a night with the biddies

Last night was absolutely amazing! My friendgirls and I went out to Pixel (http://pixelithaca.com/) and Collegetown Bagels for a great time. Even before we left my apartment the night was on such a high. In the kitchen we had a make-up station and everyone took turns getting the treatment. There was bompin' music playing in the other room for the warm-up dancefest, featuring classics like Minute by Minute - Girl Talk, The Cupid Shuffle - Cupid, and of course Party and Bullshit - Notorious BIG, Ratatat Remix.



Pixel itself was an absolut dream compared to the usual go-to bar for most IC students, Moonshadows aka: Moonies. They played mostly techno, electronic, and remixes with oldies or classic songs. There are old school arcade games or Nintendo systems on one side of the room, and on the other side there is a wall where they projected bizarre anime clips near the DJ table. The people who go there just want to dance and be funky, so not nearly as much ass grabbing p in v mimicking as you would find at other respectable establishments like Moonies or a Circles party.

And it was a really fun! I got to introduce a lot of my friends to each other for the first time, and I was so happy to see everyone getting along incredibly well. We were enjoying ourselves so much with our goofy dance moves (including the creeper, the head chop, and the white girl booty twirl) and interacting with the other dancers. It was so refreshing to just forget about our stressful lives for a moment, and just dance the night away. Sometimes we get so caught up in what we have to do that we don't spend enough time doing what we need to do to keep our sanity.

I feel like this always happens right before breaks, and I am not sure if it happens because I know that school is about to be the furthest thing from my mind or because I am actually burnt out... but I get exhausted, just physically drained from doing work constantly. Caring about grades, and homework just brings on so much pressure. Senior year of high school was not nearly this challenging, but it makes sense. I mean, for most of my friends they are going to graduate this May and make something of themselves so there has to be this last hurdle for us. Some will go to graduate school, others might go directly into the workforce or travel the world to expand their experiences... maybe even teach students from another country. Fascinating! I wish them the best of luck, they will be the best additions to the real world yet! It makes me feel pretty jealous at times that I won't be able to do Teach For America or travel (to ICELAND) right after graduation, but I know it will be worth it to stay in school and get my doctorate. I suppose there will be time to travel in a few years. Oh, how I miss it though! And my, how I will miss all of my friends when they leave Ithaca! bahh