The House Party People

House Party Tips:

House Party Tips: Logistics (2)

Are there no other people in your house? Have you checked? If not then it's quite possible you live alone. Be careful not to jump to conclusions though; there mightn't be anybody in your house RIGHT NOW but that doesn't always mean you live alone. … [Read More...]

House Party Tips: Nutters

If you are inviting strangers to your House Party it might be better if you filtered out any nutters. So, how is this done? IT'S EASY! Small talk is your weapon. USE IT! When you meet a stranger say something like: “Isn’t it a lovely day … [Read More...]

House Party Tips: Friends

If you're having a party it tends to work out nicer for you if you can get some people round. So the first thing you have to ask yourself is do you have any friends? In the unfortunate event of you struggling to provide an answer to this, you can … [Read More...]

House Party Tips: Strangers

You may be thinking of inviting strangers to your House Party and though this is fine in principle BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL! Some strangers can be really, really boring, and some can even be dangerous, which in some cases can even be worse! HOW TO … [Read More...]

House Party Tips: Facebook

Though it pains me deeply to say it, if your House Party isn't announced on facebook it kind of doesn't exist. So, unless you've any other ideas, bow to the F Monster, get on your homepage and look for Events on the left hand side. Click on Events … [Read More...]

House Party Tips: Music

You need music at your House Party, this is obvious. And good music too, not some dreary crap. But how do you tell the difference? Well that’s an easy one you tell yourself, dreary crap is the stuff that gets listened to by other people. Not by me … [Read More...]

House Party Tips: Logistics (1)

Before you can even think about organising a House Party you're going to need to find out who, if anyone, you live with. This is done by CHECKING the people who live in your house. Are they your parents? Or are they your house/flat mates? I can't … [Read More...]

House Party Tips: Organisation

It's true you need to be a bit organised to get a decent House Party going. But never forget that organisation is fundamentally ANTI-FUN!! It intimidates fun, it bullies fun, it makes fun afraid to leave its little funhouse in the brain. Take a … [Read More...]

House Party Wildlife:

Girl Who Starts Crying

If you're at a house party you'll usually be unaware of the Girl Who Starts Crying until you take a trip to the toilet, still humming that favourite tune, and then there she'll be, half way up the stairs, bawling her eyeliner off. She'll have her phone in her … [Read More...]

Leftybore

You’ll usually recognise Leftybore pretty quickly due to his slightly alternative twist on looking, and dressing, as drably as possible. If he hasn’t managed to corner some soft touch on the sofa he'll be standing alone by the food or the fridge or any … [Read More...]

Crank It up a Notch Guy

It's about 9 o'clock (pm, not am); relatively early, nobody has drank very much and the mood is relaxed, civilized almost. If you're over thirty there may even be babies in the room. If you're over forty, there may even be more babies than people. Then … [Read More...]