I hate bouncers

It’s already Sunday, 3 am. I have just come back from partying a little bit…a little bit, that’s just right. It seemed like it was going to be a great night. First we were gonna go celebrate a friend’s summer internship at a venture capital fund. Then, after that, the city was gonna be ours… we were supposed to go to a Sternie’s birthday party at a cool place in midtown, nearby Bryant Park.

Nice dinner at an Indian place in the East Village and then to the club. We get there at around midnight and we see the line. We are optimistic. There are about 10 people ahead of us and we are coming to a birthday party organized by our friend at the place. After a 45-minute wait, we leave. I am really pissed off. The stupid bouncers, unfortunately once again, have spoilt the night.

What the heck is wrong with these guys? If they are not going to let anybody in... just tell so, for God's shake! Don’t make people wait in line for 45 minutes as if they were stupid. I understand that Friday and Saturday nights are their time of the week, the time when they feel powerful and with the right to screw people and stuff… but Friday and Saturday nights are also the big nights of the week for many people to chill out and enjoy after five days of tough work. Do they (i.e. the club’s managers) gain anything from such a “policy”? Well, as regards me, they have achieved some great success: I am not coming back ever… some good dollars are gone. As for the bouncers, I wish them the worst for the rest of the week.

It’s frustrating. But it’s just about attitude. I couldn’t believe it today when I saw this stupid bouncer literally telling the guy who was first on the line: “c’mon, tell me something funny”. He did not enjoy the joke that much and laughed at the guy loudly… what an ass!! I am sorry but I can’t play this game. Maybe I have not spent enough time in NY yet but I can’t go to the bouncer and tell him how nice and cool he is (when I fact think the other way around), just to get in…I guess that’s why I am not able to get in places like today’s.

Anyway, we have ended up going to a place in 30th and Park Avenue. It’s taken me some time to be in the mood again (I was so pissed off!) but we have had some fun. Nothing crazy, though. I am back at home, completely sober… for a change hahaha. I will be grateful tomorrow at the managing organizations meeting that I have at 1 pm.

I had to confess myself about this. I feel kind of relieved now...Time to sleep. When you were young by The Killers sounds on Virgin Radio before saying “good night”!

Ciao

Casual Friday

230 pm on a casual Friday. After a two week blogging break, it was time to come back. This past weeks have been pretty hectic. We are definitely speeding up towards the end of the semester. I can’t believe there’s only a little time –three weeks, basically – left for this amazing first year to be over.

I’d love it was still November or so. I don’t know why but in the last weeks I have been feeling like this is over, not just the first year but the whole MBA thing. It is probably due to the fact that my MBA2 friends are feeling gloomy given that graduation is just around the corner….and coming back to real life, not the one on MTV but the one about working 70+ hours a week, is also a few weeks ahead. I will feel like crying next year, I am sure about it!

As I said, it’s been hectic around here. I have had – and still have – lots of group assignments due and getting together becomes a bit of a pain when you have to coordinate schedules (well, last Saturday I was not able to make it to a meeting for the first time since the night before I met Mr. Long Island Iced-T for the very first time…that was really a tough meeting, particularly the day after!!). But everything is going fine. I am particularly happy about our Marketing group. We did like shit in the first assignment (we were actually the worst team in class) but we came back with the highest grade in the second one. Yesterday we gave a presentation to the class concerning one of the questions in the third assignment and it went great (I also felt good individually talking in my non mother language in front of 90 people).

However, the most painful assignment is Damodaran’s corporate finance one. It’s a shitload of work and, although I am trying to work on a daily basis, it takes a lot of time. It’s a curious thing what happens with this course. I really feel like I am learning quite a lot although my quizzes so far have been poor. Anyway, the former is the important thing, not only for this course but generally speaking. Some people are very concerned about grades but, although I am fully respectful, I believe they are wrong. Grades are (or should be) worth nothing. It’s all about learning. What’s the point of getting an A if you achieved it by relying on a cheatsheet? This has happened to me and I can say that I would rather get a “solid” B by knowing the stuff.
A special reference must be made to the Business of Producing course. This course is basically about learning how to produce a feature film. The professor is David Newman who, among others, won an award at Sundance for The Squid & the Whale (great movie, so see it!) and I am really enjoying it a lot. It’s a lot of reading and a lot of work every week but I am enjoying it.

I am gonna finish. I gotta go to school right now to do some print outs. I think I will also go the gym to stress out a little bit (I’m trying to get fit for the last soccer tournament of the year, to take place in Dartmouth-Tuck, New Hampshire, on May 4th through 6th). Then back home and get ready to party. A friend of mine has told me that a pretty wild party is going on tonight. I don’t have the details yet but maybe you will get some in a few hours from now ….

Btw, this blog has been nominated for the Best of Blogging Awards by Clear Admit (check out for nominees at http://blog.clearadmit.com/2007/04/best-of-blogging-nominees-2007) . Thanks to all of you who have been reading it… and remember to spread the word!

Ciao

Late nite blogging

Saturday night. 510 am. It’s been a pretty long time since I wrote my last drunken story…Although I’m really tired and tipsy – I wouldn’t say drunk – I was really feeling like writing a post tonight, just to remember what it felt like…

It’s been a bloody damn long day. I did not go out yesterday – only to the theatre to see 300 – and today I have spent the whole day studying and preparing write ups. But I really wanted to go out so in the end I have ended up going to a friend’s place, where we have had some caipirinhas, and then we have headed to some other bars in the east village and , later, in Soho. We have a lot of fun and I have enjoyed dancing on the podium with a cute Asian girl and later on I have also had fun hitting on a girl and seeing how her girlfriend (literally) told me not to get any closer.

I have come back home talking to one of my best friends here in NY about girls, deceptions, successes and past relationships. Walking 3rd avenue north always helps…then a pizza slice in St. Marks and then home to have some sleep for tomorrow. I have three group meetings at 1230, 230 and 6 pm so I am afraid it’s gonna be a long day.

Btw, a very good friend and an ex-girlfriend – the latter not just to visit me but to visit NY with some friends, for the sake of clarity – will be in town tomorrow. Visits are always welcome! I must be a little more drunk than I thought since I know realize how long has taken me to write a few sentecences….