21-02

This is where we used to live.

2008-07-07T11:48:00.002-04:00

resistance is futile

2008-03-27T01:17:00.000-04:00

When I get to write the TV shows....

2008-03-23T12:53:00.001-04:00

Right?

2008-03-13T13:22:00.002-04:00

A Lesson Learned

2008-02-25T11:59:00.001-05:00

Why We Drink;
An Essay on the Changing Mode and Modalities of Alcohol Culture in Particular in the Circle Apartment 21-02, in Response to a Justly Deserved Judicial Referral

By Colleen Danger Goodhue

We have freed ourselves from economic oppression from the United Kingdom, reached our Manifest Destiny at the shores of California, Oregon and Washington, and we have even soared through space to the moon and back. In this country of great achievement, the youth of the United States has been left to struggle with the question of what epic story they will have to tell.

In the past two and a half years, my current roommate and dear friend Katie O’Driscoll and I have consumed alcohol (sometimes in excess) in four different states and for countless special occasions. Like many college students, these incidents have been our epic tales that we have lived to tell. So on the eve of her new life as a legal alcohol-consuming adult, we were left to wonder what was left for us to do. We decided to throw a keg party, a huge bash for all our friends to celebrate, epically, this event. We were not wise in our party planning and ended up with far too many guests, some of whom were not even invited. Rightly so, the police saw freshmen with red Solo cups on our front porch, wrote us up and took away our shining chunk of metallic and alcoholic glory.

After our judicial referral, reclamation and returning of said keg, I’ve had the time to reflect upon our definition of epic.

All in all, we don’t need huge parties with all of our friends there. With so many people, there’s not even the ability to spend quality time with many or any of them. With large quantities of alcohol, it will simply be a room full of drunk people shouting above each other. If we do chose to continue having alcohol as a part of our epic stories, I feel that it should be in small, controlled groups with small, controlled amounts of alcohol. The epic greatness will be the camaraderie, conversation and bonding shared over a few beers or glasses of wine. Maybe instead it can be going out to bars, since we are legally able to, and spending the night out on the town instead of in our apartment, where we spend far too much time anyhow.

If we do have parties though, they will be small and invitation only. Though we are thankful for the upperclassmen who held parties that we crashed when we were freshmen, I don’t feel the need to be that outlet for other underclassmen. They can drink in their dorm room, like we often did. I hope that they will be as responsible as we once were and will now continue to be after this event.

In reflecting upon this event, I am grateful for the insight I have gained about how we can change the modes and modalities of our alcohol consumption and definition of what is epic and how we can better spend the time we have trying to create lasting memories.

Dessine-moi un mouton!

2008-02-20T22:00:00.003-05:00

Quand on veut un mouton, c'est la preuve qu'on existe.
If anybody wants a sheep, that is proof that he exists.

Drawing by: Katie O'Driscoll
Writing by: Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The Elephant in the Room

2008-01-30T00:27:00.000-05:00

Happy 21st Birthday, Catherine O'Driscoll.

2008-01-25T10:41:00.000-05:00

The Best Policy

2008-01-15T19:07:00.000-05:00

Stop! Don't touch me there! This is my private square. R-A-P-E. Get yo penis outta me!

2008-01-07T23:39:00.001-05:00

butt-hash

2007-12-24T00:23:00.001-05:00

good friends we've had....

2007-12-22T11:59:00.000-05:00

thinspiration

2007-12-21T16:06:00.000-05:00

Happy Holidays from the 21-02 Fambly!

2007-12-19T02:32:00.000-05:00

your gift message:

2007-12-15T19:37:00.000-05:00

i am slowly going crazy crazy slowly going am i

2007-12-03T21:20:00.001-05:00

by: Diana

R.I.P Whatever it's name was

2007-11-25T23:36:00.000-05:00

Kid Nation > everything else. Respect.

2007-11-15T00:20:00.001-05:00

I get by with a little help from my roomates

2007-10-17T00:07:00.001-04:00

When the food runs out....

2007-10-16T23:52:00.001-04:00

surrealism.

2007-10-16T15:20:00.000-04:00

by: kevin

What I Wish Would Happen....

2007-10-15T17:50:00.001-04:00

The Noisy Neighbors

2007-10-15T17:31:00.000-04:00

a very existential 21-02

2007-10-12T23:14:00.001-04:00

By: Kevin

Refridgerator Art #3: Dalai Lama Visits Ithaca

2007-10-10T00:21:00.000-04:00

bartering

2007-10-10T00:18:00.001-04:00

Refridgerator Art #2: Spacin' Out

2007-10-08T08:57:00.000-04:00

Who's at the door?

2007-10-07T19:04:00.000-04:00

They tried to make to coffee rehab....

2007-10-05T15:24:00.000-04:00

problem with the comic #1

2007-10-05T01:47:00.001-04:00

Refridgerator Art #1: The mopey clown eats a rice cake

2007-10-04T13:59:00.001-04:00

cameo artist: Kevin

apple picking

2007-10-04T00:32:00.001-04:00

it's wednesday. what you can expect?

2007-10-03T21:48:00.000-04:00

playing favorites

2007-10-03T01:34:00.001-04:00

burnin' down the house

2007-10-02T00:18:00.000-04:00