Message-Id: <200305122252.SAA13233@geskekelud.mit.edu>
To: marleigh@mit.edu
Subject: Shivaree
Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 18:52:31 -0400
From: Marleigh I Norton <marleigh@MIT.EDU>


Greetings!

As mentioned in Laura's email, there's going to be a party the evening
of the wedding, which we're calling the shivaree.  What was not
mentioned in her email was that it is not being thrown by her or Jerry.
It is being thrown by several of their friends, with me as head
wrangler.  One of the key points of this party is to give Laura and
Jerry an opportunity to hang out and relax with their guests in an
informal setting where they don't have to do any of the work.  They are
explicitly forbidden from fretting, which is really hard to enforce.
Really, the only way to keep generous, caring people from fretting about
problems is not to tell them.  Their job is to show up at 6pm in
Burton-Conner, worry-free and blithely unaware of any near-catastrophies
that may have happened in the preparations.  Not that there would be any
near-catastrophies, because I've got it all covered.  *thumbs up*

Thus, the rule is don't ask Laura or Jerry anything about the shivaree.
Ask me instead:  Marleigh Norton  marleigh@mit.edu  617-359-0941

Go ahead, spam me, I can take it.  ;)

Also, to clarify a common misconception: the shivaree is NOT the
reception.  Laura and Jerry have planned a lovely reception at
Independence Harbor which we will all go to in our wedding finery and
feast on an excellent brunch and have a wonderful time.  Then we'll all
put on our comfy clothes and slum in a dormitory dining room, eating
munchies and also having a wonderful time.  :)

To give you a little more detail about the shivaree, it's running 6pm
until midnight.  Dress is informal (I'll probably be wearing a t-shirt
and jeans or shorts).  A light dinner is being arranged by Meg Ringrose.
The menu is not completely set yet, but will have options for
carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores.  If you have dietary concerns,
ask me.  We'll try to have everything clearly labelled.  The
Burton-Conner Dining Room is a largish room near the MIT sports fields.
If it's a nice day, we'll have frisbees and other objects to fling
outside.  We'll also have cards and board games to play indoors.  The
point is just to come hang out, relax, and spend time with people you
don't get to see very often.

Like Laura said, you're all invited to the shivaree.  If the people you
are bringing to the shivaree is in some way different than the people
you're bringing to the wedding (+/- kids, for example), or if you're
certain you can't make it to the shivaree, drop me a note so I can
adjust the door monitor's access list.

Something else that was pointed out to me is that, hard core pedestrian
that I am, a "short walk" for me is sort of like a "moderately warm day"
for a Texan.  I consider the distance between the hotel and the shivaree
to be an easy walking distance.  Not everyone might.  Sadly, there's no
guaranteed parking near there, so probably the best thing to do for
those who have concerns about walking is to shuttle people over.  If you
have concerns along those lines, let me know and I'll figure something
out.

Oh, and as a reminder, the web page I'm tracking car pool information on
is http://web.mit.edu/marleigh/www/carpool.html  That's also where I've
put the directions to the shivaree.

Whew!  What an excessively long email.  

Later!  ;)

Marleigh

PS: My life is pretty exciting lately, what with the wedding and trying
to work full time and heading off to Atlanta to grad school and all.  I
mention this because it's taking me a bit longer to respond to my email
than I'd like.  It may take me a few days to respond to messages you
send me.  Don't worry, I'll get to them in time.  :)


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including Laura and Jerry.