We Are Young

Okay. I think we all knew this post would come.

The whole I've been SOOO busy, I have no idea where the time has gone! I love New York!


Blahblahblah. I hate it when people write stuff like that.

I'll try to say it another way: I'm tired.

Yup, that's it.

I feel like one of the best measures of fun is how tired you feel. I remember my first semester of freshman year at UT, I got basically 10 hours of sleep every night. Towards the end of the year, I would stay out late with my friends, have fun, get less sleep, and then feel super tired. It was awesome.

That's how I'm feeling now, and I gotta tell you I love it. Over the past couple of days, some of the interns have gotten together to shop, explore, and most importantly, EAT.

Katie, Niyeti, Michelle, and I at dinner!

Michelle and Jett, the fabulous graphic design interns

Michelle and I at the Hudson River

Some of the NY native interns introduced us out-of-towners to a place called Artichoke Pizza, aka HEAVEN. It was the best pizza ever and was literally the size of my face. 

Friday night, my roommate Leah and I went to the Liza Colby Sound's show at B.B. King's Bar and Grill. Liza Colby is an amazing performer! She had such attitude and a captivating stage presence! After, Leah's friend that knew her introduced us and she immediately asks "You're mixed right?" Ah, the bi-racial radar. We bonded over wearing hair natural, and she gave me a great hair place in Harlem that can help me werk my afro au naturale.

Fast forward to Sunday (I spent Saturday bumming around because I was sick), and I spent the night at the fun. concert!! Of course, there were some crazies showing off how many drinks they had by ferociously yelling and getting into fights, but overall it was a really fun concert! (pun intended).

fun. concert!

Colleen and I waiting outside!

As I was walking to the subway after the concert, I looked up at those pretty illuminated buildings that help create the famous NYC skyline, and I had to cheesily smile to myself because I was just so happy. Sure, I had a sore throat and would get less than six hours of sleep, but I didn't care. I was walking along the NYC streets at night, which I have always thought equated to the essence of cool.

All of these moments remind me of two quotes that I love.

Kyoko Escamilla on the 20s years:
"Your 20s' are your 'selfish' years. It's a decade to immerse yourself in every single thing possible. Be selfish with your time, and all the aspects of you. Tinker with shit, travel, explore, love a lot, love a little, and never touch the ground."

Tom Petty on college years:
"You have four years to be irresponsible here. Relax. Work is for people with jobs. You'll never remember class time, but you'll remember time you wasted hanging out with your friends. So, stay out late. Go out on a Tuesday with your friends when you  have a paper due Wednesday. Spend money you don't have. Drink 'til sunrise. The work never ends, but college does..."

Or maybe fun. puts it even simpler: "Tonight we are young! So let's set the world on fire, we can burn brighter than the sun."

Or maybe my blog title puts it even simpler than that: "The summer that never sleeps".

Yup, that's it.