Desserts and Shoots

I've noticed that I don't write for a long time when things actually happen in my blog, so that's why my entries turn out to be so long. I'll try to be brief.

Last Wednesday night I went to an African Drums at Steinhardt for a little bit. They had some nice refreshments, but I felt like the band was really lacking. They weren't really African, except the 2 leaders of the band; it was a bunch of white guys who couldn't dance and asians who could play the keyboard. The Africans had the soul needed for the song, but the rest weighed it down with something unwanted.
On a plus note, I ran into my ex-suitemate, Izzy, at this event. It was kind of funny, and we basically just said "hey", but I haven't seen her in 2 years, so it was interesting! Oddly enough, I've ran into her 2 other times since Wednesday, and we're both wondering what the hell because it was 2 years of nothing and now we're constantly running in.
I ran into Knight that night on the way to get something at school. We chitchatted and booked Tuesday night to talk about doing an event together.

On Thursday, I helped out Lauren with casting for her final film project. The film's an experimental film, which makes it interesting to see who might fit the roles or not. There were some really good actors, but a lot of really bad ones. It was....kind of like experiencing a casting for a circus, I think. By the end of it, we were stumped for some of the roles.

Friday was a fast day. I helped Lauren with casting in the morning, again. This time, her friend Tristan came in to play the role of the brother to the main character, because he will be the brother. Let me tell you, this man was pure gorgeous. The kind that shocks you. Spartan god, perhaps? Just, unbelievably hot. Married? Still hot. It was really funny because we used him for the female auditions, and it became easier to see who to cut because the girls would just crumble as soon as he looked at them.
Afterwards, Lauren and I went to Spice to discuss who to she should cast for her film. And it was pouring out. Ran to do laundry, and started packing my bag.
I RAN to Roosevelt Island (via the F line) to meet up with Dad so we could drive back up to Boston for the weekend. We actually talked a lot during the drive! It was neat. And when I got home, I hung out a bit before sleeping.

Saturday was glorious! I went shopping with Mom and Andrea to get clothes, and i ended up successfully restocking my wardrobe that had dwindled to mere threads. We went all over the place, too!
We ended up at night in Boston to meet up with Jeff and his girlfriend, Caroline. It was hard to find a restaurant because of the Head of the Charles (everyone and their mother were out), so we had to go down the streets until we finally found a cute underground Japanese restaurant. The food was actually pretty good, too! They had Bibim bop, for some reason, so I ended up getting that and Spicy Tuna. We had a nice conversation, and afterwards, Mom and Andrea left me to go to Harvard with Jeff.
At Harvard, we met up with a bunch of people at Harvard Pub. Now, Harvard subsidizes its own beer pub, so that the drinks are all of $3.25. It could be cheaper, but then the kids would drink too much and have to go to the hospital. We met up with most of the friends of Jeff that I met and like a lot, and that was really nice. Including Chris and Jorge!! Alex actually came out for a little bit with us, too, where we talked about the differences between nights in Boston and NYC. Then he scooted out. I'm still upset that I missed David because we were planning all week to meet up, but he was out of Cambridge and I had no means to meet up with him.

Sunday I just did little chores around the house before getting in the car with Dad to drive back. I slept a little, there was a LOT of traffic, but we still managed to have some really interesting and good conversations. I'm glad to see that we're getting along better now that I'm older.
It was really upsetting, though, because we were stuck in traffic from Connecticut, and I had to start going to the bathroom then. And there was no way or exit or place to go to help me out with it. So, by the time Dad drove me into the city and to my apartment, I couldn't think straight and BOLTED to my apartment.

Monday was fine. I met up with Shana for about an hour at Pommes Frites where we discussed our current love lives (or, for me, lack thereof), and what was going on for our futures. I left her when Alex came to get her for a concert. It's nice to be able to see my friends once in a while, even if I haven't seen them in QUITE a while.

Tuesday was an intense night with Knight. We met up at Think Coffee and ordered some desserts while we talked a bit about our causes (mostly, though, about human trafficking). By the way, their vegan brownie was AMAZING! I loved it! Anyways, we've decided the event will be in February, but we don't know how we should spearhead it. What can be done for it? We're discussing more later.
We ended up leaving Think to walk around a bit, and we planted ourselves in WSP, where the conversation became intense and we talked about really heavy matters. It was a great conversation, though, and we were both trying to feel the other one out before admitting to anything in the conversation. Don't worry, that might not have made sense in such a vague manner.

Wednesday I had a midterm in Marketing Research. I think it went pretty well, but not fabulously, probably.
After, I met up with Nate to eat lunch at his studio. I was pretty mentally fried from studying and testing, but I think we still had an alright time hanging out. I ate Chipotle for the first time ever, which was kind of exciting. And I stole a lot of great European chocolate at his studio.
I left him to run to an interview at Arnell Group. This is a funny situation; Nate's friend, Melissa, called me and asked if I wanted to apply for an internship at her company, which I didn't get the name. I said sure why not. So, I get there just assuming that it'd be this chilled out interview. Then I find out it's Arnell Group, which is actually a rather well-known branding company. Uh oh. I get into the interview, where the HR lady grills me for about an hour. I, luckily, am pretty good at stretching observations and making it look like I've researched what I'm talking about. However, this means after the HR woman is done with me, she sends in 2 other people to grill me for another 30 minutes. I think it went pretty well, considering it was so last minute, but JESUS! I really wasn't prepared for that at all...
I met up with Aaron for all of 10 minutes to say hi after my long interview. I was frayed around the edges by now.
I ended up trudging to East West Books to pick up some sage for my apartment. As soon as I walked into that place, I felt so relieved and comforted that I basically just crumbled a bit. I couldn't use my words very well, but the people there were amazingly wonderful and helpful. And they have a lot of things I want to use sometime, so I'll remain a loyal customer there.

Thursday rolls by, and I am falling asleep all day! By the time Chambers comes up, I was delirious. As soon as it was done, iran home and hopped into bed. I was asleep by 10pm.

But one of the reasons I went to bed so early was because I was waking up early to help Lauren out with her film shoot. So, I went to the gym at 5:30am.
The film shoot was really fun! Granted, it was all outside, and it was so cold my feet went numb in 20 minutes, but I still had a good time with the other people on set. Caroline, the main actress, was amazing and we joked around a lot. There was this other guy on set named Matt who was a riot, too! It was funny, because he looked really familiar the moment I met him, but I thought nothing of it. Then, a bit later, he goes, "Do I know you? I swear I have." After that, we bonded a whole lot, and the whole atmosphere was wonderful!
I got tea at the Tea Spot (amazing, highly recommended), and the rest of them all deemed me as the "Keeper of Things", which I took as a nickname for a leprechaun-type person. So it was all very joyous.
We moved into Lauren's flat, finally, where we set up some shots to film before stopping. But, a few of us weren't needed, so I started making an apple pie from scratch, where Matt and the other assistant came and helped me peel the apples in their fridge. It was hilarious because we were on a film shoot, making an apple pie. But everyone got along so well, it felt just like a bunch of friends making pies and movies! The pie ended up being in a loaf pan because they had nothing circular, and we joked about how we were making an apple loaf, but with my magical ways, it tasted really great! Even the crust!
I left for 2 hours to meet up with Sean and Deej for a pint on the West Side. We joked around for a little bit, and then all agreed to get ice cream at Mary's, next door. Sadly, it closes in 2 days! But at least that meant for us that we'd get super super cheap ice cream ($2 per bowl, any toppings free!). We decided to do beer and ice cream again sometime soon.
I went back to bond some more on set. Matt and I went to get some oatmeal stouts to make floats, and we bonded some until Lauren's roommate, Jenni, insisted that we go to a bar for her 21st birthday. I won't lie, I wasn't really feeling it, but I went anyways. This guy started to hit on me at the bar, and I decided that was my cue to scoot out and go home to sleep.

Today, I'll be busy from 2-2, so don't expect anything for a while.