raccoons on parade
at the time of night when the bars close, the streets are lit up by taxis and there are adventures to be had. while i don't drink, everyone my age seems to enjoy socializing at bars, so i join in. tonight the socialization was with representatives from most all of the big10 schools student governments. this is how everyone winds down after a long day of discussing student government issues. i enjoy the festivities until closing time, at which point i begin my walk home. taxis rule the streets at night for two reasons. one because people are too intoxicated to drive and they are being responsible, while the second reason is because all the non taxis are parading around the burger king drive thru. when someone gets the munchies around campus, there is only one place you can go 24 hours, and that is the BK drive thru.
there was another parade on my walk home and it was not part of the BK line or the aquatennial. this was a parade of 4 raccoons. they walked around keeping a close eye on me as i watched them. 3 of them circled a trash can while the fourth jumped in to pilage and plunder. raccoons get the munchies as well. the largest member of this parade began hissing at me as i was apparently spectating for too long. so i had a staring contest with this coon. unfortunately i lost, so i walked home defeated and now i am going to bed.