Forecast - F*ing Freezing: How to Party in Cold Weather

Stay warm and get luckier!

Not everyone is lucky enough to go to school in the warm climate. As college students we have an unyielding need to party, but during the winter months nature expresses her disapproval by way of relentless and bitter cold.

Well we at College Drinker are not about to step aside and let nature tell us when we can and cannot party.

Here are some tips for partying in the cold:

If you’re THROWING the party:

We all want parties with sick themes that rhyme and end with “Hos,” but in the winter it’s just not practical.

• Select your theme carefully: A lingerie party is great when it’s 80 degrees outside, but when it’s 0, attendance will fall. Shoot for a theme like “Eskimos and Eski-Hos.” Even with a warm theme, the cold has a way of convincing people not to go out that night.

• Convince people that it’s easy to get to: Tell them about the bus that stops only a block away, or how it’s only $5 for a taxi or something like that.

• Attract partygoers with some drinks that cater to the weather: hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps, coffee with Bailey’s or Kaluah, spiked hot apple cider, ect…

Or just give up entirely and play drinking games with your roommates. That’s what I’m gonna do tonight.

If you’re GOING to the party:

Maybe you’re the one debating the journey out into the cold. That “Strippers and the Clothes They Don’t Wear” party sounds awesome, but it’s like a 15 minute walk through a frozen wasteland.

• Pick the right clothes: You want to look cute, so you pick out a skimpy outfit. To stay warm in that thing, you’re going to need underjacket, overjacket, scarf, hat, and gloves. That’s a lot of stuff to have to deal with at a party, so probably you’ll ditch the scarf hat and gloves. Suddenly you won’t be warm at all anymore.

• Find a ride: $2 for the “L” or a few more for a cab isn’t that big of a deal. And if you’re with a girl, chances are she’s not gonna get the hots for you if she is frozen solid.

• Plan for the unexpected: I’m serious, sometimes it is SO COLD outside, I advise against underestimating it. If you’re set on going out wear the scarf, wear the gloves, wear the hat. Find a nice corner to put it in where you’ll be able to get it later. Believe me when I tell you this! I was locked out of my house for half an hour last weekend and I was freezing my balls off. The girl I was with only had these fishnet stockings on too. It was terrible.

Or, just give up entirely and play drinking games with your roommates. That’s what I’m doing right now.

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