Hope any Scapers in Russia are okay
(I don't know if we have any, but just in case!)
@etherealspirits: Thanks for the recommendations BTW. I had to say this again because I was about to book a Villa Fontaine hotel, but they only had smoking rooms left! I ended up with a hotel by the Tokyo Station/near Ginza so I'll only be 15 minutes away from Shinjuku and DisneySea (I think). BEST OF BOTH WORLDS. And I won't have to go that far for the Marriott hotel in Ginza because I'll be already nearby.
I spent hours looking for a hotel though, omg XD I haven't had to search for one in a really long time so...
This Friday I'm off to Washington DC for a class trip to visit the US Patent Trade Office and meet with officials who work with China. We're going to be there all day long! We have to ask them questions and things like that so I have to be prepared XD My paper is about counterfeits in China of Disney products, inspired by counterfeit goods being sold AS I WAS WAITING ON LINE for a ride, and how can multinational corporations like Disney invest their money better/what else can they do to combat infringement, things like that. My professor is going to hook me up with Disney lawyers. Yeaaaaah.
The Barristers Ball was fun! Nothing bad happened unlike last year so I was pretty happy about that too
I hung out with Maraiya and Princess and Lauren the whole night and I'm so glad they were there. We had some yummy dinner and even these tiny slices of pizza and I had two mini oreo cupcakes, oh God. They were just too good. Gotham Hall was also gorgeous and I researched the building before arriving!
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(Just being inside inspired me to do photography again because I've been so distracted I haven't done it as much!)
I saw Lisa and something odd happened. We went to the bar area and she asked what I was having and I said I'll just get a Coke! I forgot what she said next and because we talked about this at length weeks ago I replied, "Yeah, I said I didn't drink, haha," something to that effect. She got tequila (I could have SWORN she said she didn't drink) and I got my Coke.
She turned to me and asked if it was "just Coke." I said yeah. She asked, "Can I have a sip?" I said sure. So she did and we left. I felt odd XD Like, she didn't believe me?? Why would I lie about not drinking?? XD We didn't hang out much, but she made sure to hang out with me until I found my peeps. I felt odd for some reason with her and I was happy to find my peeps. Like something wasn't genuine? Something niggled at me XD I think it may have been how we often stopped to talk to people she knew and then she told me how they were all shallow relationships and I was surprised because they seemed like ancient friends by the conversation.
Something else happened that was so Latino-y. At the end of the ball we were posing for a huge group picture of the "minorities" and Maria (I think that's her name, it's a shame I don't know because she's in my Entrepreneur class) was with us the whole night. She's from Argentina, is pale, and has a lot of blonde highlights. So we were posing for the picture and Maria joined us and a Latino girl was like, "Uh, what is she doing here? What is she doing here? I thought this was for minorities what is she doing here." Omg, I felt so bad for Maria and I was annoyed too. I'm not Argentina's #1 fan but you know. She gave her a talking to and we subsequently posed for our picture. I told Maria I was sorry about that and she said it's okay.
All in all I had a great time dancing! I saw some people who I hadn't seen in so long!
My favorite part had to be the ending song when we danced to "I Will Survive." I also saw my fellow human rights clinic classmates too and we danced along. My feet were KILLING ME at the end of it all, but it was worth it. (I think I figured out why now though so I'll be more prepared next time.)
I hobbled outside with Maraiya and Maria and we walked towards Times Square. They helped me find a cab and ran for it as I caught up. They're so nice! I threw myself inside, landing on my side, and they slid the door closed, telling me to get home safe. They're so kind!
Anyway, I get to pick up my cap and gown this Thursday, woo! The robe looks SO COOL. It's a deep red with gold and black and it even has a hood! I also get a poofy black hat.
Back to homework... CAN'T WAIT FOR JAPAN AHHHHHH~
There's a Capcom Bar apparently so... I'LL HAVE TO BUST OUT MY ACE ATTORNEY MOVES.