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November 22, 2003

Today was the Big Game!  We were our “Oski’s a bitch / F*ck Kal” shirts, which got us a lot of attention from old people as we walked to the stadium.  One person even stopped Harry and asked who Oski was, and he was wearing a Stanford sweater.  Shame on Stanford students for not knowing who the Bear’s mascot name is! 

Well, the game itself was good for the first half.  We were winning 10-0, but got dominated in the second half, losing 28-16.  There were tons of Cal people in the stands, I’m guessing they outnumbered us by a thousand or so.  It was awesome to be in the student section.  We were constantly cheering for our team and jeering at Cal.  Notable chants included “Kick ‘em in the ass, kick ‘em in the knees, we’ve got higher SATs!” and “Safety-school!”  Oh, we’re so mean!

The Stanford band was also awesome!  Before the game started, they formed a race track and played the Mario Brothers theme song while Mario and Luigi raced around the track.  During the half-time show, they formed a toilet bowl, and then ran around clockwise, simulating the toilet flushing.  Mad props for that one.  Also, Cal students had stoled our mascot yesterday, so we had made a new tree, and since we were given back the old tree, we gave it its proper burial by sticking it in a tree grinder, which was brought out on the sideline.  The band is great!

The rest of the evening isn’t anything exciting to talk about.  There was the “Block Party” in White Plaza, but it was really cold, and when Harry and I checked it out, there was hardly anyone there.  The only fun part was the free cotton candy and hot cocoa.  Speaking of food, I really do think I’ve been eating too much lately.  I’ve had a lot of empty calories, eating ramen noodles and pringles.  Hopefully, I’ll work a lot of the weight off playing some frisbee tomorrow and hitting the gym too. 

After talking with Andrea on the phone for an hour tonight, I can definitely say I’m very excited to be coming home in three days!!