February 18, 2025

I was visiting some faculty offices with a friend when someone came out to tell us we were being too noisy. We were going to a party later and I had made some braised pork belly and beef soup in preparation for it. Unfortunately, the food I had made somehow got put into the same container and were now sloshing around in one big mixture of brown sauce.

I got incredible sleepy and excused myself into one of the empty offices to take a nap. By the time I woke up, my friend was already gone. I got my phone out and saw a flurry of messages from my friend about not being able to find me when they left the building and that I had missed the party. There were two other guys in the room who had stayed behind, scrolling away on their phones. I fished out a pickle sandwich from my bag to start munching on. One of the guys commented that I had prepared way too much food for the party that I didn’t even attend.