Partying to different people means different things. To some, partying is a full out event, including the pre-, during, and post- sessions. Others use it as a miniature diversion in between studying/working. Still some decide that partying is an excuse to partake in behavior that they would normally condemn if seen outside of a dark, humid, sweaty, alcohol-tinged lens.
What do I think of it?
Well...personally, I think that partying can be best described as a way for me to enjoy the company of others in a setting where we all are relaxed, happy, and energetic. It becomes a place where we can all dance and move around in each other without having to explain ourselves because everyone else feels the beat is breathing in the atmosphere and has let go of the complicated thoughts of the day.
Picture this:
You walk into a room, reasonably lit, with light reflecting off of the white surfaces in an irresistible glow...the bass of the music resounds in your ears, drowning out the panicked racing of you heart from life's stresses...almost sub-consciously, your body moves to the beat that you have been carried into the center of the room by, pulled as if by a lasso...and you just move, touching others occasionally, sometimes intentionally other times by chance, but either way, you just go with it...conversation is limited to smiling and singing lyrics across small groups of other party-goers...and as the needle scratches the vinyl of that song, the party pulses in unison, knees bent, heads high, hands moving, as one...
From the Chitlin' Circuit drop-ins of decades past to the extravagance of Gatsby's West Egg smashes, partying is a part of life.
Love it.
love it, love you!
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