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September is almost gone, and while we want to be done with school, we’re just getting started with fall! We can’t wait to itch in our flannels at our losing homecoming game and slowly never leave our rooms until April. This weekend was a great way to kick that off… 

Poppin’ Off

• Went out with straight hair. Came home with curly hair.
• Was abandoned by my “friend” in butler on Saturday at 1 AM.
• Friend and I realized we were by far the least well-dressed people at a Shabbat dinner we got dragged to, and snuck out.
• Acquired half a Nalgene of sangria early in the afternoon on Saturday; watered it down and proceeded to drink it throughout the afternoon as preparation for ~social events~ that night; wondered if this is how my descent into alcoholism begins.
• Won an imaginary point by winning a tug of war.
• Went biking in Riverside Park using Zagster bikes. 10/10 would recommend to a friend.
• Met a boy who’s pretty wonderful, but we share the same astrological sign, so it’s probably doomed.
• Went on a boat field trip for Environmental Science and very nearly fell into the Hudson River.
• Went to World Leader Forum on Friday, couldn’t hear clearly what the president of the republic of Costa Rica, so basically went to an event from 11:30 to 12:30 just to fan myself with my laptop sleeve because there was no AC in Low.
• Finished Gilmore Girls for the first time, took around five minutes to reflect, and immediately started The West Wing.
• Carried my computer around midtown for four hours and didn’t end up using it once.
• Heard two guys singing the “Caillou” theme song when walking home from a cancelled recitation on Saturday morning.
• Succumbed to my roommate’s persistent coercion to try out Tae Kwon Do for the first time, even though I have no history of doing any kind of athletic activity ever in my life. Ended up saying “yes” to both joining the club and competing in the first tournament at MIT this October!
• Tried to make a police officer laugh at Global Citizens by offering him a bagel and hymn to Apollo. Ended up getting searched instead.

Pumpkin Off

• Scared a former lover out of Arts and Crafts.
• Coded A LOT on Friday. Woke up this morning to an email from my prof with yet another CS assignment.
• Went home for my high school’s homecoming football game, and they won! Probably the only football win I’ll see all year.
• Went to a pregame at Stonehenge, which turned into a full blown rager when the Bacardi mojitos I picked up at 125th Liquors turned out to be way stronger than advertised.
• Pre-gamed alone (I know, sad), showed up at DSig, sweated my ass off. Around the world in 80 shots was the theme, but it should have been named “around a hot, overpacked walk-up in 80 paces.’ It rained and I was trapped inside the sauna that are frat parties.
• Somehow ended up at Mel’s; when exiting a stall some dude punched me. I spent the night feeling concussed and loopy AF in various booths while strangers took care of me. Somehow ended up back at McBain by 4:30.
• Watched The Princess Bride while drinking Franzia, ended up on the floor with my roommates chanting, “Poop in Hewitt!” and “Doughnuts!”
• Lost ID card on my way from John Jay to Wien lounge, traced back and forth three times then gave up, went to Hartley, spend 20$ on a new ID just to have public safety sending me an email 2 hrs later saying that they found my ID. I asked them to throw that cursed thing away.
• Spent five hours making a friendship bracelet; lost it within a day.
• Shoved condoms and lube from my RA through my door jamb when my roommate and her boyfriend locked me out of my room.
• Was offered a beer by an an 80+ woman at a cafe but had to refuse because I was babysitting. When I declined the offer she tried to sneak it into my bag while I wasn’t looking. Too bad I had to pass on a free lager.
• Tried the vegan cream cheese for the first time at John Jay Dining Hall.

Fall and funky via honestly who knows