We’re all leaving the “office” early today to attend a holiday party with the boys from Stereogum. In another world (see also: Sliding Doors 2.0) there would have been an actual Videogum Holiday Party tonight with live comedy and fun and friendship for all of us and all of you. That was a real thing that was going to happen at one point! But there were scheduling difficulties and the war on terror, probably, and that never did come to pass. What’s fun, though, is telling you about an idealized, perfect event that will never happen. It’s just fun! All of this being said, dreams and failures aside, throw them on the old dreams and failures pile to be burned with the rest of ‘em, but when life gives you hypothetical lemons that got canceled, make end of day blogonade! (What?! Don’t worry about it. Just drink your egg nog and HUSH.) What I’m saying is let’s have our very own Videogum Holiday Party right here. Right now. We will bring the open thread, you bring the Photoshopped Christmas cards, animated GIFs, ironic sweater ebay auctions, and Secret Santa Facebook pokes. It’s a real party and we’re all invited! (It’s not a real party. That was a lie. But can we please stop second guessing ourselves for once and START having FUNNNN for once?!) Let’s all get under the mistletoe and kiss JUST KIDDING. Can you die from drinking too much Purell? GUYS, THIS PARTY IS GREAT BUT THE DJ SUCKS! Don’t embarrass yourself. Be safe. Friends don’t let friends blog ugh, forget it. Party!!!!

Comments (125)
  1. Christmas party. Not holiday party.

  2. Merry happy! Here is a real picture from my childhood for your enjoyment:

  3. I’ll bring something to drink. Is this ok?

  4. i would like to offer up kwanzaa as thing to celebrate. its not just for black people anymore

  5. In honor of the party, here is a real life video of me taking a shot. (Before you think I’m a wimp for the face I make at the end, it was a shot composed of vodka, Campari, tequila and Cheerwine.)

  6. All I Want for Christmas is Werttrew

    #holidaythemedmonsters

    What’s a holiday party without a lazy BNPG?

  7. So far I am REALLY enjoying zee Fuhrer’s Birsssday.

  8. Ok, so I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve really missed the Best New Party Games each week. I understand that it is difficult to come up with a good topic every week, but that doesn’t change the fact that I still really enjoyed them. I’ve been sitting on a BNPG idea for almost a year, waiting for it to be used, but it never has been. So, this being a party and all, I’d like to submit a BNPG for your consideration:

    **Arrested Development Movies**

    I’ll go first:

    The Neverending Chareth Cutestory

    The best one will get an internet high five from me. and: GO!

  9. Homeless Ghost Dad

  10. I got my grades back from a horrible nightmare class that made me want to drop out of university forever and I got an A!!!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS, INDEED!

    • I once got my grades back from a horrible nightmare class that made me want to drop out of it so badly that I actually stopped going without dropping the class and it wasn’t just one class, it was several, and I still have actual stress nightmares about the experience to this day….

      So congratulations, my son! Do not follow in my footsteps! When you saw the footprints in the sand and suddenly there was only one set of footprints, it wasn’t me carrying you. That was me leaving you the fuck alone.

      The congratulations are sincere, though, in case that wasn’t clear.

  11. Here is my (shameless self-promotion disguised as a) gift for you: http://andysteaparty.bandcamp.com/track/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-2

    My distribution rights run out at the end of this month, and I don’t think I’m going to pay to renew them, so download away and creep out your holiday party attendees, so it feels like it was worth it!

    LOVE Y’ALL!

  12. In the spirit of Parties, Jesus, and Shameless Self Promoting (Because what was that loaves and fishes thing? Original Groupon.) I have a Kickstarter up. I’m sorry. It’s important and relevant (it’s not relevant to anything) but there are cards and things involving Super Mario and Cheeseburger Cats and other silly things I would like to bring to the masses that I think you lot would enjoy and so ok here is the link: http://kck.st/t8HtHE

    You can pretend I am the drunk secretary of Videogum, being all inappropriately cleavagy and talking about her “projects” while spilling her Appletini on the tech guy (Facetaco). SO OK THANKS MERRY HAPPY!

    • For the love of….Facebook Connect got me. THAT’S ME. I’M A VGUM COMMENTER! Not some sort of Facebook-nerd-come-lately. Ok bye.

    • If this is self-promotion corner, I’m going to throw in a shameless link to my blog, which is kind of like the WMOAT except instead of a snappy summary, I painstakingly recap every scene of terrible movies: http://recapscallion.blogspot.com

      • I have a blog that I very rarely update, too! Except mine is exclusively TV-related — “sometimes deep, sometimes silly, sometimes funny, always smart!” – Nobody, out-loud, yet, but my friends in their hearts, probably.

        Every now and then I write an actual essay/review but mostly I recap seasons of only the choicest shows, even though my readership is made up exclusively of my 3.5 acquaintances. So have at me, downvoters! We all gotta eat just kidding there are no ads, silly!

        http://attunedtv.blogspot.com

    • Remember, If you guys are monsters and want a space to blog or just BS, we at http://www.mobfd.biz/ Have space for you. There’s no pay and studies have shown that blogging takes years from your life, but it’s FUN! You can even cross-blog, and such.

      Also, I’m probably starting a Stereogum Twitter List, so if you comment over there, get at me. https://twitter.com/#!/chris_trash
      I’m Looking at you, DJ_Freshie, Tom Sproat, H-man, etc.

  13. Merry Trollmas, Steve.

  14. Has anyone seen my coat? I literally JUST put it down

  15. OK friends, the pizzas are here! Now we can party!

  16. I dressed up as Santa Paws!!

  17. Hey, the guy who doesn’t know to not bring up politics has finally arrived! “Something something blah blah vaguely racist comment OBAMA selfish rant blah blah 99% drink drink when dad lost his job there was no recession to blame rabble rabble JOBS”

  18. I love everyone here and I’m sorry I’m barfing so much while saying this I think the sugar masked the alcohol and I didn’t realize how much oh christ oh god sorry sorry

  19. Who brought the Advil? The best part of a party is trying to piece together the night before.

  20. bloody mary time! That cures hangovers, right?

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