Weekend Update

Afternoon!

Quick note: today, I saw a whole bunch of tulips starting to sprout! It’s that time of year again!

OK, so this weekend is a busy one for me – in a good way. Last night, a couple friends and I headed into the city to go to a salsa dancing club, called Mambo’s, which was amazing – it’s all ages, cheap, and they even provide lessons for beginners! This is our second time, the first trip was hosted by BC.

(This is a good time to pause and mention the T system, for non-locals – the MBTA, or Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, provides public transportation around Boston. There are two stops from BC, one right out front of the main entrance and one just down the street, accessible via the BC shuttle. A T ride is only $1.70 with a free “Charlie Card”.)

Today, we went back into the city to visit the Garment District, a two-story clothing/costume shop near MIT with all kinds of costumes and inexpensive secondhand clothing for all occasions from all eras. Here, I was looking for a green suit and shirt ($23 total), which will be used tonight at the culmination of the weekend: Middlemarch. Middlemarch is an annual tradition, a costume/theme dance here at BC, involving a secret panel of students to set it up and announce its theme and the instructions on how to get tickets, via scavenger hunt, in the beginning of March (this year's theme: Board Games! The reason I need a green suit: six of us are going as the Clue characters; I am, naturally, Mr. Green). Just imagine: such a secret and high-scale event that it has closed the O’Connell House, the hangout on Upper Campus, for the past week. I can’t wait to see how it looks!

Have to go get ready for later,
Joe