The first great battle, of the first great war…
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Mark Twain
I’d like to apologize to all my LJ friends. Today, I looked at my facebook page before I logged into LJ. I’m really sorry, I don’t know what got into me. Nothing like this has happened before, but I’d like to make it clear that I am indeed in the initial stages of becoming a facebook whore. I apologize to you, your families, and myself.
In keeping with the words of Mark Twain, I’m going to branch out into the deepest reaches of Boston’s abyss. I’m going to join a fraternal society called Lambda Phi Epsilon. As I’m sure everyone knows, LPE is the Asian American interest fraternity on campus. Some of my friends have vigorously questioned my decision to join LPE, but those same friends have never seen House of the Flying Daggers. See, I’ve got a plan. By joining LPE, I will automatically be the object of desire for our school’s Asian American women. In fact, I’m eyeing one girl in particular in my Statistics class right now. I know she wants it, but I’ll make her wait at least another month or two. Yea, I’m a player like that…
FUCK! I totally missed auditions for the Vagina Monologues. I’m crushed. Fortunately, I’ve been listening to massive amounts of Coldplay, and I’m feeling a lot better about it. Speaking of music, I’ve acquired two recurring theme songs here in Boston: Nick Drake “One of These Things First” & Supergrass “Alright.” They perfectly fit my mood, and I wish I was cool enough to have an Ipod so I could listen to them on the way to class. Well, on the way to class WHEN IT ISN’T CANCELLED!!!
Reservations are set for 8pm on Friday at Upstairs on the Square. I have no idea what I’m going to wear, but trust that I’ll be the sexiest looking man this side of the Charles. Saturday is going to be awesome as well, mostly because I’ll have a chance to chill with two other chaps who abandoned their homeland (Tejas) in favor of whiter pastures. We shall recreate the Alamo in the Commons, and conduct a snow ball fight to the death!!!
So yea, I’ve turned 23 since last time we ‘interacted.’ Fuck, sometimes I wonder where all the time went. Oh wait, I’m only 19. In that case, I totally remember where all the time went…straight down the fucking toilet like my pocket protector this morning. On a lighter note, behind the LJ cut is a synopsis of my birthday weekend. It’s going to continue until Sunday night, so everything I do until then counts as part of the celebration…no matter how insignificant. Fuck it, I hereby declare everyday to be my birthday. That’s 19 spankings from beautiful women everyday. I’m currently taking applications…
Saturday night, I journeyed with my floor mates to the apartments next door. The girls made dinner, and we played a jovial game of “Never Have I Ever.” Around midnight, we ventured into the blizzard (the first blizzard of my life), spontaneously deciding to head to a party on West Campus (about a mile and a half from our current location). After arriving, my friend Abby announced it was my birthday, and the party was elevated. I think they sang me happy birthday around 4 times, but I’m not quite sure. I remember they were very hospitable people, and we talked about all types of music, some of them even added me on facebook. Then, out of stupidity and the thirst for adventure, we headed back to the previous apartment in the blizzard. At one point, we huddled together like Eskimos as the wind continuously howled, breathing snow into our frozen faces. I collapsed after reaching the apartment, mostly due to inebriation, but I was just momentarily dazed. Then, I went to sleep fulfilled.
Sunday night, some friends that I made at orientation found out it was my birthday. They threw me a surprise party in their dorm room, with tea and birthday cake. We listened to some dance tunes, and caught up with each other since school had been hectic for us kids starting school a semester late. Once again, I was taken off guard by the sincere actions of people I had barely known for a week.
Furthermore, my birthday continued into the Snow Day. It was really a beautiful day, blue skies and sun rays all around. We went to watch House of the Flying Daggers in the theatre across from Boston Commons. It was an excellent film, and definitely made me long for finding love in the feudal Orient. Afterwards, we headed to the Prudential Center for dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. During the wait, I fell asleep inside one of the massage chairs in Sharper Image. Monday’s climax involved a FREE Dulce de Leche Cheesecake, and some delicious orange chicken. Yesterday was all about my three power naps, and more “facebooking.” Oh, and I finally stayed awake for BOTH my classes. I already feel accomplished, but now it’s time for my daily “leisure” read.
Once we get it going, we’ve got to keep it going…