Lent, Day 3.

6:55: I wake up to the sun streaming in through my window. I pull the shade down and go back to sleep.

8:35: I roll around in bed for a while, forcing myself to get up. I'm not hungover, but I barely got any sleep considering the heat in the house is broken and I basically spent the entire night convulsing in the fetal position. On a related note, there is a giant fucking knot in the middle of my back.

9:45: I begin my walk to class, and text a few people expressing my apologies. I wasn't even drunk last night. I hate apologizing for things I did sober, it means I ACTUALLY fucked up. I texted Teresa saying "Sorry for being mega-bitch last night, that's not like me." I got a "No worries I understand." She probably won't sit next to me in class next week. Whoops.

10:00: My bliss - Accounting class. Everything is done one way, and one way only. Each number has its place and it stays put. I like being in control, considering I never seem to have much.

10:50: Class ends, Harry asks me to come to the dining hall with him, but I have a date with Lili. I grab James (a good friend from accounting) by the satchel and drag him to the Communications Building with me.

11:00: Lili arrives, and we're ready to make a radio ad. She has her script, we have our two women and James is conveniently there to be the announcer.

11:04: She's nervous and doesn't know how to work the audio board. I confidently go for the Monitor Volume and I get basically electrocuted by the shock it produces. I yelp and kick one of my legs up in reaction, which slams into the underneath of the desk. Worst 5 seconds of the day.

11:30: James and I decide to go to Schmagels, a great little bagel/brunch cafe near campus. We meet up with Paige and Rose and do our favorite thing: Recap. To recap is to go over each individual important detail from the night before, whether it be funny, embarrassing, or shocking. I mention to them that Dave was texted me on the ride home basically inviting himself over. Paige mentions he warned her he might show up on our porch in boxers one of these nights. I laugh.

12:30: James leaves for class, Rose goes home, and Paige and I go back to the house and take a nap.

3:48: The "nap" ended up being over three hours long, and I miss my work study in the Admissions Office. Go me.

4:00: I hop in the shower to get ready for Baby family dinner. (Let me briefly explain: I joined Flagler's ONLY sorority, Phi Alpha Omega, because I felt like I didn't have enough female friends, and I didn't do anything to give back to the community. Since PAO is a community service organization, I decided to join last semester. So far, so good. Within the sorority, there are smaller "families." Mine used to be named Orphans, because it was for people whose big sisters quit or graduated, but they decided that was depressing and changes it to Babies. Now we're infants? Not much better - if I would have been present we could have been Dragonslayers or Zombiebutchers, but no.)

5:15: Kim arrives (also a Baby) and we begin our walk to Aculpolco (spell check please? It's a Mexican restaurant downtown near the Fort).

5:16: We see Joey sitting on Cory's porch, and I express to him my relief that he is indeed alive and breathing. He says "Thanks, I actually sent you a Facebook message about--" but I cut him off and told him my lent situation. The guys laugh and tell me that's a good idea. I tell Joey not to worry about it and we continue forth.

5:35: We're the first people there. We find a decent sized table and order water and chips with salsa.

5:45: Most of the girls have arrived, and the dinner begins. Idle chit chat ensues, consisting of changing your major, dorm rooms, boobs and phi alpha. I half-volunteer to run for secretary for next year's e-board. I like to organize things, and it'd give me more motivation to show up to the meetings. I also look cute in pink (barf).

6:15: I receive a text from Paige: "Calling all potheads! Max is baking firecrackers for his birthday so if you want in, text me back." (Firecracker = Ritz + peanut butter + ground up cannabis.) I perk up and once again put effort into the conversation.

6:50: We go to pay for our food and I realize I left my wallet in Paige's purse from Hattie's the night before. Kim volunteers to pay for me, bless her soul.

7:00: I go to the bank with Paige to pay Kim back and fork over money for Max.

7:15: I arrive at Kayla's apartment (Phi Alpha e-board member) for a Sweethearts Movie Night. This consists of wine, valentines and a mushy gushy romantic comedy. I take a cookie, drop of my Valentines and leave. Firecrackers are calling.

9:30: I eat my firecracker.

10:00: Still sober. We go to Alejandro's apartment to continue smoking with him, Guillermo, J-P and Raleigh.

10:30: I do a gravity bong and take a hit off Turtle, their mini-bong.

10:40: They have a small aquarium with black goldfish, small turtles and a shark. I spend the next 10 minutes telepathically explaining to the shark, Roach, that he is far too small to be a shark, and that sharks don't have scales. He ignores me.

11:00: I can literally feel the blood in my muscles. I let everyone know this, then proceed to sit incredibly still in order to try to stop the tingling. I realize soon that no matter how still I am, as long as I am breathing, the blood will continue to flow. Interesting.

11:15: I become very aware of my body. My hair feels heavy, there is still a knot in my back, the blood is pumping through my body and my belly button ring. Good god, the belly button ring. I can feel it so much! I become paranoid that my high self will attempt to remove the piercing from my navel. I distract myself by taking pictures of Jessica and J-P.

11:52: It's 8 minutes until Max's 20th birthday. I squeal and announce this to everyone. I then realize 80% of the people had left. Where did the past half hour go?

11:58: TWO MINUTES!

12:00: I start a chorus of Happy Birthday for Max, joined by Rose, Paige and J-P. He's very pleased and takes another gravity bong in celebration.

12:15: Alejandro announces the guys are leaving to go play poker at Frenchie's, but says we can stay in his house if we'd like. I tell him that I am unable to move, so I will take him up on that offer.

12:45: I have spent the last 30 minutes thinking about scrabble. I peel myself out of the lawn chair in the corner of the room and poke Paige and Rose until they come back to the house.

12:50: I pass the fuck out. I dream that I am pregnant, the baby is kicking me, and I am okay with that.

Happy birthday, Maxi Pad.