I do not go to a typical college. There are not Greek keggers every weekend - it's a dry campus. So for one to find a party, you must go elsewhere. This is what I did last night.
Taylor lives in Wrigleyville and has thrown some epic parties this year. Last night was "Glow in the Dark II." Black lights, lasers, smoke, and DJs: this was not a high school party. It's still weird to me to go places where alcohol is just available and I don't have to work to get it. I still feel very little in those situations. Honestly, I don't drink much and last night was the first time since December probably that I had liquor, Jello shots to be exact. I don't really enjoy drinking that much but every once in a great while, I enjoy it. Blame Popov vodka in high school for that mentality.
Anyway, to the point of this. I always feel like an impostor, like I'm not cool enough, old enough, know enough people to be at said parties. Emily went with me which was awesome, we danced the night away. I just don't get the whole party attitude. Get drunk, dance with a stranger, and hook up with them. I felt trashy just being a part of it, being hit on by strange guys and dancing with them, I dunno. It just never has felt right to me. I know, it's the normal thing to do but it all seems so artificial. But don't get me wrong, I had a great time last night doing the "normal" college thing, it was a nice change of pace.
Shooting was fantastic today. The actors were very professional and gave great performances. I don't really want to be a director, but I think I'm pretty decent at it, at least so far. Working with actors is a whole challenge in and of itself, but it's a pretty fun one.
A busy few days and more to come as the semester ends. Tonight, sleep and Synecdoche, New York.
3 comments:
Lets see... Miami...all about drinking, frat houses and greek life, clubbing uptown, getting busted by federal agents. As you know I do not enjoy being hit on by the lines of guys that seem to be prowling at the clubs. But ya know... it's fun sometimes & the people are nice. Too bad that's all this place is, hooking up with guys and drinking. I might do it more often if I found more interesting people to drink with... Maybe I will! Yay for my positive attitude..nonetheless! I ain't hatin'. I'm glad you're shootings are going great too.
went to OSU last weekend and you know how much of an effing blast that was. < sarcasm />
I mean, I guess I can understand it for other people but it's not for me. Of course, I do like to drink but because of JR I have an expensive taste now. The "nati lite" method does not thrill me in the least.
oh, you know how it is.
Sorry ahead of time but I gotta spill a little advice from the old guy...
If you can't find anything better to do than rip on people and what they like to do then perhaps you should rely on the millions of other things to concern yourselves with.
Those youngsters probably read books, write blogs, make movies, have real conversations, smoke, major in interesting subjects AND get drunk and hook up.
What people choose to do when they are not sober is all relative whether you're gorging a pizza and watching a some unknown b-movie or doing shots and flirting.
Keep the judging for courts boys and girls. If it ain't yo scene then don't costar as a hater.
;-)
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