Even
though I’m an admitted introvert, I love a good party! Fun people, delicious food, cool activities,
decorations, even dress-up . . . I’m up for pretty much whatever. However, I’m not usually the party-thrower,
and I would like for that to change. In
fact, it’s on my 40 After 40
List to host a costume party one of these days. (Wanna come?)
But
after reading some great posts from authors Tiffany A. White and Amber West
about their Tamberny
Awards (they pick Emmy winners!), I had a brilliant, or insane,
idea! How about a Tamberny Awards Virtual After Party? This way, I can look
like a fabulous hostess while avoiding preparatory housecleaning;
hunting down themed plates and napkins; choosing the perfect dress and
shoes within my limited budget; catering or, heaven forbid, cooking for umpteen guests; tactfully hustling
people out of my house when they have overstayed their welcome; and cleaning up
for a several hours and still finding a dried cocktail shrimp underneath the
couch when I move it to vacuum two weeks later. Perhaps I’m merely using Tiffany and
Amber’s Tamberny Awards as an excuse to say I’ve hosted a party when
I’m too lazy to actually do so. For whatever reason, I have volunteered to host
a virtual After Party.
I’ll
be wearing this:
Well,
imagine me in that! Actually, I’ll
probably be wearing a robe and slippers with my hair in a ponytail and a Pop
Tart and a Coca-Cola in hand . . . but if the party was real, I would look stunning!
Now
what does this After Party entail? Thankfully, there is WikiHow that gave me How to Throw
an Awesome Hollywood Party tips! These appear to be the necessary
components:
Design a Creative Invitation.
You are officially invited!
Voila!
Interview VIP attendees.
If
you are reading this blog post, you are an attendee. Please answer the
following interview questions in the Comment section: Who is the designer of your gown or tuxedo?
What do you think of this year’s nominees? Who are you rooting for to win this
year?
Provide entertainment.
I
thought long and hard about what entertainer should perform at our party.
Since, I am three degrees of Kevin Bacon and still want to meet him, I’m
going with this:
It’s
a really cool song about us fabulous gals. Plus, if the Bacon Brothers perform,
we might all get to meet the Closer (Kyra Sedgewick) in person!
Come up with a good name for our awards.
Um,
Tamberny Awards – already beautifully
named by Amber and Tiffany!
Serve delicious food.
Here’s
the buffet spread. Have as much as you’d like!
Since
it’s a virtual party, I found the photo at Fake-Foods.com™.
Hey, it looks real to me!
Hand out awards.
I’m
not handing out awards. But check out the faves that Tiffany and Amber
have chosen in their posts:
Take plenty of pics.
The
professional photographer called and said that he won’t be arriving on time.
Apparently, he got caught up with a band of paparazzi filming Charlie Sheen’s
demand of a Tamberny award for his genius performance in Two and a Half Men. You might want to watch your Twitter feed for
Charlie’s tidbits of wisdom on why he should get a gold statue and Ashton
Krutcher should give him back his job.
But
you’re welcome to take pictures of yourself in black tie attire on the red
carpet and post them to Twitter with the hashtag #Tambernyparty. We promise to
make you feel like you were really there by lambasting your fashion sense like
Joan and Melissa Rivers would have.
Seriously,
post whatever party stuff you want at #Tambernyparty on Twitter - Sunday evening, Monday, Tuesday, or whenever you get around to it. Just promise
not to jump on the stage like Kanye West and demand that someone else deserved the
award. That’s just rude, people! Order your dress or tux, rent your
bling-bling, and reserve your limo: This is going to be the best awards After
Party you’ve ever (virtually) attended!
