The New Years Eve party this year took on a life of its own as contributions from guests surpassed the needs of guests as a whole. Among the food consumed there was:

An "Oriental Party Pak" from Alie Balan

A Sushi Building Event commanded by Beth Reading

Salmon, Cucumber, Avocado, Crab, Green Onion, Peppers, Shrimp

All on top of a Rice and Nori (seaweed) Base

A Collossal Pot of Tea managed by Steve Tkachuk

Mochi, Pocky, Chocolate and Win - Contributed by All.

Chocolate Fondue, with Banana, Strawberry, Brownies and Fail

It was definitely one of those events to remember among both the KPF and Anime leaders. Some of the games were routine, although they were a welcome refrain from the dangerous ones

Early in the evening we played a couple of rounds of "TV Game Show King" on the Nintendo Wii. After winning the first round I retired my game show career early. It was good fun and definitely made Alie happy to try playing with more people on multi-player.

Alie recommended the Snow-Fight, which was brisk and exciting. The number of people and the abundance of natural shielding made it more of an exercise of making balls and ducking fast. Until we entered level two, with nowhere to hide the chance of being hit went up and it continued like this for a while. Didn't get to see the end myself as I slipped and spent some close personal time with the ground.

During the recovery we were able to watch a couple of episodes of "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya". It was a great way to cap off the night and get people relaxed before going to sleep. Steve and Beth stayed the night, whereas Carleen LeBlanc and Ken Denommee were able to get home easily as they are local residents.

Happy New Year Everyone.