party

Went to a party last night with a couple friends. Didn't know anyone else there, which always causes much apprehension. But hey, to go hang out with my friends, see some new people is always better than 11-13 games of fifa and falling asleep drooling on my couch. Rather than give a play by play I would like to describe the people I connected most with, and some details about them:

1) Girl 1 and Girl 2

Friends of the host. How? "Partying" My one friend and I (not the one who knew the host) inquired no less than four times as to how they knew anyone at the party. "Partying" Excuse me? "Yeah, we all party together, and thats how we met." (Trying to figure this out lasted alot longer, but I will spare you). So yes, they met the host by "partying."

2) Girl 3

We'll call her Rochester. Why? She goes to Rochester and is studying Mechanical Engineering. That was all she really had to say so where did the conversation go?...The Weather... I literally said "I heard its snowing alot on the East Coast, how about that?" Topics covered: California People and how they know nothing about weather, people driving too fast in the snow, what cities border Rochester, how she is only taking five years and also getting a masters, how much snow is the most snow shes seen, how her friends from school died in a car crash in snow, what she brought to the party, the upcoming rain storm. A good amount of things about the weather? YES! Me and my friend weren't interested in anything she was saying but she still managed to talk about nothing for near twenty minutes.

3) Guy 1

Piece of shit law student who wanted everyone to know, and couldn't talk enough about what he learned in his ~ 3 months in law school and how the constitution is a "living document" and what the Honorable Justice Scalia is bringing to the table regarding tort reform. Two of my best friends are in law school (like how I dropped dat?) and they don't sit around discussing the merits of the legislative precedent that No Child Left Behind has set and it means one of two things: 1) They're not as engrossed in the law school experience as this guy (and spend too much time actually learning material from class) or 2) They're not pieces of shit. My vote is 2. Fuck this guy.

4) Guy 2

Took a couple years off to find himself (a.k.a. didn't take care of business in High School and went to community college. A lot of people do it and there's nothing necessarily wrong with it, but lets call a spade a spade. Also gained alot of "incite into the managerial structure of a large corporation" and decided that thats why he wants to work for a smaller company. Working on his poli sci/history degree, plans on ->masters -> phd, but struggling to find out what he really LOVES so can't commit to either quite yet. Used the term "as a political scientist" multiple times, mentioned China "started" in 213 B.C. (commend him for using odd number to throw me off the b.s. trail), was angered that the university system in the United States could teach about politics in a historical vacuum ("How can you learn about Marx without appreciating Russia in the late 19th century?")....

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(Real guy 1: short and sweet. Moved to Portland because he was bored. Now works as a "candy wrapper, yeah, I wrap caramel candies in this family's garage, while a man plays video games in the living room and smokes weed." When I asked him multiple times if he was serious, and informed him how ridiculous that sounded to an outsider, he thought it was normal enough. This guy said he's actually tried to find a full time job, but its all he can find. It's rough out there.}

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Back to Guy 2, he just got out of a relationship with his girlfriend because "we were doing alot of drugs and I was able to stop but she wasn't so I left her." Sucks for her. When I tell him I have a girlfriend (sorry ladies) and that I'm 31 (to a first approximation, completely unrealistic) he shakes my hand.

Identities assumed:

1) Up and coming venture capitalist with a startup liberal leaning news website. (Thanks Will)

2) 31 year old guy trying to find true meaning in life.

A solid time spent with my friends just generally socializing with great people.