May 4th, 2014 (Grand May Day) – The Intervening of that Strange Day

To continue on our journey through the eyes of First-year me, I present:

All Things That Be of the Insane Variety

In an email to us prior to the event, Traditions announced that to the keen of sight, white rabbits could be found about campus.

I desired to be one of those people.

It was for this reason that I was found by my Haffner Dining Hall co-worker  as I passed said hall on the way to the Sunken Garden. When he spotted me, he called out “Is that my Liberian princess?” (referring to my ancestry).

I replied in the affirmative and inquired as to whether he had spotted a white rabbit.

“A white rabbit? A real white rabbit?” He asked back, including hand gestures and a surprised expression.

“No,” I replied, “A stuffed white rabbit.”

“A white rabbit?” He repeated.

“Not a real white rabbit, a stuffed white rabbit!” I reiterated, urgently and mildly exasperated at his incomprehension.

Now, two things: (1. try saying real white rabbit and not stuttering. It’s bloody hard. (2. At that moment I came to realize how crazy I sounded, wandering about behind Haffner, dressed in white, and talking insistently about white rabbits. I sounded positively certifiable.

Needless to say, I quickly concluded our conversation and went off alone in search of my guiding rabbit.

Eat Me!

Triple-crossed wooden poles spun their wind-blown pinwheels as I and a group of friends approached Erdman Green. The pinwheels were colored as the coming of Spring–bright and lively. The storm that looked to be brewing, too was of Spring.

Nonetheless, food was in order.

My group quickly seized grilled hot dogs, drinks, and salads and procured a seat inside. A light drizzle began to fall, daring us to continue our May Day revelry. I braved that misting air for the sake of a great coup: three cupcakes (lemonade, oreo, and coconut) stabbed through with a toothpick topped by the sticker-label “EAT ME!”

I indulged the cupcakes and happily consumed them.