I am such a baby. In an effort to attend more NYU events for the sake of the blog, I made a point of going to the "Sextravaganza" program at Carlyle last night. It figured it would be easy. It was right at the bottom of my building, the poster said there would be snacks, how bad could it possibly be?
For any normal person the answer would be not bad at all. As I entered the C2 study lounge there were many smiling faces passing around a gigantic blow up penis, the table looked like a rainbow covered with a spectra of different colorful sex toys, there were even three penis cakes all frosted a different flavor to suit everyone's taste. For me however, I felt like I was having a panic attack. I don't know why but I completely chickened out! I'm a junior in college who feels uneasy about cutting into a German chocolate penis cake, go figure!
But sadly, yes I was a huge baby and stayed only for about 10 minutes. I felt uncomfortable and the table of sex gadgets (most of which looked a painful) was just staring at me in inappropriate ways. I was so bashful I could barely lift my gaze! Every time you did yours eyes would catch some awkward sight and the feeling of "Oh my god, do they think I'm staring at that" hastily rolls in.
The positive outcomes of the experiences? Well for one thing, everyone who was there was actually quite friendly, so that was nice. The study lounge looked beautiful all decorated with balloons. The chocolate covered strawberries were delicious and I got a goody bag!
I know from the past that the "Sexstravaganza" event is one of the most popular nights with most students. I can honestly say, from what I experienced it definitely seemed like an entertaining and informative program. I wish I had stayed longer so that I could give you more detail on the agenda for the evening. Sadly, as soon as the "seminar" aspect began and the condom-covered bananas were whipped out, I headed for the hills.
Once again, a memorable night at NYU. Enjoy!