i have no idea whether it’s the rain or if it’s just karma comin back around to kick me in the ass, or if my luck has run out or what, but i had a very not-fun day today. it started off just fine. i got to my anthro class early and actually got a seat. too bad i was so tired i fell asleep during it. and then i went to get lunch at northern lights and was reminded why i don’t often eat on campus, and why when i do, i don’t get chicken soft tacos from that mexican place. what cheered me up while i was eating was that i ran into fisshy jen in one of the dining areas of north campus (the carpet was stinky from people treading in water… so needless to say the room didn’t smell april fresh) and i got to talk to her a little bit. but i heard something about c.b. and that kind of pissed me off. (on a side note, did you know he apologized to me a few months ago? i didn’t know what to say then, and damned if i know what to say now, but i have fewer nice things to say to/about him, that’s for sure…)
and since i was socializing instead of actually doing work, i had less time to work on my presentation for my history 99, and as a result, i was totally unprepared when i gave it. it was painfully obvious. I totally blanked on several of my points, and did a terrible job answering people’s questions. I believe I have given the worst presentation the class has seen so far. Needless to say, that was depressing.
afterward i went to the aphio meeting hoping to run into julie so i could give her the pics from the premiere and the coldplay tix she asked us to get for her. I was hoping to talk to wayne a little bit too, since i knew he was visiting. I did get to see julie and give her the tickets, but i left the pictures at home. AUGH! and plus i made a total ass of myself at the meeting giving an all too impassioned and incoherent speech as to why neil should have a namesake class and stuff. so that wasn’t fun either, although it was satisfying that neil won. =P
And that’s another thing. Alpha Phi Omega is a helluva lot of work, and there were a lot of people who did so much and put in so much effort to make it as good as they could. It’s lovely to see aphio doing as well as it is today: the people have diversified, they seem really cool, they seem really positive about the aphio message… it’s all the more reason to get involved and come back. even though i don’t feel i’ve really personally made very close friendships with most of the people, i still hold so many of the people in aphio with such deep respect. so here’s a short list, just for my personal satisfaction:
– neil dutta, my pledge dad, who was one of the personal forces behind aphio in its early years. his dedication to aphio is unparalleled, as demonstrated by his willingness to come back each year and stay involved, even when most of his pledge brothers were gone. his fun loving personality, good nature, wisdom, and his leadership and inspirational abilities really helped keep aphio together and going for a very long time. (since delta class!)
– linnea adler, now linnea lieberman, whose warmth and good sense only strengthened her ability to take a guiding hand to aphio, from beta class on to an advisory position. she’s another reason why aphio meant so much to me when i was there.
– rich jhong, former rci co-worker, also long time excomm member. was always quiet, but was always working in the background to make aphio something meaningful to more people, because it clearly meant a great deal to him. rich has an abiilty to make people laugh and make people comfortable, and his caring nature is one characteristic of a true aphio brother.
– mary trinh, former finance vp, the hardest working one i knew. always on top of things, always there with a ready smile and word of encouragement, mary is the embodiment of fellowship and leadership. another person about whom i cannot say enough good things.
– julie moskovitz, former service vp, she did a helluva lot of work the quarter she was (unfairly) forced to step down, despite being deathly sick. she is the most generous person in aphio in terms of time and support, and she is always ready to stick out a hand to fish a friend out of a raging river. she’s always tried so hard, and she never should have been sold down the river the way she was. it’s not nice to scapegoat someone just because they aren’t there to defend themselves.
that’s it for now. time for me to leave the library, but there’s more to come later.
