a small obsession
Feb. 5th, 2005 05:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Over the past year Arisia has had a succession of themed parties. Besides the "Mini" themed Worldcon party, we had an m+m mandala at Balticon, and an Oreo party at Lunacon. Some of these themes are repeats from a decade ago (they mostly don't stand repeating more often than that), some are new, and there will be some new themes over the next year. But I'm also thinking about how to improve and combine them. And to that end I've been collecting mini m+ms.
Now while regular m+ms are available in 21 individual colors on the web, mini m+ms are only available in bags of the traditional 5 colors. Except when they're not. So I got some black and while mini m+ms when they were doing the "where are our colors" thing. And I got some Sinbad promotional m+ms, and some Shrek promotional m+ms. Including the ordinary colors, I now have at least small quantities of 14 of the 21 possible colors, plus two impossible colors. And I'm keeping my eye out for new m+m promotions or holiday events.
Now while regular m+ms are available in 21 individual colors on the web, mini m+ms are only available in bags of the traditional 5 colors. Except when they're not. So I got some black and while mini m+ms when they were doing the "where are our colors" thing. And I got some Sinbad promotional m+ms, and some Shrek promotional m+ms. Including the ordinary colors, I now have at least small quantities of 14 of the 21 possible colors, plus two impossible colors. And I'm keeping my eye out for new m+m promotions or holiday events.
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Date: 2005-02-05 03:21 pm (UTC)I've also see them in blue, black, red, white and yellow but I can't remember how that tube was labeled.
I love mini m&ms
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Date: 2005-02-05 03:51 pm (UTC)I also don't have all the colors of blue, or very many black or white, so I'll be keeping an eye out for that tube. For now, though, it seems to be all Shrek all the time.
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Date: 2005-02-05 09:32 pm (UTC)(we're there failry often, let me know what colors you have and don't have and I will keep my eyes open)
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Date: 2005-02-07 07:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-02-05 04:07 pm (UTC)What are you planning to do at worldcon?
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Date: 2005-02-05 04:34 pm (UTC)I haven't been paying as much attention to the Worldcon party as I should. In particular, I haven't arranged space for a party, and it's getting kind of late for that.
Last year we brought in a bunch of US-only foods. That landscape has shifted some and I'm not really sure what qualifies any more. Any thoughts on that?
I'd particularly like to have five or six bottles (or cases, or whatever) of US-only alcohol, and open one each hour during the party. But I'm even less sure about what's US-only for booze than I am about the food.
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Date: 2005-02-06 07:23 am (UTC)US only alcohol is a tougher call. You can get most american whiskies here, Jack Daniels and Southern Comfort are everywhere, and you see Makers Mark, etc occasionally. I haven't seen rye whiskey here, so that may be a good bet. Hey, if anyone will be in New Orleans before the con, you could get Herbsaint and Peychauds bitters and make sazeracs... We'll think more about it.
Update on Worldcon hotels
Date: 2005-02-06 07:28 am (UTC)Note: the main allocation of rooms in the Marriott hotel is now sold out. The Hilton is around 70% full. We still have plenty of rooms in the other hotels. We also hold a small reserve of rooms for people who have access / mobility issues or who will be running parties - details on how to apply for one of these will be published here in the next few weeks
what about beers?
Date: 2005-02-06 02:28 pm (UTC)Re: what about beers?
Date: 2005-02-06 03:04 pm (UTC)Re: what about beers?
Date: 2005-02-07 08:00 am (UTC)no subject
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