First in NorCal RFSM! =]

Breakfast was pretty awkward for the first half - Hsiang and I were just sort of sitting at a huge table by ourselves because no one else went. xD Then Justin/Bradley/Chris/Komei/Kevin and all their other friends from Carlmont just came over and flooded the table. It was sort of funny actually, but also much less awkward once they got there. =P

Went to listen to awards after, just in time to hear Tiffany get called as a finalist for FMS and win first! =] She got 2nd places in the exam and a roleplay, and 3rd in the second roleplay.

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I got called up for RFSM - ended up winning first in my event! =] First in the exam and a roleplay, and 2nd in the second roleplay. It was really surprising for the exam (I think my jaw dropped a bit), because I whizzed through that and didn't understand anything that wasn't common sense. xD It was also sort of embarrassing getting all those medals - nice, but at the same time, this is only my second year/competition...

They called me up for 3rd in a roleplay by accident - I was on the podium with the medal when they said they made a mistake, and I actually ended up getting second. No complaints there. xD I'm sort of glad I got at least one second place though - I mean, all firsts would have been nice, but I would have felt bad...

When they got to announcing overall winners, Timothy got third, and when they got to first, he just turned around and gestured for me to step up before they even announced the winner. Understandable, since I placed in all three subscores with two first places, but it was a nice thought. =]

TONS of people cheered for me, for the simple fact that I wasn't from Monta Vista, and because I either beat them or screwed up their chance to sweep RFSM. It was sort of amusing because the cheers got progressively louder as I stepped up to the risers each time. xP

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Went to go talk to peeps from 221 after we finished listening to awards - no card games this time, but it's nice to have friends when your chapter ditches you. xD

Chris apparently went to COSMOS too - such a small world. =] And he was in Leesaw's cluster! Sort of amazed I never met him, though looking back, I didn't meet a ton of people...

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Overall, NorCal was definitely an awesome experience. We're going to see if we can bypass the three-month requirement for fiel-trip request filing, and go to the state conference, since the first three places in any event move on and are sort of obligated to attend state.