Jordan, ‘10

How does a student with tests in every class this week wind-down before the exam marathon?  Well, on Saturday I went to one of my favorite events on campus–the STC pier show.  The STC is “Subject to Change”–an improv group.  Scratch that–our improv troupe.  I love their shows; they’re entertaining, wonderfully funny, and an escape from the drudgery that is homework and studying.  And it’s nice to see the progression from year to year as senior members move on and new people step in to fill the spaces.  My friends and I gathered in the pier–along with about a hundred other people–and watched as the STC performers worked their magic on a brightly lit stage.  The skits were spot on, the new members proved their worth, and everything made me laugh (though that’s not a hard thing to make me do).  At the end, though, there was a skit in which they asked for an audience volunteer.  Well, I was given that honor.  I walked onto the stage, stared into the blinding lights and told a childhood story.  Then, I watched as they turned my story about a funny accident involving one of my aunts into a tale of my drunk, karate-kicking, bleeding extended family.  IT.WAS.FANTASTIC.  It made the night that much more enjoyable AND I was given a free t-shirt to boot. 

 Tonight, the festivities continued.  My friends and I (about 12 people in all) gathered on the Forum (an open, bricked space at the center of campus) after dark to play 4-square.  Now, before you ask, yes.  This is the game you remember from elementary-middle school.  No, I hadn’t played in all those years.  Yes, I remembered quickly as the (basket)balls veered dangerously toward my head.  We were playing on brick so the fall would have been red-interesting.  I had so much fun.  And although a chill has settled on the campus, the cold was quickly overlooked when we began to chase after runaway balls.

Oh, so much fun.

Welcome to college,

Jordan

Quotes of the week:

“All those writers who write about their childhood!  Gentle God, if I wrote about mine you wouldn’t sit in the same room with me.”

-Dorothy Parker

“If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.”

-Tom Stoppard

“The essence of childhood, of course, is play, which my friends and I did endlessly on streets that we reluctantly shared with traffic.”

-Bill Cosby