I'm sure if you took the time to read through that list you'd notice that it is completely random and alphabetical. I'll explain when the story comes to it.
Tonight I went to a party. It wasn't a 'beer pong' & 'drinking games' party, it was a dessert and drinks get together! I was hesitant to go at first because when Katherine invited me she seemed really eager to have me come. So eager that I figured it would be either boring or scary so she needed a close friend to be there with her. I reluctantly agreed to go- and had an amazing time!
It was hosted by one of her fine arts friends, Sonya, who has her own place up near Snowdon metro (about 6 stops from our metro with one transfer). Her apartment is like... 4 1/2 and she shares with one person. She only pays around $500 a month! That's less than residence and about 5 times BIGGER. I feel jipped. Anyway, that's beside the point.
When we got there (Katherine, Anaberta, Lucia and I) we were the first ones. Collectively we brought pies, eggnog, wine and those little puffy pastry things filled with custard... I don't know. Eclairs? Maybe. But eventually about 7 more people showed up with MORE desserts and drinks.
After having our fill of liquor and sugary treats, we decided to play charades. It was actually such great fun. I only knew 3 of the 12 people there so I was a bit nervous, but everyone was really nice and it was easy to warm up to them. Some of the better charade choices were: Bill Nye the Science Guy, Picasso, Tuck Everlasting and Spanglish. SPANGLISH. How do you guess that?! I won't explain, but my team was awesome, and we won.
We left at about 12:30am to catch the last metro back before it closed at 1am. We went 2 of our 6 stops, not having transfered yet, and the train stopped, the lights shut off and a very muddled french voice came over the speakers. What I could make of it was that there was an injury ahead and it would be hours before the train moved. Great. Stuck somewhere foreign in Montreal. But we did the smart thing and looked up a bus route. A bus that would take half an hour to arrive.
Luckily, being art kids, we spent our time in the negative 3 degree weather waiting in the bus stop booth, playing drama games. One happened to be that game where someone starts with a word that starts with A. The next person has to say the A word and add a B word. The next says A, B and adds a C word. You get it. We actually FINISHED which I had never done before. And you can see the above words to see the torture of our memory to remember them all.
Needless to say, it took 1 hour & 20 minutes to get home when the original commute was 15 minutes. However, the ride there wasn't nearly as fun as the adventure to get home in a new city, with new friends.
Goodnight, Montreal. Thanks for a fun night!
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