All About the Partycipation (or, No Booze is Good News)
So Friday was our big kick-off party for this year's Senior Giving drive. I'm in charge of the program this year and have the task of more than 95% of the seniors to make a gift (could be tricky because no group of people could ever do anything better than the Class of 2007 does anything (that was confusingly written (sorry))). Anyway, the party was a lot of fun, and we're already at about 20% participation! One of the best things about it was that the turnout was great despite the absence of alcohol. As usual, President Higdon said all of the right things; he really makes my job easier in that regard.
Right now I'm in DC doing some alumni visits, which is nice. I've met 14 new people just in the last two days and have yet to get anyone's name wrong (knock on wood). Yes, I actually did just knock on a piece of wood when I typed that (assuming that this end table in Starbucks is made out of actually wood and not just compressed, bleached coffee grounds). I've had to drink a lot of coffee this week because I need to use the free wireless in cafes. I guess buying a Blackberry would probably rectify this situation, but frankly I'm not sure if I'm ready for that kind of lifestyle change; fellow bloggist and former Chris Reilly roommate Nate "Flaxen, Waxen Locks" Borgelt got an iPhone a few weeks ago and has not been the same since. The last time I saw him, he was standing in front of a 10'x10' black cloth backdrop on a street corner and rambling about how incredible it is to have so much functionality in one device. Actually now that I think about it, that might have just been a TV commercial.
It's almost meeting time, but I'll add more updates from the road later.