December 12, 2015

Last night began as it always does, without pre-gramming and with word of the move coming from John. By 10:30 pm, we had secured our destination for the night: Lev’s. For the first time in a long time, we weren’t asked to remove our shoes upon entering, providing an unexpected twist right away.

    The basement was jam-packed with close friends and acquaintances. There were a few never-before-seen underclassmen with brightly-colored hair, leaning against what little wall space they could find. Amiri noted, “If you put every single MHS friend group in a hat and picked three at random, that would be what this is.”

    We ducked into Lev’s sound-proof room, greeted by Rachel’s puckered face as she struggled through three sips of soda. There, John improvised on a drum kit and Annie took several pictures with John Paul. When Annie and Jane entered the main room again, the move appeared to have doubled in size.

    Jack made thoughtful critiques, stating, “There are mad people lightly kissing in weird parts of the room which makes the atmosphere somewhat uncomfortable. Kurt was a solid 7.5, seeing as he flubbed a couple of times,”

**Disclaimer** DJ Burt Floggin wants his loyal fans to know he did not have control of the auxiliary for the entire night, which is why no one was feeling the music. Sanjay, among one of the most whylin guests there, stated, “It's fun when DJ Burt puts on the right songs and we can dance and when we can't dance why are we even here you know what I'm saying?” Yes, Sanjay, we know what you’re saying.

    Move-goers bounced between the basement and the backyard, with word of an open hot tub snaking its way around the room. Annie warned against this with the distinct memory of a rumored dermatological condition (easily treated might we add) contracted from the very same hot tub sophomore year. Not Lev’s fault. Hot tubs are cesspools of disease.

Hollis found Annie and with urgency in his voice claimed, “I disagree with your ratings from a completely personal perspective because every high rating you've given, I've had a terrible time. This is only based on personal experience though, nothing to do with the actual move.”

5 minutes shy of midnight, the move was interrupted by urgent shhhhhss’. Basil, with the hard-earned attention of the party, loudly expressed his affection for Montclair, adding that the town was an especially important thing to be thankful for in the midst of the holiday season. Izzi remarked that she would later flame him for this outburst of softness. In the moments following Basil’s speech, a countdown from 10 was started near the pool table and finished with the move-population crying, “3… 2… 1… HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!” This was an interesting and unexpected declaration to be made in mid-December.

People began to roll out as the clock approached 1 am. Annie waited for her ride and once more, she and Eric discussed Annie’s mom in fond words.
    Lukas left us with a kind sentiment, “Annie (and Jane) high-key started a movement with this move review.”

Thank you, Lev, for always being game to throw down and generous with your home.

Overall Rating: 6/10

Female to Male Ratio: 5:4 

Redeeming Quality: Ellery said: “We got to risk it to get the biscuit, quote Ghandi.”