Spring Break in NYC

There is a sense of anticipation as the clock ticks down to our arrival time to New York. It is a trip that has been talked about for years between the three musketeers (Emoinacloset, Robocop and me). Now on our last year of college, our New York trip is finally happening.

Getting here was hard, we came close to pulling the trigger on it back in sophomore year, but Robocop ruined it to register for classes at SJSU. Many times during this winter quarter there was lots of talk about buying tickets but never a firm commitment. Finally in a moment of conviction in February, I tracked Robocop down and we bought the tickets together while on the phone. After buying the tickets, there were more trials when Robocop unwittingly invited some people without asking me or Emoinacloset about it. I ended up having to be the bad guy and inform them that I wanted this to be an exclusive three musketeers trip and they were not welcome.

So now I am on the plane sitting next to Robocop, traveling with the bare minimum of necessities. In my backpack are half a week's worth of clothes, an iPad, around $500 and close to no travel plans. I am crossing my fingers that everything will work out.

More than just exploring NYC, the goal of this trip is to finally see Emoinacloset's life. As a very closed off person, Robocop and I know next to nothing about Emoinacloset's habits, haunts and friends in the city. This trip will hopefully answer a lot of questions.

Living it up

I was on Whatsapp talking to Yanjia about the trials and tribulations of being single, when I learned that she had never fallen head over heels for someone. I was greatly saddened to have heard that all her relationships have been the "okay maybe we can try it out" type. Thinking back, I realize that I actually have quite a few friends who never been swept off their feet.

Perhaps I just like to be dramatic, but the thought of never having..

- Day dreamed about all the dates, happiness, laughter and warmth that would happen with her
- Overanalyzed every spoken word, text, IM, facebook post and in person interaction for clues about whether she likes me
- Agonized over every word of a text (does she like me?), the time between texts (why is she taking so long to reply?! Is she seeing someone else?!?!) and when to reply (Wait more than 15 seconds to respond so I don't seem like I have been waiting for her text all day)
- Nervously counted down the minutes till every meeting, wondering how to impress while not being awkward or making a fool of myself.
- Driven my friends crazy because she is all I can talk about.
- Died trying to decide whether to reveal my feelings and risk alienating a friend forever.

... well that just wouldn't be living!

-muffinman