advice for those throwing holiday parties - here are some items you need to buy in excess of what you think you'll need, 'cause most parties seem to run out of 'em, every time : 1. toilet paper. this is first and foremost!!! running out of toilet paper is the absolute worst. and male hosts tend to forget that women will be in attendance. 2. and don't forget to have a plunger. overflowing toilets suck, and are likely when toilets have high traffic and lots of sick people . (no more toilet talk now, i promise !) 3. cups. there's no excuse for running out of cups . come on, now. 4. paper towels. parties be messy! 5. ice. duh. 6. juice. i will most likely be at your party, drinking up all the yummy juice, all on its own. i'm like that, and i will ruin everyone else's chances of having screwdrivers or cape cods, if you're not careful . 7. something to munch on. come on, not everyone is a straight-up drunk, like you ! having food around is great for the people who didn't have time to eat before they came, and it's also just the hostly thing to do . and as time passes, people get the munchies . 8. ashtrays. if you're gonna let people smoke inside, give them places to ash. otherwise, you're gonna have cups half-full of watered-down booze with cigarette butts in 'em, which stink, or your plants won't be looking too good in the near future. that's all i can think of for now . any additions? tune in tomorrow.