| | Lately, it's become more and more apparent that our group of friends is made up of far too many dudes. Our demographics consist of about 8 or 9 gents and my roommate Erika, meaning whenever Erika decides she's too tired to go out or has other plans, we immediately lose 100% of our female entourage.
Friday night we went to some shady Korean drinking joint called Cafe Ta-too, and as we entered the establishment, every head turned to see who the newcomers were. Admittedly, the place wasn't exactly overflowing with female genitalia as it was, but the sight of 8 more guys walking in was enough to register looks of disappointment and even hostility from the already-settled clientèle. In NYC, we most likely would have never made it inside. Francis has dubbed our group the "Ratio Killaz." Wherever we go, the female to male ratio is immediately decimated.
This phenomenon can be attributed to a number of different reasons. One is that the majority of our group is from Carnegie Mellon, which isn't exactly the best source for hot, succulent women (my roommate being the obvious exception :P). Mellon transplants in NOVA primarily fill technical positions, further diluting our available estrogen pool.
Normally, as long as we have one good female friend, this shouldn't be a problem. Girls, for whatever reason, always seem to need a support group for every occasion, and usually travel in flocks. When Erika first moved to the east coast, I thought we'd be set. Finally, a gateway girl that will lead us to the promised land of gender balance!
Sadly, this was not the case, as Erika seems more turned off by girly girls than even we were. Her female friends were first our female friends, and in the end, we were no better off than when we started - well, except for the addition of our one and only female.
Each year our group has grown larger as more people decide that DC is the place to be. And each year, we see once again that the majority of our female college friends are busy pursuing non-technical jobs in the Big Apple up north (visiting a few weeks ago was almost eerie considering the number of CMU people that live in NYC).
Which leads us to where we are now: a group of guys, all very successful, well-adjusted, and slightly alcoholic, and Erika - the Ratio Killaz.
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