End of 2L Year Ratchetness Leads to 3L Year Ratchetness

So as of approximately 1pm yesterday, when k$ finished her last exam, 2L year became a thing of the past. Technically UBU and I had been done since thursday and promptly embarked onto various ratchet drinking expeditions and hoodrat things with our friends. Truth be told I haven't had a single sober night since finals ended. But I digress, yesterday was the annual end of the year bbq in rock creek park.

Ratchet. From the very beginning liquor was flowing and I just knew things were bound to get a lil crazy. I really couldn't tell you how much any of us had to drink, just that we had cups that were almost never empty. It was a good social time with a lot of laughter, a lot of really mean comments, followed by even more laughter. God proved to us in a not so subtle way that K$ can in fact wear a romper! And perhaps the highlight of the afternoon came with an unexpected offer to manage the 3 of us as a group of some sorts. The offer sounded a lot like pimping to me, but our manager insists he would never have us doing anything he wouldn't do. So I guess stripping is still on the table...and I for one am okay with that.

Ratchetness. Somehow someway they played a hot beat and next thing I know im shaking my ass on Manny at 4:30pm under a pavilion. Yea I said ratchetness. The sad part is I wasn't really even that drunk (atleast I dont think so) I just like music and cant resist. Especially when they play dancehall...its a wrap. As the bbq wrapped up everyone began getting hype for ridiculousness that would continue at the wife beater party.

Ratchetness on a thousand trillion. Actually I can't even say I was that wild last night. I was nice with that ciroc and patron of course but I think I was just pretty high on life. It seemed like everyone was there, even a few people I would rather not have seen. But everyone was hype and hell bent on having a good time. I think we danced and dropped it low to almost all of the songs soon to be revealed on our 2L soundtrack. (Sidenote: I should really consider not dancing to Motivation, Kelly Rowland in public) Yup just consider. As the night went on it got pretty hot and sweaty but that was to be expected. We all had a good time twerkin ninjas in the club.

Nic

Where it All Went Down: Top 15 Places 2009-2010

So I decided to emerge with a list of places that made our first semester in DC so memorable. For people that spent hundreds of hours in the library, we sure did get around...lol.
1. The Law Library (no explanation necessary, but we did everything here from pizza and wings to much needed
dance breaks)
2. The Health Sciences Library (sometimes a change of "scenery" is necessary)

3. Nanny O'Briens (Chicken, Wings, Fries, Turtle, all present at our almost weekly wednesday hh/dinner spot

4. Starbucks (all of them...always good to have a starbucks boo)

5. McDonalds (not just any golden arch but Georgia Ave! My my we have seen the 8th wonder with that place. Truly
place where anything and everything is possible, crackhead conventions, masked individuals, one man
dance parties)

6. U Street ( this is actually the scene of many locations but I figured its cool enough to get its own shoutout)

7. Ben's Next Door ( capped off many anights here, with good discussion and good bartenders, nice place)

8. Hominy (also on U street we've had some very interesting yet very random wed nites here, $3 patron shots is a
dangerous and beautiful thing all at the same time. )

9. The Towers (as the first year residence of UBU and K$ims, we've spent much time in that at times uninhabitable
building, and we realized that you never know who you might see going in and out)

10. Love (not much to say, its a dc institution. Homecoming we learned that grown men can't handle their liquor
evidenced by them falling out everywhere!)

11. Lotus (we spent quite a few memorable thurs nites at this K street spot. In fact a few more nights and we woulda
been regulars, this is the scene of the first giant sighting and the post snowmageddon aka parole party lol)

12. Aleros ( prolly one of dc's most popular Mexican restaurants, whether it was between class at the cleveland park
one or on the weekends at U street, el matrimonio is always in order!)

13. The Park at 14th (one of my personal favorites in dc, always a good crowd of people and seems like a guaranteed
great time, this is also the scene of many memorable and wishtheywerememorable moments)

14. Pure (this list wouldnt be complete without pure the regular dollar drinks friday evening spot, all the way turned
up at 7pm)

15. Full circle house (Im just gonna reference this residence because I find it no small coincidence that it played a
role in the beginning and end of our year)

There are some honorable mentions that didn't quite make the list but were nevertheless instrumental to our success this year. Chipotle, the Movie theater, the Shuttle Bus, and my living room all deserve an honorable mention.

Lastly, as fun and dramatic as all these places have been, they are just places, and the real reason I find them to be memorable is the people I enjoyed/experienced them with. It really was at these places where our friendship was made at these places where friendship was tested and shown to be unshakable. Anywhere we go we have a ball and have each others backs and I couldn't ask for anything more.

Next year we'll be sure to visit our old favorites and certainly look to add some new spots to the list!

Love Always,

Nickey