On the subject of optimum party size it has been submitted that, as our fathers said “The more, the merrier” but is this truly the case? I submit that a number of factors can influence the optimum size of a party; including but not limited to the physical space available for said party.

How then, do we determine the optimum party size? I fear that in many cases we crowd too many people, like at the majority of the parties I’ve had at student apartments, we cram too many people with too little accomodations and space. The result is a substantial decrease in enjoyment for all involved such that the total marginal enjoyment is actually less than it would have been had the size remained smaller.

This isn’t too bad, because when a party is greater than optimum size, attrition will naturally occur and people will drop out until the party reaches optimum size. Then you need to have sufficient numbers of activities and faithful party people who will spontaneously encourage fun activities and social interaction amongst the party guests whilst not leading them astray, that is to say, leaders who will not “poach” your guests with superior charisma and promises of greater marginal joy to be had outside the domains of your party grounds. These faithful partygoers are thus referred to as loyalists.

These loyalists are the most crucial element of your party, it is better to stock a party with a smaller number of loyalists mixed with fence sitters than it is to invite a ton of fence sitters and hope it works out.

For now though, it is safe to say the following: it is better to invite too many than too few, for a party will shrink to optimum size, but it cannot grow to optimum size (unless you’re counting on your guests to invite others).

While I hate math, someday I will make a formula for optimal party size.

You know what I need? I need a hobby. That way I’m not completely bored all the time. But have you ever looked at sites that actually list hobbies? It’s the most polarized selection of all time, where else are you going to find “sewing” on the same page as “shark fishing”?

But as you can see from my random post here, I’ve already got a hobby you could say: writing. The problem with writing, as a hobby, is that it requires another hobby, reading, to be enjoyed. So when you’re talking to someone and you say that you enjoy writing, it’s pretty much a mixed bag, you either hit or miss. What’s funny is that I’m not particularly big on reading (something about my attention span), but writing seems to come naturally to me. So here it is. Me. Writing. For my good. Not yours. Neiner Neiner.

I mean blogging is great because you don’t really have to *do* anything except write what’s on your mind, that is unless you plan to monetize your blog and make big money; then you have the pressure of generating relevant content for your readers and whoring out your subject matter to the Gods of affiliate marketing. Nah, not for me. I’ll make money at my JOB. As for my blog? This is for fun. Kicks and giggles, you know.

Speaking of my blog, I think I’m gonna resurrect my old domain name to give this site a more fittin’ degree of personal branding.