I only have a couple more months to live...

... until I turn 23.

Haha, made you look. I'm sure you're all bummed that I'm not dying anytime soon, but don't worry; my time will come, slowly, but surely. Although, some of you are helping me get there faster (like my alcohol poisoning on New Years Eve, thanks!).

So I rang in the New Year by laughing, drinking, puking, crying, vomiting, climbing, barfing, falling, crawling, etc. all in one night. I prayed to the toilet gods that they would make the nauseating feeling go away. Then I started crying because I felt so sick. I felt a lot better after puking a few times. Great start to 2008, eh? I do have a hilariously long voicemail from a very wasted Ludy after Gidti took my cell phone away and after Kevin took my car keys. Ludy tried to help me look for my phone, but ended up leaving a long ass voicemail: "Cheryl, find your phone! Find your motherfucking phone now!!!" Fortunately, as the drunkest one, I got to sleep in Gidti's roommate's bedroom. So I pretty much got my own bed and my own room while everyone else slept on the floor or couch. Sweet!!!

Today, Gidti had a football party because his friends are Charger fans. Lame, I know... but it's better than being a Raiders fan, that's for sure. One guy came in a Raiders jacket though. I don't know what that was about. I didn't drink as much as New Years Eve. We argued with the people at Subway about what deals they had, watched the games, played Taboo (our team won because I'm good at guessing and giving clues), played beer pong, had a serious discussion with Gidti's French roommate and friends about why they hate Americans, and watched "American Gladiators." Here are some quotes of the day:

On the 2 coaches:
L: "They're coach [Tennesee] looks serious and mean. I feel indtimidated already."
D: "Yeah, our coach [San Diego] looks like Al Gore."

Jeff Fisher vs. Norv Turner vs. Al Gore

After Rivers called a timeout:
C: "Why the fuck are you calling a timeout right now?!"
D: "He wants to talk to Al Gore."

J on his mom going to an NFL game for the first time:
J: So my mom was confused when she went to her first football game. She was wondering where the yellow line that they show on TV was. I told her that it was computer generated and magic.

After C spilled her drink on her boobs:
L: "Did you spill your drink on your shelf?"

After watching a commercial with Scooby Doo gang capturing a cable guy:
L: Oh my God! The cable guy came to my house to install the cable box and I caught him looking at porn in my room.

After I told C that I felt old:
C: How old are you?
Me: 22.
C: Girl! I'm 26 and you think you're old?!
Me: Uh... I turn 23 soon...

Gidti and his neighbors arguing over which beer tasted worst, Keystone or MGD:
Neighbor: MGD can suck on my balls. I'd rather drink my own piss than drink MGD.

Our team playing Taboo and G got the word "turnover":
G: Eli Manning does this a lot.
"Fumble?"
"Sacked?"
"Turnover?"

G had never played nor seen beer pong before and after seeing it set up:
G: This don't look like a Black person's game.
Neighbor: Hey man, it's just like basketball. It's just like the NBA.

Watching "Country Fried Home Video" on the Country Music Television channel:
Neighbor: Are you guys watchin' pig wrasslin'?
J: No, we're watching a bunch of people chasing a pig and putting it in a bucket.

Anyway, I'm sure 2008 will be a good year. January 17 will be the 2 year anniversary of my grandmother's death. Who knows if my grandfather will commemorate it now that he has a new wifey. My golden birthday is coming up because I turn 23 on the 23 de Marzo (when you're the same age as the day of the month you were born). I can't say I'm excited, but I'm definitely not afraid of the future. Bring it on...