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Brian's Flingo on celebrations of one's birth

My best birthday ever? This year. I think. I don't remember a lot of it. But I guess that's the point, when you're turning 21.

I decided to throw myself a party, and invite everyone from every organization I was a part of. I went out, bought almost $200 worth of booze, but I never thought it'd all get drunk (drank? drunken?).

I was wrong.

There were more people than I ever thought would come, which was good and bad, but mostly good. I was running around, I got 42 cupcakes, I car bombed, I danced. I got to see a movie I've always wanted to see, and forgot about it the moment I fell asleep.

And I took some goofy photos. Not only was all of the alcohol I bought gone when I woke up, so was the bottle of Grey Goose, the two six packs of beer, and various other gifts brought along. I wiped the place clean. And it was worth every penny.

Labels: alcohol, birthdays, memory

sonia's flingo on birthdays


Ok, so...let me think...I think my best birthday party was my thirteenth. I grew up in a very Jewish community, and it sucks royally when everyone around you is having a bar/bat mitzvah and you're not Jewish.

It really, really sucks.

So my solution was to have a sweet thirteenth birthday party that was cooler than a bat mitzvah- I invited only a select few and we went out to tea at the Ritz Carlton. Yeah that's right. The Ritz. In the yuppieness (sp?) I lived in, you could do no better. We all got dressed up in cute dresses and went downtown, had tea and lunch at the Ritz, and the roamed around the adjoined mall for a bit.

The only thing I really remember clearly from that day was that my first cup of tea was ruined because my friend squeezed a lemon in it and curdled the milk. It was actually quite funny.

That is a picture of the main dining room right there....let me tell you, I have never felt so classy in my whole life.

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Em's Flingo on the celebration of one's birth.

Sorry if this is a cop-out, guys. But it's my birthday and I want to get drunk. Sometime soon, hopefully. So, my assignment to get all you Flingo-ers back flingo-ing: tell me about your BEST birthday party ever.

Mine? Third grade. My mother used to plan the most elaborate "theme" parties back then. This one was, no joke, a "chefs in the kitchen" themed birthday party. All my little girlfriends and I decorated aprons with puff paint, played "name that exotic fruit" (8-year-olds don't really know what a mango looks like), and had popcorn fights. The best part? The pancake game: one player uses a spatula to flip a pancake over their head, while the other stands behind and tries to catch it with a plate. There were pancakes all over my backyard. At some point I think there was a cake, too. Ah, good times.

Ready, set, go.

Labels: birthdays

sonia's flingo on lists

So apparently I'm the only one who can remember to blog every day. Oh well. So my list today is the top 5 people-watching spots in Los Angeles.

1. The L.A. opera. If you thought you'd seen it all, I promise you that you haven't. This is a great place to see what people used to dress like 50 years ago, furs and pearls included. I recommend buying a pair of opera glasses to check people out during the show.

2. Santa Monica beach and pier. The great thing about the Pier is that it is not only a date destination, but kids go there to hang out, and bums go there to get some quick cash. Plus you will probably catch a fair amount of tourists, bermuda shorts and hawaiian shirts.

3. The Asscat comedy show at the Upright citizens brigade. It's a bunch of young hipsters and emo kids drinking and doing drugs before and sometimes DURING the show. They promise a good time, especially when they do a whip-it on stage.

4. Hollywood and Highlands. Thanks to the high tourist population, there is always someone dressed up as Darth Vader or Jack Sparrow, but there are also alot of Angelenos wandering the racks at BCBG or grabbing a bite at Beard Papa's. So classy.

5. Last but not least, I tend to have fun people watching at the midnight shows or opening nights at the Arclight movie theater. Movie geeks, film students, and celebrities alike swarm to this place for drinks and a movie. The best yet was seeing Sin City with a bunch of hardcore fans. Plus, on various occasions, I've seen Jason Lee, Giovanni Ribisi, and Lucy Liu drop by for a flick.

That's all I have for now...more tomorrow!

Brian's Flingo on Magic

I'm so bummed that nobody updated today. Myself included.

COP OUT!

Labels: magic, the police