"I got drunk with Kyle PICKLES and Steve from BLUE'S CLUES"

Has that sentence ever been spoken anywhere in the world before? I really bet not...
Ok, well I actually didn't get drunk with Kyle Pickles and Steve from Blue Clues, but one of my new friends did, and she's pretty lucky I think , because she got to say that sentence in real life.

I had a really good weekend, even though I was expecting to just do homework the whole weekend. On Friday I went to a career and life planning workshop. It was a little too much for me, but I definitely got some good ideas, and at the very least am inspired to keep searching for what I want. A lot of the workshop was focused on figuring out what we want to get out of life and our jobs, so we were encouraged to work hard and really focus on what makes us the most happy and what we're the best at. And apparently it will all come together after that.

The best (or worst, depending how you look at it) was that the woman who presented the workshop had could somehow talk without moving her face. Her eyes were open as wide as possible and her highbrows were always lifted so much and she was always smiling (if you could call it that), but somehow the rest of her face didn't move at all. Like it was made of plastic or something...

The real greatest part of the day was that I finally felt I bonded with a few of my classmates. We all ate lunch together (cafeteria food! yeah!) and then went out for drinks after the workshop. It was so great to just talk to a bunch of people again- I feel like we all know eachother a lot better now that we've spent more time together than just in the classroom. I get more intrigued by the Village every time I go down there- there are so many great bars and restaurants- I want to go them all!! My marketing teacher said that Halloween is pretty intense down there- i think I'll bring my camera and join in the fun if I don't get mobbed by crazy Halloween people.

Saturday was the most perfect day here- and we almost missed it because I was so focused on writing my paper while also watching the Food Network (it's Halloween special time- the Food Network Chefs get especially crazy for the holidays). But we did get out of the house and walk in the park. I'm still so mad we didn't bring our camera or a picnic. Those kind of days are what fall is supposed to be like- red and gold leaves everywhere, cold breezes, bright sun, blue sky, apple cider, nuts for nuts (yes, we finally got some nuts for nuts- delicious)- and I'm just hoping that we get another day just like it. Today- not so good....

Last night we went out with Eric's uncle and his girlfriend- hit up the best dive bars in the upper west side. So fun if you like paying $10 for a Guiness in a dive bar...It was very, very fun, and I was at least wearing boots and not tennis shoes for this Saturday night out.

Today was spent mostly writing papers. 4 papers almost entirely written this weekend- I can't really believe it myself. We did spend a little time in Chelsea, even though we really wanted to have a perfect fall picnic in Central Park (you can't have everything you want), but mostly it was a day of work work work.

Perhaps some more work tomorrow- you never know what secretaries will need a substitute for the day....