my final week in NYC

i wish i had written about this earlier, when i remembered details more clearly. but at the time, the last thing i wanted to do was sit down at a computer and blog. but now, i'm finally home, i can finally stop go go going, and relax. and type.

i guess the big bang start of my final week was the ultimate team's EPIC party. we divided ourselves into good vs. evil, and were all dressed appropriately for the party, good in white, evil in black. it was a pretty great party..props to stoops and paul for being the most charming of the good team, dressed up in adorable white hats, and handing out white carnations to all the good team ladies. the party was a lot of drinking, a lot of dancing (especially to 'i get knocked down' because the damn cd player kept playing it over and over), and some awesome heart'n'soul playing by mara and myself (no worries, we won't be quitting our day jobs).

got up on friday morning for our final team picnic, which was lovely. i was slightly hungover, but any urges i had to run back to bed were completely obliterated by the M2M thug life wuuh-rap. i knew mara and maya were talented rappers from spring break, but GOOD LORD! this new rap was amazing, and i'm not just saying that because it was dedicated to me. (here's the lyrics, from mara's blog, but the lyrics don't really do the song justice...you really had to be there to understand the true amazingness of this rap. seriously, these girls need a record contract or something.)

saturday, i went to brooklyn with emily, which was a lot of fun. it was great to just wander around, with no specific destination or goal. there was also some senior event at the brooklyn brewery, but we kind of missed the boat for that. oh well. then, on sunday, i had breakfast with eric, and he picked up my lovely lipstick hanging plant. seriously, you better take good care of that eric...i want monthly updates! then, i went out with a bunch of civil's to harry's house in conneticut for a barbeque! it was great fun...especially the whiffle ball game that required all team players, including the pitcher and the batter, to be holding a beverage in their hands, preferably beer. yeaaa, needless to say, the batting average was quite low. the food was also superb; harry's dad turned out to be a barbeque genius! i don't know what he did to that chicken, but i haven't tasted chicken that good in a long time. (by the way, SUMMER GOAL #3: Learn how to cook)

then, there was monday. monday started off pretty bad, and i was pretty upset for most of the day. i finally figured out exactly how much in debt i was from frisbee, and realized that the people who still owed dues probably weren't going to pay (i don't know what more i could have done other than ask repeatedly..its not like i could hit them over the head with a shoe or something and force them to pay). in addition to that, my suite was starting to move out, and i had begun to dismantle my room, and it just put me in an even worse mood. nothing says, "you don't live here anymore" like taking down the pictures off your wall. the pissy mood stuck around until the seas dinner, which i arrived at still down from the day, but several (6? 7? who knows) glasses of wine soon wiped away those troubles. and then the champagne recepetion, with the GIANT chocolate covered strawberries! i can see why people become alcoholics; after that much wine, i couldn't even remember why i had been upset earlier.

after the dinner, i then decided to greet my family, who had just arrived. i had warned them i would be a little bit drunk, but i don't think they were quite prepared for it. i picked up my brother, and we met up with the rest of the civils at the west end. hung out there for a while, and then when people left to go to the senior toast, we went to lions head to meet up with frisbee people, where we had our own senior toast, perhaps an hour or two late.

needless to say, when tuesday came around, i was majorly hungover. our class day wasn't until 1.30pm, but even that late in the day, i was still suffering. i tried to enjoy the beautiful surroundings, columbia all decked out in its graduation glory, us engineering graduates all dressed up in our blue caps and gowns, and the gorgeous weather, but honestly, all i wanted to do was jump back into bed and sleep forever.

and now,
to be continued....because i don't really feel like writing anymore.