Final Goodbyes
As for the parties, they were a natural side-effect of the social situation in Cape Town. I liked parties, they were there. However, it goes a lot deeper than that and I'll probably write an article or something on it.
You see, I haven't written an entry in a long time, because I wrote one, about a week ago, perfectly encapsulating how much I miss Cape Town and it's people. As I finished it and tried to fix formatting, it got deleted. I'm scared that I won't be able to do it justice if I try again. Here goes a probably shortened version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZGlig0I7lk
Saying goodbye. The day finally comes, when the people in your life, that you felt would stay around forever, ultimately, disappear from your life almost entirely. As to you all, I cannot this enough: achieve closure.
Graduation was surreal, in a way. From walking down the aisle, getting cheered on and high-fiving fellow students, to being on stage, listening to the graduation speeches, to, in hindsight, realizing when it was that you saw a person for the last time in, possibly, your entire life. It's tough, realizing that you either don't remember, or it was completely mundane. There are things I wished I said and things I wished I did, but which are at present simply lessons for future goodbyes. You never know when is the last time you'll see someone.
Continuing the topic: Do all the silly Senior things before you graduate. Take graduation photos. Be extremely excited for your classmates. Talk greatly of how you feel. Sign and get your yearbook signed (I'm glad I did, no matter how silly it might have felt at the time, it's worth it in 10 years, don't ya think?) Don't waste your time.
I miss the palmtrees. Norway seems colder than ever. Sure, it's summer, but the weather has been ****ty most days. Both surroundings and socialities have changed drastically. I do have some go-to friends that I can just call up and hang out with. However, I'm on the fringe of the social system here. Yesterday I did call this beauty out of the blue though, was refreshing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSPfeTwl8Kw
We did have a party at Martin's hotel before I left though. It was our joint birthday party, although I've gotta hand it to him. We prepared food and sorted things out. Snow arrived and we had a drink. Some more of our friends arrive and we had a nice time. Everyone had a shot by the bar - I remember mine, Martin's, and Prokop's being the size of 3 gulps. After some time by the bar, suddenly the whole party arrives.
I have to keep it short, because there was so much. Spent the time talking to people all the time. There was this one chick there, who's moving into my house. We'd hit it off before this and kept hitting it off tonight. However, for some reason, I did not hook up with her. I think it was a combination of me enjoying how she was displaying interest and how she was drinking a bit excessively. However, I owed it to us both to pull through. I'm very fine with how we ended up though - she's a cool girl. We were about 50 people at the party. Birthday cake and short speeches. I don't think I held one, however I can't be completely sure if I said anything or not. Cake was good. Party was good. This christian girl - who was nice to talk to, although full of herself for being different - kept running around the party saying how this guy - me - just wanted her for sex. It was funny, because I seemed to be the only one that didn't.
Ultimately, I said goodbye to a few people, then we made our way into a couple minibusses and made our way to town. Now, town on a saturday isn't that great. We dropped off at Assembly, then spent some time at Castle bar before we gathered most people and made our way to Zula Bar, which had free entry. Most of the time in town was spent there. However, I did go on a small adventure with some guys and this guy called Jesse. Jesse is like a ripoff of Mystery - Pure pickup and renowned for his skill in magic. I got my entrance paid for at Spacebar, and once inside, he started doing magic tricks, and if impressed, the people were to give me a free drink. Honestly, this was a great way to display value. He got immense amounts of attention, he made me like him more, and the people didn't dislike him, but rather offered me drinks. I have no idea how he did those tricks.
We eventually make our way back to Martin's (about 16 of us). This girl and I spent the ride singing songs, replacing all the words with "meow". I didn't think I'd miss her, but she really put in an effort. She's so fun to hang with. So happy and full of energy. And her eyes. Beautiful girl.
Oh and we met Robin in town, where he hooked up with this girl I'd hooked up with a month earlier. It was good fun.
Back at the hotel, Martin disappeared for a good 2 hours, while we spend our time in room 7 and by the bar. I end up in bed with Mitch, Prokop, both the girls above. By the way, Mitch is a great guy. He really praised me earlier, thanking for all my advice. He knows what to do, I hope he improves. Now, in this spooning situation, he was a bit of a major ****block. I not gonna go out and claim it, but I would've 100% banged if it wasn't for him. I should've worked around it better though. We chill till 5 in the morning, at which time I realize nothing will happen and I make my way up to room 5 and crash.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghb6eDopW8I
I wake up. Prokop jumps on me and we chill in bed, chatting, like real bros. ****ING HELL I MISS MY FRIENDS. There I was, telling him how I have a hard time missing people and surface feelings in general. No more. Now, more than ever, I realize how vital it is to have a group of good friends to rely on. Even more reason to be extremely proactive socially going into university.
Oh yeah, by the way, you read that right. I got accepted into CU: Boulder! I'm really ****ing late though, so we just sorted the financial documents, resolving housing issues, and awaiting my I-20.
Back to Cape Town. The two girls come to my room and we say our goodbyes. That was the last time I saw them. Prokop goes after them and I fall asleep.
Waking up. I step out of bed and inspect this magnificent suite that I'm residing. Colored white, a huge bed, open shower, toilet, bath, what luxury! 5 star for good reason. I relieve myself and jump into the shower. Finish with a cold sprint, dry up, and walk over to the window. What view!
So hey, here's the images I digged up from the internet:
This is what I'm looking at, from the POV of the opposite direction down right in the photo:
http://www.capetownskies.com/4154/10_okw_cstbg_tokai_pold.jpg I live somewhere below the cave.
This is the cave, where I've been, called Elephant's Eye
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/482626_10151682845180579_1810504245_n.jpg
And I found this. It looked extremely familiar. Turns out my house was the one 2 houses behind the one in the front
http://i.imgur.com/5Smbage.jpg
(With the blue roof).
Here's a picture of Lion's Head from Camps Bay
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/946970_10151719423175579_504710191_n.jpg
Here's a traditional picture of Cape Town
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/464137_10151683219255579_672622924_o.jpg
I can tell you a story, something, about any spot you put your finger on that picture.
It was a beautiful view, no clouds, sunny, warm. Looking onto Tokai, Muizenberg, my home. I said my goodbyes.
I find Martin in his suite with a hangover - he remembers next to nothing after town. We get ourselves some Eggs Benedict with Salmon and Kaviar. Hah. I give him the rest of my whey protein and we chill. We find out that some 6 brunettes did cocaine in the bathroom last night. We decide it's a great idea to go gym. Don't make our mistake. Don't go to the gym in an effort to recover after a long night.
On our way back, we visit my house, where we find said girl and her family, moving furniture into the house. We chill in the park, I say my final goodbyes to both her and my house. Not before long, I say my goodbyes to Martin too, and head to this small goodbye party held by some 10th graders from my school. It's nothing special and mostly grade 10s and some grade 12s. It was nice saying goodbye to people. Gave Serbia a jacket of hers, after like 6 months. We hugged like never before. I'll miss her and see her sometime. The original plan was to catch her in Montenegro and live with her and her friends for a week, but plans change. Or do they? I still haven't decided actually.
Some goodbyes were unexpected. This girl couldn't let me go, which was sweet. She lives in Boulder though, so I'll see her. Harrison and Brian was completely without note. They all got blazed earlier though. I leave the place and make my way down the road, walking. I find a quarter in my pocket and roll it down the hill, as some sign of closure. Enter: Airport.
I took this old allergy pill, which side-effect is drowsiness. I slept for 14 hours combined. Never travelled that quickly before.
Norway.
Ive been doing a fair bit, but nothing noteworthy of mention. Started NoFap seriously as of 2 days ago. Got myself my first proper phone in 3 years. The yearly festival starts tomorrow. Expect stories!