After some weeks of planning, it all happened. The very first Hoosier Party took place somewhere in the remote parts of southern Indiana. The first group met on the southside of Indianapolis on that cold Saturday afternoon. Cyclone`, scared to get into a car with KweenUvAll and DebG decided to follow them to Seraphim's house. What should have been a 2 hour trip took only about 70 minutes, thanks to the NASCAR style of driving that DebG was doing. Other than running from 3 State Police cars for about 20 miles, the trip went well. Pulling into the driveway of the Escher-style house, they were greeted by the gracious hostess, Seraphim^, who was waiting at the door. Stepping from the car, DebG was overheard saying: "I am so excited, like when I saw my first snow". Once initial greetings had taken place, it was off to tour the 7-level house. At some point during this tour, KweenUvAll got lost and couldn't remember which door she had entered the house through. Something was missing! It was out180. KweenUvAll firmly believed that he had been kidnapped by Seraphim^ and was being held in some remote part of the house. After some investigating, it was learned that he was simply running late and would arrive shortly. The group logged onto the computer and went to, where else, #Trivia_House, and immediately started showing everyone in the room what a group of Hoosier minds can do(winning at will, of course!). Next was to be a get acquainted session with some of Seraphim's pets. On one level of the house, it was the crocodile. It was obvious(by the way that he hid behind KweenUvAll) that Cyclone` was quite intimidated by the teeth that this vicious beast was possessing. At the next level, there were bearded dragons, snakes and frogs. On yet another, the largest fish aquarium east of the Mississippi River. When spotting Seraphim's 7' bong in the corner of a room, Cyclone` could only say "Wow!!" On to the cat room! Well, it wasn't a cat room until KweenUvAll became so terrified of the felines that she couldn't move which led to their being incarcerated for the remainder of the evening. The group looked around the next corner and what did they see?? One of the few full-sized poodles in Indiana. DebG immediately fell in love with the dog and begged Sera, to no avail, to let her take it home. It was time to go meet the real masters of the house. As Sera went into the room that housed the Great Danes, KweenUvAll quickly shut the windowed door and pleaded with Cyclone` to hold tightly to the doorknob so that these beasts wouldn't have her for dinner. Figuring that the group had been terrified enough, Sera led them back to the computer room where they continued their dominance of the Trivia game. It was nearing dinner time by now. What a feast! With smoked turkey, fresh vegetables and dip, salads and countless other goodies waiting in the kitchen, it was time to eat! Everyone ate until they could eat no more, when suddenly, a knock came at the door. It was out180. After introducing himself to everybody, it was back to the kitchen for the next experience...the vegemite/marmite experience! out180, being the only sensible one of the group, decided that he would be the cameraman and allow the others to try the foreign substances. Some minutes, and several photos later, after all of the gagging was complete, it was decided that the Brits and Aussies can keep their 'delicacies' to themselves! Cyclone` tried to slip the remnants of his vegemite covered cracker to the poodle, who declined and ran to seek refuge in another room. Back to the computer room and trivia_house. out180 decided that KweenUvAll is a computer geek and explained to her how anyone who can have cyber relatives has to be a geek. The evening was growing late, out180 had official business to tend to, and had to say his final goodbyes, but not before more photos were taken. Soon after his departure, Seraphim^ came from another room carrying a pair of panties and saying something about a porno film. KweenUvAll fainted, Cyclone` ran from the house, and DebG was last seen holding the panties in front of the computer. When the dust had settled, and everyone had returned to the room, KweenUvAll was wearing a different shirt than she had left the room wearing. She also donned a crown. She hoped that nobody would notice, but we did! It was never determined what had happened to cause this change of clothing. As Saturday turned into Sunday morning, it was time for the group to say their final goodbyes and head back to Indianapolis. After Cyclone` had a short-lived battle with the snowbank in Sera's driveway, the group was gone as fast as they had arrived. What a long and strange, but very memorable, trip!