We're all a bit mad here.
In 2007, a couple of friends contacted me one afternoon and told me that a friend of theirs was having a tea party for her birthday party that evening. It was quickly decided that there were few occasions in this life where one will be invited to a tea party, and that one ought to grab hold of such opportunities when they come along.
Subsequently, it was decided that the logical way to grab hold of this opportunity would be to make it the maddest tea party on campus, in a very Lewis Carroll kind of way. I made a few phone calls, borrowed a felt top hat, a smoking jacket, a pleated blue skirt and an apron. I nicked a lightweight cardboard box and a wire coat hanger to make some ears. I borrowed an eyeliner pencil from one of the girls. In a matter of hours, we transformed ourselves into the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, and of course, Alice herself.
The birthday girl received us warmly. The party was a blast, but wound down quickly, as most of the responsible students present departed to write papers and study for exams... Exams? Who does that kind of thing? Anyhow, we decided to take our show on the road, visiting a couple of the dorms and the student center lounge, posing for pictures all along the way. Photos of us started popping up all over facebook, posted by people I don't know. Sometimes the most impromptu costumes can be the most fun.
In 2007, a couple of friends contacted me one afternoon and told me that a friend of theirs was having a tea party for her birthday party that evening. It was quickly decided that there were few occasions in this life where one will be invited to a tea party, and that one ought to grab hold of such opportunities when they come along.
Subsequently, it was decided that the logical way to grab hold of this opportunity would be to make it the maddest tea party on campus, in a very Lewis Carroll kind of way. I made a few phone calls, borrowed a felt top hat, a smoking jacket, a pleated blue skirt and an apron. I nicked a lightweight cardboard box and a wire coat hanger to make some ears. I borrowed an eyeliner pencil from one of the girls. In a matter of hours, we transformed ourselves into the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, and of course, Alice herself.
The birthday girl received us warmly. The party was a blast, but wound down quickly, as most of the responsible students present departed to write papers and study for exams... Exams? Who does that kind of thing? Anyhow, we decided to take our show on the road, visiting a couple of the dorms and the student center lounge, posing for pictures all along the way. Photos of us started popping up all over facebook, posted by people I don't know. Sometimes the most impromptu costumes can be the most fun.
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