Hello New York!!

Well, this is going to be my first in depth post in NYC. I'm like, feeling a bit lethargic cuz I didn't go to bed til the crack o dawn, so I'm still in the jammies and just procrastinating putting clothes on.

I'm so on a plateau in so many areas of my life right now. I feel like I'm having a spiritual and emotional nirvana, etc, and I'm growing every single day. I don't have time to play games and hang out with people that aren't on my level, or just carry a sense of negativity and complaining that makes me wonder why the hell they're even living. As a living, breathing human, at least be thankful for what you have.

Wednesday, I moved in to the BK apartment, as I wrote earlier. I have 2 very sweet roommates. We all come and go at different hours, so we don't see each other much. But I think that's the perfect situation. Wednesday when I got here, considering I have no TV, etc, In had a bout of loneliness and called/ talked to a bunch of friends. But that's what you should do when you feel that way, and it's perfectly normal. I felt better the next day though!

Thursday, I had work, and it was REALLY interesting. Had some intriguing email banter, hahaha. After work, I was all set to meet Kim at kush the hookah lounge. I had been waiting to hail a cab from union square. Found one. But all of a sudden, some drunken ho starts walking over to MY cab. So I ran over there, got in, told the guy where I was going. But then, her and her friend smushed me in the middle of the cab, and said they were riding with me. I was pissed. They kept saying "you fucked quentin", and were just so crazy. I was glad to get my ass out, and I met Kim and Raj. We smoked hookah for a couple of hours, apricot and mint. The DJ was pretty damn hot and also was playing good songs.

Friday was company picnic day. All the interns met up with one another, then we took the train to a park an hour away from the city. Had tasty burgers, cookies, coronas. The exciting thing was that the Mr. Softee truck was there!!! Just for us! I played a little frisbee. I convinced my boss to come, albeit late. But she was there. OMG, again, we are so freaking a like, it's soooooo crazy. I've seriouisly never met someone so much like me. It's like comforting, yet overwhelming. I can't explain it. But it amazes me how much of a bond I feel we have after only knowing each other for suhc a short period of time.

So, after the picnic, some of us went out to happy hour. That was an experience in and of itself. Matt told me that wise and deeply profound piece of advice, and I was thinking to myself, omg, Matt must think that he's the wise old man, and I'm the grasshopper! But he has no idea, lol. I know, I'm 22, an age full of self discovery and introspection. You learn more about yourself than what you've ever learned before. There's an air of uncertainty, but an understanding that these experiences will shape the rest of your life and persona. There's an urgency, as though there will never be another time for these experiences, so you need to have as many as possible and as quickly as possible. There's a tendency to be overly dramatic, feeling that a situation can make or break you. But it is the knowledge that you know what's best for yourself, and you refuse to let anyone else tell you what to do. You may ask what to do, but you end up being your stubborn self and learning from your mistakes, growing from your victories.

I'm still a bit thrown off guard by yesterday. I went out with Patrick, we had a good heart to heart at a gorgeous bar. I got to see his cute place. I'm so happy that he's happy. I'm glad that things are coming together for everyone.