Hump Day

Well, I am in the midst of another Wednesday afternoon. I have some things to get to, but procrastination has taken a death grip around my neck.

Lately, I haven't been doing much of anything. I think I'm in some sort of "survival mode." My spending is very low, and I have at the same time been consuming less of everything...food, entertainment, beer, etc. Which is completely fine. I have enough of everything to remain comfortable. Does that mean anything else that I indulge in life beyond this point should be considered excessive?

Fall Semester to X-mas

My first semester of Graduate School is almost finished. I have one final exam tomorrow and a couple assignments to finish up, and then all I have to worry about is the holidays.

We got a Christmas tree recently, so our apartment is starting to look festive. I bought a black Santa ornament for $6 at Macy's.

Computer

Yesterday at school while using a computer in the library I was mildly annoyed. The woman next to me, all of a sudden had a group of 6 African American male undergraduates surround her. The reason I mention race, you will see in a moment. Now, they were being loud and belligerent as anybody inside a library should definitely be. OK, well, I only had a problem with one or two of them, as they completely invaded my personal space and then some. One was obstructing my view consistently with his arm and body...obstructing the view of my monitor, as he was trying to haphazardly shove his thumb drive into the USB port of the computer next to me that this woman was using. His body was constantly coming into contact with mine...and he seemed like he didn't even notice I was there. Expletives were being wildly thrown in the air, and genitals were constantly being adjusted. I just wanted to finish a short paper and print it.

Okay, so I suppose this isn't a big deal at all. I mean it lasted a few minutes. But I could sense the disregard and disrespect for me so easily. I mean, his body was literally inches from my face! My question is, was I experiencing racism in a mild form? Or was this kid just an idiot?

The Bathroom

A few days ago, I bought a plain blue bathroom rug (to compliment other blues in the room). Today I came home to find two new rugs and a toilet seat cover. They are all a poker theme and a off-white beige color. They are now beside my blue rug. So our bathroom has 3 seperate rugs in a row. First blue, then poker, and then another poker rug. I think these rugs would be alright, if I was 12 years old and they were in the bathroom of my rec-room basement. I don't really know what else to write.

The Floor

Today I mentioned to my roommate that I was planning on buying a mop. He insisted on me getting a "swiffer."

First Post

Welcome to "Drinking in the Afternoon." This is my blog dedicated to whatever the hell I want to write about. More importantly I hope it will act as a chronicle to mine and my friend's drinking habits, with detailed descriptions of what results from those habits. And I'm not talking about hangovers.

I live in Buffalo, New York...which was recently ranked as the second poorest city in America! We also rank very high with vacant housing and unemployment. We actually have a higher unemployment rate then some former Soviet Satellites in Eastern Europe. Now these conditions are just perfect for a rise in alcohol consumption...although I do not condone inebriation as a form of escapism...er wait, maybe I do.