Having a birthday the day after Halloween , November 1^st, has both good and bad parts. The bad being that your birthday will always be associated with the holiday and however you decide to celebrate you will be surrounded with pumpkins, drunk people, and fake blood. The good is that there is always a back up plan for what to do to celebrate. This year I turned 21 and rather than having a house party or making runs to the liquor stores in Arbutus (they're classy, I'm sure) I decided to man-up and dive into the deep end, Halloween at Fells Point. Here are some things I learned:

1. I learned how many young people actually live in Baltimore. Fells Point was literally overflowing with people. The bars, bathrooms, and streets were all full to capacity making it overwhelming in the best way possible.
2. Lady Gaga and Waldo were the most popular costumes of the year, thankfully replacing all the Sarah Palins of last year. However there were also the standard swarms of girls in their bra and underwear...I mean costume.
3. Being 21 is actually all its cracked up to be. So is drinking four gin and tonics at the same time.
4. Halloween is the only night where, while at a bar, you will see the Jolly Green Giant get into a fight with a penguin. Only to be broken up by Two-Face, of course.
5. Being a Baltimore police officer sounds like the most stressful job. However, if two drunken girls on Halloween approach them they will be extremely nice and pose for pictures. Thanks for that.
6. Sadly, the bars have their last call around two in the morning. Just when I got the urge to start dancing to Beyonce.
7. The bartenders at the Greene Turtle are amazing. I could never move (or pour) as quickly as they do. Or maybe I was just amazed that finally the drink being poured was legal for me to drink.
8. A little rain won't stop the thousands of people at Fells Point from partying in the street.
9. Thankfully, strangers will buy you drinks if it's your birthday (or probably if you just tell them it is).
10. If you see Pocahontas running around you should watch out. She got a little sick in the street.