August 10

It was rainy, I was sick and so I went to campus early for a group project meeting. We met in some science building and discussed our project and decided to write about Festivals in Edinburgh. I am very thankful that everyone in my group is so diverse (Mexican, Spanish and Thai) and everyone seems to be a very good student, so I don't think we'll have any slackers. Then, because it was my mom's birthday in the states, I called her and talked her for a while before class. After class, I went downtown in search of a flask and ended up buying some clothes, too. I bought the flask and then realized that I didn't know what time the bus came. If I missed it, I would probably have to wait an hour and I wouldn't be able to afford that and get ready for dinner. Luckily, the bus came 2 minutes after I got to the stop. I went home, showered because I was soaked from the rain, and got ready for the Irish girls' goodbye dinner.

We went to Kings in Chinatown and drank wine that we brought. We played some sort of game to finish all of the wine that was spinning a spoon on the lazy susan. Whoever it landed on had to down their glass of wine. It landed on us several times, so by the time we left, we were feeling pretty good. We went to Jubilee, a bar in the Valley and drank more. This is when things start getting a little hazy for me. I remember talking to a group of guys in tuxes who immediately started making fun of our California accents. I'd had enough of the conversation, so I impolitely pointed out that his fly was down and walked away. Lina laughed in his face and his friends all laughed too. It was the best exit I could've hope for in such a situation. There were other details that I remember less. Suffice to say, I pissed one guy off a lot, left my jacket, and stole an umbrella. Back home, we went into Michael's jacuzzi. I don't remember much after that, just that I woke up in the shower.

I now have a nickname for some of my more aggressive actions of the night, which I will not share, but get teased for just about everyday. I will continue to blame embarrassing things on this said alter-ego for the entirety of my stay down under.