not too bad....yet....

*follows exact directions* Wow, this is fun!

Left hand yellow.

Oh geez . . . BubblyShell22 if you could just extend your arm just a bit more . . . thanks.

*puts left hand on yellow*
Oops, sorry 'bout that Smartie....:blush: :lol:

Oh geez . . . BubblyShell22 if you could just extend your arm just a bit more . . . thanks.


Okay, Smartie, I'll try. *extends arm out and then follows directions*

Left foot Green.

Wait.. our left feet are already on green... right hand yellow.

*waits for a left foot move*

Left foot blue!

This would be so much easier if I didn't have any bones. :grumble:

Okay, both hands yellow, right foot red, left foot blue......right elbow in ear, left pinkie toe up nose.....:lol:

Augh! Your own nose, Fubs! Your own nose!

heh, sorry 'bout that.....:evil:

I'll just interrupt the Twister game for a few seconds to wish everyone a Happy May Day! Feliz Primer de Mayo! Premier Mai, Joli Muguet!

It's a tradition in France to give lilies-of-the-valley to family and friends for good luck, so here you are:

http://www.cosforums.com/picture.php?albumid=806&pictureid=8075

Now, go on with the game! You're doing great! :clap:

P.S. If you can't see the flowers, let me know. I've had problems with this before. Hope it works OK this time. :)

My mom told me the deal on May Day was to hang a basket of wildflowers on somebody's doorknob, ring the doorbell and go hide.

Preferably a basket woven of colored paper strips.

But there are'nt any wildflowers around anymore but dandelions. Everywhere they used to grow has been developed.

Right hand green!

Oh, what lovely flowers, Fleur!

I don't know how much long I can make it . . .

I don't know how much long I can make it . . .
Dontcha worry, Witchie. In less than 3 hours, everyone will be so busy looking at all the contest entries that they'll probably stop playing games for a little while.

Then in a few days we'll have Cinco de Mayo to celebrate. The twister game can go on/resume at any time. :)

*looks around in her twisted position*

So do we have to stay like this until the next move is called (as is typical in this game) or resume these positions at a later date?

You have to stay like that. Everyone else can rest. :p

:grumble:

Why am I the only one who ever checks the Spinner?
Oy.
Right hand RED!

*falls on her tuckus and crawls away to check the contest* :lol: :D

*looks around in her twisted position*

So do we have to stay like this until the next move is called (as is typical in this game) or resume these positions at a later date?

You have to stay like that. Everyone else can rest. :p
I see Denise has more in common with Umbridge than clearing her throat before she begins to speak. :lol:

Why am I the only one who ever checks the Spinner?
Most people are busy looking at the Fluffy Song entries. :cool:

Oy.
Right hand RED!
Hold that position until the next player makes a call. :elaugh:

Did my looking at the Fluffy songs this morning.

Voted and everything.

I just recall saying that I wanted to participate in the game, not sit around spinning the moves.

:grumble:

This was posted on the wrong date, it's been reposted on the next page. :blush:

It was wishes for Mothers' Day one week early. :lol:

Er... Mother's Day is next Sunday in US.

Er... Mother's Day is next Sunday in US.
Oops! :blush: You're right.

That's what happens when 1) you don't have kids yourself; 2) both your mother and your mother-in-law have passed away; and 3) you looked at the wrong Sunday on your calendar. :D

We'll try again next week. Meantime, we have Cinco de Mayo to take care of, and that, I know, is the day after tomorrow. :cool:

How goes the Twister game? I haven't followed it much. :)

We're all kind of frozen in place wishing someone would more frequently spin the spinner...
But the random Twister spin generator I was using before doesn't work anymore. It's demanding software I don't have and am chary of downloading.

*from her position on the twister mat* Um, hello? Anyone?

Hi, everyone.
I bought some cup cakes!
http://i.ivillage.com/stuffwelove/Oct2007/F/cupcake_stand4_325.jpg

*contributes also*
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Yxxgfqz_cfQ/Rv980wA6uII/AAAAAAAAAxk/oM-2AyAcgF8/s400/CinnamonRollsDBSeptember07NAMINAMI.jpg

*spins* Left foot Yellow *spins again* Right hand Green

Okay, let's see if I can move my left foot from blue to yellow without knocking witchsmart off balance... I'm straddled now, with lefts on yellow and rights on red... I'm getting used to switching my right hand from green to red and back... as long as no one takes my usual green dot... There!

Ohh, that looks like fun! I'll join in the next game. Looks a bit squashy at the moment... :D

Alright, seriously, what are we celebrating now?

Right foot BLUE

Right now we're kind of sort of celebrating May, but Cinco de Mayo is tomorrow (today in time zones east of, say, Pakistan) and we're getting ready to throw that party... as soon as I win this Twister game...

*bobbles witchsmart & Muggle_Magic a bit on the way to Right Foot Blue*

*wobbles for a second but catches her balance just in time*

Oi! Anyone wanna throw one of those cinnamon buns my way? My hands are a bit preoccupied at the moment but I think I can catch it in my mouth if you aim well . . .

Well, we could all be Star Wars geeks, and celebrate the 4th of May.
May the Fourth be with you.....
Yeah, I know. :rolleyes: But it's an excuse to eat goodies! :D

Well, we could all be Star Wars geeks, and celebrate the 4th of May.
May the Fourth be with you.....
Yeah, I know. :rolleyes: But it's an excuse to eat goodies! :D

HAHAHAHA!!!! lol, that's brilliant! :rotfl:

Happy Cinco De Mayo!!!

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/cinco-de-mayo-intro.jpg


The History:

The holiday commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely defeat of French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín.

While outnumbered, the Mexicans defeated a much better-equipped French army that had known no defeat for almost 50 years. However, Cinco de Mayo is not "an obligatory federal holiday" in Mexico, but rather a holiday that can be observed voluntarily.

While Cinco de Mayo has limited significance nationwide in Mexico, the date is observed in the United States and other locations around the world as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. However, a common misconception in the United States is that Cinco de Mayo is Mexico's Independence Day, which actually is September 16 (dieciséis de septiembre in Spanish), the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico.


To get the party started here's some music!

TnYV0-I4A-M

and a little fun, time to take a whack at the first pinata of the day! Who wants to go first?

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/cinco-de-mayo-pinata.jpg

http://www.wordtravels.com/dbpics/countries/California/Cinco_de_Mayo.jpg

Feliz Cinco de Mayo a todos! :clap:

I'll take a whack at the piñata. Tomorrow I'll go looking for appropriate pictures. Too late tonight to go looking. *yawns* - sorry, it's not the company, it's the late hour. ;)

It makes more sense for Americans to celbrate Cinco de Mayo, then; it would be rather silly of us to celebrate the day they beat US. Beating the French is something we can live with.

Parties need foods and flowers: http://www.epicurious.com/images/articlesguides/entertaining/partiesevents/cinco_de_mayo_ravago.jpg

*carries in more food*

http://www.clearleadinc.com/site/images/Mexican-Food_img.jpg

http://www.lacasamexican.co.uk/images/la_casita_mexican.gif


Here's our house band for the day.

WWD3IEJylLI

elvenprincess: You know what you are misssing for a Mexican celebration. I refuse to celebrate with them!

WHERE ARE THE CHURROS!!?

http://www.mybigfatcubanfamily.com/my_big_fat_cuban_family/images/2007/04/18/churros.jpg

Your wish is my command.

I was gonna get to those, I didn't wanna spoil everyone's appetite.

Two of my real favorite Mexican entreés: http://parklanguagesls.pbworks.com/f/arroz%20con%20pollo%202.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RAJT2WTZql8/SF0Jpd8xnHI/AAAAAAAAB0I/adcty3QZf90/s320/pollo+ala+crema+chula+vista.JPG

*crashes down onto the floor* Yeouch! Ohh, that's going to hurt in the morning. I give up, I can't hold that position any longer. :no: *hobbles over to the churros* Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone!

So that leaves bubbles & M-M on the Twister mat with me, right?

Left Hand Red!

Oy, now I am twisted! Going from straddle to twisted must be why they call this game Twister, right?

*is conveniently placed to give M_M an elbow nudge...*

*is conveniently placed to give M_M an elbow nudge...*
Ouch! That was a sharp elbow!!! :grumble:

*Leaves the game to go stuff himself on churros and take a swing at the pinata*

Happy Cinco de Mayo!! :clap:

http://www.balgavy.com/jimsbirthday/brokenpinata.jpg

Oh with his third swing *ducks* Muggle_Magic breaks the poor pinata! Congrats, you get first crack at the candy and prizes.

http://www.kipaddotta.com/images/candy.jpg

http://www.garbagepailkids.org/cheap.jpg

Why the spoiler tags, princess?

Why the spoiler tags, princess?
Probably to let me have first go. Thanks, Lady Elven! :love:

Whenever the results of the first challenge in the contest are revealed, we can have a celebration party here. Whoever wins. :rockon:

And then, this coming Sunday, we'll have Mothers' Day in the US, for which I posted one week early last Sunday. :lol:

Are we going to do something for Mothers' Day tomorrow or are we waiting for the contest results to celebrate?

I'd go with Mothers' Day, it will take the Mods some time to post the list of winners. :cool:

Here are some flowers for all of the mothers out there
http://www.awesomeflowers.co.uk/images/perfect-pinks.jpg

and some cake (because cake is awesome, and so are mothers)
http://bluelotusproducts.co.uk/images/Mothers%20Day%20Dairy%20Free%20Chocolate%20Cake.jp g

Just coming in briefly to wish A Happy Mothers' Day to those in the US and other countries which celebrate it today. (I know it's later in France, some time in June). Have a happy, loving day with your families!

http://www.profiletweaks.com/holidays/glitter-mothers-day/Mothers-Day-Glitters-08.gif

And for the "mother hens" among us -

http://comps.fotosearch.com/comp/IMZ/IMZ248/mother-hen-her_%7Eglo0025.jpg

I posted this a week early last Sunday (a senior moment! :blush: ), I'm reposting on the right date. Or almost the right date, there's 10 minutes to go to Sunday the 10th of May. :)

I just made rislapper (I don't know what it is in English, rice patches, perhaps?), mini pancakes with left-over rice from dinner in them. The plate magically refills itselves, so help yourself! :D

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FDJLhXy3Cwc/SVYIg9CkUuI/AAAAAAAAD-Q/0-g6PF0pi48/s400/Bl%C3%A5+Cafe+105.jpg

Here in Norway Mother's Day is the second Sunday in February, but Happy Mother's Day to those who celebrate it today! :D

Looks delicious, Morning_Star, thank you! :drool:

Yes, Mothers' Day is celebrated on different dates according to the country. But it's celebrated in the USA today, and since I'm living here, here's to all mothers everywhere and their families:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/179/423107744_81f1a73507.jpg

Indeed! Don't get her mad today either... bad idea as I've discovered this morning. :P

http://www.aflowersgift.com/images/cake05.jpg

Cake?

*celebrates*

I got nineteen points in the Trap Door Song Contest!!

*dances*

To the mums:
http://www.248am.com/images/lush2.jpg
Bathbombs, so the mums can relax and take some time out.

To Lyra:
http://www.funcommentspace.com/images/Congratulations/congratulations1.gif

*dances along*

Hey, here's an idea. Lets break out the microphones, and you can sing your song!!!

Looks who's joining in the singing and dancing! I got this prize for my win in the first challenge in the current contest, thought I 'd share it with you. :)

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a254/QOR47/Prize%20Banners/Task1_FleurduJardin.png

To FleurduJardin:
http://www.comments.zingerbugimages.com/glitter_graphics/congratulations_pink_rainbow_glitter.gif

Look! Its rainbow, and sparkly, and really hard to look at!!! :rotfl:

*snarfs chocolate cake* :drool:
*does happy dance for getting 15 points in the Trapdoor Contest* :D
*falls over furniture after being blinded by Gwen's sparklies.....*

Yays! Fabulous, Fleur!

*would cheerfully sing, if she had a mic*

Yays! Fabulous, Fleur!;
Thanks! :rockon:

*would cheerfully sing, if she had a mic*You don't need a mic. Use the Sonorus Charm. You're a witch, aren't you??? Honestly! :rolleyes:

Well, yes, but the charm seems to have no effect on this wretched laptop.

*sings her "through the trapdoor" contest song anyway*

:clap:

Well done, Lyra!

Microphones:
http://www.lakewoodconferences.com/direct/dbimage/50229187/Microphone.jpg

Look, you even get a choice of colours!!! :D

Oh thanks, Gwen! :huggles:

Lyra, use the blue one first... Two of the top winners are Ravenclaws, let the mic match their House colour! :rockon:

Brilliant, Fleur.

*grabs the blue mic in the middle*

*goes through the Contest Song List, singing as many of the songs as she can manage*

*grabs the blue mic in the middle*

*goes through the Contest Song List, singing as many of the songs as she can manage*
Can you please sing the Vietnamese Lullaby (entry #11) please? That was Mimosa's entry. Try to sing it in Vietnamese too. :lol:

Oh, dear, I'm afraid that was one of the ones I couldn't wrap my brain around... I'm far too much a Westerner! It's a beautiful song, just beyond my abilities.

Would it be okay if I sing Byssan Lull instead? It's also very beautiful I think!

Oh, dear, I'm afraid that was one of the ones I couldn't wrap my brain around... I'm far too much a Westerner! It's a beautiful song, just beyond my abilities.
Not to worry, Lyra, Rob was just teasing you. Even he can't sing it in Vietnamese! :lol:

Would it be okay if I sing Byssan Lull instead? It's also very beautiful I think!
Sure, go ahead, we're all ears. :rockon:

http://cache.hyves-static.net/images/smilies/default/smiley_singing.gif
Fluffy big
I need you to sleep
I want to come through the trapdoor
Fluffy big
I need you to sleep
I want to come through the trapdoor
So said the Professor
Called stuttering Quirrel
His intentions were bad and evil.

Fluffy beast
You shall go to sleep
I’m going down through the trapdoor
Fluffy beast
You shall go to sleep
I’m going down through the trapdoor
In the back of Quirrel’s head
Was evil Voldemort
The Stone he was out to get.
/ http://cache.hyves-static.net/images/smilies/default/smiley_singing.gif

Is this where one comes to relax, make friends and have good food instead of biting one's nails while waiting for the contest results to be posted?

I just sent in my entry for Challenge 2 and am in need of comfort and sustenance. :scared:

We have food, yes, but there isn't much relaxing going on. After all, it is a party. :D
Feel free to partake in the party games to keep your mind off your nervousness though.

Wonderful singing, Lyra! :rockon:

Didn't know my song was that popular. :D I just wrote it a few weeks ago, and it's already being sung in parties! ;)

I am now officially in love with Byssan Lull, thanks to your beautiful contest entry.

Asteria, the Hogwarts Common Room (in the Sorting Hat) is also a great place to make friends, and is more relaxing (at least when Dags isn't releasing Ashwinders and playing experimental potions).

I am now officially in love with Byssan Lull, thanks to your beautiful contest entry.

Thanks! :D It's a lovely song to be in love with, though! ;)

Asteria, the Hogwarts Common Room (in the Sorting Hat) is also a great place to make friends, and is more relaxing (at least when Dags isn't releasing Ashwinders and playing experimental potions).

But there's usually someone there to save the day, so don't be afraid! :D

And some chocolate to make the waiting for the results of the second task shorter. :D

http://media.aftenposten.no/archive/00534/_sjokolade_jpg_534499g.jpg

*glomps the chocolate*

*noms some and saves some for later*

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk206/azeez842/ice-cream.jpg
It's time for some yummy ice cream!

Agreed! Anyone want a scoop from the world's largest ice cream pyramid?

http://www.gourmetimpression.com/Press/JunkFoodNews_files/carvel-300.jpg

Starts to dance! :rockon:

Then takes a scoop of Ice Cream :clap:

I like your signature, SuperDuper. Very cute. :tu:

*scoops some ice cream on her way out the door*

I like your signature, SuperDuper. Very cute. :tu:

*scoops some ice cream on her way out the door*


Why Thank You :)

Starts to Dance Again :rockon:

Morning_Star - nice signature image! :)

Morning_Star - nice signature image! :)

Thanks! :) It's Eärendil's ship, made by Ted Nasmith. It's a quite fitting signature picture for me, since I love the sea, and in Tolkien's Middle Earth, Eärendil is the great seafarer who carried the morning star across the sky. I learned this after I used the pic, I only took it because of the LotR connection and the sea. But it's cool anyway. :D

*also likes Morning Star's siggy pic*
*also loves the Bothering Snape siggy pic* :lol:

Morning Star, are you in the LotR social group here on this board? Are you a member at any (English language) Tolkien boards?

I think I am a member of the LotR social group... *goes to check* Ah, yes, "Lord of the Rings forever". :D But I'm not a member of any Tolkien boards yet, though perhaps I should be, seing as I'm one of his greatest fans in my city. :D My msn picture is also a LotR pic (though I'm going to change it today, since it's Towel Day on Monday [Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy thing]), but when that's over, it's all LotR again. And I've read LotR in three different languages, have four different editions of The Hobbit, three of The Return of the King and The Two Towers, two of The Fellowship of the Ring, one of -- well, I'll stop there, but you can understand I'm a huge fan. :D

Thanks! :) It's Eärendil's ship, made by Ted Nasmith. It's a quite fitting signature picture for me, since I love the sea, and in Tolkien's Middle Earth, Eärendil is the great seafarer who carried the morning star across the sky. I learned this after I used the pic, I only took it because of the LotR connection and the sea. But it's cool anyway. :D


Yep, I recognized the little symbol on the ship! :tu::p
Yay for another LotR fan! ;)


I think I am a member of the LotR social group... *goes to check* Ah, yes, "Lord of the Rings forever". But I'm not a member of any Tolkien boards yet, though perhaps I should be, seing as I'm one of his greatest fans in my city. My msn picture is also a LotR pic (though I'm going to change it today, since it's Towel Day on Monday [Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy thing]), but when that's over, it's all LotR again. And I've read LotR in three different languages, have four different editions of The Hobbit, three of The Return of the King and The Two Towers, two of The Fellowship of the Ring, one of -- well, I'll stop there, but you can understand I'm a huge fan.
the biggest LotR fan trophy goes to you! :D That's awesome!

I don't own The Silmarillion, though. :grumble: I hope to buy it during 2009! :D

*has three copies of the Silmarillion, one hardback, one falling apart Ballantine paperback, and one other*

*looked for Tolkien books at the used bookstore today, but they only had the movie editions of LotR*

*bought Goblet of Fire instead*

Yay, now I'm only missing books six and seven from my HP Paperback set! And DH hasn't even been printed in pb, afaik!

*parties*

I don't own The Silmarillion, though. :grumble: I hope to buy it during 2009! :D
I have the Silmarillion, tried to read it, it bored me half-way to death. But another LotR fan in here says I should re-read it, since she enjoyed it a lot. You can't account for tastes. :shrug:

I read The Hobbit a couple of times, only in English, but I read the LotR trilogy in English and French numerous times, saw several versions of movies (the animated one with Glen Yarborough singing, and the Peter Jackson superb version) You could say I'm a fan too, though I have a bone to pick with Peter Jackson about some of the changes he made.

But we're going off-topic. Party time! I'll be back later with some more drinks, meseems we're running out of champagne in here. We can't have that. :no:

*opens a new bottle*
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2280/2152021130_7bb42d4c6f_m.jpg

I have the Silmarillion, tried to read it, it bored me half-way to death. But another LotR fan in here says I should re-read it, since she enjoyed it a lot. You can't account for tastes. :shrug:

Well, some don't like LotR because it's to difficult to read, and some LotR fans finds The Silmarillion just as impossible. It took me an age, but for me, a person who wants to learn everything she can about the LotR world, it was almost as though I was reading a (interesting) history book (which is also what Tolkien intended his readers to feel). Some like it, some don't, we just have to live with that. :)


But, as you say, this is off-topic. It's party time! And a party needs a cake! :D

http://prinsessekristin.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/kake.jpg

No offense, MS, but that cake looks more like an entry for the 2nd challenge! :lol: Not sure what that stuff in the center is, but as a whole it reminds me a bit of a floral version of the Sarlac (I think :hmm: that thing Jabba was trying to feed them all to in the desert). I think I'll pass on it, thanks anyway. :lol:

Moving on from The Silmarillion, have you read The Sillymarillion?
Spoofs are awesome! :D

The stuff in the middle is red and green jello. That cake looks tasty, the white icing looks like white chocolate!
*grabs a slice*

Not so hungry now, maybe some more later. *plucks a sugar-flower from the cake*

Ooogh, jello on cake? :err:
To go with the LotR conversation: Minas Tirith, as a cake! :clap:

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd140/Colonel_Fubster/cos%20pics/minastirithcake.jpg

Moving on from The Silmarillion, have you read The Sillymarillion?
Spoofs are awesome! :D
No, never even heard of it, but sounds awesome. Is it available on Amazon?

Denise, concentrating on your plant must have blurred your vision (or got your mind focussed too much on plants.) That is undoubtedly a cake that MS posted. Looks yummy too. *grabs a slice, chomp, chomp*

The Minas Tirith cake is awesome. :tu: - I'd hate to destroy part of that work of art to eat it, though. :no:

Or we could eat Bag End :lol:

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd140/Colonel_Fubster/cos%20pics/BagEndCake.jpg

*has a closer look at the Minas Tirith cake*
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/57/180174509_925c6de58f_b.jpg

wow! its amazing!!! Such detail!!!

Or we could eat Bag End :lol:

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd140/Colonel_Fubster/cos%20pics/BagEndCake.jpg
OK, but I won't eat Frodo, Sam or Gandalf. :no:

Gwen, would you mind putting your large pic of Minas Tirith inside expansion tags, please? It's too big and takes forever to load. What you do is put [*expand=Minas Tirith] then the link to the pic then [*/expand], without the stars. Thank you. :)

You are right, the details are amazing. Truly a work of art.

It is absolutely incredible! That must have taken hours, if not days, to create.

Aw, you guys renewed the partying while I wasn't here! I must be the NEP wetblanket, the party works better when I'm away! :upset:

j/k, I'm not that bad a wormeater.

Too lazy to go try to find a cake to post, though.

Sorry I haven' t been around much but I come bearing Cake!
I love this show on Food Network called Ace of Cakes, they make some of the coolest cakes like this one:

http://www.delawareonline.com/blogs/secondhelpings/uploaded_images/IMG_6788-780329.JPG

or this one they made for the Lost 100th episode.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eP-TQH6WbX0/SZxR-dG6e7I/AAAAAAAAHTc/Qrd1DlIU-t8/s400/Lost+&+Ace+of+Cakes+-+A+Lost+Themed+Cake+in+Honor+of+Lost%27s+100th+Epi sode+Created+by+Charm+City+Cakes.jpg

While we're sharing amazing-looking cakes . . .

http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs32/f/2008/217/b/2/Harry_Potter__s_Birthday_Cake_by_wotchertonks7.jpg

I love Potterpuppetpals!! Neil so brilliant!

That's amazing, too, though I think it also could use some [expand] taggage!

Check this cake out!!!
http://lifev2.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/hogwartscake.jpg

ITS HOGWARTS!!!!! SCREEEE! I want this soooo bad!

Yeah Charm City made that one too for the Hollywood premiere of I think OotP.

No offense, MS, but that cake looks more like an entry for the 2nd challenge! :lol: Not sure what that stuff in the center is, but as a whole it reminds me a bit of a floral version of the Sarlac (I think :hmm: that thing Jabba was trying to feed them all to in the desert). I think I'll pass on it, thanks anyway. :lol:

Flower cake, because we have a flower contest going on! :D And all those other yummy cakes... They look awesomely delicious... Or deliciously awesome... :drool:

Yeah Charm City made that one too for the Hollywood premiere of I think OotP.

Well, they should make one for me!!! :lol:

I've always thought that cake was absolutely fabulous.

Somebody should crop it and resize it for a siggy pic!

That's amazing, too, though I think it also could use some [expand] taggage!
I agree. If you could do that, Witchie? It would make it easier for those of us who have slower Internet connections.

Gwen, thanks for putting on the expand tabs on the Minas Tirith cake. :)

Awesome cakes, everyone! One would not dare touch such work of art an eat part of it. What about some simple cakes that we could happily munch on while admiring the more spectacular offerings? ;)

This one, for example, is bourbon chocolate cake with praline that sounds yummy, and I wouldn't have any qualms digging into it. :lol:

http://img.timeinc.net/recipes/i/recipes/sl/06/09/chocolate-cake-sl-1254977-l.jpg

I agree. If you could do that, Witchie? It would make it easier for those of us who have slower Internet connections.


Sorry about that. Didn't realize how big it was. Should be fixed now. :)

Sorry about that. Didn't realize how big it was. Should be fixed now. :)
It is fixed and the cake looks grreat. :drool: I trust we can take Harry off and put him in a safe place before we cut that cake and eat it? Washing it down with a few butterbeers?

Isn't it a bit early for Harry's birthday though? :hmm:

Never mind, we can celebrate Harry's birthday any day of the year. :agree:

This one, for example, is bourbon chocolate cake with praline that sounds yummy, and I wouldn't have any qualms digging into it. :lol:

http://img.timeinc.net/recipes/i/recipes/sl/06/09/chocolate-cake-sl-1254977-l.jpg

I would. I've never eaten pralines, but as I've had allergic reaction to every other nut I've ever bitten, I've kind of sworn off nuts of all kinds. For life.
:yuhup:
:yuhup: Except this kind, of course. :yuhup: I'd be in big trouble if I were allergic to my own nutty self. :yuhup:

That would be a problem. :lol:

On this Memorial Day, let's put the party on hold for just a few moments to read Rupert Brooks' "In Flanders Fields" and the Message to the Fallen carved at Arlington Cemetery.

Memorial Day (http://www.avenueviet.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2085)

After one minute of silence, let the party resume! :)

*breaks out the flute*
*plays Tapps*

I know it's traditionally played on a horn, but I haven't got one, and I don't know the fingerings.

*hats off*

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m206/LyraLuthienTinuviel/MemorialDay.jpg

I made this video a couple of months ago, from a folk song that Pete Seeger wrote based on an Ukrainian folk song (there's also a version in German, you'll find them in the Translators & Linguists social group). Pete Seeger wrote it as an anti-war song, but I see it more as a song on the unending circle of life, war and death being part of it. In particular I dedicate the last verses in English and especially in French (the French version is particularly poignant) to those who fell at war to protect all of us.

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The verses are basically the same in all languages, but it's particularly short, sharp and effective in French. It goes:
What happened to the flowers?
Girls picked them, made bouquets out of them
What happened to the girls?
They gave their bouquets
To the guys they met
What happened to the guys?
To war they went, at war they fell
What happened to the flowers?
On the graves new flowers grew
Others girls will pick them
Will we learn one day?
Will we learn ever?

All right. Now we can go watch the parades (I love military parades, don't you?), attend the concerts, and come back here to party. :)

Note: I made a special point to include flags of as many countries as I could find, as well as people from as many backgrounds as I could, since this is a really universal song, but obviously I couldn't get them all in.

I hope everybody had a good Memorial Day! I myself had quite of few relatives(grandfather, grandfather's brothers) that were involved in World War II. My grandfather was in the navy, one of his brothers was in the air force, I believe, and another was a lieutenant that was captured and put into a concentration camp(thankfully, he survived it). I think that at least of his brothers was buried in Arlington Cemetery.
Moving on to today, I have a cast part that I need to get ready for! I am so excited for it! We are planning fun games, a bonfire, and a great dinner!

Sounds like an awesome party, FlFawkes! If there's any foods left afters, please bring some for this party, to revive it, like!

Good idea, Lyra! Everyone's who put in an entry in the second contest are busy biting their nails and waiting for the entries to be posted. Anything has to be better-tasting than fingernails!! So, please, bring on the good stuff.

Meanwhile, have a little Summer Wine. (I made this video too). The strawberries and cherries (and the honey in the French version) come in as a bonus. They all have to taste better than anxiety-soaked nails. :lol:

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raspberry and white chocolate muffins anyone?

http://www.aga-web.co.uk/SiteImages/Site_101/BigMedia/WhiteChocolateRasberryMuffins.jpg

Sounds delicioius! Thanks! I'll take one.
I'd love to bring the leftover food here! But I am not sure how to do so.

I'm actually pretty relaxed about my entry this time. For the first challenge, I was afraid my entry would be the worst of the bunch. Turned out it was in the top third, so I'm just going with the assumption that my second challenge entry will be somewhere in the middle. I'm perfectly satisfied with that.

FlFawkes, all you need to do is google images of food like what you had at your rl party, copy the image to a hosting site like photobucket (or download it on your hard drive and upload it to CoS image hosting), then paste in in here using the [img] tags.

I hope you do, too; the foods and beverages posted here lately are not quite to my tastes, as I tend to be a fairly finicky teetotallar. No worries to the people who brought stuff, though; I know I'm hard to please. ;)

*Is mad that she put off doing her Challenge entry and now there's no more time left* :grumble:

There's still time! Two hours and ten minutes, to be exact!

Maybe not time to do something fabulous, but surely you can do something that will get a few points for Gryffindor. Go for it!

I've been frantically trying to resize my image, which was over 100 Kb even though it was 500x500 pixels. Stupid photobucket kept altering the resolution when I uploaded it. :grumble:

Hope you hurried up and put in your entry in time, Witchsmart. :)

I wandered in here because I was told there was cakes to be had. I see there are indeed, plenty, of all sorts. Aah, decisions, decisions. Where shall I begin? The castles and hobbit stuff are too good to eat. I'll just take a muffin for the moment.

Going to bed now (munch, munch quickly before brushing teeth). Tomorrow we'll finally see all those deadly plants that grew out of our members' fertile minds!! :rockon:

Omigosh, Hogwarts students are brilliant. Everyone who entered the contest obviously got E's and O's in their Herbology O.W.L.!

Hello PartyPeoples!

:wave:

Hello Stranger! :lol: I just sent you a message! *facepalm* :p

Hello!!! :wave:

Hello!!! :wave:

Hi...


.... odd name. :p

*ends the waving contest*

So what we partying about today, peeps? The posting of the plants?

The posting of the plants? Too green for me! I like being the only Green One in town...

So no, it's not special enough! :p