Jun 22, 2006 23:22
One week ago, Hellbunny and I threw the hottest party at the Colleges: the NEDM Summer BBQ. The premise--let's get all our friends together for one last bout of fun before the weekend of graduations.
I spent the majority of the morning shopping with Hellbunny and Damian, going to places like Costco and Longs' to get all the essential items--hot dogs, hamburgers, steak, salad, soda, and a Nintendo DS Lite for Damian. After the food was bought, we cleaned the apartments because people were told to drop by both my place and Hellbunny's place to get the food/drink they needed. I managed to clean out all the trash on my floor, and get most of the vacuumming done before my first party guest, Alex, came over. He was tired because some jackass stole his bike the previous day, and he carried all his Programming Languages books in his backpack from the labs, so all he needed was a beer and a place to sit. I gave him a can of Guinness and he was off to Hellbunny's while I finished cleaning and then headed up to Hellbunny's myself.
Because so much happened at the party, I must use Bullet Points to recount every crazy thing that happened. Without further ado, the following takes place between 4 PM and 10 PM:
* A short while after finishing his Guinness, Alex, Serg, and I had bottles of Sierra Nevada, but no one else had any beer. Fuck them, I'll sponsor them and drink a couple cans in their place.
* At this point the party moved outside, because the first batch of food was almost ready. At this point, Matt and Serg decided to have a water balloon fight on the Colleges lawn, leading to the One Rule of Combat: if you are on the lawn, and you are not the cook, you are fair game.
* Stou stops by, and the first thing he does is say hi to Damian and Hellbunny at the BBQ pit. Except Cousin Amber is at the BBQ pit, and not Hellbunny. The look on his face was priceless: he said "hey [Hellbunny]", Cousin Amber turned around, he realized his mistake, and walked off with a face that said "oh shit that's not Hellbunny".
* I got Stou a can of soda (he was working and thus could not imbibe alcohol), and everyone grabbed a plate of food and started chatting. I was standing right by Alex and Stou when they started talking about Prof. Ma of the CS Depmt's Graphics Group. The discussion turned into a Civil War, with Alex leading the "Ma Sucks!" brigade, and Stou waving the flag that said "Ma is Awesome!" Their debate boiled down to personal taste: Alex didn't like Ma's hands-off teaching style and superfluous program requirements, while Stou enjoyed learning graphics on his own and having large projects with a ton of requirements. The best exchange of the debate, which drifted into "is Ma cool or not?" went something like this:
Stou: "Can't you see Ma driving down 5th Street in an Escalade with bitches in the back seat?"
Alex: "He drives a [lame family sedan--I forget what kind of car Alex said]"
Stou takes a minute to ponder this information, then says "You may have a point."
I laughed at a lot of Stou's comments because he is a born comedian, but I felt bad because a lot of them were disparaging to Alex, and he agreed to be my roommate this fall after he moves out of Davis. I blame Sierra Nevada for making me giggly.
*After we all ate, the water balloon fight resumed, and Alex was hit enough times to make him go into Commando Mode. Imagine a John Rambo armed with water balloons instead of bullets, and you'll have a good idea of what Alex looked like. He later switched from using a ton of balloons to carrying a box full of water--a very Rambo thing to do, if you ask me.
* Somewhere around this point in time, Hellbunny became a total punk: she would throw balloons, but hide on the concrete and never allow herself to be hit in the open. After seeing her dishonorable actions, I decided to take matters into my own hands: I grabbed her around the waist, carried her onto the grass, and told everyone to take their shots now while she was pinned. She got so drenched that she went inside, changed into a swimsuit, and came back ready to settle the score with me. I had nothing to fear because she throws like a girl--she threw 4 water balloons at me, and the only one that splashed me was the balloon that bounced off my back, hit the grass and exploded. CS/Bio Dude Kareem did a better job hitting me with a balloon that just barely missed me, but I remember saying "I gave you beer, and you shot me!" Clearly, I was the only Colleges resident who had honor that night.
* Speaking of beer, Alex helped himself to another can of Guinness while I was outside, I poured a can for Kareem after he learned I had Guinness in my place, and I had a can of Boddingtons, all in the span of about 10 minutes during the water fight.
* I took a quick break from the party to drive Alex home because he didn't want to walk with all his books, and on the way back Andrew called to say he was on his way to the BBQ. By the time I got back, the water fight had ended, people were done eating, Stou had left, and Priya had arrived. Danielle (Chocoholic) came over during the water fight and spent much of her time hiding, and Dave stopped by to eat during the Alex/Stou debate. At this point people just hung out and talked, and it was all very chill.
* Serg played Blackjack with some peeps, and then he and I tried to get a big circle of Texas Hold 'Em going. When there is no betting and no one knows the rules, THE sucks. Hellbunny and I decided it was time for a colossal game of Uno, so we combined our Hello Kitty and Spider-Man decks to form UNO PRIME. Sadly, we only got around to explaining the rules behind the special Uno cards before people decided we should clean up our mess, and then people left to go home. The UNO PRIME game ended before the first card was dealt. The time is now 9:45 PM.
I checked in with Andrew around this time, and he was at Woodstock's with his crew getting ready to see Stargate. I was just about to get in the car and head downtown when I remembered I had no money, and I felt tired from the BBQ. Exhausted, I headed back to my apmt and sat in my chair, and just started to relax when MA called. She asked if I needed a ride to the movies, since I asked if she would ferry Andrew and me to Stargate if we were too drunk to stand. I said I was cool, and then asked if she wanted to play Super Mario Bros. We had talked of playing NES that weekend, but conflicting schedules prevented us from getting our SMB on. She said it sounded cool, so I grabbed the JackPack and bolted out to her place, where Priya looked at me with an expression that said "didn't I just see you somewhere?"
MA and I played some awesome SMB 3, and homegirl is wicked good at SMB 3. I mean, she plays SMB 3 the way I play Metroid Zero Mission. She knows where the location of each cannon on the World 1 Airship, and knows just where to stand so she will never get hit by anything. Dave came over around this time and got in on the SMB fun, and we used our Warp Whistles to head to World 5 after completing the first 2 worlds. I also busted out my Nintendo DS Lite and got some NSMB time in, because Priya never saw me smashing the World 1-1 flagpole with Mega Mario. After playing SMB 3 to death (losing the damn Kuribo's Shoe because of a Spiny makes you want to stop playing and cry yourself to sleep), we all watched Fun with Dick and Jane, and MA/Priya's roomie Michelle watched it with us. After the movie (which means it's now 1:00 AM) my head didn't feel too well, and MA sat with me for like a half hour while I tried to figure out what was wrong, and dangled comics in front of her.
What was wrong with me? I had a sore throat, probably brought on by allergies, but it was definitely caused by a sinus infection that left me stuffed up with an aching head. For a while I thought I had a hangover, which I quickly ruled out. And my graduation ceremony was at 3 PM that day.