happy birthday oppa

still not ready to delve into Gohm's departure so i'm gonna recap Oppa's birthday party instead b/c there are lots of fun pics from that night.

Oppa turned (an-unnamed-age; both for Oppa's sake and b/c i really don't know. my bad) and had a party at Ava lounge on top of Dream Hotel. I really really like this place b/c they don't require table service to get a table on the roof; you just have to make a reservation. unfortunately, we couldn't get the rooftop table b/c our party was too big, but we got a table in the back, which was nice b/c it was secluded from the rest of the bar.

it being Oppa's birthday, it was drinks all around for him. Min got a round of irish car bombs which Chow followed up w/a round of mind erasers. i'm sure there were other drinks being bought but those 2 were enough to get Chow drunk and sick all day the next day (ick-there was this 1 vomit incident that i'll have nightmares about). Gohm seemed to be doing well all night, but when we got back to the apartment he all of a sudden became super-drunk and immediately passed out.

eventually, the BLSers showed up and we danced the rest of the night away before going home. i had a great time and i guess the boys did too b/c they were all wasted by the end of the night. ironically, Oppa was pretty straight b/c he felt he had to be in order to host all the people who were coming from all over.

Abandoned for a Boy

Isn't that always the case? It's been a bumpy ride since the last time i wrote, and i'll freely admit, most of the neglect is b/c i've been spending my time w/Gohm (and it's been a long wkd so i haven't been sitting at work procrastinating, as i am now).

it's pretty much been a whirlwind since friday. i met up w/Gohm at Cabana and met 2 of his friends from his BU days. i've decided to adopt V as my girl b/c she completely cracks me up. Cabana was actually really nice although we didn't spend much time there. we chilled out on the rooftop and enjoyed the amazing weather that we've been having in NYC (until today of course). afterwards we headed over to Hiro which is right next door to Cabana (both of which are part of the Maritime Hotel). Hiro's VERY cool w/a Kill Bill-esque vibe. At one point during the night 2 women climbed up on these ribbons hanging from the ceiling and began a very Cirque du Soilel performance. while i thought it was very impressive, this one woman had really long legs and i kept imagining getting kicked in the head.

Saturday was Em's bday and V threw her a party at Ava which is a lounge located in the penthouse level of Dream Hotel. the place is really chill, and i found out from V that if you reserve the terrace for a party they automatically give you a table and table service although it's not required to order a bottle. nice change from all the other places that require bottle service in order to get a table. i met a lot of Gohm's BU friends that night along w/Chow, his hilarious roommate.

otherwise spent a pretty relaxed long wkd. went home to west caldwell and caught up w/Nells and Henry. ironically went to breakfast w/Nells at Montville Diner (which is usually where Henry and i would go back when he lived on the east coast). couldn't be bothered w/sitting in the mugginess to watch the fireworks so instead met up w/Gohm and his friends at Banc Cafe, and while i didn't order any food, i have to admit theirs looked pretty good. at the end i did order a double chocolate irish whiskey cake. yea, it was as yummy and chocolatey as it sounds.