As an undergraduate student, parties were mainly about drinking and involved copious amounts of cheap vodka or cans of bad beer. Now that I'm older, much of the allure of that kind of partying is gone, in large part because I don't want to wake up on Saturday morning with the type of hangover that results from drinking bottom shelf vodka mixed with Sunny Delight.
I am back in school now, but for the first half of the semester I avoided attending parties because I just didn't want to go down that road again. However, for two weekends in a row, Will and I have attended the parties we have been invited to and, I have to say, college parties as a graduate student are much different than college parties as an undergraduate student. Now, the parties are about food. Alcohol, yes, but also food.
The Friday before last, we went to a wine and cheese party where there was wine and cheese. Obviously. But it was good wine and good cheese. And there was also olives and homemade tomato soup and edamame hummus and pumpkin cake.
On Friday, we went to an Oktoberfest party where there was German beer, brats, cabbage, homemade German potato salad, German cheese and other sorts of German foods. Somehow, our resourceful hostess had received money from the German consulate to pay for these treats. I have no idea why the German government would want to pay for thirty college students to drink beer and eat fancy hot dogs in an apartment in Davis, but why ask why?
Sure, it's still about the drinking these days. But it's not just about the drinking anymore. A person has to eat, too, right?
Mmm. Sounds delic' and fun too.
Any chance of the pumpkin cake recipe? yum.
Cheers!
Posted by: Heidi | October 22, 2007 at 01:05 PM
Interesting. It sounds like you've found the right law school for you. Enjoy.
Posted by: Ally | October 22, 2007 at 04:03 PM
I have to ask... was the edamame hummus any good? I LOVE edamame and I LOVE hummus. But together I don't know if they would work...
Posted by: Pamela | October 23, 2007 at 07:54 AM
First off. I loveee pumpkin cake. Secondly, I love hummus (thanks for the recipe!). Thirdly, I hate being an adult and being all MATURE. Bah.
Posted by: Ashlie | October 23, 2007 at 09:08 AM
Food is always a plus. Especially when its free! I go to some of the school club meetings just for food ...but that is on of their marketing tactics. I hear them yell ( club members) "free food" so how could I say no when all I've been eating is cup ol' noodle and easy mac.
Posted by: Amanda | October 23, 2007 at 02:57 PM
Edamame hummus sounds heavenly. Edadame from Costco has been a staple in my diet ever since I discovered it in the freezer section last summer.
Posted by: Sijbrich | October 23, 2007 at 03:49 PM
Edamame hummus?? OH geez YUM those are 2 word I LOVE and I think I'd love them together!! It's along the lines of the Avocado Tempura I had the other day... Tempura, YUM, Avocado, YUM, together, BLISS!!
Posted by: Valency | October 23, 2007 at 08:33 PM
Sounds fun!
The parties I go to, though
they are all hosted by people
who are out of college,
are still about the cheap beer that they drink!
YUCK!
I mean, you can only drink PBR for so long, but these boys keep on going!
I concure w/ everyone else on the hummus though. It sounds very good!
Posted by: Nicole | October 24, 2007 at 12:50 AM
you are never too old to drink at a party.
Posted by: Mr. Freakin' A | October 25, 2007 at 10:42 AM