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Dispatches: Fall Break, Philly Style

11 a.m.: Wake up to anrgry doorbell. Answer door in jimjams. Chat with mailman. Complain about being lonely over fall break.

11:07 a.m.: Reject mailman’s offer to drink bourbon on his stoop later. Save his number in case I get that desperate for human companionship.

12 p.m.: Walk over to Bui’s in my jimjams. No one’s here, no one will know.

12:19 p.m.: Obviously run into T.A. He’s judging me.

12:57 p.m.: Nap on couch. Drool.

4:47 p.m.: Wake up in a panic! Did I miss Gilmore Girls????

5:02 p.m.: Thank. God. Lorelai and Rory squabble. All’s right with the world again.

6:00 p.m.: BYO Beijing. Attempt to drink 4Loco. Realize it’s not Sparks. Gross. Not a fan. Pull sour faces.

7:10 p.m.: See Easy A for the third time. Buy extra large popcorn. Get a free coke. It’s real large.

10 p.m.: Attempt to rally the two friends I have who are still on campus to go out. Decide it’s a little too desperate to show up at Smoke’s alone.

10:03 p.m.: Show up at Smoke’s alone.

10:15 p.m.: Drink a pitcher of Miller Light with geriatric Wilber, Smoke’s superstar. He tells me he’s member #069 of Smoke’s, whatever that means.

10:17 p.m.: Find out why his number is #069.

10:19 p.m.: Run into a freshman–year friend. Catch up awkwardly. Get called ‘virgin lesbians’ by Wilber because we ‘didn’t know’ what a 69 was.

11:30 p.m.: Stumble home. Buy a box of ice cream sandwhiches from Wawa. Eat them in the dark in my apartment. Watch The Way We Were. Drool.


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Dispatches: The Airport Affront

8:31 p.m.: I arrive at my flight’s gate frazzled from the stresses of getting through security, lugging two bags definitely much larger than your standard “one carry–on bag and one personal item.” (Sorry I’m not sorry.) I immediately spot a class of 2010 Brazilian Scene-ster to whom I’m relatively well acquainted — I’d say “Hello” if we bumped into each other on Locust, why not Hartsfield Jackson International Airport? 8:36 p.m: I plop down on the facing bench and start the small talk.

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Dispatches: Beta Sweethearts?

11:32 p.m.: Arrive at Beta off–campus house. I’m thinking this is a pit stop to appease my friends before we head to Smoke’s for the night. 11:59 a.m.: Realize we are having fun.