8 shots of coffee

so i just woke up like an hour ago...i don't even know where to start with this one. let's see. i got home the 11th and hung out until around 2, 2:30, at which time i took a shower and went down to take the subway. i took a sweater AND my sweatshirt. take note: this becomes important later. (actually, it doesn't. point of that story is my purse gets really heavy carrying all my crap and a sweater.) i took the local because it was the first train that comes. worst. idea. ever. when in doubt, DON'T TAKE THE LOCAL. "local" is code for "we stop every block." seriously. it was literally like, "this is 23rd street. next stop, 28th street." what the fuck. walk, you lazy piece of shit. god. whatever. anyway so it took like 40 minutes to get to fucking 42nd street. i walked to the marriott marquis and only my aunt pat was awake so she said she would tell me when my mom woke up and i went down to next to normal and sat in the rush line. the girl next to me was so sassy and we hated all the same things and people and i loved it. we totes bonded. 

and then my mom woke up and i spent some time with her before she left and i am going to keep this part as short as possible because it was the most horrible experience i've ever had.

 

so then it was raining and for some reason my aunt had an umbrella and gave it to me. the only thing i used this for all day was hitting people. great. eventually someone took control of the situation (it was pouring) and was like, "okay, let's make a list to keep us all in order and then everyone get under an awning." well done, whoever that was. i don't remember. i think david though. anyway then we sat under this awning and just hung out for 7 hours and the time went by so quickly. like, even in spring awakening rush when there were awesome people there, the last two hours were awwwful. but this rush was fun the whole way through. probably due in large part to david and sean bringing comfy pillows and a fluffy blanket (was it a comforter? i don't remember) for us to sit on. not to mention it was like a sassy overload. 

fun fact: there are edward cullen dildos. no joke. look it up.

three of us got tickets for the matinee, and the rest for the evening, so we all went down to hair to lotto for the people who didn't have anything to do until 8. david jinxed us by being like, "we have 8 people, we're definitely going to win." none of us did so we went down to rock of ages lotto. three people won, including me, so five people got tickets to rock of ages. which is great. we broke off into two groups and sean, wes, and i went to starbucks to charge wes's phone and for me and sean to eat. by this time i had been up for 25 hours, so i got a triple latte and a piece of reduced fat cinnamon swirl coffee cake (i had had a double at 6 that morning). then off to next to normal. which was amazing, obviously. but seeing next to normal the day my mom left...probably the worst idea i've ever had. i was a complete mess. if you had to see my gross puffy face after that...i'm sorry. sick. anyway, then i walked with sean over to rock of ages to meet up with his friends and then went to...actually i have no idea what i did. other than take advantage of the restrooms in the marriott. i decided i wanted to lotto in the heights so i might have just sat outside on the steps and read. i have no idea.

but in any case 5:00 rolled around and people started showing up. i explained to two people how it worked and it was really awkward because i was talking to the woman beforehand and she was really nice, and then her husband came up and started talking, and i was like, wow you are the most bitter person of my life. why are you married? it was so awkward. and they had bags and he was like, "i'm going to take these back to the hotel," and she said something like, "oh no, it can wait, just stay here," and he got so awkwardly rude and snappy and was like, "i hate carrying things around, blah blah blah do you want anything?" and she thought for like half a second and he was like, "okay." and left and it was so bizarre. 

then we put our names in and i met this really really nice british guy. and right then, i was like, i met someone british. today was a success. and he was cool and we waited together and talked until they pulled names. which was so nice because i always try to make conversation with people when i'm alone and it's so rewarding when someone is worthwhile. we talked for a while about how he wanted to go to school in new york and i want to spend next year in bath. then they pulled lotto and neither of us won. bad luck. but i went into the box office and got in line to see what other tickets they had. the group in front of me were still deciding if they actually wanted to see the show, but i convinced them in under a minute that it was a necessity. i was impressed with even myself. but not really, because i was just telling the truth. one of them was like, "you should work here." and i was like, "in my dreams." 

when it was my turn to get tickets i went up and the guy told me they had full price fifth row center tickets. of course i bought them because i am foolish and fail at making good choices. but actually i think it was a wonderful decision. you see, i have enough left overs to tide me over until tuesday, then i have a yogurt AND cereal. which can totes last me this week. not the healthiest, but it'll save money. so it evens out. and in the heights > my well being. so by now it was like 6:30, meaning i'd been awake for like 30 1/2 hours. so i really wanted one of those yummy energy things from times square hot bagels, but they didn't have any so i got a cinnamon raisin bagel. which was delicious. PLUG FOR TIMES SQUARE HOT BAGELS. EAT THERE. YOUR STOMACH WILL BE SO GRATEFUL AND HAPPY.

then i had nothing to do so i read chuck palahniuk outside in the heights and talked with my mom on the phone. uninteresting things followed, such as me buying a bottle of water from across the street. and having 3 more shots of coffee. OH. but earlier when i left the box office i was talking to the house manager guy who i have always been scared of and he was like, "you're way too nice," and i said, "i'm just so happy and excited because this is my favorite show! it's my 12th time." and he was like, "are you serious? you should work here." and i was like, "that would be so amazing. i would absolutely love that." and he said, "you could do my job and i could go home." and i was like, "seriously, though if you are ever hiring or need help i'm definitely interested." and he was like, "okay good. well i'm sure i'll be seeing you soon, right?" so hopefully i'll actually be working at in the heights. that would be wonderful.

so yeah, i went in around 7:30 and took some excedrin and my pill. when awake for that long, strobe lights are not my friend. the show was amazing but by intermission i felt like i was about to pass out. i drank the rest of my water bottle and talked on the phone and pinched myself a lot so i would stay awake. because it's not as if i could leave in the heights at intermission. like...i would rather die of exhaustion. so i stuck it out and i felt better during act two. i think they might have turned the a/c up. which helped. and then of course, after being awake 35 hours, i stage doored. because, again, i fail at making good decisions. but i talked to mandy gonzalez and have come to the conclusion that she is the most amazing and wonderful person in the world. love it. 

then i went to my dorm and almost fell asleep on the subway and completely crashed as soon as i got here. 

and that, my friends, was my last two days. thank you and good day.