Thoughts

From the other night...

Something that's really been on my mind a lot ever since I got here is the fact that I'm not 21. It limits the things I can do and places I can go on weekends with other people. If I was allowed to go into many place I feel like I'd get out more, see more people, meet more people, see the social scene of Chicago that i know I'm missing. I wouldn't have to worry about finding a place to eat at and having to call ahead to see if under 21 are allowed inside. It sucks, to put it bluntly.
I figured that since it's Chicago, they'd only card people if they asked for a drink. Nope. It's not Canada anymore. No one is allowed into the bar unless they have 2-3 pieces of ID. Come on! I just want to have fun, dance, laugh, have a good time, watch people, sit! I don't even want to drink because I can have fun at a bar without drinking! I'm not a high school student..nor do I look like one. Please let me in! "No, no minors allowed. This is an adult club! Raar! "

I wish I knew this ahead of time and could warn others who are thinking about the program beforehand. There are no clubs in the area we live that are 18+ clubs. And I haven't found out first hand yet, but I'm sure that those 18+ clubs are full of horny high school boys who are just dying to dance with some nearly 21 year old woman. Sick.

Sure, there are things to do during the day--museums and galleries--but night, if you don't go out, you're stuck inside watching TV or trying to borrow the ID of another short-haired blonde girl on the program.