20 most memorable college moments
the end of this lj is nigh, and that means more end of college lj entry goodness. it's part three of my end of an era special, and this time it's all about the memories, baby. some people say that college is the best time of your life, and after my horrible experiences in high school they sure as hell weren't lying. so without further adieu i prsesent 20 of my most memorable college moments.
[20] the night i almost died (march 2002) - what do you get when you combine me, cristina, chelsea, and a bottle of tequila one crazy ass night of being drunk as hell, stumbling through the streets unable to see while clutching on to a slice of pizza, and a horrendous never ending hangover in the morning. and that's just what happened to me.
[19] free wine chinese (march 2002) - everyone in manhattan should go to silk road palace, better known as the place where you get free unlimited wine to go with your chinese food. i did with lucille, her friend from out of town, gia, and other assorted peoples freshman year, and boy were we drunk as hell when we left. makes me wonder why we went to a bar afterwars (nevada smiths)...and why we drank some more to boot. isn't there a law against serving drunk people more alcohol? the kicker was when we all returned to lucille's place in u-hall and me and gia started randomly making out. at least i think we did...problem is, i was so drunk i couldn't even remember things that had happened five minutes earlier.
[18] nunoism (may 2002) - i have a lot of memories of hanging out with the minority report, but this would probably be my favorite from freshman year. nuno's graduation part (which he dubbed nunoism) is best remembered for all of us getting drunk, me and nuno having a floor humping contest, cristy and alejandra getting high in the bathroom and giggling a lot, followed by cristina talking to the voices in her head, me almost getting with sandrea, and nobody liking nuno's weird ass casserole/quiche combination.
[17] the beach revisited (august 2002) - this is hand's down my favorite salima memory of all time, which is saying a lot because me and her have been through a ton. our relationship may have deteriorated a ton, but a few years ago we were frolicking at rehobeth beach in the summer together on our own, spending the night at an inn and hitting up beach areas in the day. it's the closest thing to a vacation i've had in a long time and i couldn't have imagined anyone better to spend it with.
[16] 9/11 (september 2001) - my lj starts in 2001, but i wrote mostly in an actual journal and didn't start writing in this until 2002 so i wrote about this in there. that day (a tuesday, if i remember correctly), i was sleeping in the bed since i didn't have class until later on in the morning, and my roomate's (raghav) mom called sounding worried as fuck, but i couldn't tell what she was talking about. not long afterwards someone (possibly an ra) came into the room saying to stay calm and that the world trade center and pentagon had been attacked. i mostly remember trying to get in contact with my family to see if they were ok down there and to let them know that i was ok up here and watching all the news coverage with lala down in the third north tv room. we, the class of 2005, are the last class left that experienced all that first hand.
[15] i think i'm turning japanese (november 2002) - i got my first tattoo during my freshman year, and it was inevitable that i'd get another one. a year later, i did. what could be better than getting tatted up with a bunch of friends in the middle of hick land, md? good times had by all. and julia's reaction after i gave her a hug was priceless.
[14] to spit or not to spit? (june 2003) - how could i ever forget the worst break up of all time? a guy can only handle being screwed over so much befor enough's enough, and in this case enough was really enough. after you treat a girl from the ghetto on welfare with a kid like a princess, only to have her cheat on you twice by fucking two different guys (the second time with someone else named ron, go figure), what better way to show your appreciation than hocking a gigantic hateful loogie on her?
[13] in dc with the wackos (september 2002) - my favorite memory ever with the minority report (and one of the last times i remember everyone together having a good time), i was more than welcome to have nuno, cristy, jose, and alejandra at my house down in dc. we went sightseeing, ate at the cheesecake factory, and played a few rousing games of monopoly (which started cristy's whole monopoly obsession sophomore year). grandma and uncle rob even treated us all to a nice sunday breakfast at ihop before we went back to new york on the chinatown bus.
[12] summer sanitarium (july 2003) - after being broke all summer, this was a good way to actual have fun for a change. liz, michelle, and i went to fedex field to see mudvayne, linkin park, limp bizkit, deftones, and metallica in concert, and i defintely wasn't disappointed. braving the mosh pit with michelle is always a treat, and so is seeing a bunch of drunk naked rednecks. top that off with a trip to ihop afterwards and you have yourself a good day.
[11] a trip out of town (august 2003) - after going back to minnesota a year earlier, angelica returned to dc, and together we took a trip to virginia beach. i'll never forget the 8 hour drive down there, having fun in the water with angelica, sleeping in the car after a night of clubbing, dropping her off at the airport in norfolk, and driving back by myself in the wee hours of the morning, listening to talk radio, a little bit of country, and watching the sunrise over the mountains. it was beautiful.
[10] go shawty, it's your birthday (august 2003) - mostly memorable because it was the only time at nyu that my birthday was not on or before move in day so that i could celebrate it with my friends in new york for the first time ever. this was the closest thing i had ever had to a real day birthday party up until that point, and the newly opened red lobster in times square was a fine place to have it.
[09] misadeventures in new york starring alex and ron (may 2004) - before me and alex were enemies, we were very good friends. when she came to visit nyu's campus as a potential future student, i made sure we spent lots of quality time together, taking her out to friendhouse and walking around chinatown, soho, and even through central park. sometimes life isn't all about the grand moments, but about the small, intimate ones. it's days like this that i tend to miss thinking back on everything that's happened over the past year.
[08] homecoming (october 2003) - katie's homecoming was the bomb and made me forget all those crappy homecomings i had back in high school. it's all about dancing like nobody's watching.
[07] laudine returns (may 2004) - i never thought i'd ever see laudine again after we graduated from holy trinity, but as fate would have it i was wrong. to commemorate her return to dc, we went back to the place where we first met, ate at our old hang out spot, sugars, and did some shopping at pentagon city. after having a crush on that woman for so long back in the day, it was nice to finally just hang out as regular adults and have a hella fun time, learning how cool we've become in the process.
[06] projekt revolution (august 2004) - this summer's concert was even better than last summer's concert, despite the lack of boobs thrown in my general direction. i got my mets hat autographed by ghostface killah and his crew, and renee and i tried to circumvent security and make our way from our spot on the grassy lawn where we couldn't see shit to the front row in order to see the band. we didn't quite make it that far, but it was awesome trying nontheless. and korn, the used, snoop dogg and linkin park rocked our asses.
[05] ron's adventure's upstate (october 2004) - being in new york city makes you want to stab to death all the rude fuckers that populate it, so it was nice to get away from it all and have a relaxing stay at shanell's house upstate. her family treated me like a long lost son, and shanell's friend's parents treated me like the ancient greeks would have streated strangers looking for food and lodgings at their place. it actually made me appreciate small town life, and it's just amazingly looking up there in the mountains, too.
[04] coney island (september 2004) - my trip with michelle, stephanie, april, and renee to coney island is memorable because it was the first time i had ever been there, really nasty ass people were having sex in the dirty ass ocean/river/whatever the fuck body of water that is, and the two couples present etched their names into the sand with anniversary dates and hearts.
[03] holy trinited reunited (december 2004) - a reunion with amsley, and chloe is always bound to be something special. this was the first time i had seen stephanie since i graduated from holy trinity too, and it's hard to believe that i used to have no love for her at all back then since that day we hit it off so well and became extremely close friends.
[02] the great white north (march 2005) - thanks to stephanie, i got to make my glorious return to canada. hanging out with her and her friends made enduring the combined 30 hour + bus ride (there and back) and being searched for child porn at the border worth it.
[01] life with renee - dating/living with renee provided a zillion memorable moments in my life. i helped her move her stuff to brooklyn after she got kicked out of housing (imagine carrying three heavy ass rolling bags on a subway), let her live with me for a semester, went to carribean day with her in brooklyn, fought and made up with her, walked with her to school everyday, danced at a semi-formal with her on a boat as it rocked back and forth...the list goes on and on. senior year with her has definitely been an experience in and of itself.
and there you have it. coming up next, it's the final entry in the long running mr. journal. be there, or be trapezoidal.
[20] the night i almost died (march 2002) - what do you get when you combine me, cristina, chelsea, and a bottle of tequila one crazy ass night of being drunk as hell, stumbling through the streets unable to see while clutching on to a slice of pizza, and a horrendous never ending hangover in the morning. and that's just what happened to me.
[19] free wine chinese (march 2002) - everyone in manhattan should go to silk road palace, better known as the place where you get free unlimited wine to go with your chinese food. i did with lucille, her friend from out of town, gia, and other assorted peoples freshman year, and boy were we drunk as hell when we left. makes me wonder why we went to a bar afterwars (nevada smiths)...and why we drank some more to boot. isn't there a law against serving drunk people more alcohol? the kicker was when we all returned to lucille's place in u-hall and me and gia started randomly making out. at least i think we did...problem is, i was so drunk i couldn't even remember things that had happened five minutes earlier.
[18] nunoism (may 2002) - i have a lot of memories of hanging out with the minority report, but this would probably be my favorite from freshman year. nuno's graduation part (which he dubbed nunoism) is best remembered for all of us getting drunk, me and nuno having a floor humping contest, cristy and alejandra getting high in the bathroom and giggling a lot, followed by cristina talking to the voices in her head, me almost getting with sandrea, and nobody liking nuno's weird ass casserole/quiche combination.
[17] the beach revisited (august 2002) - this is hand's down my favorite salima memory of all time, which is saying a lot because me and her have been through a ton. our relationship may have deteriorated a ton, but a few years ago we were frolicking at rehobeth beach in the summer together on our own, spending the night at an inn and hitting up beach areas in the day. it's the closest thing to a vacation i've had in a long time and i couldn't have imagined anyone better to spend it with.
[16] 9/11 (september 2001) - my lj starts in 2001, but i wrote mostly in an actual journal and didn't start writing in this until 2002 so i wrote about this in there. that day (a tuesday, if i remember correctly), i was sleeping in the bed since i didn't have class until later on in the morning, and my roomate's (raghav) mom called sounding worried as fuck, but i couldn't tell what she was talking about. not long afterwards someone (possibly an ra) came into the room saying to stay calm and that the world trade center and pentagon had been attacked. i mostly remember trying to get in contact with my family to see if they were ok down there and to let them know that i was ok up here and watching all the news coverage with lala down in the third north tv room. we, the class of 2005, are the last class left that experienced all that first hand.
[15] i think i'm turning japanese (november 2002) - i got my first tattoo during my freshman year, and it was inevitable that i'd get another one. a year later, i did. what could be better than getting tatted up with a bunch of friends in the middle of hick land, md? good times had by all. and julia's reaction after i gave her a hug was priceless.
[14] to spit or not to spit? (june 2003) - how could i ever forget the worst break up of all time? a guy can only handle being screwed over so much befor enough's enough, and in this case enough was really enough. after you treat a girl from the ghetto on welfare with a kid like a princess, only to have her cheat on you twice by fucking two different guys (the second time with someone else named ron, go figure), what better way to show your appreciation than hocking a gigantic hateful loogie on her?
[13] in dc with the wackos (september 2002) - my favorite memory ever with the minority report (and one of the last times i remember everyone together having a good time), i was more than welcome to have nuno, cristy, jose, and alejandra at my house down in dc. we went sightseeing, ate at the cheesecake factory, and played a few rousing games of monopoly (which started cristy's whole monopoly obsession sophomore year). grandma and uncle rob even treated us all to a nice sunday breakfast at ihop before we went back to new york on the chinatown bus.
[12] summer sanitarium (july 2003) - after being broke all summer, this was a good way to actual have fun for a change. liz, michelle, and i went to fedex field to see mudvayne, linkin park, limp bizkit, deftones, and metallica in concert, and i defintely wasn't disappointed. braving the mosh pit with michelle is always a treat, and so is seeing a bunch of drunk naked rednecks. top that off with a trip to ihop afterwards and you have yourself a good day.
[11] a trip out of town (august 2003) - after going back to minnesota a year earlier, angelica returned to dc, and together we took a trip to virginia beach. i'll never forget the 8 hour drive down there, having fun in the water with angelica, sleeping in the car after a night of clubbing, dropping her off at the airport in norfolk, and driving back by myself in the wee hours of the morning, listening to talk radio, a little bit of country, and watching the sunrise over the mountains. it was beautiful.
[10] go shawty, it's your birthday (august 2003) - mostly memorable because it was the only time at nyu that my birthday was not on or before move in day so that i could celebrate it with my friends in new york for the first time ever. this was the closest thing i had ever had to a real day birthday party up until that point, and the newly opened red lobster in times square was a fine place to have it.
[09] misadeventures in new york starring alex and ron (may 2004) - before me and alex were enemies, we were very good friends. when she came to visit nyu's campus as a potential future student, i made sure we spent lots of quality time together, taking her out to friendhouse and walking around chinatown, soho, and even through central park. sometimes life isn't all about the grand moments, but about the small, intimate ones. it's days like this that i tend to miss thinking back on everything that's happened over the past year.
[08] homecoming (october 2003) - katie's homecoming was the bomb and made me forget all those crappy homecomings i had back in high school. it's all about dancing like nobody's watching.
[07] laudine returns (may 2004) - i never thought i'd ever see laudine again after we graduated from holy trinity, but as fate would have it i was wrong. to commemorate her return to dc, we went back to the place where we first met, ate at our old hang out spot, sugars, and did some shopping at pentagon city. after having a crush on that woman for so long back in the day, it was nice to finally just hang out as regular adults and have a hella fun time, learning how cool we've become in the process.
[06] projekt revolution (august 2004) - this summer's concert was even better than last summer's concert, despite the lack of boobs thrown in my general direction. i got my mets hat autographed by ghostface killah and his crew, and renee and i tried to circumvent security and make our way from our spot on the grassy lawn where we couldn't see shit to the front row in order to see the band. we didn't quite make it that far, but it was awesome trying nontheless. and korn, the used, snoop dogg and linkin park rocked our asses.
[05] ron's adventure's upstate (october 2004) - being in new york city makes you want to stab to death all the rude fuckers that populate it, so it was nice to get away from it all and have a relaxing stay at shanell's house upstate. her family treated me like a long lost son, and shanell's friend's parents treated me like the ancient greeks would have streated strangers looking for food and lodgings at their place. it actually made me appreciate small town life, and it's just amazingly looking up there in the mountains, too.
[04] coney island (september 2004) - my trip with michelle, stephanie, april, and renee to coney island is memorable because it was the first time i had ever been there, really nasty ass people were having sex in the dirty ass ocean/river/whatever the fuck body of water that is, and the two couples present etched their names into the sand with anniversary dates and hearts.
[03] holy trinited reunited (december 2004) - a reunion with amsley, and chloe is always bound to be something special. this was the first time i had seen stephanie since i graduated from holy trinity too, and it's hard to believe that i used to have no love for her at all back then since that day we hit it off so well and became extremely close friends.
[02] the great white north (march 2005) - thanks to stephanie, i got to make my glorious return to canada. hanging out with her and her friends made enduring the combined 30 hour + bus ride (there and back) and being searched for child porn at the border worth it.
[01] life with renee - dating/living with renee provided a zillion memorable moments in my life. i helped her move her stuff to brooklyn after she got kicked out of housing (imagine carrying three heavy ass rolling bags on a subway), let her live with me for a semester, went to carribean day with her in brooklyn, fought and made up with her, walked with her to school everyday, danced at a semi-formal with her on a boat as it rocked back and forth...the list goes on and on. senior year with her has definitely been an experience in and of itself.
and there you have it. coming up next, it's the final entry in the long running mr. journal. be there, or be trapezoidal.