Daaaaaaaaaance!

Today started off great with an hour and a half staff meeting about the cross-dressing policy. It was basically a lot of "Yes, that's a good point and we'll say we're taking it into consideration so you'll stop whining but really nothing is going to change." Blargh.

But my frustration was quickly replaced by utter incredulity when, as I was leaving lunch, a five year old from a JHU day camp came up to me and asked for my phone number. That was pretty much the weirdest thing ever.

After that ridiculousness, the kids got back from class and we had RA group away day again. We went with our brother hall to the grocery store, then we ordered Chinese and watched Mulan. Except for the nerve-wracking experience of coordinating payments from 26 people it was a pretty relaxing afternoon, especially since the Chinese takeout place gives free meals to RAs who order with their halls.

The big event of the day was the dance. It started off a bit chaotic when we arrived to find the hall we usually use had been double-booked and was already occupied by another function, but we were able to find another room at the last minute. The only problem was that the new room was a lot smaller than the usual one, and 339 sweaty teenage nerds really should be placed in as large a space as possible...

Other than the hygiene issues, the dance was really fun. Once more we got all dressed up (my girls dressed me, in case you were wondering), and my brother RA and I even posed as a heart for our kids (he's dressed as a pirate, and you can see the "ID badge" my girls made me quite nicely). During the dance I saw 45 minutes of The Pacifier while on scheduled presence in the movie room, felt really short while hanging out with the other RAs, and mostly just had an awesome time rockin' out with the kids. Several of my girls have boyfriends now, so I got a kick out of watching them slow dance together throughout the evening.

I had night duty tonight so I was up late patrolling the dorms, and I have scheduled presence at 8:30 am tomorrow (which is actually sleeping in for here) followed by Casino/Carnival Day and then the talent show, so it'll be a miracle if I'm still conscious tomorrow night. I still love being here, but I'm starting to look forward to my day off next week just because I have some major sleep debt to catch up on.

CIMRs: 1. I'm getting lazy.
Thought: How is it that I get less sleep here than I do at MIT?