Setting: Carleton grassy area behind Robertson Hall

Event: Prelude - clubs promotional time for 3 hours 11am-1pm

Intensity Level: very high

Wes and I set up our table around 10:30am and quickly realized that we were going to be short-staffed.  I drove my van right up to the edge of the grass, taking advantage of the four-way flasher technique that affords so much from onlookers — they know you are moving large items (which we were) and they won’t stop you from driving on sidewalks.

We called a bunch of people by phone and soon were dishing out Real Life Kits and getting students to fill out Spiritual Interest Questionnaires.  It was super-intense.  Students arrived in massive herds and they were split up into faculties by the colour of their t-shirts.  Public Affairs students were wearing forest green, Engineers were wearing yellow, etc.  It made it super fun to point out what a student was studying and then direct them to one of the two kinds of free RLK’s.  It was quite fun to be standing there shouting “free stuff, options for artsy or sciencesy students” and explaining the contents of the two versions’ free books “Case for a Creator” and “Soul Cravings”.  In general students wanted free stuff - almost every table was giving away something.

I definitely took advantage of the table giving away free fresh cold lemonade.  Like three times.  It was a searing hot day out today and the sun was out in full glory.  At a few points, I almost praised the clouds that passed and cast refreshing shadows.  mm actually I did praise them haha.

We ran out of RLK’s two or three times and had to get more from a vehicle and from a table at another location.  Fun fun times.  As they say, “movements are messy!”

We also has our first weekly meeting of the semester, which was a load of fun.  Intense and a bit anxious we were, but it went super well.  I had the opportunity to MC and we did a few rounds of a “The Price is Right” style game.  I think first-year froshies won each of the three rounds.  It was awesome!  Wes gave a fantastic talk on what C4C is and what we do.  I’m so glad, because he prepared very deeply, and it may have balanced from my spontaneous and fun-humoured MC’ing style.  I think when I MC, that’s one of the few times when I speak without a filter and whatever’s on my mind I let it roll out, resulting in awkward or humourous statements.  But it’s all good when a student frosh happily leaves the room with a bag containing a box of Hero Brand tissue, a bottle of Tide laundry detergent, and a folding TV table.  So good…