I swore I was going to start updating more often, but something got in my way: weschat.

It’s the (unsponsored by the University) chatroom for Wesleyan’s class of 09. All of us prefrosh have been hanging out in there for a little over a week, getting to know each other. It’s incredibly addicting. Almost all of my internet time since it started has been spent in there. It has consumed my life, but I love it.

All those terrifying fears about showing up on campus and not knowing anyone, never making any friends? 90% gone. Every single one of us has those fears, and is eager to make friends. No one wants to be snobby or judgemental or stupid, because we’re trying to make good impressions. That makes for a very warm, welcoming atmosphere. I can already name at least five people that I would feel comfortable sitting with uninvited at meals, and that’s a wonderful feeling - and a pretty big deal for me. I don’t usually feel like that about people. It’s wonderul. And it will be even better after we all meet up at Wesfest, Wesleyan’s weekend-long party for prefrosh. The next four years are looking pretty good.

So that’s my excuse for not updating very much lately. I think it’s an excellent one.