Watermelon Crawl
On Friday, we had our first test, a pretty easy introduction week multiple choice review. To celebrate the end of our first week of law school, the Law School Association organized an opportunity to drink beer and socialize at a local bar, The Graduate. The Law School Association had also organized events at bars on Monday night, Tuesday night, Wednesday night, and Thursday night, which is hopefully not an indication of the rest of the year. I do need to get some sleep.
Because we are all so, you know, smart and detail-oriented, many of us had researched The Graduate to see if there were any drink specials, find out what it would cost to get in to the joint, and when, if ever, we would need to arrive to avoid cover charges altogether. This research led to the unsettling information that Friday night at The Graduate was line dancing night.
I present: Friday, a Timeline
4:00: Take test.
4:30: Finish test.
4:35: Complain about test.
4:36: Complain about location of social event. Country line dancing at The Graduate sounds lame.
4:38: Someone suggests creating alternative plan.
4:44: No alternative plan reached.
4:50: Decide to meet at The Graduate at 9:00 and develop plan at that point, when all parties are present.
(Fast forward to 9:00pm)
9:00: Arrive at The Graduate.
9:05: Complain about country line dancing.
9:10: Beer.
9:11: Complain. Suggest moving to a different bar.
9:20: Socialize. Complain.
9:22: Beer.
9:25: Socialize. Complain.
9:27: Beer.
9:30: Socialize. Complain.
9:35: Talk crap regarding seriousness of line dancers.
9:40: Wait a second. Line dancing to Michael Jackson? Maybe not so bad?
9:50: Electric Slide. Well, we might as well do one dance.
10:10: Get kicked off dance floor for having drinks in hand.
10:11: Complain.
10:12: Consider going to another bar.
10:13: Discuss alternative plan.
10:14: Wait for someone to make decision regarding alternative plan.
10:13: No progress reached in alternative plan.
10:20: Fuck it.
10:25: Learn the line dances.
10:30: Attempt to line dance.
10:45: Line dance.
11:00: Line dance.
11:15: Line dance.
11:30: Dance.
11:45: Dance.
12:00: Dance.
Yeehaw, y'all! I learned the Tush Push.
The Tush Push?! Now there's some serious dancing . . .
Beer makes everything okay. =)
Posted by: KC Sponge | August 26, 2007 at 10:09 PM
High five for getting through the first week!
Your line dancing sounds like when I was slated to run a square dance/chili cook-off last spring. Now, I love me some chili, but square dancing? Come, now. Hello - it was totally fun.
Posted by: RA | August 27, 2007 at 04:42 AM
Congrats on survivng the first week of law school...YAY!!
And now, I can't believe that I'm going to admit this for all the world (or at least all of your readers) to see...but I LOVE line dancing!! Yup, I'm a dork, but it's fun...you have to admit it was fun!!
Posted by: Shesabigstar | August 27, 2007 at 05:44 AM
Somehow I knew that this tale would end in that manner.
Somehow, combining drinking and line dance watching always results in line dancing drunk.
Congrats on surviving the first week!
Posted by: KateyJ | August 27, 2007 at 06:46 AM
But did they play "Cotton Eye Joe"? TOh how I miss line dancing at the Grad!
Did you stay long enough for them to play "Proud to be an American"? Not sure if they still do, but they would play that as the last song every single time. The guys would lift the girls up during the line "And I gladly stand up next to you" and it was all very cheesy.
Posted by: Janelle | August 27, 2007 at 09:40 AM
Yeah... that's supposed to be Oh not TOh.
Posted by: Janelle | August 27, 2007 at 09:41 AM
i want to learn the
TUSH PUSH
oh you californians....
watermelon crawl is a good song by the way....
Posted by: marisa | August 27, 2007 at 09:54 AM
you said FUCK! in a post!!!
I am shocked!
;)
Posted by: kathryn | August 27, 2007 at 11:27 AM
Looks like we're off to a good start at Law School =)
Love that...'the tush push'
Posted by: Lani | August 27, 2007 at 11:54 AM
Welcome to the dark side. :)
Posted by: Pink Chihuahua Princess | August 27, 2007 at 01:27 PM
you are making want to go back to school
Posted by: David's Traveling | August 27, 2007 at 08:25 PM
I have an alternative activity suggestion: NOT the tush push. I have a theory: Law school get-togethers are the equivalent of Darwin; they are there to weed out the weak/under-prepared.
Posted by: Maya | August 28, 2007 at 01:59 AM
I find comfort in the fact that people are equally as indecisive when making plans for the evening on the west coast as they are in the midwest.
Congrats on finishing week one and learning the Tush Push!
Posted by: Pamela | August 29, 2007 at 07:38 PM