Anyone that has been to
college or is currently at college understands what it can be like to spend a friday night in a
dorm. Sure, i don't hang out here every friday night, but i don't go
out every one either.
Well, lets start with the
air. The air in
hallways has a very different
composition than air
outside. Early in the evening, the air actually has more
cologne and
perfume in it than it has N
2. Later in the evening, and into the
wee hours of the morning, the air contains more
alcohol and
vomit smell than anything else.
Now, the
noise. This factor is divided into
early evening,
middle evening, and
later evening. Early evening is characterized by people running around and
screaming things such as: "
Oh my god, i don't have anything to wear!", "I still have to take a
shower! I'm never going to be ready on
time!", "Whats taking so long? Lets Go!", and "
Party HO!". The middle evening is like a
void. There is almost no noise and the dorm may be mistaken for a
cemetery. Later in the evening, when the people are returning, the noise is quite
different. This noise is characterized by the
singing of
random songs,
moaning, and
the wonderful sound of puking.
Next, their is the general
attitude. In early evening, trying to talk to someone may result in you being
cursed at. People don't have time to
talk, as the
parties only last from about 10 -4. Girls will
claw at you to get you out of their way when getting ready. Guys, well, pretty much the same, but with less
hostility. During the middle evening, the attitude
skyrockets to a
positive attitude. Everyone left in the dorm is extremely friendly as they have realized they have
nothing to do on a friday night. (Thats because they don't use E2...). You can talk to almost anyone, whether or not you have ever
seen them before. Then the
attitude takes another
shift; but this time it isn't as
drastic. The people that return from the parties are in either of two states:
groggy and open to
suggestion, or
happy and open to suggestion. I think you can
figure the rest out from that.
This whole
cycle repeats itself on
saturday night as well. Sure, its fun to
watch the cycle, but it is a whole lot more fun to be
part of the cycle.