Wow....What a crazy past few days it has been.

Last night we hit up this bar called Aroundthecorner, which is literally around the block from the apartment. Pretty clutch. Only problem was that Chrissy, forgot her ID, which makes some sense seeing how she is French, and no one carries id's there, and also that everyone has been of legal age for quite some time now. So we couldn't drink there, but ended up going to Tribeca Grill/Bar for drinks, which was a good time. I found a new favorite beer, Anchor Porter. It's dark, rich, and leaves a nice flavor in the mouth with each swallow.

And tonight we had a family-style dinner, where 6 of the 10 sat down and had dinner. The night was sweetened by having a La Galette des rois to celebrate epiphany, which is when the three wise men met Jesus. Now, what's interesting about La Galette des rois, which is a flat, round, pastry baked with a trinket concealed in the almond paste filling.

Whoever gets the trinket (known as a "fève" after the fava beans that served as the original trinket) becomes king or queen for the day. The winners get to wear a paper crown and to name their own king or queen, as the case may be.

This trinket is hidden inside the cake and you basically eat the cake until someone bites down on it, and goes "oh!My tooth!"..Guess who bit into the trinket? That's right this guy, the new kid. So I got needled/cajoled into picking my queen...Now I had three new roommates to choose from..Howw do I not offend anyone...yeessh, pressure and I haven't even been here for 3 nights!

It turned out all right and I got this cool crown that kicks the chicken fries out of anything BK could offer and a crazy looking wiseman who looks like a killer pope.