5 minutes till 8pm...

I am throwing a party tonight for other students in my cohort. It will be interesting to see who shows up and when they'll get here - ahh the politics of participation. Back in Cali, one hour after the time on the invite is common - it seems like in NYC two hours is more the norm. Alas I am out of vermouth and thus cannot begin my general party ritual of starting to drink martinis starting from when the party is suppose to begin till when the first guest shows up. It's a ritual that I've had to modify since my arrival in NYC.