Thought Catalog

Friends Pt 1

Start: 4:01AM
Since I graduated a few months ago I've basically been at home co-existing as a bum. Having said that I have to admit that as great as it looks on MTV, it's not fun people. Get out there and do something, I don't know, paint a wall, work at Wendy's, write a poorly made thought catalog? Bear with me, I'm trying... Anywho, that's not really the point of this exercise. 

The other day, during one of my less bummish days, I took a travel up to the University not to far from where I live. Most of my friends from school are there so you know, they called me up to say let's play some ball. Got up, flung on a shirt, got a haircut (cause that Wolverine beard really only works for Hugh Jackman) and was on my way. 

Now, my friends are in general, rather spontaneous annnnd, don't really care about timing or rush hour traffic, especially when I'm traveling to them. So uhhh, my mother (ugh, yes... pains me to write this, but I need my parents to drop me places at 19) basically told me to go to hell and take a bus or something. Welllll, if you know the first thing about being a bum (even if it's only for one summer) you know that it means you also have no money! 

In the end, I managed to cajole her into giving me a ride, mostly because she has half convinced I was going to get killed walking the streets... so now, thanks to her sudden change of heart I didn't really get time to ask my friend exactly where the basketball court was. Now, one would think Why not call him? DUHHH! Yeah... my best-friend is the type of person to casually just upgrade his phone and have it lying there unoperational for an hour or so.

So lo and behold, my spontaneous trip lands me on campus with no God damn idea where I'm going... For those of you who have ever been on a University campus, you know they're big as hell, and that holds true even for small tropical islands. I only know one place on the entire campus and it's a dorm. Naturally you would assume I would just go there and ask for directions. Ha ha ha ha, when you assume my friends, you make an ass out of u and me. 

The problem was that that specific hall is where the graduates of my High School always go. It's virtually a ritual, so much so, when my best-friend decided to go on another Hall, the admissions lady informed him of the trend and asked if he would like to switch. My high school experience was pretty damn awesome, but, it was a boarding school, and all boys... now, after waking up, eating breakfast, going to school, and doing almost everything you can imagine with a bunch of guys everyday for 7 years... yeah, the last thing I'm going to do is join a hall that is all guys too, WITH THE SAME DAMN PEOPLE! Whew, now that's off my chest, back to the story. 

After avoiding the University Edition of my High School I begin scouting for people to ask for directions. Personally I (that kids is a redundancy, but I really don't care, it's how I speak) find strangers pretty damn hard to ask things. Some of them look too scary, some look too dumb, some look like they're so high they're not even in their bodies... in my daze I'm completely blindsided as someone shouts, "Chris!"

God dammit! I've been trying to avoid anyone from school and it just wasn't possible... Fortunately it was Smiley (nice guy, even though we got into a fight for a French Dictionary once) and you know, he asked me how I was, -insert generic small talk- and I asked where the hell I'm supposed to be going. His brilliant advice was, just walk that way -nods in direction- and then when you hit that building, ask where the dome is. Thank God for Smiley -_- 

Following his vague instructions I begin my journey and several rights, a few lefts, and an occasional side street later... I finally ended up back where I started. In the end I settled on resting my hopes on a rather angry looking, fast walking, man in his thirties. Thankfully he did take me to the dome! He also gave me a running monologue of his sexual adventures and an analysis of how wild and crazy university women are.  Oh young sage, what would I have done without your most valuable insight...  

Anywho, several eons later, and a hefty walk I arrive at the courts to see that, my friend isn't there!! Hooray!!! A whole hour traipsing around and the basketball court is deplorable and empty. 

Yaaaaaaaaay... 

Finish: 6:36AM