Had the absolute best day today. It's really been one of the most memorable experiences here.
Woke up at 10:11am for my 10am COS precept. Somehow got out of bed, did all my morning stuff, and made it to Friend by 10:18am. (For those of you not at Princeton, my dorm to Friend is normally, say, a 10-minute long walk.) COS was pretty uneventful, reviewed some stuff and I worked on precept exercises. It's so satisfying to be able to program something and have it work the first go. Doesn't normally happen though; I don't even want to say how many trials it took me to get TenDice to work... I was sincerely about to cry from frustration (a personal tic which, frankly, pisses me off). It was fun though.
Went to lunch, proceeded to do nothing and take a nap until about 4pm. Got ready for the CSA Chinese New Year celebration! It was pretty awesome - CHIME performed, the CSA Frosh Board had a hilarious video, Taiyee and his friend played a few songs (which were amazing), and DAVID SO CAME. I can't even say how much I love that guy - if you have no idea who I'm talking about, look him up on YouTube. Absolutely hilarious, and his gig today made me laugh so much I thought my muscles would seize up. Got a picture with him and an autograph too! Happy Year of the Snake!
Went to the PEF weekly Friday night meeting. It was amazing. I'm not exactly sure how to describe it, but I guess uplifting and inspiring would be good words. I really did love singing along, though I didn't know the lyrics. It was pretty easy to catch on. I guess another word to describe it would be touching - I almost cried a few times. I met some really amazing people there too. Definitely going back when I can.
TASA initiations were fun. We all got blindfolded, and had to order ourselves by height and date of birth (two different sorting periods) and got led in a blindfolded train through the underground tunnel between Icahn and Guyot. Really fun and pretty awesome bonding. Stairs weren't as scary as they would seem, considering the blindfold, but really as long as you trust and follow the person in front of you, you're good. Then we had to guess the color of food we ate while blindfolded too - it wasn't as hard as expected either. But it was super fun and we got Asian snacks! The trivia was the worst part - we had to match facts about old board members with the members, and we were a little less than stellar at that. Regardless, it was an amazing time, and I'm super excited to serve as Publicity Chair for TASA this and the coming semester!
Went to chill at Forbes for a bit after - invaded their study break and ate cookies. Omnomnom. =] Had a pretty short game of Mafia, and hung out in Matt's room with people for a bit. I really do love everyone at Forbes; they're such fun people to be around.
We got like 5 inches of snow (courtesy of snowstorm Nemo)! Made a mini snowman and a snow angel. Lots of snowballs were thrown. Had the urge to roll down a hill on the way back to Wilson, so Matt and I found a hill and actually found lots of people sledding down on trays from Frist. Joined in on the fun and I have to say it was one of the best experiences of my life. I think we legitimately found every possible way to go down a hill on a lunch tray. Sitting (classic), laying down (bit more fun), on your belly (best of the "normal" ways), standing up (snowboard!), two trays at once (skiing!), two people on one tray (which actually works), a train of sledders (my personal favorite - you get lots of momentum) going both forwards and backwards... It was just an absolutely amazing hour and a half. I was completely soaked by the end, but no complaints really. I really just love the snow - maybe the novelty will wear off in the next 3 1/2 years, but I hope it doesn't. It's just so magical.
All in all, it was just an amazing day. Life is wonderful.
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