Ari Goes Clubbing... Say What?

Yes, that's right, folks. I went to a club for my first time and most likely last time--at least until I'm 21 and can get into the piano dueling bar in Tacoma. My summary of the event is something like this: a high school dance but with fewer people, worse music, and a lung-murdering amount of smoke. No need to worry parents; we all know that clubbing isn't my scene. I went to fulfill two purposes, 1) so I can now say that I've been to a club and can base my dislike on real events and 2) hopefully, I will no longer be bothered to go out and try it out. Many of the Girasole girls who did go out last night went specifically because they were thrilled by the idea of "Ari going to a club." I think it gave them an excuse to go out that they couldn't find with midterms coming up. Alyssa went too, and she hadn't been to a club before either. I think the silliest part was that the club doesn't open until 1:00am, so I had to stay awake at least until 12:30, when we left. I stayed only as long as the first group to peel off--there were three other girls who wanted to head back, so we split the cost of a taxi back, rather than taking the 30 minute walk back at 3:00am. In any case, been there, done that. Italians dress even stranger there than they do normally--there were a lot of men wearing strings of knotted pearls... The people-watching was interesting, in any case.

Today I haven't done a whole lot... I got up around 11:30 and pretty much haven't accomplished anything since then--not even cleaning my room. I was going to bake for the competition tomorrow but some Florida residents (Florida's right across the street from us) are needing to use our kitchen and its oven for the International Food Night tonight, so baking for the time being is out. Maybe I'll work on it tonight when I get back from International Food Night. I'd like to try those cupcakes today, just in case they don't turn out--then I can try something else. I'm not sure what. I think I might actually need to buy some powdered sugar. I should check on that, since the stores close in about 90 minutes until Monday morning.

Okay, I'm going to clean my room now... And hopefully get some studying done. (Unless I don't have powdered sugar, then I might have to make a shopping trip...) Marketing midterm on Monday...

All right, more soon!

Smile, Ari