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March 20, 2004
The Party
I know i said i wouldn't post personal things here, but whoah, there was the craziest party i've seen in a long time last night, and the fact that it was at my apartment shouldn't keep it from being blogged about.
Now, i don't host too many parties (first one since being here in A2) but i must say that it was an amazingly fun success! First, Happy Birthday to Allison, for whom this party was for, and to Allison and Anne for planning and decorating and green-rice-crispy-making (not baking, as i was corrected by a friend). Secondly, to the cake bakers, srah and Maria. And thirdly, to all who came -- thank you :) All the food, fun, and excitement was created because of you.
Being a host apparently means everybody takes advantage of you -- in a good way of course. But let me preface this by saying that *as* a host, you have some extended privileges compared to others (in instigating such backlashes), so i guess it goes both ways. But getting squirted by rubber water-shooting frogs (especially down my back, thankyouverymuch), made to do back-to-back games (exact details withheld to protect the innocent), being tied to a chair and made to wear body glitter and lipstick and a flowery necklace, getting my shoes tied together (by the same frog-inserting srah), wrestling with others trying to steal my water-squirting frog, and assorted other rambunctions (is this a word?) were the craziest things i've done at an SI party... or probably any party in recent memory.
Maybe i will need one more party before my roommate returns next month ;)
Posted by MaTT at 06:48 PM | Comments (13)
March 06, 2004
The Dirty Car
I would have liked to comment on my DC trip here, but 1) i'm pledging to stay true to Ann Arbor news, and 2) my friend srah did quite the comprehensive job already, so... on to an actual news item: the dirty car.
I went to the automatic car wash today to finally wash off all the dirt, grime, and salt (watch it snow tomorrow...) and so i went down the street and got in line to be washed. Ahead of me was a sign apologizing for service taking an extra long time because of all the extra dirt winter brings with it. Next to the sign, in front of me getting prepared for the washers, was a car that made that sign look like the biggest understatement ever. Why?
Because the car was completely colored brown with dirt. It was so dirty it looked like someone dipped it in milk chocolate and was driving it around to advertise the upcoming Easter candy season. It was so dirty that i couldn't see the license plate, nor the raised metal Oldsmobile badging until the attendants power-washed the mud off.
What were these people doing? Maybe they were mud-wrestling with their car, or maybe they read that mudbaths keep cars' paint jobs young and healthy-looking. In any case, the car looked fine after it left the wash -- makes me feel like i didn't get my entire $6.00 worth... but i'm darn sure that my car is clean!
Posted by MaTT at 06:52 PM | Comments (22)