I dressed like a hippie today.

I went and lay in the sun for 2 and a half hours today, after I finished class, and played with oil pastels until I realized there was a possibility of them melting, so I set them in the shade and read my India book.

After my history test, I felt like coming back and blasting stentorian classical and 60s songs like "Shout" and "I Feel Good", but Cody had on worship music and there's something about really loud classical music that's not as good through headphones with strains of Christian easy listening twinkling through the quiet parts.

Cody dragged me to a movie I did not enjoy on Monday. It was disturbing, distressing, and otherwise unpleasant. "Thirteen". About 13 year old girls doing tons of drugs and stealing tons of clothes.

Yesterday, it rained, so I sat inside all day reading my creepy book The Secret History, listening to Peter Gabriel, and drinking hot chocolate (! haven't had any in can't remember how long).

Today, I finished my book, and after dinner (Hawaiian themed), I signed up for my room for next year. Took forever because the order is: people staying in the same room, people staying in the same building, people staying in the same complex, and then people from other parts of campus aka me and 9 other people. I got a room on the fourth floor (meaning vaulted ceilings), five person suite with a private bath/shower. I voted this afternoon, managing to choose all the underdogs, and got an "I Voted!" sticker. My India teacher said we would have a mini-debate about whether or not Gandhi was right about modernity. I said he wasn't. It was not by any means a debate. Four people talked, and he would only let each side respond twice to each of the other side's points. Stupid teacher. Alas.

I walked over to Fairhaven to check out their Earth Day festivities, and suddenly I was in Fairfax. People wearing all hemp baggy tunics and pants, tie-die, those weird hat things, wreaths, and playing tribal drums or blissfully swaying to a wailing man speaking another language. Of course, there's only so much Fairfax you can take, so I left after the wailing man took a 5 minute wailing solo with no accompanyment (spelling?). Fortunately, the majority of people there were community members, not students, so Fairhaven is not doomed to being renamed Fairfax permanently.

I went with Cody et al. to hear a gospel choir last night, and though they sang well it was way too churchy for me. Fortunately the girl next to me was agnostic so we made snide comments to each other. When everyone started yelling, "I love Jesus! I love Jesus!" together, I got worried. Then they all started praying together, saying that if we didn't convert then the evening was in vain, so I snuck out the door. I waited for 10 minutes and they were still praying, so I abandoned them. I came home and turned on Bruce really loud, drank some lemonade, and felt better.

Chem test yesterday went all right, I made a few stupid mistakes, notably forgetting to write kiloJoules and using the heat of formation for gaseous water instead of liquid water. Whatever, I got a B, and there were only 3 A's so I don't feel too bad.

Last night was the Omega Dinner, which had pretty bland food despite the amorous descriptions of it by our R.A. Then I ran off to hear some climber dude who just climbed Annapurna. The slide show had a lot of really good photos, but the guy himself was crazy--"And see that crack? It's too big for your hand, so you have to use your head," then shows us the next photo where his head is wedged in the crack. Also, lots of climbing with his feet. Must have abs of steel. I'm inspired to get more in shape, but I certainly do not want to "free solo" as he called it. His lecture went until 9, so I went straight to ctf. At ctf, some drunk kid stole our flag but no one except our leader thought it was serious, so he chased the guy down but then hurt his knee. That put a stop to the games for the evening.

Robin left yesterday. There was a frenzy getting to the airporter but we made it early (though sweaty).

A few select photos.

We tried to go swimming last night but when we got in (after paying of course) the pool looked awfully closed. So no go; we returned to my room and drew and read.

Didn't have to do my presentation. : ) Will have to do it Monday. : (

Dragged Robin to classes with me--the consensus was that history discussion is the dullest thing on earth, but chemistry is way cool.

Last night Sveltron and I went to film a movie in the creepy confines of the castle in the round and beneath the Stairs to Nowhere. Saw tons of camo banana slugs.

This morning I photocopied some pages from a book my India teacher lent me for a presentation, and returned it to him, but was trapped talking to him about the class. He says, thankfully, we'll leave the boring history bit soon. I want to read more mythology, but I guess Gandhi'll have to do.

Yesterday Robin and I bravely ventured into the wild unknown of Whatcom Falls Park, accessed through a bus with scary smelly people. I got us off at the wrong bus stop because I saw the sign saying "Whatcom Falls," but didn't see the all-important "to" at the beginning of the sign, so we had to walk down some random road until we got to the park.
Some walking around. Found place to eat. Took water pictures. Were spooked by a bird that flew rapidly past us in distress at a loud noise we thought was a) a gun or b) a lizard. It wasn't a gun. Then we strolled back to the bus stop, saw we had a half-hour to kill, so we played frisbee.

At 8:45 we went to the pool, where we skipped and ran and did a workout for Robin. And soaked luxuriously in the hot tub.

Robin is heeere! Yay!

Last night I went for a stroll to look at the stars but remembered everyone's admonitions to stay in well-lit places, so only saw a few planets and the big dip, but then took photos of a lovely rose-type tree and my shoes, 90 percent of which I deleted.

I had weird dreams involving the disposal of llamas.

I wore a spring dress today, and one girl asked, "What are you dressed up for--church?" Everyone else looked at her like she was dumb, and I said, "Noooo..." In exasperation she clenched her fists and said, "Come on guys, it's an atheist joke!"

I made Easter cards for all my hallmates and everyone liked them.

We got a new song in jazz band yesterday that's basically all Tracy solo. Stresses me out.

create your own personalized travel maps

Guess I'd better check out some of the East Coast now...

Wow, my econ book is actually...dare I say it...entertaining!? The guy has a sense of humor. The professor has a stuffy English accent but managed to be interesting for an hour and 15 minutes of the hour and 50 minute class.

Score! I was recommended to the Writing Center for a job next year.