Ten Great Things

1. clicking many many blog tags
2. new MOBsters
3. full student centers
4. remembering how to play flute
5. two awesome roommates
6. new friends
7. special nicknames aka mancakes
8. the entire CSA leadership team
9. God's love :)
10. Jessica Rules (now up to 102... jk)

And it begins...

Only because I know mf *really* wants me to update my blog.

Not even technically part of the school year, O-Week continues to be the most stressful week of my school year.  Seriously, I need a break between O-Week and the start of school, and, no, the weekend doesn't cut it.  And even though I love complaining, I won't continue in that vein because I actually enjoy feeling useful and purposeful (aka busy, but not with busywork).

I spent the first part of the week with the MOB, cleaning, organizing, playing Spider Solitaire (I'm not gonna lie, that was a bit of fun).  I have this great picture of John Cate in his plastic parachute pants.  Excellent.

CSA occupied the second half of my O-Week.  I'm just really glad that the leadership team did so much during the summer.  I don't think we'd have been half as productive if they hadn't. 

The first annual CSA Olympics were fun as well.  TK and I thought up some clever sports.  Events included the Garbage Toss (worth 18 points total), Pin the Hat on the Pope (ranked by proximity to target aka Pope's forehead), and the Airstrip (design of paper airplane 1 pt, hoops 2 pts, perfect landing 2 pts).  I'll eventually put pictures of the Olympians on effBook.

Saturday, my day to sleep in, move-in day at the university, Outreach day, official dry-to-wet changeover (aka Dis-O), I woke up at seven and a half in the morning.  Honestly, Mr Sunshine, you don't have to shine so sweetly all the time.  Geez.  I met with the Epilepsy Foundation's Youth Council that night and went back to campus to chill with my latest friendship acquisition (aka B-Don of the Tuxedo Speedos) and my other exceedingly cool friends, Robert, mf, Candase, "the Tower guys," etc.  I also got to practice some abstract thing called "self-discipline."  I don't know what all the fuss is surrounding the concept.  Really.

Sunday, the day to see whether the CSA's hard work had paid off, wowed us.  A beautifully large number of freshmen came to worship with us!  Excitement = Jessica!  Sunday Supper: HUGE success.  Leadership meeting: fabulous.  All-in-all, a great day to celebrate my faith, the faith of the Church.  Admittedly, I wasn't able to get the listserv out before 9 P.M., but I think my excuses and lack of real reason make up for it.

And then, of course, today was the first day of school, and the first MOB rehearsal of the year.  I'm super excited about my crazy Chinese teacher, my excitable Spanish teacher, my energized Ling prof, and the widely-acclaimed CAAM 210 prof.

THREE MORE FLUTES (two WR, one Jones)!  AN OBOE/PERCUSSIONIST (Brown?)!  HOORAY MOB!  I didn't scare anyone off!  I even remembered to suggest the Windows start-up theme to Chuck as a tag (thanks to Robert:]).  I love dancing to Louie. :):):)

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I'm going into one of my more unreasonable moods, I think.  Staying by myself for long periods of time will probably result in uncontrollable tears.  :/

But don't take me all to seriously.  I'm slightly crazy.

:::

And I made a new Jessica Rule: I am not permitted to talk extensively with people who have not been expressly recommended to meet me.  I sort of weird out people.  Sort of. Usually.  Occasionally.  Yeah.

 

goodnight.  I plan on having a cacophony tomorrow.  Sorry if I totally confuse you.

--j.cruz