Monday, November 15, 2010

Something bad happened. So I had a party.

Call it denial. Call it misdirection.  The party event. It's what I tend to do to escape reality.

Whether the badness comes in the form of a health issue, a lost pet, job changes and moves, or even the sudden death of a friend, I tend to believe in the old adage about busy hands and minds.
I hope it was the right decision to continue with an annual murder mystery party event, one in which our friend had always contributed greatly.

And so we gathered at the house on the cul-de-sac and gave homage to a good man taken way too early, raising him up in spirit on the Island of Mulla Mulla.




The torches to Exile Island


The mandatory fruit machete


 
Winning the Immunity necklace


Playing the Findit Game


Relaxing in the lean-to

 


Preparing for the knot tying competition
 

Fruit, fruit and more fruit



Get a clue......


happy Island man


The Hollywood Hasbeen

 

Our host: Sean Styles

  The investigative reporter and an ex- Navy Seal
 

Another challenge...

 Gathering clues, interviewing suspects, trying to figure out where I left my beer



Snuggling up to the competition


the stern attorney gives us game face- all night long

Staying rehydrated, building alliances



Island princess and a rich girl from The Hills

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