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Ronnie rented a hotel suite. There was a keg in the bathroom (real shitty place for the keg, no? Get it? Shitty place?) Tom, Ann, Steve, Ingrid, Ronnie, and I were doing tequila shots while playing such fun-for-the-whole-family games such as "Pass-Out" and "asshole." It was 5 pm.
The first time I vomited was at about ten. Boot and rally time. Back to the keg, and I was once again in party mode. Tom and I decided that it would be a good idea to play soccer with the lampshades. They didn't last terribly long, and when Tom scored the winning goal, I was so upset I broke one of the floor lamps over my knee.
Approaching midnight, ashtrays had lost all meaning. Butts were piled up in the corners of the living room, the curtains had caught fire at least twice. 4... 3... 2... 1... and the Korbel (good God) corks flew, one hit me in the jewels and I vomited again (this time on the sofa).
One-thirty. We were all in the bedroom, watching "Grease" on TV. It was the follow-the-bouncing-ball singalong version. The television in the living room no longer functioned, somebody had spilled beer in it. The keg was dry (there were ten of us).
Ronnie was playing pirate's poker on top of the TV. We were amazed at his catlike reflexes, deftly maneuvering the knife between his fingers with blurring speed. When he picked up his hand, blood ran like the Mad River into the Miami. I guess he wasn't so good after all.
Tom passed out in the bathroom, me in the kitchen. The morning sun bit down like carving knives into my temples, and I stumbled out for breakfast.
Ronnie did not get charged for any of the damage to the room.
On second thought, that was the BEST party ever. The worst was at 17, when I huffed airduster and tried to kiss the stripper.
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