Daily Recap: Return of the Sketchy

The hiatus is FINALLY over. The past week has been an exercise in hardcore R&R with an endless number of graduation parties, a few days tanning in Ocean City, and just generally meeting up with old friends and boozing it up in tribute to the start of summer. With all that being said this is more of a Weekly Recap than anything.

Grad Parties: Even though I myself am not graduating everyone I know pretty much did which meant that there were parties up the wazoo! So basically you get the enjoyment of being around a bunch of your friends plus tons of free food. Ultimately though, these parties are defined by one singular characteristic: enough free booze to kill a herd of elephants.



Ocean City, NJ: My general opinion about New Jersey is that I hate it. Not for any specific reason other than I have a pretentious disdain for the state (at least I'm honest). However, a buddy of mine for the last two years has invited me down to hang out in a house his family rents out along the beach and when I find myself caught up in a gentle ocean breeze I think to myself, "Jersey ain't all that bad sometimes". Since I was drained from the grad parties I kept drinking to a minimum - except the morning I had a glass of wine to accompany my bowl of Lucky Charms; don't you dare judge me. Since drinking was mostly out of the equation my time was mostly spent applying copious amounts of tanning oil which resulted in...



....ouch. I may be in pain BUT AT LEAST I'M NOT PALE!! Yes, I'm fully aware of how pathetic that sounds.

With the rest of my down time I started reading Toby Young's How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, a memoir of a British journalists quest to take on the New York City social scene after nailing a job at Vanity Fair only to watch it dismantle in a flurry of hilarious blunders and ill-judged decisions.



It's a fun summer read so far but if text isn't your thing be on the look out for the film adaptation starring Simon Pegg (dude from Shuan of the Dead, Hot Fuzz). From what I've heard it isn't an accurate portrayal of the book but more of an inspired interpretation. But knowing Pegg's track record for awesome films and an interesting assortment of a supporting cast including Megan Fox, Kirsten Dunst, and Gillian Anderson (Scully from X-Files!!) the film is geared to please.



Thats all for now. I'll try to make sure I don't wait an entire week before putting up another post. Peace out Girl Scout.