Oscar Party 2010

It's hard to believe that this is my 13th annual Oscar Party. I will miss all my Austin friends, but am carrying on the big-screen tradition in Dallas. Featured drink this year: the Avatar.

Avatar Cocktail:
2 oz. Tropical Pucker schnapps
1 1/2 oz. vanilla vodka
Lemon-lime soda
Lemon sour egg

Add schnapps and vodka to ice-filled highball glass.
Fill with lemon-lime soda.
Garnish with Na'vi eyeball.

Oel ngati näkeie
(I drink you)

Oscar Party 2008

The writer's strike threw the Oscarcast into question this year, and now primary election frenzy seems to be gobbling up all my time. The official invite is below.

For the first time, I will be showing the Oscars in High-Def TV on my new giant screen. Yay!

The red-carpet part of the broadcast starts at 7, but I encourage everyone to come around 6:30, get a drink and a bite to eat, and finish filling out your ballots.

I will provide cocktails, as usual, and this year will serve Helen Spencer's Famous Chili and some snacks, but not the insane spread of years past, so please feel free to bring munchies to share.

P.S. Don't forget to vote. Early voting in Texas is Feb. 19-29, and then the regular vote is March 4. It's an open primary, so your vote determines your affiliation. Also, there's a caucus on March 4th that will determine additional delegates for the presidential election. All you have to do is show up at your polling place at 7:00 p.m., show that you've voted in the primary, and sign a card for your candidate. Ask me for details.
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