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olympics music

7:12am Tuesday 8 August 2000

(dream)

Dreamt that Steve asked me about the history of why we have codeans for SWUUSI and the history of that. I was all, well let's ask some of the older youth and see - youth like Shawn T (1998) Deborah D (1989) Jenny K (1987)

In parenthesis are graduation dates approx

I suddenly found myself crying cause I hadn't seen Deborah in so long. Then I woke up just before the wake up crew came in to sing quietly to us.

I'm curious about that emotional response - I don't feel all tearful about it now that I am awake; I wonder if that sadness is actually buried in me (and would like to come out), or if it's apparent sadness that represents something else..

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7:57

At breakfast, Micaela described to me her conversation with Fricke when he first became vegan. He didn't know what he could eat.
Micaela: "No, that has lard in it."
Jason: "Oh, and I can't eat that?"
"No, you can't"
"Dammit!"

8:34

Slowly trickling into our seats for the racial awarensss workshop.

We played hacky sack and I was pretty impressed with how well I did! I got a few kicks using the back of my calf and bottom of my foot.

this is so amazing. so so so (!!!) amazing. I'm just impressed with this tiny kegboard adn tiny screen. it's beyond amazing. hi helen this is so cool !!!

11:18

Did a lot of visioning what we want our anti-racist organization to ultimately embody. The group is doing great work.

12:18

Lunch was lovely; I had a lot of lettuce (with a slice of pizza under it), some pineapple (with chocolate pudding under it) and some granola cereal (with lucky charms under it)

I absentmindedly dipped my pizza in pudding and the group was grossed out. I told them I had only found 2 combinations of food that I would eat separately but tasted really badly together: Surge and blueberry ice cream float, and orange juice and rootbeer mix. Ick.

At 12:30 we have plenary (10 minutes or so)

15:15

We had Puddy Olympics to begin Plenary. 2nd year YCers have been matched up with a first year YCer and the relationship is called Puddy short for Plenary Buddy.

Olymiad required not using our hands, and using a spoon to pick up little colored eggs with Silly Putty in them. Then without dropping the eggs, carrying them back to the starting line.

Back inside, we accepted our moderator Alison and then we got an introduction to the Formal Consensus Process.

Then during break we just tossed the frisbee around some. Now break is over and we're going to practice consensus on a mock resolution.

Sonja, my Puddy, and I are making little putty shapes and stuff. Interestingly, she made a graduation-of-color-line this year just like I did last year.

16:19

I'm glad we did the mock resolution; I didn't realize how confusing it could be within the discussion, keeping track of where we are in the Consensus Process.

17:00

Various leaders are describing resources and the state of the budget and stuff. Dinner soon.

I think I am going to describe a resource - the adults... I have nothing prepared, but it's okay. People want to go eat soon.

19:20

After dinner, which was really yummy, we had a 30 minute break during which we tossed the disk around a bit.

Back inside, Blue played an amazing beautiful piano thing that I recognized as Tori Amos, but I hadn't heard the particular song before. Turns out it was not Tori Amos composed, but Blue wrote the riffs herself and just tied them all together and made up lyrics.

So so incredible!!! Easily the quality of Tori Amos. Amazing.

Now touchgroup is trading embarassing (and funny) stories.

20:29

I read an article/story written about Silent Football by Bryn. She described her history of SF games, starting with her first, where Danny K received the football, looked startled, and ran off with it. So funny! We were in a corner hallway of OKC church at a rally and it was so funny!!!

I cried after reading her story. Bryn is in Australia for a year, starting just a few days ago. I look forward to hearing her stories and playing more silent football with her.

Then rumors of swimming (I'm back here at YC) so we went to the pool but they said no swimming because it lightning outside. Indoor pool...??

Now we're inside singing "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" and Steve is playing guitar and I don't know this song, but that's okay.

Now we're singing

1. "Rocky Racoon"
2. "Yellow Submarine"
3. "Working Overtime" by BTO
4. "Standing on the ground" (?)
5. "American Pie"
6. "Faith" by George Michael
7. "The Boxer" (the bridge only)
8. "I wanna hold your hand"
9. 'there was a worm stuck in my straw' (acapella by Alison)
10. "Let it be"
11. "Imagine" (as soap bubbles floated over the circle)
12. "Kinghts in White Satin"

21:21

I left the singing circle.

22:04

meeting now for Identity Groups (30 minutes late)

23:19

Group was cool and then we rejoined as a big groupup again and bonded well. Paris is so funny. I love him!

0:05

Worship was nice; love and hugs all around. I walked back to our dorm with Laura D; we talked about art she has created and I told her about the marble track I built.

Sleep soon.

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