I debated on holding a lot of this information back, because of the fact that so many family members are going to read this... but then i remembered that i'm living off of 100 dollars a month, living in a depressing city filled with violence and despair, and well, frankly, i think i DESERVE to party! And if i'm enjoying myself, i think you should all know about it!!
Everyone dipped by like 9 AM for multiple reasons that i'm sure consisted of grumpiness from sleeping on FREEZING cold cement(i believe we had about 35 ppl sleep over), hungover because we can't drink like we used to in college, and because our house was a DISASTER and people wanted to get the HECK out! hahaha. After everyone left, my roommates, well everyone except for Eddie, was in no shape to start cleaning... and seeing we bought an ENORMOUS package of eggs to cook for the JVs in the morning, but no one ate them because they fled the scene, i made some delicious eggs, sat with the roommates and put on only the best christmas movie, Elf, to help us re-cooperate.
We needed time to revitalize ourselves because we had the party start at 6, in order to avoid people coming into newark and get lost in our not-so-safe neighborhood...Considerate some may call it, I however call it FOOLISH. It was a long night, that flew by all too quickly. The never ending jokes of the ghettoness of our lives and having your co-workers and FJVs asked by another JV "are you fulfilled??" was priceless. And going to bed to find the whole Space Jam basketball "mon-stars" team spread all over my floor and in my bed, was nothing short of hilarious. It was all worth the next day's misery. And i can't wait till Brooklyn and DC's party, who will hopefully top ours!
the next weekend...
So i FINALLY had a free weekend to watch the Duck game!!! I was so excited, and the NYC Oregon chapter was watching the game (as they do everyweekend) at their bar, and i was set on going!! Although my roommates were busy doing other things, i wasn't about to miss out on it when i have been waiting to go find Oregonians for so long! So, i went by myself. Lol. Yep. Once i showed up to the bar, (which was a bit of a struggle) I kind of freaked out... not knowing what i was going to do at a bar by myself?!?!? I ordered a beer. Sipped on it for a while. and then just felt awkward. I NEEDED to befriend someone! But how?!??!?! Well.... thats when i came up with my ingenious plan! So i ordered a pitcher of Blue Moon (always a fav) to myself.... Then i looked around, found a young-looking group, and went straight over to them, completely lied and said "hey, so i just ordered this for my roommate and i to share, and now she's not coming! will you help me drink it??" And boom. instant best friends.
The game was stressful, but hearing the fight song in NYC, having a whole bar singing Return of the Quack, and having a volunteer to do the push-ups on the bar when we scored, made me feel riiiiiiight at home!
Also the next morning, after spending the night with the gracious Harlem girls, i went and got Pho with my co-worker!! I'm SO happy i found someone who loves Vietnamese food as much as me! (Be proud Annie, Tray, and Uncle Roger!)
This weekend is the Brooklyn party, which will be great!
Next week, Brooklyn is holding a potluck thanksgiving, so i am very lucky to have a place to go all the way across the country. But carrying my dish (not sure what i will bring yet) on the bus, path, and subways will be difficult, and hilarious at the same time. I will also probably go really early to see what i can of the crowd for the parade, and hopefully stay at one of the NY houses and do a bit of shopping bright and early Friday morning! Any specific NY requests???
Also, i never mentiond Annies package did i?? it was AMAZING and filled with none other than ALL ASIAN FOOD! oh gosh i love that girl. amazing curries, instant pho, viet coffee, siracha sauce! wasabi peas.... oh man. heaven sent fa real.
I also got a great great package from Roger, filled with lara bars, hot coco, a CONTIGO thermos (contigo is what my water bottle is- just fyi) quinuoa, and some beautiful pics of the fam. Thanks Roger!
Its really freaking hard living with NO money. ugh. I have holes in my leggings that i like to wear under my pajamas at night when its cold, holes in my thin socks, and my poor hair is like multi colored, lacking nourishment, and a hair cut! .... boy can i not WAIT for a real job!
