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fandomhigh2024-07-09 06:10 am
somethingwithturquoise) wrote in fandomhigh2024-07-09 06:10 am
Nightmare Party Planning from the Mid-Century; Tuesday, Third Period [07/09].
The weekend leading into talking about the weekend leading into getting drunk because of the weekend left Summer without a whole lot of time to prepare for her class today, which, sadly, meant no monstrous party food offerings to kick things off. Not even any really wild themes or anything, either, but that was fine. Sometimes, starting at a relatively normal base-level was the best way to start letting things grow more and more like a nightmare as the weeks went on. Really build up to the good stuff. And so, with a few hours to actually prepare, she would up with a print-out of a article from 'The Country Gentleman' from 1950 to use as their primary resource that week.
"Hey, everyone," she said, meeting them all with a smile, "and welcome to another class of exploring bizarro thing from the mid-to-late last century, but from a party-planning perspective. To sort of ease ourselves into it," and not because she didn't have time to go into something really wild for this week, "we've got ourselves an article from the 1950s giving the basic accepted structure and ideas for a pretty simple, run of the mill mid-century party. In here, we've got suggestions for music, for types of games to play, what kind of food to serve, including a few recipes, with an emphasis on cook-your-own or make-your-own options that mean less work for you and more engagement from your guests. 'One hot dish' is recommended, always, so you know, good time to bust out your new and impressive crock pot or electric warmer! A salad spread isn't a must, but would be appreciated, and it does warm my heart a little that it suggests just throwing a coleslaw into a ring mold for an attractive display. Sodas on ice, sundae bar for dessert. Pretty basic stuff, really, so you might be wondering, 'But Summer, where's the nightmare?'"
Her smile went a little scheming and dark.
"Ask me that question when we're at the end of the seven weeks."
Her tone brightened again immediately.
"But today? Just the basics, a starting point, keeping it relatively simple. You've got to have a good foundation to build on if you're going to bastardize it and make it grotesque. Or at the very least somewhat morally questionable.
"So, today, we're going to see where we are. Some of the sundae sauces in the article actually sound really good," looking at you, coffee-butterscotch, "and so we're going to take the first half to the class to pick a sauce and make it, and then I've got all the stuff for the ice cream bar so we can make ourselves some sundaes and while enjoying those, we'll talk party planning. We're going to break it down and discuss a few categories: music, games, and what kind of make-your-own-food set-up would you like to bring to the table? Alright, then, pick a sauce, let's get to making it, and then we'll get on with the rest of it."
"Hey, everyone," she said, meeting them all with a smile, "and welcome to another class of exploring bizarro thing from the mid-to-late last century, but from a party-planning perspective. To sort of ease ourselves into it," and not because she didn't have time to go into something really wild for this week, "we've got ourselves an article from the 1950s giving the basic accepted structure and ideas for a pretty simple, run of the mill mid-century party. In here, we've got suggestions for music, for types of games to play, what kind of food to serve, including a few recipes, with an emphasis on cook-your-own or make-your-own options that mean less work for you and more engagement from your guests. 'One hot dish' is recommended, always, so you know, good time to bust out your new and impressive crock pot or electric warmer! A salad spread isn't a must, but would be appreciated, and it does warm my heart a little that it suggests just throwing a coleslaw into a ring mold for an attractive display. Sodas on ice, sundae bar for dessert. Pretty basic stuff, really, so you might be wondering, 'But Summer, where's the nightmare?'"
Her smile went a little scheming and dark.
"Ask me that question when we're at the end of the seven weeks."
Her tone brightened again immediately.
"But today? Just the basics, a starting point, keeping it relatively simple. You've got to have a good foundation to build on if you're going to bastardize it and make it grotesque. Or at the very least somewhat morally questionable.
"So, today, we're going to see where we are. Some of the sundae sauces in the article actually sound really good," looking at you, coffee-butterscotch, "and so we're going to take the first half to the class to pick a sauce and make it, and then I've got all the stuff for the ice cream bar so we can make ourselves some sundaes and while enjoying those, we'll talk party planning. We're going to break it down and discuss a few categories: music, games, and what kind of make-your-own-food set-up would you like to bring to the table? Alright, then, pick a sauce, let's get to making it, and then we'll get on with the rest of it."
Re: Talk to the Teacher - Nightmare Party Planning, 07/09.
C'mooooon, Stark. Didn't you finally want to take that step and see what all the fuss with that ice cream was?
Re: Talk to the Teacher - Nightmare Party Planning, 07/09.
It was Summer. She might kiss him more.
"I don't have anywhere I need to be..."
He was working on getting out of his comfort zone, still. Ireland had been a huge step forward in that respect.
Re: Talk to the Teacher - Nightmare Party Planning, 07/09.
Re: Talk to the Teacher - Nightmare Party Planning, 07/09.
Re: Talk to the Teacher - Nightmare Party Planning, 07/09.
Her grin suggested that she might be joking about the fly pancakes, but also, she might not be!
Re: Talk to the Teacher - Nightmare Party Planning, 07/09.
"We can go try fly ice cream on Thursday. But regular pancakes in the morning. With extra whipped cream."