Hi Everybody,

So I had a pretty long e-mail typed out featuring lists of the various party experiences I've had over the years, a lot of which was augmented with sad faces, that I was going to use as juxtaposition for the writing group party this Saturday. It started like this--

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When I was a young child, parties went like this:

1. It's my birthday
2. Let's send out invitations and make goodie bags and watch a movie and eat cake
3. OR, let's go bowling
4. OR, let's do laser tag
5. Let's open presents
6. Let's sleep over
7. Let's go home

When I was about 13 or 14, parties went like this:

1. It's my birthday
2. I don't have a lot of friends anymore
3. Let's stop having parties

:(

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And only went downhill from there. So after realizing that other people might find my depressing experiences depressing instead of funny (hell, I was beginning to find them pretty depressing myself) I decided to opt for the simpler, cleanlier route.

HEY EVERYBODY! SWEET PARTY AT RICH'S HOUSE THIS SATURDAY, MAY 11TH FROM 7 TO 11 PM! FEATURING:

• ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES THAT AREN'T SHITTY!
• MUSIC THAT IS NEITHER TOO LOUD NOR BAD!
• AMPLE ROOM FOR STANDING AND/OR SITTING!
• A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF LIKE-MINDED PEERS WITH WHOM YOU SHARE COMMON EXPERIENCES!
• LIGHT SNACKS MAYBE!
• TASTEFUL DECOR AND PLEASANT LIGHTING!
• NO BROS!
  
• NO VOMITING!

And so on and so forth. More details on the Meetup. Anyway, we'll have a good time, I promise, and it'd be lovely to see you there.

And of course, send us feedback, and if there's anything you'd like to do just let us know.

Thanks!

-Jake