Party Atmosphere

I've been to my share of parties. There is always this vibe you get when you walk in. The vibe is one of the following...

1. Holy crap... this is gonna suck. Why is everyone just sitting around doing nothing. The music isn't on, and everyone is watching comedy central... WTF! Even the damn dog looks bored.

2. Tonight is gonna be fuckin' awesome. The music is bumping, the people here are cool as hell, and I feel like everyone is in the mood to party. Holy shit someone brought sandwiches... this is awesome.

I think what makes a party is PLANNING. When you plan something a few days, or weeks in advance, everyone is in the mood to go crazy. You've set your mind in party mode. All you can think about is "I'm gonna have a great time tonight, and I'm gonna dance. I'm gonna beer pong, and pass out. I need to release and get out of control."

Short notice parties suck; because you have this high expectation to have a good time. Your trying too hard. You bring booze... you don't even wanna drink it. You didn't even want to go to this stupid party. You did anyway because you had nothing better to do.

Now you may ask... But Ravi I got invited to this party. Its kind of last minute. Well... ask if this party has been planned for a while or its short notice. Obviously based on that you can decide if you want to go or not. Or just go anyway if you didn't ask. If it sucks, make up a excuse to leave to go home and sleep.

I usually decide if I want to go to a party or not based on this... It's really good advice I think. For some reason though I still go short notice ones... for the off chance it could be a really good time... even though I doubt it.