Block Party

So yesterday I went to my neighborhood's annual block party. It was actually more of a barbecue/cookout than a party, since it was mainly just eating and talking. But there was a lot of good food there, so you couldn't walk away hungry.

Now we weren't sure at first that there was even going to be a party, since this was what the radar looked like about two hours before it started.



But eventually that storm passed and there wasn't any other rain for the rest of the night.

First, the food.
In my travels, I had

• Cheesburger
• Pulled Pork
• Beef Briscut
• Nachos
• Potato Chips
• Hot Dog
• Fruit Salad
• Pasta Salad
• Brownie
• Chocolate Cake
• Chocolate Raspberry Cake
• Countless Glasses of Ginger Ale
• Countless Glasses of Ice Water

Yeah. That much. Nobody walked away hungry from this thing.

Now one of the problems with this was the lack of areas to sit down. Some people brought folding chairs, but whenever I tried to sit in one, the owner of it came by and wanted to sit in it too. My other choice was to sit on a cooler, but they were all condensing (ice inside, hot outside), so you felt a bit wet after sitting on them. Now, standing for hours on end tends to cause foot pain, so whenever I went back to my house to use the bathroom, I would sit down on the couch for a few minutes.

And now the best part of the whole party: one of the neighbors had set up Rock Band in their garage. Finally, something to do! I had actually never played the game before, (played Guitar Hero, though) so I played the guitar part. Now I don't think I could ever join a band like this, but I basically laid the guitar down and played it like a piano. Which of course isn't what you're supposed to do, but it got me 91%! on easy The only downside was that the TV we were using was not that large, maybe about the size of your computer monitor. But all in all, it was an awesome game. [edit] Think more of a laptop computer monitor, which is only 15-16 inches.

Right.....long post, I know. But the party was a lot of fun. If you really want a laugh about a party gone wrong, go to this post on WJUK's Blog (got it off the randomizer).