That tends to be the usual college experience, though. Going to parties, getting wasted. It never really appealed to me.

[Kate, her roommate, went to the occasional party like that and usually made the mistake of sleeping with some guy she regretted later on]

Well, with the exception of going to work, they're very solitary experiences. I'm not so great at putting myself out there, trying to meet people and make friends.

[she could talk about authors all day]

No, they're pretty universal themes. It's just that when you talk about great American authors, Hemingway and Fitzgerald are usually two that come to mind.