420 at Reed

Basically, 4/20 at Reed is like every other day at Reed...the entire campus is high, EXCEPT people like me who don't usually wake and bake are getting up and smoking like the rest of the potheads. So I got up in time for smoking before psych lecture at 10:30, giving me a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Ok, twice. But that's another story. This was probably the earliest I've ever been stoned.

Today was also Nitrogen Day at Reed. An attempt to shift the focus away from doing drugs on such a holiday as today? No. An excuse to have a moonbounce in the quad and sell whip-its and t-shirts. So if you weren't already high, you could take in some lovely brain-deteriorating nitrous and get your high thanks to our trusty element nitrogen. Thank you nitrogen.

The most notable event of the day, according to me, myself and I, didn't even involve any drugs. The sheer reed-ness of it all puts a smile on my face. Commons attempted, once again, to create some kind of order in the cafeteria by posting "No shoes, no shirt, no service" signs around. Of course this would NOT be taken well at the haven for self-expression and freedom of choice that we call Reed. A student, dedicated to the cause, decided to take the signs literally...and wear only what was listed as required to buy his dinner. We all turned from the picnic table to see him strutting across the quad and inside commons in only a shirt and shoes. Let's just say I saw more of him than I ever wanted to see. Nevertheless, the spirit was encouraging- and I was once more reminded why I absolutely love Reed above all other schools. We are THAT awesome.

Happy 4/20


*In celebration of the holiday, I also downloaded Dazed and Confused today!!! So come over and watch it with me!!!