"But some people came that like did not RSVP. I was totally buggin."

i have this habit of reading webmd for fun. if i feel at all like i could possibly be getting mildly ill, i'll look up the symptoms. i also enjoy the featured articles. anyway, today there was a featured article, "Swine flu: 10 Things Not to Do." i'm reading down the list, and found #3 to be particularly interesting- "Don't hold or attend a swine flu party." according to the article the guest of honor at a swine flu party is someone who, as you might guess, has swine flu. the point of the party is for all the attendees to become infected with the virus so they can just get it over with, in the hopes they leave the party with a mild case of the virus and then will be immune for the rest of the season. "that's a bad idea," according to the article, and the CDC. i was intrigued by what a swine flu party might be like so i googled it to see what would come up. turns out the new york times wrote an article back in may reporting on mothers who thought this would be a good idea for their children, even tweeting about the idea to try get others interested in setting one up. apparently this taking immunity into your own hands approach is common for viruses like chickpox. normally i will use almost any excuse to get dressed up and go to a party, but this may be the one exception where i have to decline.