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| 3 March 2002 11:33 pm Sunday I had an outstanding weekend. I went to Willy P. for the weekend for the ASAP District 2 conference. In other words, I went with SAA to Jersey for this conference where we get to attend workshops and meet a bunch of really cool (and some not so cool) people from the northeast. It was good to get away from Ithaca for a while, though I did miss my friend's birthday party. But this will be the last conference I attend since soon I will be an actual alumna. So I'm glad I went. Best compliment I got this weekend: An entire table of girls (there were 10 of them) told me that they thought I was hot. One of them would even do me. I got the same compliment from a couple guys, but somehow their sentiments aren't nearly as cool as girls saying it. Now some homophobes would be thinking, 'ewww'. But it's so not. Getting a compliment from the same sex is really flattering, especially if they're not all lesbians. It's flattering because they're mostly telling me that though they're not attracted to me, they think I'm attractive. Hot and sexy were the words they used, actually. And that's really really cool. And just to prove that they're right, here is a pict of me from the semiformal on the 15th. Hehe, I just love to show off. |
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| Anyways. So I had a good time. Went to some bar and danced a whole lot with these guys and a chick from Geneseo who were at the conference also. Had a freaking good night, actually, so that was fun. I also got to see and chat with a girl I met at last year's conference. I kind of wanted to get the info on this other guy (from Buffalo) so we could chat post-conference, but I didn't see him after the dinner. Oh well, no biggie. The people I went with - Janna, Abbey, Matt, and Graham - were great. The best part was winning the award for best skit making fun of Jersey stereotypes, which was entirely because Abbey is a hilarious girl who needs to do a stand-up routine. We all (minus Matt) celebrated with some mixed drinks all around. I didn't get drunk, but I had a really light buzz going into the dance. The thing with alcohol is that I don't see a point to getting drunk, especially if you're a bad drunk. I mean, yeah, it can be fun, so I'm not actually knocking anyone for drinking to that point. But I'm just the type of person who really likes to be in full control of everything I'm doing. I do drink now that I'm 21 for the social aspect, but I'm generally good with one or two drinks. |
| Besides, once I'm out dancing that's the only high I really need. I don't need drinks in me to get me on the floor, either. I love it out there. I'm not saying that I'm particularly good at it, though I do think I can hold my own. I love how the beat just creeps into my body and I start moving with it, letting go of reason and living entirely beat to beat. That is one of a few things that makes me feel most alive. Sometimes I wonder how on earth I'm friends with 98% of the people I'm friends with because they don't like dancing (or can't), and therefore when we go out it's not to a club. You'd think I'd want friends with similar recreational likes. But whatever, I love my friends. Besides, once I'm out there I forget it all anyways. There's more to tell about life in general, but I'm tired, getting a sore throat again, and need to be at work at 9am. So goodnight. |