Student Group Holiday Mixer, Sixth Floor, Sunday Evening

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

It was time for the Pride/Sorority/Fraternity holiday party -- one last event before everyone scattered for Christmas break. The sixth floor looked pretty much amazing once most of the flat surfaces had been bedecked with lights, tinsel, and garland. The drinks and snacks table was off to one side, and laden with pretty much every kind of Christmas cookie known to man, while holiday songs played from the iPod that was acting as DJ for the day.

The Toys for Tots drop-off was at the entrance, so people could feel like they did a good deed before getting their mingle on.

[OOC: OCD up, go party! Up early for timezones and such.]

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Toys for Tots Drop-Off [12/18]

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

This is totally a party for charity, guys.

Re: Toys for Tots Drop-Off [12/18]

[wwiii]

Warren could have gone absolutely nuts with this sort of thing this year, and bought crap like X-Boxes and TV sets and so on. But really, what was a little kid going to do with something like that?

He went a slightly more inspired route, instead, depositing an armload of big, fluffy teddy bears into the pile.

Re: Toys for Tots Drop-Off [12/18]

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

Wesley's idea of fun toys for children was not the average person's idea.

Have (http://www.amazon.com/Annotated-Brothers-Grimm-Books/dp/0393058484?SubscriptionId=0E73DDYC8NA0NSVWPE82&tag=askville-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=0393058484) some (http://www.amazon.com/Spirits-Fairies-Leprechauns-Goblins-Encyclopedia/dp/0393317927?SubscriptionId=0E73DDYC8NA0NSVWPE82&tag=askville-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=0393317927) books (http://www.amazon.com/World-Gnomes-Fairies-Little-People/dp/0517263130?SubscriptionId=0E73DDYC8NA0NSVWPE82&tag=askville-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=0517263130), kids.

Re: Toys for Tots Drop-Off [12/18]

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

Quinn dropped off a doll (http://www.amazon.com/State-University-Plush-Large-Cheerleader/dp/B003IMG0SI/ref=sr_1_5?s=miscellaneous&ie=UTF8&qid=1324239637&sr=1-5). She would have loved it ten or so years before, so why not?

Re: Toys for Tots Drop-Off [12/18]

[regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com]

Kenzi had a couple leftover bunnies! Dressed in C.S.I. gear. Also she may have some extra packets of fake snow left over from the theater. The kids' parents would so thank her for this!

Re: Toys for Tots Drop-Off [12/18]

[new-it-girl.livejournal.com]

Hanna arrived with a few (http://www.seriousplush.com/i11648.asp) stuffed (http://www.seriousplush.com/i661.asp) animals (http://www.seriousplush.com/i11714.asp). She dropped them all off, even though she was tempted to keep one. They were so cute!

Re: Toys for Tots Drop-Off [12/18]

[selfhelphero]

Billy had gotten both a doll and an action figure to add to the pile, figuring that would be the most fair.

Re: Toys for Tots Drop-Off [12/18]

[glacial_queen]

Karla had to shoo several baby penguins out of the pile before she added her gifts. She didn't want them to get sent to little kids, too!

The rocking horse had been a last minute add, but after this morning? Completely necessary.

Re: Toys for Tots Drop-Off [12/18]

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Bruce didn't really know what kind of toys kids liked. So he just gave a whole bunch of action figures and dolls and hoped that would be good enough.

Re: Toys for Tots Drop-Off [12/18]

[wasthecuteone]

Petra dropped off a brand new Babez Doll¹ for some lucky kid.

¹Babez Dollz: The Corporation's top toy for girls ages 4-10, with oversize heads and accessories such as the Babez Peacock Feather Sports Bra and Babez Rockin' Doc Cubic Zirconia Stethscope/Microphone and Peel-away Lab Coat. Sales annually: 1 billion.

Re: Toys for Tots Drop-Off [12/18]

[walkswithcoyote]

Mercy dropped off a variety of toys - stuffed animals, dolls, and cars.

Re: Toys for Tots Drop-Off [12/18]

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

Hopefully children in need wouldn't care that the hats were a little on the "not entirely symmetrical" side? Rilla had knitted them all.

Arrive + Mingle [12/18]

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

For two of the things Fandomites are best at. Show off your terrible holiday sweater, if you have one!

Re: Arrive + Mingle [12/18]

[withasword.livejournal.com]

Kate was a rare example of one who wasn't great at mingling.

For whatever reason though, she was giving it a go today, minus a holiday sweater but with the addition of a tiny, very confused penguin that had been tailing her all day like she knew where she was going. All attempts to lose it had failed, and she'd just resigned herself to it eventually wandering off in despair.

So far, no luck.

Re: Arrive + Mingle [12/18]

[hoorayimrich.livejournal.com]

Tony did not have a horrible holiday sweater, but he did also have a sad penguin trying to hide behind him. "This place gets weirder and weirder," he informed the little bird.

Re: Arrive + Mingle [12/18]

[kestrelswolf.livejournal.com]

Firekeeper did not have a holiday sweater, don't be silly.

Blind Seer did have a penguin perched atop his head, though. He was doing his best to look as dignified as one could about the whole matter.

Re: Arrive + Mingle [12/18]

[annieadderall.livejournal.com]

Annie wore a horrible sweater (http://www.buyuglysweaters.com/images/Ugly%20Sweaters%20130.jpg), but please forgive her moment of panic as she hoped she wasn't the only one wearing one.

Whatever, she was going to cuddle her penguin and no one could stop her.

Re: Arrive + Mingle [12/18]

[wwiii]

It was entirely possible that Warren didn't actually have an ugly article of clothing to his name. So, sadly, no hideous sweater today.

But hey, he'd managed to get most of his damaged feathers preened out, with the help of a couple of wayward penguins. And he had a date this evening, which, considering the past few weeks, was kind of a big deal.

... Even if she was going to have to share him with a tiny fuzzy penguin that he'd affectionately named 'Bobby.'

Re: Arrive + Mingle [12/18]

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Bruce didn't have any terrible sweaters and he wasn't necessarily in the mood for a party when he could have been preparing for another overseas training trip. But this might be the last chance to see some people before they left for the break, so he'd put on a happy smile and have a good time.

See? Smile. Good time.

Re: Arrive + Mingle [12/18]

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

Quinn had a not-terrible forest green sweater and a poinsettia barrette in her hair. She figured she was festive enough for all reasonable purposes.

She tried a few times to shoo the penguin off her heels. It wasn't going so well, and she was on the verge of just deciding to live with it.

Re: Arrive + Mingle [12/18]

[wesleynotponcy.livejournal.com]

Wesley actually did (http://rug.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pPOLO2-11008616_alternate1_t240.jpg) have a holiday sweater, because he was a giant dork. He collected a plate of food for Katniss and milled around, feeling oddly social today.

[[The lovely thegirl_onfire modded with permission, natch.]]

Food + Drink [12/18]

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

There are cookies! And potato chips, and a couple other moddable things, but mostly this is about the cookies.

And no, Karla didn't bake any of them.

Re: Food + Drink [12/18]

[life_inshadow]

Tara took a cookie. Or, you know, five. She didn't want any of the varieties to feel neglected.

Dance! [12/18]

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

Or (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnIqLlBwzrc) otherwise (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnA52s7qceM) appreciate (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l849CulLhGQ) the holiday (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8gmARGvPlI&ob=av3n) music (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM8Se8L0_So&feature=related) that's (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebiVOt-gqa0&feature=related) playing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KK6sMo8NBY&ob=av2n).

Mod your own songs, if you want. Just no linking to Paul McCartney or "Christmas Shoes" or I will smack you.

Re: Dance! [12/18]

[geewhizfellas.livejournal.com]

Nope. Butters never got tired of just getting down (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbgAutQz1jc) at a party, even if no one else was. Though he certainly wouldn't be opposed to other people joining in, like last time. That was awesome!

Ball Pit [12/18]

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

Because it's there, and, dammit, we might want to use it!

Re: Ball Pit [12/18]

[regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com]

FOOOOOSH!

It had to be done.

OOC [12/18]

[chief-cheerio.livejournal.com]

Happy holidays, y'all. I'll be AFK for a bit but back later!