{"id":2011,"date":"2010-11-13T17:03:47","date_gmt":"2010-11-13T16:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ravenfamily.org\/sam\/?p=2011"},"modified":"2010-11-13T17:03:47","modified_gmt":"2010-11-13T16:03:47","slug":"not-a-paper-hat-in-sight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ravenfamily.org\/sam\/2010\/11\/13\/not-a-paper-hat-in-sight\/","title":{"rendered":"Not a paper hat in sight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar\" src=\"http:\/\/ravenfamily.org\/sam\/avatars\/coyotevegas.jpg\" alt=\"avatar\" title=\"It's not polite to ask a lady how old she is.\">It&#8217;s going to be my birthday soon and I&#8217;ve never had a party. Not a birthday party. Not like the parties to which I was occasionally invited as a child, with the party staples of small children running around screaming and arguing over cake, harassed parents and, importantly, ice cream and jelly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/FroodBurbles\">Frood<\/a>, because he am be wuvly, has said that this year I can have a proper birthday. There will be a few select people coming to our flat (I&#8217;d invite more but we have very limited space and it&#8217;s too cold to party outside at this time of year) and there shall be, as mentioned in a previous post, cake, jelly, ice cream and party games (most of which will be on the Wii, because this is the 21st century after all, and Sardines isn&#8217;t as much fun unless&#8230; Actually let&#8217;s leave that for the moment because you never know who&#8217;s reading).<\/p>\n<p>While Frood may still have the mental outlook of a five year-old, I do not, Stitch obsession notwithstanding. Therefore I don&#8217;t want the sort of lime green jelly that comes from a Rowntrees packet and is set using stuff made by boiling pig hooves in a vat. I want a posh, adult jelly that has booze in it and is set using seaweed extract. My birthday party food is going to be proper adult birthday party food. There will not be half a grapefruit with cocktail sticks shoved in it bearing cubes of cheese and pineapple. There will be a substantial lack of platters piled high with mini sausage rolls and tiny triangular sandwiches filled with luncheon meat.<\/p>\n<p>I might put out big bowls of crisps, but only because it&#8217;s easy and you need something to nibble on while performing the Wednesday afternoon dance slot on <a href=\"http:\/\/rabbids.uk.ubi.com\/tvparty\/\">Rabbids TV Party<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is where you lot come in. Party food. Suggestions? Particularly for the jelly. I&#8217;m contemplating attempting a gin and tonic sorbet, even though I don&#8217;t have an ice cream maker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s going to be my birthday soon and I&#8217;ve never had a party. Not a birthday party. Not like the parties to which I was occasionally invited as a child, with the party staples of small children running around screaming and arguing over cake, harassed parents and, importantly, ice cream and jelly. 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