Diversity event @ Lincoln Center

Last night I went to a diversity event at Lincoln Center, sponsored by Paul, Weiss (appropriately considered the #1 most diverse firm in the country). As I was walking to the elevator, one of my friends mentioned that she was there to meet a husband and my mouth basically dropped because I realized that when I go out I truly don’t go looking to meet a husband, I really go to network with people. Anyway, as we got into the elevator with about 20 other women, I realized that a.)there were going to be way too many women and b)these children looked about 21!!! I met some friends at the event. Now, I must say, in terms of open bar, passed hors d’oeuvres and food stations, this was definitely one of the must attend events of the summer. From a networking standpoint, maybe not so much (except if you were a guy) The event had a very “bougie” and pretentious feel so much so that I had no black women network with me the entire night (unless we had known each other previously) Now that is very interesting and it just proves that the majority of these women were trying to meet a man to date, bed or wed.
After eating and drinking for a while, I made my rounds and ran into people that I hadn’t seen in years. Eventually I started talking to this one guy, who I met through a former colleague and who seemed like a decent guy, but very anti-social. I liked his conversation, so I thought I would be a little nosy and inquire about his personal status. Turns out he has a girlfriend that he’s been going out with for about 1½ years, so that automatically knocks him out the box for dating but at least I can keep him around as a networking buddy.

I also ran into David (not his real name) surrounded by a few females, who seemed to know each other. One of them talked to me briefly and seemed like a really nice person. She seemed connected to David but I couldn’t really tell if it was just my imagination or if there was something there. Now, when I met him, he never introduced anyone who was standing in his vicinity but he looked a little concerned that I might say something not too flattering about him. I couldn’t figure why he was so skittish then just as I was about to leave the venue, I ran into the same woman in the bathroom. Lo and behold, the truth comes out and she has been dating David for the past few months. (My first thought was, why bring sand to the beach) Anyway, I found that interesting because though I have never dated him I do know a little bit about him and the two seemed a bit mismatched but who am I to judge. Just to give you a little background, I hung out with him several months ago, after we hadn’t seen each other in years and this fool basically discovered (or acted like he had no cash on him) so after I ended up buying the 1st round of drinks, instead of him buying the 2nd round, he tells me that he can buy a bottle (of wine) and then go back to my place and chill. I laughed so hard because I found that option to be completely unacceptable. I have run into him on other occasions, including once when he introduced to one of his friends, who has now become a friend of mine. But overall, he wants people to share information about happenings around the city, yet he’s not quick to share any info with anyone else. I digress...needless to say this girl and I talk for about 10 minutes, in the bathroom, we had already exchanged business cards earlier and she proceeded to invite me to the VIP area at the Jersey City Carnival, which is being held this Sat. Of course, with that kind of hookup, I said I would definitely stop by to say hi. Tonight, I'm actually supposed to meet a guy for drinks after work and then go to an event here in Brooklyn. We'll see how that goes! Hanging out every night is very exhuasting, esp. by the time you get to Friday. I will be dragging at work today. TGIF