Black Valentines Party
Just in case you'd forgotten...

-----Original Message-----
From: Kat Ortland [mailto:kortland@gladstone.uoregon.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 12:01 AM
To: [undisclosed recipients]
Subject: Black Valentines Party

Hi everyone!

You probably know what this email is about already� but I�ll tell you again!

Justin and I are throwing a Cocktail party on Friday, February 14th. Yes, that most beloved of days� the death of dear St. Valentine. But this ain�t a hallmark-card, shmoozy, hearts-and-roses party; it�s a chance to get together, snub the masses, drink froufy cocktails and pretend we�re better than the trivial, commercialist bullshit that�s being shoved down our throats.

We�re hoping to make this a pretty big gathering with lots of friends, some good music, and games galore. I�ve sent out this email to the people closest to me and some of our proxy friends (I also tailored the list to only include the address of one of each pair of s.o.�s to conserve space) but feel free to invite a friend (and, of course, partner) if you�d like to have someone come along.

We�ve gathered a smattering of bar equipment and will be supplying basic liquors and mixers for margaritas, daiquiris, and simple drinks. In an effort to make some crazy concoctions and drink requests from the good ol� New York Bartender�s guide, we�re asking that everyone bring a bottle of their liquor of choice to add to the variety. Yes, I know this is a thinly veiled attempt to help us stock our bar� but you gotta start somewhere, right?

We'll stock the liquor cupboard with the basics: citrus vodka, plain vodka, dark tequila (for shots), light rum, light tequila (for mixers), all the things to ensure some drinks. We'll have the ice, the orange juice, the sprite, the limeaid, the cream, the lime juice, the olives, the everything of assembly. It�s always nice to have some extra basics, too.

Here�s a list of some of the liquors we�re looking for to make drinks with (and other misc mixers/ drinks):
-baileys (for mudslides, white russians, milkshakes, etc)
-kahlua
-blue couracao (Blue Hawaiians...mmmm)
-dark rum (the cap'n, etc, for mixers, rum & coke)
-buttershots (butterscotch shnapps for "buttery nipples," to die for)
-triple sec
-grenadine
-amaretto
-MORE cheap rum or tequila (for frozen drinks) � we always run out when Tara�s making margs.
-add'l limeaid, coconut milk, pineapple juice, etc
-vermouth (martinis?)
-whiskey
-flavored schnapps (peppermint, peach, etc)
-gin
-scotch
-bourbon
-brandy
-sherry
-sake
-flavored vodkas
-tonic water
-wine
-b33r (we don't buy it because we don't drink it)
-weird shit we�ve never even heard of!!!

OK, so you don�t HAVE to bring liquor. We won�t tell you to LEAVE if you don�t�But, you know, we�re poor and we want to make this a fabulous evening of mixology. We can�t do it alllll by ourselves. AND we are inviting a lot of people + the liquor stores close damn early. Who wants to run out?

If you have a specific drink idea/ request, RSVP. If you�d rather die than do anything but hide on Valentines Day or have """special""" plans, just give me a heads up, too.

This is a semi-formal affair (read: cocktail dress) if you�d like to make it that. It�s in no way mandatory that you come in a button-up or skirt if you don�t have one or don�t feel like it. But hell, it might be fun to pretend to be swanky, elitist, liberal-arts students! (Aren�t we?)

Soooooo�.

Let�s get together and celebrate love (or a lack thereof), in all its awe and angst, in some way that doesn�t trivialize it into a marketing promotion. We have a lot to love and a lot to fear losing these days. I�ll drink to that.

LOVE LOVE LOVE
XOXOXOXO
Your crazed hostess,
Kat