Three Day Weekend January 21, 2008
Posted by Katie Oh in : Such As , trackbackthis weekend has been fantastic! fantastic.
saturday, i locked myself in my room with the intention of cleaning all day. this was mildly accomplished. i ran into amanda in the hallway and we went and got cheap [& delicious!] sushi and then watched law & order: svu for like two hours. amanda hails from florida, and lives down the hall from me. we both love barnes & noble and sushi, so we’re a good match.
sunday morning, i woke up and went to interview adrian, a fellow writing major, for a feature writing assignment. adrian’s roommate recently dropped out, so her room has become this tiny comfortable place — she pushed the twin beds together to make one big bed, and covered her roommate’s desk with a piece of cloth, creating an instant breakfast nook. it is cozy. we chatted over some delicious food [home-made granola, pear cider, tea] for about two hours, then i moseyed back over to pantas to continue working.
i ran to get lunch in the caf, and i was intercepted by robert. “we’re going to williamsburg soon!” he exclaimed “you should come with us!” i, of course, was down. i inhaled my laxative-laden cafeteria food [shrimp with rice and carrots] and a group of us hopped on the g train shuttle headed to williamsburg.
it seemed as though we all were newbies to williamsburg — none of us had the navigational skills to, uh, not get lost. we walked around in a circle [who knew grand st. is cut in half by the bqe?] for a while, before finding our way into actual williamsburg. we thrifted for a bit [the purpose of the trip was to fetch winter coats for a few in the group who needed them] and got delicious cheesecake at the only cafe that seemed to be open. i realized that i needed to get back by six and it was about 5:45. whups!
we literally ran onto the g shuttle and got back to campus at 6:15. i ran to the pi shop to meet jenny and amber so we could get on our way to the ballet. after i ate and sophie rejoined us, we hopped back on the g shuttle and got ourselves to the ballet.
i realized that i am not really a fan of the ballet. it’s interesting to watch for a bit, but i got confused and a bit bored. i do admire dancers, though — the way they contort their bodies is pretty amazing. i would love to have the body of a dancer — all muscle and flexibility. so glorious.
today, emily and i ventured into manhattan to find her a copy of amy hempel’s ‘reasons to live.’ we stopped at starbucks [it never ceases to amaze me how crowded starbucks in manhattan are] and filene’s basement, and meandered about, discussing screenplays and student loans and apartments. it was really great, very relaxing.
and now i am back, unwound and sleepy-eyed. i’ve been sleeping ridiculous amounts recently [think 10-12 hours a night.] it’s ridiculous, but very nice.
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