"Who Wants to go to a Rave?!"

One evening, a few weeks ago, my friends, Marisa and Ben, and I were at our friend Tim’s house. We were having a good time, random conversation accompanied by a few drinks. At one point Tim starts asking us if we wanted to play a game called “Atmosfear.” Marisa and I were apparently the first people he knew to have ever played it before. Of course, my being the only sober one took great joy in watching the one really intoxicated person trying to play this game. For those who haven’t ever played it, the rules are long and complex, but once played, you understand it. Not too long later, Tim’s roommate Chris came home.

For a while we just sat around talking and having a good time, then Chris got a text message from a friend of his saying that there was a party down the street from his house and that we should come. Of course everyone said yes because the party had a live DJ’s. Then the issue of how we are supposed to get there is raised. At this point there are seven of us. I would have driven, but my little car can only carry four people. So we all decide we are going to walk to this party that is supposedly 3 blocks away.

We finally left and the three blocks we had to walk was actually more like a mile. When we got there, the party seemed to be on a downward turn, considering it was 3 A.M. However, the party was still pretty lively. Once we got inside the houses basement I was extremely surprised how they had it set up. There were lasers and lights flashing all over. There was also a small half pipe built in for the skateboarders and it was painted with black light paint, which glowed really nicely in the black lights. The DJ’s were actually really good too. They did the whole dueling DJ’s thing and got some really good beats going.

After a while we all got kind of bored so we decided to walk back. When we were leaving a guy apparently Face Planted into the sidewalk, it was the most disgusting thing I have ever personally seen. There was a pool of blood and he was sitting there holding his nose with a towel. I swear he looked like he was going to pass out from blood loss. On the walk back to Tim’s house we were picked up by their friend and his girlfriend, so we only had to walk halfway back. All in all it was a great time! I’d love to go to a good rave party sometime, as long as I actually know most of the people there. I ended up getting home that morning at around 6 A.M. Of course it isn’t the first time I have stayed up all night, and definitely won’t be the last!!

Anything is Possible through the Lens of a Camera

I woke up at 8 AM on Easter morning so that I would have time to get ready for my training at Old Navy. I was excited and a little nervous, but from my interviews I knew that they were as excited about me joining their sales team, as I was to have a job. Sadly, when I arrived at the store for the 9 AM training session, I was informed that I was the only one who had agreed to show up for training that day. Therefore they weren’t going to have it, and they were sorry that no one called and informed me that the “Festivities” of the day had been cancelled.

Being slightly upset, as anyone would be after only getting 4 hours of sleep, I had to figure out what I was going to do with the rest of this beautiful Easter Sunday. My first thought was to head back to my apartment and crawl back into my bed, but that was only my lazy side trying to get the best of me! I decided I would go back to my apartment and get my camera (Canon PowerShot ) and iPhone and have a photo taking adventure! (The iPhone is important because

of this new application I bought for it called Hipstamatic. It was introduced to me by Mandy, and I have fallen completely in love with it. The iPhone is a broken one given to me by my friend Tiffany.)

After my camera battery was charged and I had my Hard Rock bag packed with things I might need that day, I headed toward the USC campus. I love walking around the University campus and taking photos as well as watching the people you may cross paths with. It being Easter Sunday there were very few people walking around campus. I feel like I had a rather productive artistic time wondering around campus that day. I took a few great photos and good many that will be fun editing.

Before I got to campus, however, I stopped by the McDonalds on Gervais and Huger and got something for breakfast. While I was eating I took a few practice photos with my new iPhone Application. It was very interesting and I knew it would be very useful in the day’s excursion.

After taking a multitude of photos around the University campus I decided I would travel to the Vista and have a good look around. This ended up being more fun than I expected. I learned where many restaurants and bars were located that I had only heard about in radio commercials. I walked around Lady Street and took a few more photos with the iPhone then decided that I needed something to quench my ever-growing thirst. So where better to go than to Starbucks!

Easter Weekend Visit Home

Thursday afternoon I decided to drive home to visit my parents for Easter because I hadn't seen them since February. It wasn't a bad idea, just probably ill conceived. I was planning on leaving around 6:30 PM because it takes approximately two hours to drive back to my childhood home in Andrews, SC. I was on my way out of town, taking Garners Ferry Road, when I text messaged my friend Ben to see what he was doing before I left town. He and our friends Marisa and Sophia were going to go get Five Guys for dinner at 7:15. So in the interest of Sociability I went to meet them there. Once there we all decided that we would rather have San Jose's (which is Mexican, obviously). So we leave our cars parked at Five Guys and trek across the street to have our Mexican Meal.

After a nice meal full of random conversation and laughs, I decided I had to hit the road. At this point it was almost 10 PM; it would be after 12 AM when I got home. The drive was pretty uneventful, except for the many deer standing remarkably close to the road. When I got home my mom was still awake waiting on me. We talked for a while and I played with my puppy Chloe because she missed me so much. The next day I decided I had better call Old Navy and find out when our Orientation was supposed to be. I was told that it was going to be on Easter Sunday (April 4^th, 2010) at 9AM. I’m not that upset about it because I’m excited about the job. It just sucks because I have to cut the visit with my parents short. So Saturday I help my mother cook Easter Lunch so I could enjoy some family time.

After an amazing Easter dinner, (consisting of baked ham, macaroni and cheese, corn, potato salad and deviled eggs) I leave to head back to Columbia. I get back around 10:45 PM and meet up with Ben, Sara, Meghan and Rachel at their friends apartment where they had been having a small party. When I arrive we all decide that we are going to go out to a bar in Five Points called Group Therapy. On Saturdays they have live DJ’s and it’s a pretty fun place to go if you are in the mood to dance. All in all it was a nice weekend. Nothing much happened until I got back and we went out to the bar. It was a good time, everyone had fun.

Starting Out With Something New

Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is William Michau. If you can't pronounce the last name, don't worry, most people can't. It is French after all. A few days ago I was hanging out at my friend Lauren's apartment when her roommate, who is also my friend, Mandy comes downstairs wearing a fabulous spring outfit. We asked where she was off to and she simply said "To Blog." When she got back I asked her about her blog and the conversation made me want to start my own.

I started off this year by moving out of my childhood home in Andrews, South Carolina. I moved to the big city of Columbia, SC to continue my education, as well as to further my growth as an independent adult. I love to learn, and I have just started living my life and experiencing new things like I have never done before. Moving was one of the best things I could have ever done. It hasn't been the easiest though. And through this blog you will be able to take part in my misadventures!