making sausage, time, history & darjeeling.

friday was as good a day as any. the penndesign happy hour was the annual much-anticipated archtoberfest - a happy hour with more than twice the booze (mostly german, of course) and lots and lots of hot-off-the-grill sausages. pork or turkey, spicy or mild, cheese or not, marinated in beer. even little veggie dogs for the faint of heart (read: vegetarian). three hours, two slices of pizza, two sausages and four beers later, i was at aj's apartment, drinking sangria that was really more triple sec than wine, hanging out with architects and "the gays" and getting ready for the big night out. every month or so, making time happens at pure night club. yes, pure is a gay club, but making time is a "straight night" with live band and internationally reknowned DJ, and most importantly, always a good time. needless to say, i was pretty waste-y but had a blast dancing the night away and killing my eardrums standing next to some intense subwoofs. twenty four hours later, they have finally stopped ringing.

and, this weekend is homecoming weekend here at the university of pennsylvania. they went all out this year - college green was roped off like a club and the admission lines extended almost the entire length of locust walk. there were beautiful translucent tents galore with architectural lights and canopies scattered about, a ridiculous stage built around the ben franklin statue (not the one everyone pees on), free food and beer, performances by student groups (dhamaka, african rhythms, some a capella groups, and of course, strictly funk), and a world-famous DJ who was sick. the big deal? penn's new campaign: making history. three point five billion dollars to increase financial aid for both undergraduate and graduate students as well as endowment for faculty, new facilities, expansion and construction of the postal lands extending to the schuylkill river.

ended the night with a trip to the ritz theatre in old city with nico, bryan and alexLee to watch wes anderson's new movie the darjeeling limited. classic wes awkward humor. though this one had a flow and feel-good-ness about it that his others did not. still great. still hilarious. loved it.