28 April 2009

This One Gets a Title.

So I haven't talked about this yet, but it was Arbor Day on Friday and my university did something really cool.  We had the option to sign up the organisations that we were involved in to plant flowers around campus.  The only problem is that I'm not in any organisations (not yet anyhow), but I really wanted to take part in planting flowers.  So I made up a group with Missy, Kyle, Shelly, Shane, Andi, Sarah, and Paul.  I got them all to sign up with me and then officially (or not so much) dubed us The Whomping Willows.  When I went to turn in the sign up sheet to the director of student activities she gave me a weird look and said "this isn't an official campus organisation."  To which I replied "does it have to be?" (even though it didn't say that it had to be anywhere on the sign up slip).  She then very pompously replied "well no, but we just might not make you a sign."  I didn't really know what to say so I just walked away.  I guess they've never had anyone make up a group before.  Oh well.  First time for everything. 
 
Anyway, they did end up making us a sign and our spot was right in front of the Student Union building and everyone passed it up and confusedly stared at the sign and then at our group.  Apparently the Ethics club walked up to our group and interviewed Paul (I was in class and didn't get to see this, unfortunately) and asked what our group did around campus to which I think someone replied that we planted flowers.  Bahahaha.  I love my friends.  Planting was a lot of fun.  Our spot was underneath a huge tree that could have very easily been the Whomping Willow (despite the fact that it wasn't a willow nor did it try to knock our group out of the way as we planted flowers around it.  Maybe it appreciated the flowers).  It was really pretty though and some worker guy, who for some reason hung out around our group the whole time we were planting, took a picture of our group for us but ended up taking it badly and Shelly's head was cut off.  Annoying.  It's funny how people have such difficult times with cameras.  They haven't changed that much.  The shutter button is still that big button at the top.  

Before Arbor Day on Friday it was Recycling day and The Grassroots, which is an environmental club on campus had set up a bunch of recycling bins in front of the library and SUB.  I went down with plastic water bottles and 2 months worth of New York Times newspapers and they were really happy that someone had come to them to recycle.  I think they had been ignored by everyone or something.  They told me about a club meeting they were having and it's today at 7 so I am definitely going to go.  I'm excited.  I asked Missy if she wanted to join but she didn't seem too excited about it.  I don't know why.  She likes to recycle.  Maybe I'm the weird one for being so excited about it.  I get excited about a lot of weird/nerdy things.  Harry Potter for instance.  There are only a few people I know that who fully accept my Harry Potter obsession.  The rest think I'm crazy, including my mum.  I remember when she used to lecture me about once a week about the dangers of witchcraft and how I shouldn't try any of the spells in the books  and how witchcraft was the devil's religion.  I think she was really scarred for me.  Now she's just worried that Harry Potter is the only thing I'm spending my time on.  She's told me to read other things.  Things about people that I find really encouraging.  She doesn't get the fact that that's what I am doing.  I find Harry's story (even though it's fictional) extremely encouraging.  How could you not.  He's a hero.  If you can't look up to Harry Potter then who can you look up to?  I think she thinks I'm the only one who loves it so much though.  I should seriously show her the internet sometime.  And wizard wrock.  Then maybe she'll realise that there are others who are like me.  I told her that I was planning on going to Infinitus 2010.  She wasn't too happy and she implied that she wouldn't be helping me pay for it because she didn't approve.  Not that I expected her to pay for it.  I'm getting a job this summer and I'm planning to work a lot so that I can go to Italy next year to Study Abroad.  Hopefully I will have enough money to save for Infinitus.  I really hope it works out.  Chelsey, Kealy, Jessy, Sami and I are planning to go and we are going to ride in a mini van because that is the nerdfighter way.  

I forgot to mention that I got to keep the sign we got for Arbor Day and I'm planning to get Matt Maggiacamo to sign it when I go to 3 of his concerts this summer.  I can't wait!!  AND I get to see the Moaning Myrtles!  I FREAKING LOVE THE MOANING MYRTLES!!  They were the first Wizard Wrock band that I liked and they are still my favourite.  I'm going to make them cookies.  And then when they (meaning the WW) come back to Houston with the Remus Lupins and PotterCast I am going to make them some more cookies.  It will be fun!  

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