Friday was Alina’s birthday. Since I haven’t seen her in like almost a year, I thought the least I could do is get her a nice gift. Working for J&J that’s easy - a nice gift basket. This sucka was filled with the best Neutrogena products, soap, facial foamer, rain bath, and some other goodies. It even comes with one of those scrubby thingies that looks like an oversized scrunchie. As Alina put it, it was a practical gift, and she said, “Now when I’m in the shower lathering myself all over, I’ll be thinking of you…” LOL! =P

The party itself was a bit interesting, where it was obvious that there was 2 completely different social circles going around, one being Ernst & Young (almost all of them auditors) and the NYU “factions.” Well since I already knew most of the NYU peeps, I went ahead and mingled with the EY people. (^_^) I also managed to meet another hardcore U2 fan who was also at the Saturday Elevation concert that MTV rated “the best U2 concert ever” He’s got a bootleg which he’s gonna hook me up with. WHOOHOOO!

Now some of you may know the original froshie trio (shown on the left). Shari, me, and Alina. We knew each other since hrmm… Orientation froshie year, I believe. Back then Alina was engaged to some guy, but after 6 years of being engaged broke it off. Heh - the guy probably thought he had a sure thing! LOL j/k =P

Anyhow froshie year, every single day (yes, everyday) we’d all go to third north, and eat together, and when we were done, good ‘ol Alina got all creative on us and make some strange sculpture out of mashed potatoes, broccoli, and other interesting leftovers. We were loud, obnoxious, and really didn’t give a fuck of what other people thought about us. We were the trio and we owned 3rd North for all we cared about. We had camaraderie, each other, and friendship. We had years of classes together, life problems, and pretty much supported each other through the years. The trio somewhat drifed apart after going through several significat others (all of us), graduating early (Alina & Shari) and being a friggin work-a-holic conquering the world as a trader (me). But we always keep in contact and make sure to keep tabs on each other.

Ok, I’m digressing in tangents all over the place… Turns out I found a few more singers outta the group, so we’ll try to get them for a round at Tracy-J’s for open-mic! Rock on! =O

It was a pretty interesting party, although it was a bit early (8PM!!) to drink. I didn’t drink much, since I was driving around the city that night (plus my car was filled with promo material for the New Years Party).

I had to ditch outta there at 11 or else I wouldn’t be able to get into my own party at Hammerstein Ballroom. No pics in here (its a no-no for that location), damn punks. LOL But my purpose for that party was for one thing, give them a little classy party that’s cheap, then hit them up to buy the New Years Eve tix for $150. Ran into a few friends there, sold my last 12 tix for $95 (promoters promo). There! All 150 tickets of mine are sold. Heh. This is basically MAX Happy Hour’s last party for the year beofore New Years, so the place was just incredibly packed!

I picked up my suit from the dry cleaners. I friggin love this suit. It’s a grey 3 button Valentino, that looks friggin sweet. I was debating whether to wear my black Valentino or one of my cheapie suits, but then I thought, hey every friggin guy is gonna be wearing black. That’s not me - if I do something, it’s done with a little flair. =) So whats my get-up for New Years? Grey Valentino, pressed black Zara shirt, and this sweet Hugo Boss tie I picked up a few months back. Kenneth Cole shoes, a must. Oh yeah, can’t leave without the black trench coat either.

Which reminds me, I should call Morrine to tell her to come by earlier since I have about 12 people also poppin at my place to get ready before we all head out to the party. Heh! =)

Anyhow, this will probably be my last update till after new years where I’ll probalby have some pics up. Anyhow, I gotta get ready now - My cousin is vising from Michigan and wants me to meet her new bf… heh