Holi Cow!

It was cold. It was wet. It was gloomy.

And then there were colors! Of course, the crummy weather didn't stop us from celebrating Holi, as if college students w0uld ever pass up the chance to attack their friends with colored powder and dump each other into the mud.

Being on the board of the Hindu Student Council (yeah, that's right) I went to the HUB at 1:00 and sold Holi t-shirts for a few hours. Karthik and I then went running at Rec Hall because one of us came up with the clever idea that if we arrived at the Holi celebration all hot and sweaty, the cold wouldn't bother us as much and the colored powder would stick better. So at 5 PM we started the color splashing. In the beginning, when it was still somewhat organized, we handed out little paper cups with colored powder in them and people tossed them onto each other. Later on, it was easier to just rub oneself onto another.

Several people also got dumped with pails of water or pushed into the mud. It was fun, as long as you weren't the victim. By 7 PM, we were thoroughly drenched with water, mud, and colors. My hands were frozen solid and I was exhausted from attacking people or dancing to the background bhangra. Ramya and I went home, showered, and agreed to do our Holi laundry together. My t-shirt and sneakers look really cool right now.

Nothing much happened during the rest of the weekend, except feelings of relaxation and happiness that I will be going home in 4 days. YESSSSSSSSSS