Happy New Year

[petronia]

January 5th; surely an all-time record of lameness. XD; I was sunk in a vacation-induced stupor until Thursday, when I had to go attend the pan-Canada MBA Games. I'm still in Hamilton, Ontario - McMasters University - and it's been nothing but misery and terror, for various reasons such as: I had to go from sleeping at 6AM and waking at 1PM to sleeping at 1AM and waking at 6AM; I am always flattened by sensory overload the first day I'm somewhere new, even a town as anodyne as Hamilton; the other university teams are better prepared, more numerous, NOISIER, well-versed in the art of oneupsmanship and generally ferocious; in all my life I have never represented my school at any kind of away event so the only mental framework I have for making sense of my weekend is Prince of Tennis only THEY ARE ALL RIKKAI except for U of A who are clearly Hyoutei, the flush bastards; and after a six-hour drive they started our Friday evening with a DANCE-OFF. Also what I signed up for was two days of two-hour strategy case competitions, which is utter terror at the best of times. Meanwhile I'd been failing at getting anything done during break that I wanted done, even SSBB updates. I have project work due the day I get back and it is so not happening. I guess I'm awake and active now but it's sort of like being dragged out of a warm bed and dumped into an icy lake. XD;

So for February I think I am going down to NYC, money or no money, because staying on the knife's edge is much better than falling into a catatonic state again. I don't feel "rested" from it, I just end up hating myself for not getting shit done. If anyone has sofa space I'd be in your debt (I don't know if said sofa turning into SSBB HQ for the duration is a plus or a minus, but it's likely to happen XD;).

New Year's itself was all right though. Ced threw a house party which involved drinking and costumes per Tania as usual, culminating in a 2AM snowball fight at the corner of Parc and Mont-Royal against the other house party two blocks down. Then we called a truce and went to the other party for hot tea, doughnuts, and more booze (finished the sambuca and pink bitters, amazing). Then repaired back to Ced's at 5AM and made a giant pile of breakfast with all the eggs and bacon in the house. XD Somewhere in there was DJing with two Firefox tabs open to Youtube and ripping my dress all the way up the back without noticing. January 1 was a snowstorm but we have had a snowstorm every other day this winter.

I have a backlog of multiple CD tracklistings to post, plus the usual year-end fic roundups and whatnot. But it will have to wait until I get back to Montreal because I think I'm supposed to go network now or whatever.

OH AND I learnt one fact over the weekend: the NME knows what bandslash is. Words can't begin to express how much happier I would have lived for the rest of my natural life had I remained ignorant of this, which is why I'm passing on the tip. HAPPY RUMINATION, GUYS.

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[dipping_sauce]

So for February I think I am going down to NYC, money or no money, because staying on the knife's edge is much better than falling into a catatonic state again. I don't feel "rested" from it, I just end up hating myself for not getting shit done. If anyone has sofa space I'd be in your debt (I don't know if said sofa turning into SSBB HQ for the duration is a plus or a minus, but it's likely to happen XD;).

^O^

I want to come with youuuu.

[one-if-by-land.livejournal.com]

HEY, tell me when you're going to NYC; I can meet you down there for a weekend? We can even drag Chrissie and Kara up from NJ and make it a first-time reunion. :D

[petronia.livejournal.com]

If I come down I deffo need to hook up with Chrissie and Kara! It's the week of my birthday, February 24th. XD

[paleaswater.livejournal.com]

Let me know if you come down. Will be happy to go visit museums and such. Also if you don't find a place to stay in Manhattan I always have space out in Newark. It's about 20 min by train to Manhattan, so it's not so terribly inconvenient if nothing closer works out.

[petronia.livejournal.com]

20min seems like nothing much at all actually, considering the way I kept taking trains in Europe. ^^; I would probably come down the weekend of my birthday (Feb 24), though I won't know how long I can stay until closer to the date.

[paleaswater.livejournal.com]

Ok, just let me know when you decide. Email me at kittymannering@yahoo.com when the time gets closer.

[sub-divided.livejournal.com]

I failed to network at this party I was at last night. The conversation was going so well and then more guests showed up and it got derailed, and neither of us had the courage to bring it up again. Oh well.

NYC: Name a date and I am so there. Manhattan is forty minutes away on the express train.

[petronia.livejournal.com]

Well, I have to see you, and Chrissie, and Kara. XD And a few others. Dunno how long I'll stay but if I come down it will be weekend of February 24, my birthday (depending on schedule I may be able to make it down by the 22nd).

[joliefolie.livejournal.com]

Hey, which weekend in February are you going to NYC? I'm probably going to go as part of a law school trip, visiting firms and the UN HQ and all, but also lots of free time, apparently. :)