This weekend was...something.
I would like to start by saying that I am utterly exhausted. Its not even eight and I'm thinking about going to sleep really soon. Its so bad that I just stared at my Facebook for twenty minutes doing nothing important because I can't even focus on writing this post. I'm. So. Tired.
Moving on to important matters. I feel like I'm finally finding a niche here at school. I'm getting to be really close to some of the OLs, which is fantastic. I feel like I finally have people I can call on the weekend and ask what they're doing and see if they want to hang out.
Speaking of OLs, we had our first two dance practices yesterday and today. I've spent ten hours straight dancing, singing, and making awesome but stupid facials. But its really coming together! We've gone over six of the seven dances. Next weekend we'll be teaching the last dance and perfecting everything. Which is going to be hell, but it has to be done. We'll look good. Thats why our school wins.
Friday night I hung out with Taylor and her roommate. We saw The Vow (so cute) and hung out at their apartment for a while. I had a lot of fun with them! They were really sweet, and we had awesome girl talk. Every girl needs a good dose of girl talk every once in a while.
Then last night...last night was something. I hung out with Colleen (I don't think I've mentioned her before...she's an OL) and her friends. Colleen decided that before we left for the party we were going to that I should start going by Via. I've had lots of nicknames before. Liv, Livi, Ollie, O-liv...but I've only really ever had one person call me Via, and it was in a joking way. But Via...thats a good name. Via. Its got a really good ring to it. So I introduced myself as Via to everyone at the party. I've actually decided to try and get it to catch on for real though. Because last night, it was like I was almost a different person. I wasn't, but I just...was. Its hard to explain.
Let me try by saying this. When I got my braces off and got my hair cut, I had this idea that I was going to go through this huge transformation. I'm pretty sure I explained that to you guys. Last night, when I became Via, I felt like that transformation was happening.
So let me actually tell you what happened last night since I've been beating around the bush. We went to the party. There were actually a few guys (and, as a matter of fact, a lesbian) flirting with me. But one of them was really, really cute. I was talking to him for a little while, and he definitely seemed interested. Olivia would have been nervous to approach him or look at him with flirty eyes because she would be scared of rejection, but Via went for it. She didn't care. After I had decided I was going to try to talk to this boy, I heard another girl tell Colleen that she thought he was 'soo hot!' So I knew I had to act fast, especially because the girl was really pretty. I actually found out later that night that there's another girl (who wasn't at this party) that has tried to get with this guy before too. But by the end of the night, it was me that got him. (I would like to add this aside: you guys know me well enough to know I would never sleep with some random guy I just met, so I don't want you guys thinking that I did naughty things. Just to clarify.) Via got a very attractive boy who is in high demand to want her. That's never been me before Via.
But its not over. We came back to campus. They took me to my dorm so I could change into pajamas and grab my toothbrush so I could stay over in Colleen's dorm. We went straight into a room on the first floor (Colleen lives on the second floor) where some of her friends live. I've met them a couple of times before. Anyway, these two boys that I actually hadn't met before were causing this big scene in the hall with another guy. There was some big drama about someone's stuff being stolen and now these two boys wanted to beat the other guy up. They came into the room and were fuming, talking about how they were going to do it and where so they wouldn't get in trouble. I (meaning Via) piped up, saying that I thought they shouldn't fight because it doesn't solve anything. They tried to explain why it was necessary that they fought this guy, but all I heard was their dumb boy pride talking. One of the guys was exceptionally cute, so I said, "It sounds like someone needs a back rub. Come sit with Via and I'll give you a back rub," and patted the seat beside me. I started rubbing his back and he instantly calmed down. After a few minutes, he didn't want to fight the guy anymore. So I rubbed the other guy's back too, and before I knew it Via had completely dissolved all the anger from these two hot heads that I had never met before. It was incredible. They both put their numbers in my phone and my number in theirs, saying "Next time I need a back rub so I don't fight someone, I'm calling you, Via!" Then the cute boy rubbed my shoulders for a while, and before I knew it again I was laying with my legs in his lap, his arm over my legs and our hands laced together. We were both falling asleep at this point. I got up to go to the bathroom, and when I came back he was laying down with enough space for me to lay down with him. So I did, and we fell asleep together. I woke up again around six in the morning, decided that Via would be allusive and leave him to wake up alone. So I went up to Colleen's room and slept for a few more hours. And now he's texting me, and Colleen's friend is texting her saying he's interested in me. The only thing is he's a baaad boy. Via's confident and cool, but I haven't completely lost sight of Olivia. But there's nothing wrong with flirt texting him, right?
Sorry this is so long. I guess I had a lot to sort through. It only took me an hour to type, you know, no big deal.
Its just that, this is what I wanted. I used to be a caterpillar. When I got to high school, I was an innocent little caterpillar. Then for a few years, I wrapped myself in a cocoon, slowly changing physically and emotionally. I expected to burst out the day I went through my transformation, and I was disappointed when I didn't. But with Via...I feel like my metamorphosis is finally coming to an end. I'm fully pushing my way out of my cocoon.
Via is my butterfly.
