a spoonful of sugar

so i just wanted to write a quick word about my latest escapades. on a side note: the word "escapades" is fun, isn't it? it reminds me of that old janet jackson song. also, i changed my profile layout. the other one looked too washed out, and i thought it was a bit hard to read.

anyhow, i went to a club called "sugar" in sofia this past weekend. they actually played rap and hip-hop... a miracle! usually the options are bulgarian music, bulgarian music, bulgarian music, or crappy techno. (and when i say crappy techno, i'm referring to the quality of the selection, not the genre itself). anyhow, it was fun. i actually got dressed up and put on makeup. i even fixed my hair... although after an hour of dancing, you would have never known it. in fact, this is the only picture where i don't look a hot, sweaty, mess. aren't we cute though?
i also met some interesting people. we stayed at a friend of shantay's, who she had met through mututal friends. he plays basketball, and introduced us to several of his teammates, one of whom was from atlanta! small world, huh? we chatted about georgia... and missing georgia... for a minute. overall, it made for a very pleasant evening. OH. and we went to starbucks the next morning. bulgaria is moving up in the world! well... sofia is anyway.

other than that there is not much to report. i finalized my plans for turkey today. that is, i made the reservation for the hotel. now i simply have to obtain my bus ticket, which shouldn't be hard to do. i'm really excited about the trip. 1) because istanbul just sounds so exotic, and it has so much to offer in the way of cultural sites, and 2) because i'm going with amanda and shantay! my two favorite people.

i'm also looking into spending some time in australia... but more on that later.

i will take one second to vent though. the obama hype makes me throw up in my mouth a little. (sorry liberal friends! still love ya'll). and i just laughed and laughed when they fumbled through the OATH OF OFFICE. and honestly, it's not a big deal to me. he's human of course. i just thought about what type of cross they would have picked out to nail george bush to if that had been him. oh well, i suppose i should get used to it. i can't be one of those annoying people who is bitter for the next four years.

xo!