Actually witnessed . . . today:
In the public park, a type of meditative dance conducted by a group of people divided into pairs. One person has their eyes closed and is lead by another holding their hand. Part of the "dance" may be to stop by and listen to private conversations, outdoor classes, etc. If you run into another pair roll on top of each other, put your feet in the air, caress the flesh and sense the soul. All must be performed barefoot and no shaved legs allowed!
A Dorm BBQ!!! What's for dinner? Eggplant.
11pm at night. Outside my window is heard some sort of Middle Eastern chant mixed with Indie Rock . . . live.
Heard at a chamber music rehearsal today: "The rhythm isn't really played as notated, just fit it in." "The notes are approximate." "It doesn't really matter if you play the right pitches." "I'm going for a certain effect." "Let's get rid of the last note."
"I heard in Utah people actually go camping and don't take alcohol! Is that true?"
Today's latest fashion: a sort of 80's skirt made with stretch cotton, tight around the upper part of the derriere and loosely gathered to the upper thigh. They come in ALL colors!! Hot pink, army green, yellow with black cow spots, etc. Looks great with . . . EVERYTHING! Get yours today from any Oberlin wardrobe.
Ahh . . . just another day in Obieland.
2 years ago
4 comments:
Right on, Mary! I've witnessed countless things at this level of silliness, and have become desensitized after a while. Documenting all the ridiculousness around here would surely be an impossible task, but I enjoyed this bite-sized slice.
Honestly, I see a lot of reuse potential with some of these. 'What's for dinner?' 'The latest fashion is...' Pick a punchline. Lather, rinse, repeat.
- Will
Classic! =) Mary your blog has been so great of late.
Today I literally turned around to look behind me on the freeway ... always a bad idea. But there was your typical big, bad biker with lots of leather pulling a cart with wheels. Strapped into this cart were two seats, one behind the other. Seatbelted nice and safely were two fuzzy, stuffed animal, apes.
Oh, how I miss Oberlin.......
Actually, I really only miss a few of my favorite people who are still there.
Thanks for the great blog Mary!
Heidi
I wish I was there instead of here where everyone is a walking advertisement for Abercrombie & Fitch, have no idea what's going on in the community and say things like, "I thought gays weren't allowed on campus."
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