That Warm Falafel-y Feeling

First, I should explain that for most of my first year at Beloit, I was a pretty active member of the Outdoor/Environmental Club (OEC). Between SOI shifts, running, and homework, my participation has dropped off. Entirely.

Second, it is important to remember that Beloit Food Services doesn't serve meals on Sunday nights. There are all sorts of reasons cited (community building, encourage student interaction in clubs, give staff a night off, etc.), but most weekends it is just a challenge to fit in a good meal between hours in the library.

This evening, I called my friend (and former neighbor back in Porter Hall) Sarah Floyd '09 . She mentioned that the OEC was having a potluck with the club advisor, Pablo Toral of the International Relations Department. I've heard marvelous things about Pablo and I've known the OEC-ers to be pretty handy in the kitchen, so I stopped by for the meal. Including my contribution (pears for a fruit plate), we had a spread of couscous, falafel, eggplant, fresh veggies with homemade hummus, baked acorn squash, squash soup, pita, and hot brownies. It was an impressive meal, but not unusual for this crew.

I rounded off my visit with a little scrapbooking, headed over to Admissions, and here you find me. I've got to read the rest of Sarrasine and some Wordsworth before I hit the hay, but I'm entering the week of midterms without too much stress.

Teaser: This weekend was Homecoming at Belwah and our annual Old English Style Cross Country Race at Leeson Park. I'm getting some pictures together of the creek crossings and muddy ankles, but I had to brag that our women's team took first place and the men came in third! Look forward to the report. It's pretty good stuff.