Unconvential parties for school’s end

By Courtney L. Woods

Unconvential parties for school’s end

By Courtney L. Woods

Staff Writer

Whether you are graduating or just thrilled to say “adios” to U of L for the summer, I have graciously compiled a list of party ideas that may suit those with an irreverent look on life. Luaus, togas, keggers–TIRED! BORING! OVER! It’s time to think outside the box and spice up the summer welcoming festivities!

* Rock Out!

Turn your basement into your own CBGBs; hire a local rock band to play Ramones covers (nothing says summer like “Sheena is a Punk Rocker” and “Rockaway Beach”), wear jeans and T-shirts and spit and kick your way through the evening. The downside to this idea would be your inebriated friends throwing up all over your CBGB and too many safety pin accidents.

* Pajama Party!

These can be great parties–and coed! Make top five lists, play truth or dare, drink maragaritas, eat frozen cookie dough, wear fluffy pink bunny slippers, and watch your favorite movies–or better yet, your favorite cheesy movies. I’d recommend favorite flicks like Say Anything, Reality Bites, or The Goonies. Alonng the lines of cheesy films–your best bet would be the John Hughes films like Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Pretty in Pink; sure we all love them, but come on, they are cheesy. The obvious downside to pajama parties is that someone is bound to cry and it doesn’t help that the first person to fall asleep gets their underwear frozen.

* Costume Parties

Costume parties are always fun, not to mention a lot of hard work. Trying to be original seems to be hard for people these days, so why not narrow down the choices by choosing a particular theme? Here’s an idea–“Come as your favorite (insert your idea here).” So if you are as sick and twisted as I am, try this: “Come as your favorite rock star–of the opposite sex!” Fun doesn’t even begin to describe your friend in drag. I would have to show up as U2’s Bono during the Achtung Baby! era. Some people would probably get really creative, like guys dressing up as Bjork and Tina Turner and girls as Ozzy Osbourne and Eminem. Friends could even show up as whole bands–girls gussied up as the Beatles or Led Zeppelin and guys showing up as the Go-Go’s and Destiny’s Child. Alas, there are downsides–most of the guys would probably show up as Britney Spears.

Another idea for costume parties would be “Come as your favorite Saturday Night Live Character.” Your home could be roaming with Waynes, Garths, Canteen Boys, Coneheads, Rosanna Rosannadanna, Sean Connerys and (if you were me) Adam Sandler’s Operaman. Cheesy; yes, I know. The downsides here would be every couple dressed up as those damn cheerleaders and their Spartan routines and “perfect cheers.” It would be funny the first twenty times, then the whole sing-song voices and spastic movements might drive one mad.