So Hard To Party

It is so hard to get people in this city together to do something.

Before I moved here, whenever we wanted to get together to do something in Denver, it was much simpler. A few phone calls, a common meeting place, and a few short hours later, Bam!: Instant Party.

Here in New York, a simple activity of, let's say, bowling, somehow involves a lot more time and involvement to execute.

My current frustration is trying to get a few of us together to send off one of our co-workers. Alas, he's decided that retail doesn't pay enough and will go back to waiting tables. So I took it upon myself to try and organize a little get together to celebrate his last day.

So far I've been met with a lot of frustration trying to get said get together going. It's hard enough to have an occasion to get together for, let alone trying to get people to commit to going. And since I'm the one with the idea in the first place, I'm alone in trying to get this little thing accomplished. Which, at the current rate, sucks.

I somehow wonder if there's a secret formula I'm missing out on.