Went out with friends on Friday night and remembered that socializing is rather fun. Also remembered that one of my friends has an amazing capacity for alcohol and that I always forget to ignore him as a reference for how much I should drink. (*hic*)

Finally sorted the house out a bit. I decided I don't like the front room to house the tv; one of my favorite parts of having a front room was that I could entertain guests without having to bother cleaning my living space in advance. Dirty clothes strewn about, dishes here and there. With it back as a separate space, at least it stays consistently uncluttered.

I don't know why, but I suddenly had a flash from a work conference I attended shortly after I'd turned 21. I think it was less than two weeks after, and I went with a coworker who enjoyed going out and makes friends anywhere he goes. We ended up at the hotel bar at the end of the night playing pool, drinking and chatting with a few other random guys.

The woman at the bar didn't card me, and I'm sure I looked like I needed to be carded. At the end of the night, it seemed in my drunken state like a good idea to thank her as I left for not carding me. From my perspective it was nice to be treated like I wasn't a child. From her perspective I'm sure she suddenly figured she'd just poured several martinis for a teenager.

In any case, I have a dining room and a separate tv room again. Everything is sorted out, if a bit dirty. Time to bring in the big guns.