No Hangxiety Here

It's 9:30 on a Saturday. I woke up earlier than expected because I drank too much last night, a pattern that has been frequent recently.

But I felt it was important for me to come on here and acknowledge what a good night last night was. It started out at a Chabad event with Maya, and I met one of her religious friends Daniela who she had met at another event. Instead of going to the service, the three of us went on the hunt for a candle so Daniela could light it for Shabbat. She can't keep money on her, so I paid for her birthday candles at CVS. It was small but I felt like I did a mitzvah.

Then at the actual event I met plenty of people, mostly guys, and the food was decent. I didn't stick to Maya's side and I generally felt confident the whole time I was there.

Next up the two of us took a taxi to a house party for some guys we met at a club last week. They're not jewish, and almost no one at the party was, but sometimes I think it's cool being around the goyim. There's no pressure because I'm not trying to get anything specific out of it, so I can just be myself and have more interesting conversation.