Sweet Catastrophe

At the beginning of every Fall semester, we have this event called “The Happening.” In the quad, local businesses and student organizations have tables set up to give out info, get you to sign up for mailing lists and such, and give away free crap! I almost didn’t go this year because it’s just so hot and I didn’t feel like walking over, but Catie was nearby so I decided to see if she wanted to meet me over there. She’d never been so she reluctantly agreed; I think she was satisfied.

Talk about a ton of free stuff. I’ve got keychains, highlighter, koozies, buttons, stickers, magnets, a stress star, chap stick, a ton of pens, 8 cups, a fan, a 128mb jump drive (!!!), letter opener, mirror, etc….I also got a t-shirt, a mocktail (it was yum), a popsicle, and an icee. I entered into a drawing for a Wii too. Wouldn’t that be great?

These guys made their own advertisements! It’s just a balloon filled with fine sand. Tada! Instant stress ball! All they did was use a sharpie to write their name on it! Isn’t that great?

Catie gave me a ride back to my apartment, but we stopped by her place first so she could change before work. There, I picked up my Phantom poster she brought home for me! It used to be in her mom’s classroom and it has a really great story about why it’s got a hole in its eye. I love it! I forgot to take a pic, but it looks like this:

And that’s all the crazy free stuff I got today. I’m really excited about the jump drive. I need one for class and I can’t find mine!