It's the last weekend before classes start, so there's a sense of urgency in the air. All the new students know that the last week's been insanely fun, and some of the fun will turn to stress starting Monday. But over all, spirits are high. My roommates have arrived, so it's not nearly as quite around here. I'm still mostly hanging out with the other transfers and people I hung out with during O-Week, partially because everybody else in Stony seems to be less social... Hopefully that'll change though.

Yesterday was a pretty slow day... I can't remember much of what happened during the day, but in the evening, the Museum of Science and Industry was opened up to all U of C students. We got free cookies and brownies, free Omnimax tickets, and got to wander around the museum for a couple of hours. After that, a bunch of other transfers went to a party. I went along, but the queue, thumping music coming out the doors, and the $3 cover turned me around before I got in. So, instead, I threw a frisbee around with Nichole in the parking lot until 2:30am...

Today, I went on a short tour of Chinatown (which included a free dimsum lunch), then went to a reception on the observation deck of the John Hancock building. This annual tradition is usually accompnied by a minor prank, usually in the form of people drawing in an adjacent beach. This year, I and two fellow Stony Islanders (Eric and Nicole) decided to etch our mark in the sand as well (it says "Stony Rocks"). The other Stony Islanders liked it, although the "rocks" was more of a pun than a literal declaration...

I think a bunch of us are headed to some frat party in half an hour or so. I'd normally stear clear of frat parties, but it's worth going to at least once, and just about everybody I know (including firsties) are going to it. We'll see how it goes.